At the
beginning of every semester I’m reminded that learning is so cool. And that I
have a real desire to gain my own opinions and experience and really decide why
I believe those things I’ve come to believe and what I should believe about
those things I haven’t even considered. It makes me want to read every article differently and write my responses in a way that affects me (granted.. I skimmed the last two to be done so I could write.. but still) I think I’m really going to love this
class, the first assignment she gave us was to read an article called Diligent Learning,
Prophet Joseph Smith taught, “All
things whatsoever God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit and proper to reveal
to us...are revealed to our spirits precisely as though we had no bodies at
all; and those revelations which will save our spirits will save our bodies.”
How cool is that idea? We are teaching our spirits.. my spirit it what is
progressing as things are impressed upon me. How big is my soul? How big can I
grow it?
In humanities
my professor told us about some research she’d looked into concerning hospitals
requiring their doctors to be part of book clubs. Reading about real humanity;
loss, death, pain suddenly improved their bed side manner. It encouraged empathy.
I think that is so cool for some reason. I love the idea that the sorrows of
this life make us tender-er, kinder people. Understanding and really feeling of
others is never wrong. In the same way that loving sincerely is never wrong. I
think both of these things completely shape us. They make us kinder people.
Then I walk into Brother Dietz’s 200 level English class and
he says “you are the noble and great ones” and continues to express to us the
dire situation at hand. “you are the elite, the generals in God’s army. Those who
were kicked out of heaven know this, and they want to destroy you.. you cannot
let them. You are those chosen to save the rest of his children.” And my eyes
fill up with tears (subtly of course) and I just feel like “YESSS! I am soo
back.” I love this God Inspired man and his class! So flipping great. I want to
try to suck every bit out of life. I get to learn, so I better take advantage
of that and form myself as best I can. This gospel is real and this life is
more of a battle than we are even aware of. "The sniper is pornography!" he says and the family is being attacked. He quotes the bible; " That which I have called clean, don't call unclean" and replaces and reforms the sentence to "That which I have called Noble and Great, don't you dare call weak or unworthy or stupid or ugly". He finishes his class and starts it by telling us he loves us and that Heavenly Father loves us. Oh and I promise he still teaches english.. that's just the first ten minutes (my fav ten minutes).
I don't want to sink back into habitual zombie walking through m daily life.. I need to stop and talk to people, love them, be excited by them and show them that I am. I don't have time to just worry I need more trust. Trust and patience and excitement with what I'm given in the mean time. I need to wake up singing "Beautiful Morning" in my head and be excited for the day I'm given. My life is wonderful. It's full and blessed beyond all reason. It's full of McKenna Borlas who feel like a little piece of home and know how to listen and then hug me because that's exactly what I need! It is exciting and I get the privilege to feel things and feel them deeply! It is so so cool!!
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