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Maybe I'm still single for a reason

I'm 25 years old and still single. Might as well start digging my lonely grave now, right?

At least that seems to be the attitude here in Utah. But let me tell you something you probably haven't thought of:

Maybe I'm still single for a reason.

John Bytheway once said that "Moroni did some of his greatest work as a single adult." That work included traveling around North America dedicating temple sites, abridging the Book of Ether, and writing 12 chapters of his own. Do you think he would have had time to do those things if he had a wife and family to take care of? Probably not.

Maybe you're still single because God NEEDS you to be single.

I invite you to take a look at your life and see what more you can be doing to serve those around you. Being single gives us so many unique opportunities to help other people. If you're not happy with your relationship status try strengthening your relationship with God. Spend more time studying the scriptures. Spend more time bearing your testimony. Do everything you can to move God's work forward. I promise you that living the gospel more fully will bring you more happiness than changing your relationship status on Facebook. 

Remember, Moroni did some of his greatest work as a single adult.

So can you.
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  1. UnknownJune 28, 2016 at 10:31 PM

    So true, and not just for the "Book of Mormon" belt. I'll be turning 26 soon and escaped, I mean graduated BYU-I as a single man. But I feel I am where God wants me to be right now, and that includes being a single man in a YSA Ward in Omaha, NE.

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