Sunday went well. We all got up on time. Got to church on time and even had a pretty good Sacrament meeting. We did have two things happen that are worth mentioning. One, I needed to take Keri out because she was very hungry and tired. As I stood up to slip out, I caught my foot on the end of my skirt and tripped. I almost landed head first into the lap of the guy sitting across the isle. You should have seen is face!! The missionaries, who sit behind us, were up ready to catch me. After Sacrament I thanked them for being so concerned about me. The one missionary said ‘Actually I was worried about the baby.’ Two, Niah decided to have a MAJOR tantrum. She was kicking me and trying to bite and scratch me (she does this sometimes, but mostly to others, not me!). At the same time Keri started crying again so I picked up Keri and walked out of the room, assuming Niah would follow. Instead she sat on the bench with her arms stretched out screaming ‘Mommy, Mommy’ Yep, it was a GREAT Sacrament meeting…… :0) After church I had a primary meeting to attend with all the primary workers. Leilani came over and sat with the kids while I was at my meeting. Thanks Leilani! The meeting went really well, I think. The teachers seemed to enjoy the information and goodies we gave them. We had an impromptu presidency meeting after wards and found some treasures in the big closet in our primary room. By 4 I bailed and came home. I didn’t have to make dinner because we had so many left overs in the fridge, that was nice. I got all the kidslets to bed early and I stayed up just long enough to do a bit of cleaning.
During our teacher’s meeting I was asked to talk a little about the worth of a soul. I enjoyed reading up on that a bit and coming to some very important conclusions. When I think of worth I tend to think in terms of money. But there was a very powerful question asked in a lesson that I was reading ‘What is the worth of a soul’. As I thought about that in relation to primary, I thought about how long does it really take to sit down and write a note to a struggling child? Or a child who sat extra reverent. How long does it really take to make a phone call and say ‘hey I missed you today’? Is a soul worth that much time? When it comes to the worth of a soul, I think we should think more in terms of time, not money. How much time is a soul worth? I can think of numerous time when I have received a kind word, note or call. The 2 minutes it took to execute that action lasted for DAYS in my soul. I remember one time in particular. I was at BYU and having an awful time. I felt very alone and very sad. I had been praying to take the sad feelings away and somehow feel more love and less lonely. The next day I was at work and just randomly, out of the blue and at different times, 4 different people showed up just to say hi and that they had missed seeing me. To this day I still remember my feelings of gratitude to my Heavenly Father for sending those angels to bless my life. I still feel grateful and, because of that experience, I know what my soul is worth to my Heavenly Father and to those wonderful friends. Now as an adult I still have times when I feel lonely or sad or of no worth and every time someone has taken the time to remind me of the worth of my soul. I hope to bless others in the same way. There are so many people who are dear to me, that I love so much, but never take the time to tell them. I hope to always be in touch enough with the spirit to feel his promptings and help people know and remember the worth of their souls.
I love your reflections on the worth of a soul as measured in time! It really all does come down to how much time we’re willing to spend with and on each other. Thanks the the uplift, Sami!