We went to Brigham for the holiday weekend to visit our second daughter who just had her second daughter. We felt we could help her heal from her C section and enjoy our grandchild number 17. Sort of goes to show you that we are truly old. The body tells me that every day, but I choose not to listen. ;)
As we arrived in BrighamPerry, we drove by our old house, since before moving to Utah Valley, we lived in Perry, UT. As we sold our home, we absorbed some debt so we could sell it. As we drove by our home, we met and talked with our neighbor, at least neighbor while we lived in Perry. We asked about their neighbors who bought our home. She told us that the sister does not like the area.
We have heard from many that they are selling our old home because the wife wants to move back to where she used to live. As we talked to previous ward members, it sound like she never gave it a chance. We loved our ward. The people were wonderful, our neighbors were wonderful, and it was a joyful place to live.
However, she just never got involved with the ward, with the neighbors, nor with the area. I feel sorry for her, for it is a great place to live. But the old addage come back, you have to put into it to get out of it. She must not have put into it, or she would have loved the ward as we did.
Of course I am assuming without any proof, but it reminds me that I must put into something before I would ever get anything out of it. I must put into my work, my ward, my life before I get anything out of it. In the last two years, we have been in five different wards. Did we put into those wards? Did we hate leaving them? Attitude can and most often does make the difference in wards, areas, jobs, challenges, or even blessings. I just figure I need to evaluate what I am putting out before I ever have the privilege of judging anything.
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