i went to church today. i haven't been attending church regularly for the past 2 years due to my work location. i live in an island. and i finally decided to pass my resignation last may 2nd due to a boss i can't work with anymore. long story. everybody thinks i resigned because i'm going abroad. it wasn't the main reason. it just so happened that right after i passed my resignation, my agent called and told me that my passport is being requested for visa stamping. pure coincidence.
anyway... so yes, i attended sacrament meeting, joined Sunday school since i don't want to join the SA class because everyone there is younger than i am, including the teacher who was my student before. and lastly attended the relief society class.
interesting topic during Sunday school which is about supporting our government officials. very timely as the elections just concluded Rodrigo Duterte as the 16th president of the Philippines. everyone was eager to throw in their 2 cents during the class.
Relief society tackled about charity and there was a moment when the teacher asked me my thoughts about how to become a salt?
39 When men are called unto mine everlasting gospel, and covenant with an everlasting covenant, they are accounted as the salt of the earth and the savor of men;
40 They are called to be the savor of men; therefore, if that salt of the earth lose its savor, behold, it is thenceforth good for nothing only to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
i did not say a word. typically im quite during class. i rarely share my thoughts unless encouraged. but since not being able to go to church for so long, i was in silent mode. i turned my head from left to right. so what are my thoughts about it? well i guess its just very self explanatory. i easily understand things, im just not good at explaining it especially in a crowd. i don't have the gift of tongues.
i really stopped being a salt while i was living in the island. i was much more pious when i was a nurse since i go to church regularly. when i moved to the island, my spirituality went downhill. i developed something else though but it was more on my temporal growth. there were a couple of times wherein i wished i can go talk to someone with the same values but there's no one. all my church friends are married including my 2 sisters and they are all busy with their families. and i don't have a boyfriend i can talk to about those kind of things who will understand my frustrations. im just glad that with those 2 years i still managed to follow the word of wisdom even if EVERYONE around me is not following the same conduct. thank goodness i was raised well by a strict mom. i realized earlier how lucky the people are who are close to chapels and is able to attend church every Sunday. i now understand how strong the temptations are when you're far from church. my integrity was tested countless number of times. whew!
anyway... i hope i can become a salt of the earth once again now that im back to the real world. for me being a salt means changing lives of others for the better. making the burden of others lighter, becoming an inspiration, a friend to cry on, etc. basically improving the way people live and cope with our everyday struggles.
