Week 3 What I Am Learning & Quotes

What I Am Learning-
What are you looking forward to learning and experiencing? What did you learn from the readings and videos this week?
      Every talk and video I watched during this week seemed to revolve around the concept of integrity and being honest with your fellow man.   There is little room for error when you work hard as well as have Christ-like qualities.   Your company or business will stand out more the more effort you show and the more you put into the products that you are selling, especially if you stand by the craftsmanship of the product and keep your customers happy.   In Sherrie dues talk, she had two wonderful quotes that have resonated with me since I've read them: "Your word is who you are." " Integrity is the keystone that holds every organization together."  The walls will eventually crumble and people will begin to see the cracks in them the more you show ungodly characteristics.  
      Finally, I enjoyed learning the Formula For Success.  The steps that are shared are something that any company should consider placing on their walls inside of their business.  Also, these are great goals as children begin to grow and learn, these habits are something they can always take with them and apply to Amy part of their lives.


  Quotes:

Elder Huntsman referred to a Wall Street Journal report which ranked attributes that recruiters looked for in hiring new personnel.  He noted that the three highest ranking traits were Christ-like attributes—Interpersonal skills, an ability to work well within a team, and personal integrity.  “Curiously,” he said, “work experience and strategic thinking were in the middle of the list of the 20 most desired traits for new hires.”  (Winners never Cheat 


Sometimes we hear stories of a D-level person who is not playing by the rules and appears to be prospering and out-performing those who are playing by the rules, almost as if they had an unfair advantage. In such cases we feel a sense of injustice and frustration, as noted in this quote from Jeremiah 12:1,
 “Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper?  Wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?”       
                                                            
Appearances can be deceiving.  It may seem that the wicked are prosperous and happy, but we know that “wickedness never was happiness.” (Alma 41:10) Given 20 more years, who do you think the customers will naturally gravitate to, George Bailey or Mr. Potter?  Who will be most successful over the long run with the greatest customer loyalty? 

True Blue Through and through:
I learned three things that day: First, that with lightening speed, I went from complete observance to complete disregard of the law. Second, my demise started with a small crack in my integrity. The instant I talked myself into taking a small liberty, I was on a slippery slide into full-scale disobedience. And third, there is no such thing as slightly breaking a law–whether a law of the land or a law of God–because even a slight breach of integrity opens the door for Satan.

integrity, is the keystone that holds every organization together–whether it is a marriage or a family, a business or a nation, or even the kingdom of God.

Your word is who you are.
Faith is the first principle of the gospel because it is our faith that activates the power of the Atonement in our lives.