Tonight, we had the opportunity to travel down to Westminster, and hear from David Rutley... the one and only LDS member of Parliament. He was hilarious! We taught us tons of awesome facts about the way things are run within the walls of Parliament. My personal favorite was his story about his first day on the job...
He walked in, and was lead by one of the guards, to the cloak room. As he was hanging up his sword, he noticed a bright pink loop of material attached to the hanger. Confused, and very curious, he whispered to the guard, "What is this fabric here for?" The guard got the look on his face, making him feel very stupid for having asked, and said in reply, "Mr. Rutley... that's for your sword! You hang it there so that it doesn't get in the way of your work throughout the day!" As if everyone should have known that! haha
But he was a great inspiration to me, as he encouraged us to be our best, and live to our fullest potential. He told us that the greatest things we will do with our lives, will be done now.
He concluded with a fantastic quote that said:
“All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.”
He reminded me that it's always really important to follow your dreams. He said: "Dream big, and set outrageous goals for yourselves... You'll never achieve anything if you don't." Always remember that no matter what we do with our lives, we are the ones with the power to do it. And we can do anything we could ever want to do and accomplish. So get out there, and make it happen! :)
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