In April of 1983, Elder Thomas S. Monson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gave a wonderful talk entitled “Anonymous.” In it, he expressed the joys of giving solely to give, of doing good for the sake of goodness. He particularly cites the happiness that comes with anonymous works of righteousness. Throughout the scriptures, Christ did many miracles. At various points, He asked those healed to “tell no man”. Sometimes they obeyed; sometimes they did not. Either way, Christ did not do His miracles to impress or to convert. He did not do them to be lifted up and … Continue reading →