“I really should text her to check on her and offer to bring her dinner.”⁣

The thought came into my mind. ⁣

Again. ⁣

“Yes, yes, I definitely need to. Let me do that later.”⁣

Is what I said back to my mind. ⁣

Again. ⁣

A few weeks later, I was chatting with a friend. ⁣

She started to tell me about the coolest experience she had recently—⁣

She had reached out to a mutual acquaintance (the person for whom I kept ignoring the prompting), and had served her. ⁣

She told me how unexpectedly emotional it ended up being. ⁣

How the two of them had really bonded and raw feelings had been shared. ⁣

She mentioned that she really felt like she was literally being an answer to this sister’s prayers. ⁣

And the pit in my stomach grew and grew as she talked. ⁣

I had missed out. ⁣

I had delayed the prompting for so long that the Lord had found someone else to replace me in the service. ⁣

The Lord warned David Patten, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve:⁣

“Inasmuch as there are those among you who deny my name, others shall be planted in their stead”. (D&C 114:2⁣)

God has a great work to do. He has countless people to bless and serve and minister to…⁣

And we are often His hands to get the work done. ⁣

So if we aren’t going to be the answer, then He will find someone else with a willing heart. ⁣

But I have to finish my story from earlier. ⁣

Because after the pity party that I threw myself while my friend was telling me what she assumed was an uplifting story, I had another thought:⁣

“You can still serve her.”⁣

I realized she still needed help. She still needed friendship. ⁣

I may have missed a big opportunity, and I felt the good guilt from ignoring that prompting. ⁣

But I still had a chance to repent and serve. ⁣

Repentance is real. ⁣

If we aren’t doing what we should, God will find others to serve instead. ⁣

But our Savior’s atoning sacrifice makes it possible to try again the next time, and for that I am eternally grateful.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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