Success (6/11/2009)

"We are accountable for what we do - first to ourselves, then to our parents, and, most important, to God. We all carry a trust. We must ask ourselves, 'What is success?' Is it achievement? Is it fame? Is it position? Is it dominion? The prophet Micah defined it very simply: 'He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?' (Micah 6:8)" - President James E. Faust

The world today pulls us in a myriad of directions. To achieve success in the eyes of the world, one must constantly work to hit an ever-moving target, and even once that target is hit, there is no guarantee that the success achieved will last. That is why it is vital for us to maintain an eternal perspective. As long as we strive to do all those things the Father has commanded us - His fixed target rather than the moving target the world would try and have us hit - we will achieve success where it matters most.