Just a ward missionary

I once got called to be a ward missionary.

I honestly didn’t even knowing what that calling meant when my husband and I were first extended the call.

Honestly, it seemed like a small calling. We had just barely moved into the ward so no one knew who we were, and I figured they just put everyone new as a ward missionary.

Pretty soon, the ward mission leader contacted us and asked us to come to a bi-weekly meeting with the missionaries, and then we’d all split up and go on visits to people in our ward.

I was pretty good at attending the meeting sand going on visits for the first little bit, and then there started to be a lot of excuses from me.

I was teaching full time, and crazy busy, and so there was always something else to do.

I remember thinking, “Ah, I know I’m not fulfilling my calling the best that I can right now, but if I got a different bigger calling, I would do better.”

(Ugh, I don’t always love telling personal stories from when I was more spiritually immature. But still, that’s what I thought.)

I did eventually come to the realization that I was never going to magically “do better” if I had more to do!

Heavenly Father wanted me to serve the best that I could, no matter the calling.

Pretty much as soon as I recommitted to my calling, I received a new one.

Do we sometimes fall into the trap of thinking that we will be better in the eternities?

That once we have received a large reward, THEN we will follow through on all our responsibilities?

But really the Lord is asking us to show that we can be faithful with just a few things first.

Read: not perfect, but FAITHFUL.

Are we filled with faith and trying to do our best to lead our families? (Even though we make a million mistakes)

Do we keep trying to renew our personal faith through daily habits that draw us closer to the Lord?

Do we try to contribute to our neighborhoods, our wards, our communities in positive and uplifting ways?

That’s where our focus should be right now.

Prove our faithfulness in small and simple ways each day.

“Wake up and do something more than dream of your mansions above!”

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black