I’ve learned so much this week. I guess that’s the coolest
thing about life is that if you live it well, you improve every day.
I was totally burnt out by the time Friday came along. I
super love being with these students though. They are so wonderful. I think it’s
a true gift from heaven to see people the way God sees them. I pray every day
that I will see his children as he does and then maybe I can help aid them in
reaching and seeing it too.
Friday I was sitting at my desk wondering if I was really cut
out for this.Then the next period I got 2 “Happy Grams” from 2
of my students saying how happy they were to have me and how nice I was. It was
a testimony to me that I can make an impact and still be sweet and kind. When it's necessary I can be firm. My mentor teacher even says
I have a good poker face. Never thought I’d ever hear someone tell me that.
I still miss my mission a lot, but I was talking with a guy
on Friday who’s been back from his mission for a few years and he told me that
he still misses it, but he wouldn’t want to go back to it forever. He said his
life has gotten even better every year since then. He said he would love to
just have one more day as a missionary, just to live it again. But, that brought
me a lot of comfort. I know life will just keep getting better. There are so
many possibilities.
I went to “The Lamb of God” performed by one of the YSA
stakes here. It was amazing!!! It really was one of the most spiritual experiences
of my life. I realized there that the spirituality I was feeling there is what
we’re striving for. I went to a dance Friday night and I thought how wonderful
it was to dance again and I thought it was the best thing ever. I was reminded
at the show last night that no other joy can ever be compared to the joy I feel
when the spirit is with me and tells me that Christ loves me and that because
He condescended and lived and died and lives again, so will I. That love brings
a joy past understanding and nothing compares to it.
I’m so grateful for Jesus Christ and that He will never give
up on us. His life and Atonement are proof of that. Sister Summerhays had this
song on a CD and I’ll never forget it. It’s about a young man who is wondering
if throughout all his life God has really been there and really cares. I know
we’ve all had a time when we’ve wondered this. Look around you and see the
evidence and feel it. Let his spirit come to you and you will know. You may not
be able to explain how, but you’ll feel it.
We can feel it like in D&C 6:22-23 “If you desire a
further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your, heart
that you might know concerning the truth of these things. Did I not speak peace
to your mind concerning the matter? What greater witness can you have than from
God?”
God is there. Christ lives. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the restored church. Read the Book of Mormon and tell me if it isn't true.
Here's that song. Aaron Edson- "Wondering"
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