Johnny's Sacrament Meeting Talk

Johnny was asked to give a talk in Sacrament Meeting today. I was very impressed because public speaking is what scares him the most. Still, he accepted, wrote his own talk, practiced in front of the family and did a really good job. Here is his talk on Being  good Example:

"My talk is on good examples. What is a good example you probably won’t ask. Well a good is example is someone doing things that are an example of goodness. In this case and what should be in every case goodness means righteousness. Now we can and all ways should be a good example. This can range from missionary work to being reverent during Sacrament. Now I’m going to expand upon being a good example with missionary work. This is one of the times when being a good example is particularly important. If we are being a good example for the people we are teaching it would help them come to the truth of the gospel. Also we wouldn’t teach someone to do something we never do. Then we would be hypocrites. The Scripture Alma 17:11 explains how being a good example on your mission will help bring the gospel. Alma 17:11 says
“And the Lord said unto them also: Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word; yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me, and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many souls.”

This as I said clearly illustrates why we should be a good example on our missions. Though being a good example is not only for your missions. You should do it all the time. It is not something you do once or twice. Being a good example from day to day is easy. For example as your read scriptures and pray every day and when you do service for others, these things are setting good examples. So if every day you are doing these things you are setting good examples. These may be minor things but they are still good examples. The best example though is Jesus’s example of infinite love and righteousness. We cannot follow this example perfectly because we are imperfect but because of the Atonement we can repent and start to get back on the path of righteousness. The best way to follow Christ’s example is being charitable. You may ask what is being charitable. Being charitable is showing charity. Now that raises the question what is charity. The best way to answer that is the scripture Moroni 7:45-47. Moroni 7:45-47 says
“45 And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
 46 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—
 47 But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.”

Now if you are showing charity not only “shall it be well with you” but you are also setting a great example for others to follow. If you are doing acts of charity every day you will be a great example.
In the name of Jesus Christ amen."