"Long Weeks Like This" - Letter, December 16, 2013

So, weeks like this should be few and far between, if ever. This has honestly been a learning week and one that I have not enjoyed too much. I don't want to be a downer, but it's the truth. And honestly, it's my fault. Ok, not entirely. But things have been in transition mode for me personally and I have not transitioned very well. But this week, I am going to do much better. I have learned a lot and I have gained some great experience to help me improve. 

This area has been hard because I haven't felt like I had a direction to go. There is so much to do and I have no idea where to start. Thing is, I should be moving and a grooving already. So I spent the week feeling a little sorry. But I got a huge wakeup call on Friday morning. Almost literally. This lady had called us the night before after we went to bed. We did not answer. She left a message and we called her the next morning, after listening to her message. She broke down on the phone and told me how much help she needed. We called her back and I had a long talk with her. Afterward, I finally felt like I had a purpose here. I realized that I needed someone's problems to help fix for me to be happy. Problem is, when I do have someone to help like that, it's hard because I get so involved in their life. But it's ok, because I have the Savior to help them. I just get to help them find the way. I am the guide, but Christ built the path. So, anyway, now I have problems to fix and that makes me happy. And I have still not met this lady in person, but I love her already. I realized today while writing a letter that even though I know all the nitty gritty details of people's lives and secrets that I wish never to even think of again, I cannot help but love these people. There is nothing so wonderful as feeling the Savior's love for them. Nothing they do can make me hate them as long as I am fulfilling my calling. I also realized that without that love, there is no purpose to me being here. If I pass judgment on them, then how can I love them with a pure love, and thus desire the safety of their souls? It won't work that way.  

So, I know that Christ loves all of us, and that His Father, our Father, loves us. We are blessed to have the two most powerful beings working for our safety. And also the Holy Ghost. He always seems to be forgotten when we consider the love of the Godhead. They all love us and work endlessly for us. I know this. 

I also came to realize the true meaning of Christmas. The verse below is my current favorite verse. The simplicity and power are amazing. So, read it, and then consider if you were to tell someone your simple testimony of the Savior, in one sentence, how powerful would that statement be? The true meaning of Christmas is that Christ died to redeem us.

I love you, and I am hoping you have a wonderful Christmas season. 

Love, Sister Worthen