Youth Voices

Through God’s Eyes

There was a time when I didn’t want to be around a girl in my Young Women class. Some of her behaviors didn’t seem very appropriate to me. I asked myself, “Why is she like that?”

Then in a conference, someone talked about how we shouldn’t see people as they are but for who they can become. That hit me hard. I decided to try and see the good things about this young woman. She participated in class. She was willing to come to church even though she and her sister were the only active members in their family. She was willing to come to activities, even when her sister wasn’t as willing.

When I started looking for good things about this young woman, I felt like I was no longer seeing her with my earthly eyes. I felt like I was seeing her through the eyes of God, the way He would see her.

As disciples of Christ, it’s our job to love one another. I know it’s not always easy. But when we see people the way Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ see them, we can remember that they are children of a King, just like we are. They have their own challenges. It’s their first time living on earth too.

Loving others is possible because we can have Heavenly Father’s and Jesus Christ’s help. We can feel Their strength and remember to see others with Their eyes, not our own.

Asiris L., age 16, Lima, Peru

Enjoys playing violin, piano, and Sudoku.