Sunday, January 10, 2016

Grateful for this friend called Judy

Oh Judy!  She is absolutely my favorite person in this ward.  Her gentle gesture made up all the difference for the rest of my time at church today.  When she found out that I was in a foul mood, she gave me a hug, kissed me on my cheek, told me that she loves me and felt sorry that I had a bad experience at church today.  The power of compassionate service was examplifier in her.  She words had soften my heart!!!!

What happened was.... I was totally irritated by some members being so irreverent and inconsiderate of others when they chatted and laughed so loud behind the overflow ignoring the fact that there were members having Sunday school in the chapel.  With my poor hearing, I jumped up to the other side to make a complaint.  It was quiet for a little bit, but then the noise went back up again. In my opinion, for those who choose not to go to the class and would like to chat, they could go to a different location to meet with people.  My spirit was highly distributed, and my thought was like why do these people come when they don't want to be in class to learn?  I am imperfect and that's why I want to come to get help -- to gain a testimony and some spiritual experience.

How are we going to teach our kids to enjoy church, to be reverent, respectful ,and most importantly love the gospel/doctrine if we don't hold true with our own behavior?

Thank goodness for the Lord who granted me Judy!  I love her so, so much!  

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