Light

My neighbor, Tyler, just got home from his mission. I was struck by how he radiated the light of the gospel. There was something special about him. There was a light in his eyes. He had changed. He looked so happy. I was so proud of him for making the choices that brought him to that point. You can tell that whatever he was doing was right. Contrast that with someone who you can tell just by looking in their eyes that they are not making good choices. They don't look happy. There is no light in their eyes, in fact, they will not look you in the eyes.

I was reading over The Living Christ Sunday and read the description of Jesus that Joseph Smith gave us.

Of the Living Christ, the Prophet Joseph wrote: “His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying:

“I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father” (D&C 110:3–4).

The part of this that stood out to me was his description of Jesus' eyes. They were as a flame of fire. There was a "light" in his eyes! When we make choices and try hard to follow Jesus' example, we get a light in our eyes. That light comes from Jesus Christ, who is the light, the life, and the hope of the world.