What Are We Willing to Give

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Submitted by:  Camille Mendel ca_mendel@msn.com

Not too long ago, we had a stake standards night and the young lady that did the presentation brought in a beautiful cake. She told the youth that this cake was made lovingly by her and that the ingredients were all top-notch. She went on to explain in every detail about the wonderful cake.

She then asked for a volunteer from the group and luckily picked a charismatic priest who was both handsome and popular but also firm and strong. She asked him how badly he wanted a piece of the cake and of course, he responded in the affirmative saying that he would do just  about anything she asked for a piece of the cake. She asked him if he would trade something for it. He offered up several items that he had on his person, all of which were not very meaningful to the youth and she told him that in order for her to trade him a piece of the cake he would have to do better than that. Finally she spotted a beautiful heirloom pocket watch which he had attached to a beautiful chain, which was tucked into his pocket. She asked for the watch and said that she would give him a big piece in return. The youth, knowing that this was part of her talk, figured that he would eventually have the watch  returned to him agreed to hand over the watch. He took a big slice of the cake and then she asked him to sit down again.

After he had returned to his seat, she told him that if he had asked, she probably would have traded the entire cake for the watch, but  the youth had sold himself short by choosing to relinquish the watch for a mere piece.

She then went on to share with the youth the feeling that sometimes   we sell ourselves short in the short term because we desire something that will satisfy our appetites right then, but if we wait until the appropriate time, we could receive the entire thing. She wanted the youth to know that the cake, as a symbol of their physical desires  wasn't a bad thing in and of itself because God had created our bodies just the way they were and that the act of love is proper and holy at the right time and under the right circumstances. She asked the youth to hold out for the entire bakery. Don't settle for a piece that is gone in an instant and leaves only heart-ache behind, but prepare for temple marriage and be the person you are meant to be and then the whole  bakery is yours. She went on to share her thoughts about many aspects of   standards.

I thought it was a nice object lesson on morality, because it taught our youth that sex was not a bad thing, it was just meant to be part of  a lawful and holy union.

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