Everyone is Welcome

As the Savior continued to teach the people, He taught what stood out to me as a small but important principle:

"And ye see that I have commanded that none of you should go away, but rather have commanded that ye should come unto me, that ye might feel and see; even so shall ye do unto the world;" (3 Nephi 18:25)

This kind of stood out to me. Remember, this is after several instances of the Savior ministering to people one by one. First, He welcomed them all at the beginning of His visit to come and feel and see the nail prints in His hands and feet and the spear wound in His side. As I've mentioned before, this had to have been a very time consuming event, even if everyone took as little time as possible. Then, don't forget that He invited them to bring their sick and afflicted and he blessed and healed them. Finally, he brought all the children up and blessed them one at a time.

If the Savior showed anything during this visit, it is that He welcomes all to come to Him. He didn't send anyone away, whether He was tired or busy or had other places to be. He welcomed each one. So then we must do the same. It doesn't matter if we're tired or frustrated or busy or have other places we could be. We need to be welcoming and accepting of all. Giving people of your time doesn't have to be so exhaustive or lengthy as the Savior's visit to the Nephites. Neither should our ministry to others feel as though we barely stopped to say hi. A nice middle ground would work wonders.

I am grateful for the Savior's example, and I hope to be able to take this message to heart, to include people and love people and be there for them. That's the Savior's way of doing things.