The Best Time to Plant a Tree

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.  The second best time is now.

My Grandpa Hutchinson who has planted an arboretum next to his house in Alpine, Utah would probably agree with that chinese proverb more than anyone else.  We're already 16 days into the new 2014 year.  How's everyone doing with their resolutions?!  I resolved to gain 10 pounds of muscle, to be more patient, and to manage my time better.  I'm doing well with all three so far... I think!  The "tree" that is being planted in the proverb represents an improvement.  This could be our very New Year's resolutions.  It could also represent a number of other things:  a goal, a task, a leap of faith, repentance, a chore, homework... whatever it is in our own lives that we need or that we need to do.  We probably should have done it long before, but if we haven't, what better time to go through with it than now?

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gives a great brief message on this that is definitely worth the 5 minutes that it takes to read it.  Here's the link below.  Hope you enjoy!

https://www.lds.org/liahona/2014/01/the-best-time-to-plant-a-tree?cid=HPWE010114311&im=true&lang=eng