27 And know ye that ye shall be judges of this people, according to the judgment which I shall give unto you, which shall be just. Therefore, what manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.
The students hurried across campus. On the way they passed a little girl crying over a flat tire on her new bike. An old man hobbled painfully toward the library with a cane in one hand, spilling books from a stack he was trying to manage with the other. On a bench by the union building sat a shabbily dressed, bearded man [in obvious distress].
Rushing into the other classroom, the students were met by the professor, who announced they had all flunked the final exam.
The only true test of whether they understood the Savior’s life and teaching, he said, was how they treated people in need (“Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart, ” General Conference, October 1998. The story originally appeared in a Church News article entitled “Too Hurried Too Serve?” on October 1, 1998).
Today, I will remember that my first duty as a disciple of the Savior is to emulate Him. In spite of my busy schedule and the anxiety associated with deadlines, I will pay attention to the needs of the people around me and will take advantage of the opportunities I have to serve them.
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