I was struggling with loving myself and had a great RS lesson yesterday...my first time attending a RS class since COVID started, I believe. It was cool because I felt prompted to return to attending my meetings and I got some answers to my struggles:
-"blame God for those weaknesses I hate...hahaha." Obviously, "blame God" is never a real thing that we want to do, but Sister Margaret Pace said it in context of Ether 12:27 about how He gives us those very weaknesses that we hate. So really, we can trust Him and not hate ourselves because of our weaknesses, but it was a cute way to remember it—combined with her adorable laugh and smile.
She also mentioned that it is those weaknesses that are actually there for the good of us and the good of others, so we will be able to look back and see how those very things that annoyed us about ourselves will bless others.
-"Just move on." Again, Sister Pace said that she makes mistakes, apologizes sincerely and tries to fix what she can and then just moves on and doesn't worry about it any more. Or at least tries not to, but it is what she tries to remember.
-"Blame Satan...and then banish him." Satan is truly good at poking at our weakest spots like the worst kind of Chinese water torture. Sister Cheryl Arcangel said that she literally incorporates what we learn at the temple about eliminating the influence of Satan in our lives. She testified that she has done this consistently enough with certain temptations—particularly the self-belittling one—that Satan doesn't even have an influence on her there anymore. So cool!
I am excited to try these things and am grateful for the added witness about the good of meeting together in a congregation...even if it is over Zoom :D.
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