I just wanted to tell you about my day and how good our YW lesson was. We talked about Individual Worth and learning to know what being a daughter of God means. It was combined, of course, because it was the first Sunday, and I'm really glad because I felt like this was a lesson everyone needs to hear.
Sister Penrod started by showing us this box she'd brought with her. She said she'd brought a picture of someone very special, but that before she showed us she wanted to tell us about them first. So she began to list off some attributes: "This person was sent to build God's kingdom on earth; this person is a born leader; this person is endowed with power from on high; someone others want to live up to; someone who is powerful; someone who can change the world; this person has many spiritual gifts; they stood tall and valiant in the sight of God; they are royalty; someone whom I love."
At the end of this, she had us each come up and take a look in her box so we could see who she was talking about. By this time, I'm sure you've already figured that there was a mirror in the box, so that when we looked into it we saw a reflection of ourselves. But the really cool thing was that she had listed all of these Christlike attributes so that by the time the girls got up to see the mirror, they could really see how they reflected Christ, which was over all just a beautiful moment.
After this, she showed a Mormon Message President Uchtdorf had done about the ugly duckling and how, in everybody else's eyes he was different and bad, but when he noticed his own worth was much greater he became a "majestic" swan. (Click the link for the full video.)
But probably the reason why I most wanted to write this post today was because of this quote she shared with us, which I really felt to resonate with me.
I really liked this quote because I feel like not enough people (even some of those who are in the church) don't really understand this as well as they should. It reminds me of the "in the world, not of the world" motto. The parts about being tender and refined really stuck out to me as being qualities to emulate, and I hope I can be better at doing these. It kind of reminds you of Mom, doesn't it?
I think it's wonderful how knowing who you are blesses you by giving you confidence to know that Heavenly Father loves you and is looking out for you and that it doesn't matter what the world thinks of you anymore because you're only focused on the Lord.
Another thing I wanted to mention was about Mission Prep this morning. I was teaching with someone who wasn't in our ward, so it was a new experience for me to not be going off of what the person said because I was comfortable enough around them to just say whatever I wanted, but really listening to the Spirit to know what to say. It was a special experience as we taught a lady who had a daughter that wasn't making the choices she probably should have. But as we were talking, my companion shared an insight that was, I think, as a result of a prompting, because the woman got really emotional and you could feel the spirit very powerfully. Even though it wasn't a real appointment or lesson, it was a good testament that the gospel really can help in our lives and that Heavenly Father knows us and cares about us.
Alright, well that's all for this post. Thanks for the example of service and love; it means a lot.
Love, America.
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