Service and Eternal Life

President Eyering gave the First Presidency message in this month's Ensign magazine. One thing that stuck out to me was as he was describing different acts of service the Savior did in His earthly ministry, one of those acts was feeding several of His apostles as they came ashore from a fishing trip:

12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
 13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise (John 21).

Jesus had roasted them fish and gave them bread to eat. He cooked dinner for them. That just strikes me as amazing. The resurrected Savior of the world went and gathered wood, rubbed sticks together to make fire, caught fish and prepared them, roasted them, and went and got bread and had it all ready for his apostles when they got ashore.

This is remarkable to me. I think this gives great insight into who Jesus was. He practiced exactly what He preached. He had previously told his apostles that he who would be greatest among them, would be a servant to his brethren. And so He served His brethren this simple meal to fill their bellies for just one evening. Such a seemingly small thing but I think it illustrates the intimate love and kindness He felt for His friends.

Also I see through this account that each delicious meal that Nicole prepares for our family is an act of Christian service to us. That should not be overlooked or taken for granted. Each meal should be received with thankfulness, and then gratitude should be shown afterward by helping to clean up the kitchen. Good ole George Durrant taught me that it is a great pleasure for a man to clean up the kitchen after his wife serves a delicious meal.