DAY 269 -- Still on our Way

Elder Pace a few years ago, (I believe it was Elder Pace) gave a conference talk about the Church being a fast moving train.  He said if we decided to get off of the train, it would keep going on and we would find ourselves way behind it.  We would find out our importance, or lack of it, in the Church to be insignificant and everything else would move right along well enough without us.  We would be lost, and things would continue just as they did before, but we would have to rush to catch up and find our place once again on the train.

I know that if Bonnie and I do not go on that mission we are planning for, that the train will continue without us.  The Church doesn't "need" us to serve as missionaries.  When the bishop is released, the ward proceeds along it's way without him, often better.  When we quit our job and think that the office, they will suffer, we are often surprised that they can get along without us, possibly even better.

It is interesting that Satan influences us to inflate our value in many different avenues.  We know we are doing something valuable and needed.  We often feel so irreplaceable.  But soon we are taught that no one is irreplaceable.

We want to serve a mission.  Our path has been planned, organized, and thought about.  We have set goals to serve in 269 days.  That is the correct path to be on right now.  What we will learn, what will happen to us, where we will be taken while on that road, how we will change our destination is unknown. The train will proceed quite well without us if we do not serve.

Father doesn't need us to serve a mission.  He can manage without us.  In fact he often does...  The purpose of this blog, the reason behind our desire to serve is we would love to wear out our bodies in His service, giving our time, talents, all things we have been blessed with to the Kingdom, the train.  Our living conditions and circumstances dictate that we will not serve in any major callings.  That is good, onward goes the train.  Many assume (correctly?) that our service in the kingdom is past and we are no good, except for missions.  Yes, we can, and will home and visit teach.  But any abilities, any experiences to be shared will be by the younger kids on the train. 

The prophet has asked for more Senior Missionaries.  We are planning, preparing, and heading that way, until Father directs to a different goal or dream.  He knows our hearts and our willingness and our ability, and our availability.  We await his further input.