But this week went really well and suddenly I can't remember any good stories from it. But I did plan my spiritual thought because it's something that I've been thinking about so I'll share that. :)
(Sorry today I'll just be a boring Molly Mormon with a spiritual thought. But it's a good one!)
I was reading in the Ensign this week and there was an article by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf in it.
This article really hit me. It's all about how when pilots fly it could be easy to get distracted by the turbulence and storms around you, but if you focus on those you won't be able to land safely. The best pilots and the best landings are the ones where the pilot stays focused on where he's going and what he's doing. He recognizes that there is turbulence but he doesn't dwell on it. He stays calm and trusts that his airplane will help him to make it where he needs to go.
And then he ties this analogy into our lives. LIFE IS HARD. There is no doubt about it. Life is hard for EVERYONE. No one makes it out of here without trials and tribulations. And it can be really easy to get distracted by everything that is going wrong. Like for me, I'm a Sister Training Leader which gives me a lot more responsibility, and more to do, and we took over another ward this week. So we have two giant wards to cover and 2 sets of investigators to teach, and two different numbers to calculate, and so much to do that we just do NOT have enough time to handle. Also, I know that in 3 weeks both of my companions who know the area will be leaving and I'll probably get someone else. Also, BYU keeps emailing me asking me to fill things out and to prepare for things and I just don't want to deal with that right now, and on top of that there are a few things at home that are slightly overwhelming as well.
Now, don't feel sorry for me. Because honestly I'm not that stressed because I've been thinking about what President Uchtdorf wrote about. My "natural man" wants me to be stressed and to think about my doubts, but my spirit keeps saying "It's okay Sister Warburton. Life is good. You're on a mission, the best place you could possibly be. Don't worry about a thing. Your Father in Heaven is in control."
I could very easily be extremely overwhelmed right now. If me from 5 years ago were in my situation now I'd probably have a breakdown. But I KNOW that Heavenly Father loves me and that He is REAL and that He is there and that He has this under control. I KNOW that Jesus Christ is my Savior and that He too loves me, and is real and that He is there, and that He is walking right beside me. I KNOW that if I look to them and keep my eye on them that everything will turn out okay. If I spend all my time focusing on my problems and the things that are going wrong then that's all that I'll see in my life. But I have a grander perspective. I KNOW that Heaven is real and I know that this life is just a blink of an eye. I KNOW that my family is forever. I KNOW that I can look to my Savior.
"Whether the skies around us are clear or filled with threatening clouds, as disciples of Jesus Christ, we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, knowing that if we do so, everything else we need will eventually be provided.
What an important life lesson!
The more we obsess about our difficulties, our struggles, our doubts, and our fears, the more difficult things can become, But the more we focus on our final heavenly destination and on the joys of following the disciple's path--loving God, serving our neighbor-- the more likely we are to successfully navigate through times of trouble and turbulence.
Dear friends, no matter how violently the winds of our mortal existence howl around us, the gospel of Jesus Christ will always offer the best path to a safe landing in our Heavenly Father's kingdom."
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf
And I have to tell you. I still kind of stink at this but I'm better than I was. While I tool the Sacrament yesterday, I had this picture pop into my head. Jesus Christ was sitting next to me while I pondered about my week and how I'm doing. And He had His hand held out to me. He could tell that I had some burdens that I was holding on to. Some things that were bothering me. So, He held out His hand and waited patiently for me to hand them over to Him. He wouldn't take them away from me, He wouldn't force me to give them to Him, but He was there, willing to take away my trials if I'd give them to Him. So, I pulled some rocks out of my pocket and I kind of looked at them, trying to decide if I wanted to hold onto them or not and He continued to wait. Sometimes, I think we want to hold on to our trials and we want to focus on our hardships, and we want to feel sorry for ourselves. But He's there when we decide to give them over to Him. So, that's what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to give my burdens to Him. And I know that I'll be happier when I do. And I know that He'll help me.
So, there you go. That spiritual thought turned out a litttleeeee bit longer than I thought it would. Sorry.
I love you all though, and life is good. And God is good. And He's got everything under control. :)
Love,
Sister Warburton
Oh, PS. I reached my year mark. That's crazy.
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| Look how cute we are at the beach. :) |
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| It was reallyyyy cold. |
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| We got a new car at MLC on Friday because are car was almost at 50000 miles. :) So now we're driving the newest car we'll ever drive! it's a 2016 Toyota Corolla and it's pretty nice. Not super fancy... but it smells new. So we got a picture in it. |
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