About my Father's Business

Yesterday was a FABULOUS day! Except the part that Doran had to go to work at 6:00 am. But he did make it home by 8:00 am. Plenty of time for a short nap and get ready for church.

This Saturday night and Sunday morning "lock-myself-in-the-office-to-study" mode is all new to me. Since my new calling, albeit be Valient 10, I have to study more of the scriptures and actually get better about telling the stories in there. I am not very good at telling stories. I need notes! I am the only teacher for my class because it is so small and very unpredictable as far as kids showing up. If I only have one show up I am to take them to another class and let them participate with them. Then I can go to Sunday School and Relief Society. For two weeks in a row now I have prepared for my class and had to send the lone customer child to the other class. This also makes me feel really guilty, like I am skipping school or something.

Back up now...

Sunday morning we get ready for church and start walking. Well we get a block and decide that we will probably melt in the heat so we head back for the car.

Sacrament Meeting was great! We were able to hear the full-time missionaries speak. Elder Lew, from California, and Elder Rwankuba, from Slovania. Elder Lew was the first speaker. He was so good to listen to. He told of about the day before where he ran his first 5k for a cause for children. He would compare his run after the first mile and how hard it was to the Saviors life and the Atonement. The Savior didn't give up when it got so hard. Then after the second mile and then the third. The Savior was able to accomplish his purpose/goal with help from our Heavenly Father and the love of others. Elder Lew was able to do the same...with help from the Savior and the love of the children he was doing the run for. Then he sang a beautiful song with a beautiful voice.

Then Elder Rwankuba spoke. He is a convert of five years and so full of the spirit and a great testimony. I really should have posted this yesterday when I could remember more. He combined his life experiences with the story when the Savior was left in Jeruselum. His parents went back for him all worried and ask him what has he been doing. Didn't they know they were worried.

He replied in Luke 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

What are we doing with our time? Are we going about doing our Father's business? What is our ultimate goal? Are we serving others like we should be? Do we have unconditional love for others? Are we earnestly praying for guidance and for others?

Elder Rwankuba gave a powerful talk. And then we moved on into Sunday School and Relief Society and the spirit flowed through those meetings too. Are we striving to be better each day? Are we forgiving others and ourselves for wrongs done? I am constantly beating myself up for the goals and things that are UNaccomplished. I need to be happy with the things that I DO accomplish. But we all know that is easier said than done.

Maybe for me it will be to take EACH day at a time. If I will always strive to "Be About Our Father's Business" I bet I would be happy with my accomplishments even if I don't get everthing done on my "list". We ARE instruments for our Heavenly Father.