Local Conference Advance
January 11, 2014
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January 11, 2014
Our Conference
A very rich monk died and left his estate of $300,000 to a number of monks with whom he was acquainted. The instructions on the will directed them to give to his only son “that which they wished.” They interpreted the will to mean that the son should only get what they decided to give him.
The monks got together and decided that they would give the son $10,000. The attorney told them they had misunderstood the will. The monks felt it was their decision to give the son whatever they decided, but the will stated that the son would receive “that which they wished.” They wished for themselves $290,000, and therefore greedily took the majority of the will.
The golden rule suggests that we treat others the way we would like to be treated. As we give of our means today to support God’s work, remember Galatians 6:7: “Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (NKJV).
Our Conference
A very rich monk died and left his estate of $300,000 to a number of monks with whom he was acquainted. The instructions on the will directed them to give to his only son “that which they wished.” They interpreted the will to mean that the son should only get what they decided to give him.
The monks got together and decided that they would give the son $10,000. The attorney told them they had misunderstood the will. The monks felt it was their decision to give the son whatever they decided, but the will stated that the son would receive “that which they wished.” They wished for themselves $290,000, and therefore greedily took the majority of the will.
The golden rule suggests that we treat others the way we would like to be treated. As we give of our means today to support God’s work, remember Galatians 6:7: “Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (NKJV).