Across many cultures, clapping is a way we show respect, gratitude, and encouragement. The finish line of a marathon is proof that people want to cheer one another on in their accomplishments. We all could use more clappers in our lives to encourage us in the big moments and the small. Someone to tell us to keep going, that we're doing great, and that we are loved and supported. And we can all be encouragers for others. The Savior wants us to cheer others on, and he is our greatest example of how to do that. In this episode, Kathryn and David Butler discuss what it means to be a clapper.

"You can never annoy someone with a multiplicity of compliments."

David Butler is constantly encouraging others through is work. If you know Dave even if it’s just through the screen, you know he’s a clapper. He’s a big fan of people! Dave is a dad, a teacher, an author, and a co-host of the popular YouTube channel, Don’t Miss This, where he encourages his listeners to better understand the scriptures. 

Top takeaways from this episode

• The Savior wants us to show love by supporting one another--loudly and enthusiastically!

• When we see others the way God sees them, we'll be eager to encourage and cheer for their accomplishments

• Celebrating others does not take away from our own accomplishments. In fact, we receive more when we give more, which is what Dave calls "God's business model."

• Notice the abundance of blessings all around us, and we'll see more in ourselves and others.

• No matter how old or young we are, we all need to be reminded of the good we're doing and the value that our Heavenly Parents have given us.

Something to think about: God has given us the pattern in the scriptures for how he operates. He asks us to lose ourselves in order to find ourselves, and to give in order to receive. This might be counterintuitive, but the blessings we receive in return show us his great wisdom and love.

Small and simple takeaway: Speak kinder and be more uplifting to yourself. You will then be in a place to be able to do that for other people, and you'll start to gain an abundance mindset.

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