Emedinews:Inspiration:Sunflowers

An Inspirational Story

Sunflowers  always  face  the  sun.   In  the  morning, they face east.  By evening,  they  have  turned  west.  They follow the sun as it crosses each day's  sky,  so they can gather in as much sun as possible.  We can be like sunflowers,  and  turn to the SON, Jesus Christ, and gather spiritual light from him.

A sunflower's seed will grow almost anywhere.  You, too, can bloom and grow where  you  are  planted.   By  desiring  to  believe  and  by studying the scriptures prayerfully, you will nurture your personal gospel seed.

As  the  sunflower  grows,  small birds soon appear, surround by protecting leaves.  Like those leaves, your parents,  leaders, and teachers surround  you,  and  love  you,  and  protect  you,  and  help your budding 
testimony grow.

As  a  sunflower grows taller, its stalk grows thicker, for it must support the  large flower that will soon be full of seeds.  So your spiritual stalk must  grow,  and  your testimony will grow stronger as you prayerfully read the scriptures that teach of Jesus Christ and strive to become like him.

When  the  sunflower  bud  opens,  bright  yellow petals form, and its head becomes a golden crown.  The blessings of its growth at last begin to show.  And,  having  been  born  of  a seed, it now produces seeds of its own that nourish  people,  animals  and birds.  Your testimony will likewise produce its own new seeds, and you will nourish family, friends and others who will see  the  Son  reflected,  like a golden crown, in you, for you have become like Him.

So  turn  to  the  Son.  Open your heart to His light.  Seek it first thing each morning.  Follow its warmth across each day's sky, and let its comfort be  the  last  thing  you  feel each night.  Then, when the evening of your life's  last  setting  comes,  you will arise to a glorious new morning and turn again to Him and he will see His image in your countenance.