My son Soakai was ordained the priesthood yesterday. In my religion, one of his responsibilities will be to look over and care for people who attend my church. That is a big responsibility for a young 12-year-old boy. But I'm learning that God does NOT ask us to do things when we are strong, He'll ask us to do things when we are weak, that is how he makes us strong.
Soakai's daily thoughts will now be directed towards the members of our church. "Who will need my help today? What can I do for this person? Who should I help with the 1-hour block I have? etc..." His thoughts will no longer be focused on himself, they will be focused on others, they will be focused on God.
I do NOT want Soakai to spend all his time being obsessed with sports, money, music, video games, fame, fortune, women, cars, or worldly things. I want him to be obsessed with a Love for God, charity, and education. In a world that says put ourselves first, I pray he'll do the opposite because happiness has never come from what we have, it comes for what we do.
Ofa Atu Son ❤️! Thank you for choosing God all day, every day! You are my gratitude post today & forever. #GodSpeed #SoakaiAston #MaxineSoakaiMusic #AaronicPriesthood#RestoredChurchOfJesusChrist
Learn more about the priesthood @ https://www.lds.org/topics/aaronic-priesthood?lang=eng
