Last night we spent a few hours speaking with a couple who served, where we are going, about two years ago. It was so enlightening. They showed us pictures, introduced us to six DR natives, and fed us dinner. It was joyful. The only problem was when I returned home to my pillow, I was awake half the night "seeing" what we were shown, getting excited about being down there, and serving and loving the youth.
I am reminded of a revelation I received many years ago explaining to me the importance of the youth of today's church. They are, and will be the leaders of tomorrow. They are being prepared to help get the world ready for the Second Coming. Bonnie and I will be involved in finding, strengthening, and teaching these youth of the DR. As we talked with a few of the youth from the DR last night, we felt we just wanted to wrap them up, cuddle them, and love them. We were so impressed with each one of them.
I was told by the "Elder" that I should be teaching Institute, at least one class every day. And much of the rest of our time will be recruiting young people to come to Institute. I am sure there will be hundreds of other things that will require our time, but that sounds just pure joy to me, teaching and meeting youth, involving them with activation, gleaning from their dedication to the church, and watching them grow, etc.
I am waiting for a doctor's call to find out about that road block or speed bump that I mentioned yesterday. Isn't it just frustrating to TRY to call a doctor, tell the secretary all about your needs, have them say that the doctor will return the call and then wait, and wait, and wait. And I specifically told the lady that we have only about ten days before we enter the MTC. But I guess she doesn't care, or he doesn't see our urgency. Just another thing to overcome.
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