In the New Testament Christ said, "Do as you see me do." In the Book of Mormon, King Benjamin told his people, "When you are in the service of your fellow beings you are only in the service of your God." He was teaching his people to not boast in the works or service that they do, nor expect anything in return because everything we do is for Jesus Christ, The Messiah, our Lord and Savior. If I tie your shoe for you because your back hurts and you can't reach it, I hope you know that I love you. More importantly, I hope you know that I love Jesus and that HE loves you and wants you to be served, so I serve you whether you like me or not, or whether I agree with you or not, because it's not about us, it's about the Savior. FUNNY thing, when you put God first in your thoughts and actions, He immediately blesses you so it's all a festival of goodness.
This past week, Spring and her family were here with us the entire week. Caluna, their 2 year old, was so eager to serve me and work with me. It made me feel loved and our relationship deepened. We had so many fun moments working, singing, telling stories and such.
I thought to myself..."Caluna is 2, her 'work' isn't really anything I couldn't do for myself, in fact I can do it better and faster BUT it was her best effort and it increased our relationship and our love for each other grew because of it. This reminds me of me and Jesus. Anything I do to help you, my family, or my community, God could totally do better, faster, and perfectly. But that's not the point. As I practice serving like Him I am becoming like Him. Just as Caluna works beside me and does her best, she becomes like me, a good worker." I am a child serving my Father in Heaven and Jesus, I may run out of energy before They do, I may be distracted by bugs and birds in my life, I may not be as strong and fast as They are, but I am encouraged and warmed and delighted by working along side Them by serving others. I like being in Their company and helping Them to do Their work which is to bring to pass the imortality and eternal life of man. I feel their love and you can too! If you need more chances to help others go to JustServe.org to find opportunities in your local area.
After 9 glorious days, we took the Bufords back to the airport to fly home. Thanks for all the help and all the love and all the lessons Spring, Calen, Caluna, and Lillian!
4 comments:
I love your analogy of little Kaluna being taught to work by you, even though you didn’t need her help. And you being taught by Heavenly father. Rory and I were called on a mission to the Iowa city mission office. We won’t be very far from you, but we aren’t coming until November.
Happy to see you being able to have your family about you even if it is for a limited time. Your grandchildren and children are precious! When we served in the Family and Church History Administration Mission in Salt Lake, we were able to spend time with family there in Utah. It was great. As far as being a part of the Father's work, I have often thought how ineffective we are even at our best. We have experienced the closeness with the Lord when we are involved, and we have realized that He is letting us do our little bit mainly for our sakes. As far as the gathering goes, He will be doing miraculous things to bring this all about; However, He is offering us the opportunity to give our widow's mite so that we can grow and become more like Him.
OH MY HOLY SMOKES!!!! YOU WILL BE SO CLOSE. Autumn lives there for one more month then moves to Knoxville Tennessee! We can have Thanksgiving together if you WANT! LOL. MAKE SURE you let us know when you come to the temple. We'll take you to lunch!
ALL TRUE! It was so fun when you would take my kids to lunch for for week end visits when they were in college. I love you mom and dad.
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