Daisy-poppin' awesomeness

Jane Jackson	Aug 20

Hermana Eddings and I have this joke. One time we were talking about how awesome it is when you have really great leaders who are willing to help you out and who help you to be a better missionary. She called them ''Daisy-popping'' leaders. It's like when they walk, daisies pop out of the ground where they've stepped. It's a principle that applies to all people, really. There are some people who have the gift of making the world around them happier. They aren't easily angered, they care about people, and they make you feel like a worthwhile person. It manifests itself more when we're put in leadership positions. Some people pop daisies. And some people really don't. 

What makes a person a daisy-popper?

Probably the most important ingredient is love. And when I say love I mean charity. The pure love of Christ. Daisy-popping people are kind and long-suffering. They aren't easily provoked. They bear all things, believe all things, hope all things, and endure all things. They are sincerely interested in helping others and making them happier. I am not one of these people. But I've decided that I'm going to repent and be better about it, and try to be a daisy-popping follower. I'm going to complain less (it's a process), I'm going to serve more, and I'm going to try to make the conversations that I have uplifting for others. I want other people to be happier for having talked to me. I want them to have more faith in Christ and more faith in themselves. I want them to feel the love of God for them.

I invite you to pop daisies. :)

Love love love love love,

Jane