*Today at church we had Fast and Testimony Meeting. One of Scott's friends returned from his mission this week, and he bore his testimony. He reminded us of a talk from General Conference, where a sister retold the story of the wise man and the foolish man, and how we take for granted that the wise man is okay up there on his rock, when the reality is that yes, you can find strength and stability on the Rock (Jesus Christ), but if you're not anchored to the Rock, which is something you have to do the work for yourself, you are still in danger of being washed away. I had forgotten about that talk and was grateful for the reminder. (And I was slightly disappointed that I didn't detect any accent in his speech, since he has been serving in England and Wales. ☺)
*A young man (who happened to ask my Caytie to prom) spoke about how he has a fear of insects, and has previously talked about bees, but the day before he had found a new bug while doing yardwork, and discovered it was an assassin bug, which causes more pain with its bite than a bee sting. He said that we can fear the unknown, and get into a downward spiral of knowing there is always something worse to be found, not even wanting to leave the house, or we can accept that and live with faith that we will be protected, and live life looking up. I appreciate when people can find meaning in the ordinary.
It was a delight!
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