This morning I woke up just in time to get my clothes on and go to church. It turned out to be a lovely fast and testimony meeting and I decided to bear my testimony about the blessings received on both ends of home teaching. I felt really good about it. Then I taught Sunday School and thanks to my great participants in class, the lesson turned out great. I love teaching and can hardly wait for the day when I am a professor. I am absolutely sure that teaching is one of my callings in life.
My roommate Ben (current grad student and BYU Spanish teacher) taught priesthood class with a brilliant powerpoint and a beautiful video clip of D. Todd Christofferson's talk "Let Us Be Men" that filled the room with the Spirit. That really made me feel good.
I got home and after receiving fast offerings with Ben and a nice long nap, my good mood wore off. I watched the CES broadcast which was good. But progressively I started feeling more lonely and sad. Sundays have been hard for me when Logan and Mike don't come over because I feel very alone. I ended up calling my family and crying a bit over the phone. I told them how much I miss being with them and seeing Molly every day.
Then my dad helped to put things in perspective for me. He told me a sad tale of a man he knows who is being confronted with terrible trials that I can hardly fathom. Slowly I became more cheerful and as our conversation drew to a close I no longer felt alone.
For me, spending time with people I love is hugely important. Being away from those people is something I have never struggled with as much as I do now. I am grateful for the perspective of a wise father and the love of my perfect Father. Those and other things are helping me to overcome these trying times and remember that I am so blessed to be where I am doing what I do.
I am going to call Molly now. It's the highlight of every day. Her voice alone makes me feel peace. I hope you all have someone you can call and hear them say "I love you."
Happy Sunday everyone.
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