Feed My Sheep

John 21:16
“He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.”
The Savior tells us that the best way for us to show him our love is to feed his sheep, or to serve others. I know that this is a divine and wonderful way that we can become closer to our Lord, and I also really strongly believe that we can become closer to those that we serve.
Someone once told me a story about a man talking to another man from India. The Indian man was explaining why they believe in arranged marriages. He said that they truly believe that the more that you serve a person over time, the more your love grows for them exponentially. I think that this is so true. Well, not necessarily the arranged marriage part, but about serving others. I think the more that we do our best to help and lift those around us, our relationships with them and our love for them will grow. And I think this is precisely what the Savior wants for us.