The "Do It" Switch

Yesterday night as I was watching the priesthood session of general conference, President Uchtdorf said something that really intrigued me. He called me out on something that I have done far too often in my life. He mentioned that far too often, we go to meetings with great intentions, write down some notes, even make an action list of things we should do... and then end up forgetting all about it. I know sometimes I'll come across some notes from a meeting that I went to far in the past and realize that I never called that person I thought of during that meeting, never went and studied those specific scripture verses with that new view on what to look for... and I regret never doing those things.

The way that President Uchtdorf described it was that we have put our "do it" switch to the "later" setting. I am starting to realize that I have left my switch on the "later" setting far too much in my life. President Uchtdorf said that we need to move our switch to the "now" setting. There are so many benefits to just doing things now rather than unnecessarily delaying. First of all, you don't end up forgetting the things you need to do! You also will receive the results of those actions sooner rather than later. For example, one thing that we as mortals often delay is repentance. However, the sooner you make the decision to repent and do all that you can to achieve that, the sooner you will receive the sublime peace and forgiveness that is sure to come. The sooner you decide to share any feelings (positive or negative) that you have about your relationship with anyone, the sooner you can have the open communication necessary to strengthen that relationship. Those are just two of many examples that can show how important it is to not delay things in our lives.

Starting now, I commit to doing the most important things each day, and not delaying big assignments or duties until the last possible hour. I know that the Lord will bless me for planning ahead even better in the future than I have in the past, and that I will achieve much more in my life as I leave my "do it" switch to the "now" setting rather than "later." I would invite anyone who reads this to do the same. We will all miss out on many opportunities in life if we delay pursuing the righteous things that we desire, so don't delay! Do it now.