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Tuesday, December 06, 2005

China Folding Screen

Two years ago when I moved home to get ready for my mission I moved into a room that's downstairs and diagonally across the hall from my parents room. It had just been remodeled. It's previous occupants were my brothers Frenchie and Angel. These two did a number on this room. They had several knives, bb guns, their fists, and other such things and because of all these toys we had to gut the whole room. We even had to replace the door jam. Which is why my current door is a Chinese Folding Screen. For a while it was coupled with a baby gate, but after a week or so of hurtling that thing several times a day I decided there was no real use for it and I removed it.
You'd think it would just be easier if we went and bought a door but you see our home is old. The doors now a days are too big for our door jams so we have to specially order them. My door has been ordered but is not finished yet. So for now, I'm stuck with the Chinese folding screen.



I went out with the sisters yesterday. It felt so good to be doing missionary work. We had a really good lesson, the spirit was there, our sisters are really good missionaries. You can feel the power that they carry. Something that I've learned since I've been home is my need to reach out to my Heavenly Father and search for those spiritual experiences. When you are a missionary it's with you 24/7. Sure you still have to work for it, but your whole life is dedicated to doing just that. There is no rest when it comes to that. So when I came home I knew things would be different and I've realized that now that I've been so blessed with spiritual experience up the wazoo I now get the opportunity to seek them out myself. Who says I can't have a spiritual experience every single day? Even every hour? I can, if I'm looking for it. The sisters came over to my house afterwards to have dinner and they made me feel really good by telling my parents that I helped teach a really good lesson with them.
I kept telling them if they need anything to just let us know. As they were leaving they said, "If there is anything you need let us know." Usually when people say that too me I have nothing to say back but this time I did, "The best thing you can do for me right now is give me every opportunity to go out with you guys." It was agreed and I got to end my day very happily.
Things are different, but I know my Heavenly Father loves me and he wants me to be happy. He wants me to feel of His spirit. He also wants me to succeed and my family to succeed. So I know that I'm going to be ok. I'm going to be just fine.

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