Submissive like a child

Colby and Tyler (cousins)

     A call came a few days ago from a Bishop in another ward, another stake, asking John and I if we would speak in his Sacrament Meeting Sunday.  We agreed, and then he gave us the subject.  It was to be based on two scriptures, both from Mosiah chapter 3:19 and chapter 5:15.

     I focused on the words 'becoming submissive to our Heavenly father like a child is submissive to their parents.  Also the key words in chapter 5 were being steadfast and immovable.  I recalled the perfect story of my grandson being perfectly submissive to his father and being steadfast in his assignment.

     I was awakened real early in the morning hearing a noise, I couldn't tell what it was.  I got out of bed and realized I was at my daughters home.  I walked into their family room next to where my two grandsons slept. There at 6:15 on a Saturday morning was my 7 year old Tyler picking up toys and sorting them into buckets.
I asked him "Tyler what are you doing? I am cleaning the family room.  But it is 6:15 in the morning.  "Well, my dad asked me to clean up as soon as I got up this morning. " I asked if his brother was suppose to help him and he said "Yes, but he hasn't woke up yet?  I asked if he wanted me to help him, but he said no its OK, I told my dad I would do it.  From the looks of the room he was about 50% done, yet there were hundreds of small parts to toys everywhere and he was in the process of sorting them where they needed to go.

Here was a small boy being willing to submit to his parent, as well as being steadfast in his job.  It seems he could have used a dozen excuses for not doing it, such as "It's too early in the morning, I'm still tired, Ryan isn't helping me, I didn't get these toys out why should I have to put them back."  this story touched me as well as those I told it to as a perfect example of willing to be submissive.  I determined as I shared that story with people I didn't even know that I needed to be 100% submissive to what my Heavenly Father ask of me and do it willingly.