Get To vs. Got To
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Whilst doom scrolling social media on a recent mid-December day, I stumbled upon a meme that pictured an interminable number of people with the caption THE GYM, TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY! The absurdity of truth to this image is apparent. At the beginning of each year, good intentioned folks, who after gorging themselves on holiday fare and gaining the inevitable pounds from such activity (not me, of course), determine that they have “got to” get into shape! What was missing from this meme was a subsequent image of the same space some few days later, showing a much smaller number of people who “get to” get into shape.
As members of the Church, we are commanded by virtue of The Word of Wisdom (D&C 89) to live a healthy lifestyle. As with all commandments we need help, motivation and goals to achieve what The Lord asks or especially commands us to do. Recall that He directs us as such because He loves us and wants us to be happy. “…men are that they might have joy” (2Ne 2:25). When we are healthy, we experience joy. Conversely, when we are not healthy, we find it difficult being joyful. The Lord wants and needs joyful servants. He needs up to recognize that we “get to” follow His commands.
Something that I “get to” do this time of year is decide upon our cover theme. Last year we featured beautiful desert landscapes. This year, I’ve decided to feature happy people. The cover of this issue is adorned by a young woman attending a recent YSA conference. There is joy on her countenance that inspires and uplifts anyone looking upon her beautiful face. In a world more and more in commotion (D&C 45:26) happy people are hard to find. Our community has a lot of them and we’ll share a few this year on our cover.
We look forward to your feedback about this issue. You may reach us on our Facebook page (@BeehiveNews), Instagram feed (@the_arizona_beehive), or by sending me an email at BeehiveaAdvSales@gmail.com. Let me know what you think, and share any ideas you may have for a future issue.
Cheers to you, our faithful Arizona Beehive Magazine reader, in the coming year. We look forward to joyfully serving you with marvelous Church memberesque (I made that word up – I get to do stuff like that as Publisher) content in 2025. Thank you for reading.
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