What's Important?

Words of David A Bednar, answering a father and husband's question:

In the midst of all that hustle and bustle, we make time for what really matters. All of us have said “well I just don’t have time” and that’s not true. Each of us has all the time that there is. 

And so if we say “well I didn’t have time to read the scriptures and study or to have family prayer,” it’s not true. We just didn’t think it was important. Something else was more important. So, in terms of making sure that we – in the midst of all the hectic activity – can return to the appropriate focus, we just need to put Him first. And that’s in our hearts, it’s not just in our head, in our hearts. And some of the things that are nice but not necessary will kind of fall away to make sure we have the time to really feast upon His words, and to feel His words in the scriptures. That’s different from just reading, and even studying. To really talk with our Father. So, we all know the Sunday School answers about scripture study and prayer, but they’re right. They’re accurate. 

I don’t care how hectic or how busy we are. There’s sufficient time to be able to have that experience in the scriptures and in prayer every day. And if we’re not, I think there are lots of excuses. But the ultimate reason is, “we don’t think it’s that important.”