Small Acts of Kindness

Be the Light Someone Needs

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My Daily Musings-November 8th, 2026

I have been sick with a cold and now a sinus infection for a couple of weeks. This has been hard because I have to deal with those symptoms along with the chronic health issues I experience every day. I haven’t been able to go to church, and I have missed it. I miss being there with fellow believers to worship my Heavenly Father and my Savior. I also miss it because the people in my congregation are so nice and friendly.

I was feeling discouraged on the first Sunday I wasn’t able to attend church. My Heavenly Father sent me a tender mercy in the form of a sweet friend who reached out to me in a text message. She first asked how I was doing. I told her that I had been sick for a week. I thanked her for reaching out to me. She went on to tell me that she missed seeing me at church. Then she asked if there was anything she could do for me. I told her I would be fine but that I really appreciated her reaching out to me. She said that she would like to get to know me better and that we could get together sometime after I felt better. This act of kindness probably didn’t take her very long, but it meant the world to me on a discouraging day. I felt the love of my Heavenly Father through this woman. She made me feel loved and missed.

I think sometimes we don’t reach out to people because we are afraid that they will think differently of us. Sometimes we stress about what people will say or think about us. But when we have an impression that we should reach out to someone, it probably comes from our Heavenly Father. We can be the light that person needs to keep going that day. Our Heavenly Father will send us His love through people around us when we need it the most. We don’t always know what someone is going through, and we may never know how much a simple text, phone call, or kind word can mean to them.

What are some simple ways we can show others that they are loved and remembered? How can we overcome our fears of reaching out to someone when we feel prompted to do so?

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The Ripples We Create

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My Daily Musings-October 8th, 2026

Mother Teresa once said, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”

Mother Teresa is one of the people best known for making a difference in the world. I think she created so many ripples in the waters of life. She made a big difference in the lives of many people. She was a Catholic nun and missionary best known for dedicating her life to serving people who were poor, sick, homeless, and dying. Mother Teresa became internationally known for her simple lifestyle and her emphasis on loving and serving one person at a time. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.

Mother Teresa recognized that she couldn’t change the world by herself. But she gave it her all and helped so many people. We may sometimes feel that we are not making a difference in the world. But I think that as long as we are serving others and being Christlike in our daily interactions, then we are doing what we can in our sphere of influence. We most likely won’t have the big influence on the world that Mother Teresa had. But we can make a difference in our own little world.

Another great example of changing the world in a big way comes from our Savior, Jesus Christ. He really did change the world. He helped the poor, the downtrodden, and those who were despised because of their choices. But that didn’t stop Him from helping them anyway. We just need to follow His example and be kind and loving to everyone around us.

What is one small act of kindness someone has done for you that created a ripple in your life?How can you create a ripple of kindness in someone else’s life today?

Keeping the Darkness at Bay

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My Daily Musings-October 4th, 2026

“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” – from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

This quote is true in our day. Sometimes I hear people talking about all the evil in the world and they wonder if they are making a difference. Especially young mothers wonder if they are making a difference in the lives of their children. They say that they are flawed and they don’t know how to help their children at times. I am not a mother, so I don’t know how hard that must be. But the way I see it, is that as long as we are trying to be good and show kindness and love towards others, then we are making a difference in our sphere of influence. Then in the big picture of the world, as long as good people are making a difference, then real change can happen.

We are all human and we make mistakes, but we shouldn’t measure our progress in this journey of life by the times when we fail. We should keep an eternal perspective. We may not know every day if we are making a difference in the lives of our family or community. But our Heavenly Father loves us because we keep trying. He doesn’t measure us by our mistakes. He loves us in spite of those things. We shouldn’t be too hard on ourselves. As long as we are trying to make a difference, that should be enough. We should give ourselves more grace and love ourselves like our Heavenly Father would.

What small acts of kindness or love have made a difference in your life? Have you ever wondered whether the little things you do each day are making a difference?

Small Acts, Global Impact

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My Daily Musings-Feb.27th, 2026

Sometimes the state of the world feels overwhelming. Wars rage, hearts harden, and darkness seems louder than light. It’s easy to wonder what difference one person—one small life in one small corner—can really make.

Then I heard this simple truth: “Some might wonder how they can help achieve world peace. The answer is to keep the commandments of God and serve your fellow man.”

World peace doesn’t begin in conference rooms or headlines. It begins in hearts. It begins in homes. It begins when I choose patience over anger, kindness over criticism, obedience over convenience.

When we keep the commandments, we invite God’s Spirit into our lives. When we serve others, we spread His light. And light—no matter how small—pushes back darkness.

What if peace in the world begins with peace in my heart? What if the most powerful thing I can do today is simply to live what I believe?

Maybe changing the whole world starts with changing my world.

And together, as we each strive to live a little better and love a little more, we just might make more of a difference than we think.