Callings

I have realized something as of lately. I really enjoy teaching! How have I realized this when I am in a time of my life where I am constantly being taught, but not really teaching? Well, I having a calling in church that allows me to teach. For those of you who are not aware, in my church we have callings which are basically jobs that we get to do. It's pretty great, if you ask me. My calling is to teach Relief Society, which is the Women's organization of the church. I get to teach the lovely girls in my ward and I have really enjoyed it so far.

Today was a particularly good lesson, not because of me, but because of the comments that the other girls made and the Spirit that was there. I will be honest that I did not prepare as much as I usually do for a lesson. I remember hearing from seminary teachers and other teachers how they just let the Spirit guide them through their lesson, so I kind of tried to do that. I really encouraged the girls to participate because they always have much better things to say than I do and they did. I love listening to what they have to add because it is always really awesome. I could really feel the spirit throughout that lesson a lot more than I have during any lesson I have taught. Sometimes when I teach and people add comments I don't always listen because I am thinking of what I need to say next, but today I didn't do that and I just listened. I really need to do that every time because I felt the spirit in a way I never have during a lesson. IT WAS AWESOME, PEOPLE!!!! Also, the lesson was about repentence, which is something I have a strong testimony of, so that helped me a lot, too. It's always nice to have people say that you've done a good job, but I love it when they say that they felt the spirit during the lesson because that's all that matters. I don't give lessons to make myself look good. I give them because I want to learn and to help other learn and strengthen their testimony. I don't even feel like I teach all that much because the comments that are made and the discussions we have as a class are what really bring the spirit. It's like my Granny says, "I'm not really teaching, just leading a disccusion." 

I love this calling and having the opportunity to teach or "lead disscussions" in church. It has already blessed me so much and I am so grateful for that. I love being a member of this church. I am so blessed to be where I am with the people I am with. I know this is what I am supposed to be doing and where I'm supposed to be. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true and it's so wonderful. I know that the Atonement is real and that Heavenly Father and Christ love me and are looking out for me. I know that because my lesson would not have gone as well as it did without them. MAN, I just love being a Mormon. If you're not one, you should be because it's basically the best thing in the world... just saying. :)

-M.Philly