Inviting All

Chris and I are currently attending a branch. There are about 40 members who come regularly. It seems that half are actually from nearby wards who are called to attend the branch and help out.

We have been called as Young Men's and Young Women's presidents. It is most definitely out of my comfort zone.

Chris isn't as lucky as me and doesn't get to teach every Sunday. (Sometimes there are no young men.) I do get to teach. The church updates the manuals every year with some current conference talks, personal progress goals, and Mormon Messages. (Because these are the same manuals that were used when I was in Young Women.) I love the updates.

The Mormon Messages are my favorite. I have used one almost every week I've taught.

This is a good video that works for the condition our branch is in now. It is amazing that all it has to take is inviting someone to come to church, or meet with the missionaries or read the Book of Mormon. This reminds me that we always have to trust that the Gospel of Jesus Christ can work in everybody's life. We don't need to be afraid to share.

Trials

Our Relief Society lesson today was about trials and waiting patiently on the Lord. Sometimes I feel like I have a lot of experience waiting patiently.  I found this quote I saved almost a year ago.

"No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude, and humility, ... It is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire."

Orson F Whitney

It isn't always easy to go through trials. But I know what good they do us.

Primary

Chris and I got called to be primary teachers. I was also called to be an assistant primary pianist. I am going to miss going to relief society (and I am serious), but it will be fun to be in primary. I was in primary the summer I came home after my freshman year, and I loved it.

We get to teach together. The primary president said that our class is "spunky." We'll see what that really means next week. However, the primary president assured us that when I need to play piano, the presidency will all be there to help Chris. It kind of sounded like the class was a bit more than spunky.