Forget Me Not: Second, forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice.

From the talk Forget Me Not by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"An acceptable sacrifice is when we give up something good for something of far greater worth.

Giving up a little sleep to help a child who is having a nightmare is a good sacrifice. We all know this. Staying up all night, jeopardizing our own health, to make the perfect accessory for a daughter’s Sunday outfit may not be such a good sacrifice.

Dedicating some of our time to studying the scriptures or preparing to teach a lesson is a good sacrifice. Spending many hours stitching the title of the lesson into homemade pot holders for each member of your class perhaps may not be.

Every person and situation is different, and a good sacrifice in one instance might be a foolish sacrifice in another.

How can we tell the difference for our own situation? We can ask ourselves, “Am I committing my time and energies to the things that matter most?” There are so many good things to do, but we can’t do all of them. Our Heavenly Father is most pleased when we sacrifice something good for something far greater with an eternal perspective. Sometimes, that may even mean nurturing small but beautiful forget-me-not flowers instead of a large garden of exotic blooms."

We may have immersed ourselves in the thick of thin things, overlooking worthy and meaningful sacrifices. I would encourage us all to take an inventory of our lives and to contemplate removing sacrifices that are of little worth.  I know that Heavenly Father's choicest blessings will come into our lives as we make meaningful sacrifices and follow the council of His prophets and apostles in our daily lives.