So, I just read Neal A. Maxwell's talk "According to the Desire of [Our] Hearts." It was really good and I learned a lot from it. His talk doesn't specifically have anything to do with integrity, but his thoughts on what and how we desire definitely relate to living a life with greater integrity. I love how he explains how deep desire is. It isn't passive or fleeting. It is deep and it shapes who we will become. I also love how he mentioned that desire is a personal choice. Parents can guide their children, and God's hand is always extended, but desire has to start from within.
Having a better understanding of desire, makes me want to have a stronger desire to live a life of integrity. I now understand that this desire has to be active and deeply rooted within me. It also needs to be my own personal choice. Living a life of integrity has to be a choice, a personal choice. And I have to have a deeply rooted commitment and desire. The article left me thinking about what desires in my life may aid or hinder me from living life with integrity.
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