Just an Update

I've been rather busy and haven't had the time to write. And not just for this blog, but in my other writing as well. (My poor journal is in desperate need of an update) It's been a crazy month full of wonderful blessings, much learning, laughter, and smiles.

Yesterday I taught my first lesson in Relief Society. Prior to this the only lesson I ever taught was Valiant 8 once. The lesson can be found in the Teaching of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow. It was lesson 8, "Search Me, O God, And Know My Heart." The context of this lesson stems from a scripture in Pslam 139: 23-24:

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: ^atry me, and know my thoughts:

 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

I really struggled with this lesson. I just didn't know what I was supposed to teach and how to put it to words. When I inquired about the matter to Herby he recommended I reread it two more times until I got it. And, upon inspiration, I decided to go to the temple to read it.

Since I wasn't in Sunday dress I stayed on the temple grams that Saturday and read. I've never been to the temple grounds of the Mt. Timpanogos temple. I've been inside, and I've been around at night when it's closed, but up until that moment I never had the chance to walk around. It was beautiful though a bit chilly with more flowers than I anticipated.

Reading in the temple helped a lot more. I never reread. I usually understand things I read the first time around. Reading is something that comes easy to me, and understanding language and how writing works has always been easy. So why was this so hard?

I don't really know, but I managed to grasp it enough to make a lesson out of it. How did the lesson go? Quiet. Very quiet. That could be bad or that could be good. I don't know, but if I touched someone's heart then I've done my job. Even if it's only one person. I was nervous beyond belief and the silence didn't help, but I did it. Maybe it wasn't perfect, but I did it.

To clarify, yes I'll be posting more on the lesson in detail. This post is simply and update and to prove my writing isn't dead. I thought I'd say a few things here to kind of set it in stone.

We've been challenged in our mission prep class to finish the Book or Mormon in about three months. We have to read seven pages a day. I'm already behind but I want to do it. I started taking the Book of Mormon class at Institute because I need to be better about my knowledge of the Book of Mormon. If I were teaching about the Doctrine and Covenants or the Bible then this would be a breeze. I know them like the back of my hand, but I don't know the Book of Mormon nearly as well. And the Book of Mormon is what I'll be teaching people about.

As for what else has happened, I could go on forever. Especially on a spiritual level. My papers are almost done! I just need to get those wisdom teeth removed. To say I'm grateful is an understatement. I've been (im)patiently waiting to get them in. I just want it in and over with. The longer it takes the more excited I get. And the more it bothers me that I've been working on them since January. (yes, that long)

I know there isn't a lot of spiritual value in this, but well that's life. And I'm already anticipating what I'll write next. If you're reading this and disappointed I apologize. I'll get back on track with writing soon now that things are going back to normal.

God bless!