Okay kids, you see, I'm not the type that loves Relief Society meetings on Sunday. Since I've been home from my mission I rarely participate and definitely don't look forward to that last hour on Sundays.
Girls are not my favorite creatures on the planet, they are dramatic and sensitive and I just don't get along well with them. However, there are the select few that I just LOVE. And the one that taught the lesson today is one of them. I completely understand her, she's so down to earth and relate-able and funny. She's just great.
Today she taught on faith. She started the lesson by asking us three questions:
1. A time you knew that you knew God was mindful of you.
When I got home from my mission I really struggled finding a place to live. I had bought a contract for this place called Austin Ridge Apartments but when I saw the outside of them I was horrified! They probably aren't that bad but I really didn't want to live there. So I said some prayers and talked to my family and tried to not panic too hard. The very next day after seeing them, Anneli got married. As we were at the wedding, Kayla Westover told me she was planning on getting married and needed to sell her contract to Bridgerland Apartments (which is where I wanted to live in the first place) So I took a leap of faith and bought her contract, and luckily I was able to sell the contract I had to Austin Ridge! And it's been wonderful living in Bridgerland. There are no coincidences, only tender mercies and miracles.
2. Someone who has blessed your life this year.
Katie Gudestrup. Easy. I know for a fact that one of the main reasons I lived in Bridgerland this year was so that I could have the opportunity to meet her and live with her. She has richly blessed my life, in so many ways. She has helped me learn how to love myself and see how great I really am. She helped me learn to accept myself and my imperfections and she helped me realize that I don't need someone else (especially a boy) to love me in order to love myself. She really has saved me in so many ways this semester. There are definitely angels among us.
3. What is sitting in your heart?
Something that has been in my heart lately is the compulsion to be more loving to others around me. I want to have more charity and more compassionate for those who I interact with. I want to be less judgmental, more accepting, and help everyone more than I have been. To see others as the Lord sees them.
Moral of the story - I am so grateful for the Relief Society lesson today, and even more grateful that the Spirit came into my heart and helped me listen, reflect and learn from what was said. One of my prayers today was to hear the messages that the Lord wanted me to hear, and considering what I got out of the lesson wasn't necessarily the topic, I am so grateful for the inspiration the Lord is willing to give us.
2. Someone who has blessed your life this year.
Katie Gudestrup. Easy. I know for a fact that one of the main reasons I lived in Bridgerland this year was so that I could have the opportunity to meet her and live with her. She has richly blessed my life, in so many ways. She has helped me learn how to love myself and see how great I really am. She helped me learn to accept myself and my imperfections and she helped me realize that I don't need someone else (especially a boy) to love me in order to love myself. She really has saved me in so many ways this semester. There are definitely angels among us.
3. What is sitting in your heart?
Something that has been in my heart lately is the compulsion to be more loving to others around me. I want to have more charity and more compassionate for those who I interact with. I want to be less judgmental, more accepting, and help everyone more than I have been. To see others as the Lord sees them.
Moral of the story - I am so grateful for the Relief Society lesson today, and even more grateful that the Spirit came into my heart and helped me listen, reflect and learn from what was said. One of my prayers today was to hear the messages that the Lord wanted me to hear, and considering what I got out of the lesson wasn't necessarily the topic, I am so grateful for the inspiration the Lord is willing to give us.
