Have you ever felt like it wasn’t enough?

That your contribution isn’t important or interesting enough?

That someone else is doing a better job at it than you are?

Jarom was asked to record the sacred revelations from his lifetime. He wrote: 

“I shall not write the things of my prophesying, nor of my revelations.

“For what could I write more than my fathers have written?”

Jarom had prophecies and revelations. I’m sure he gave great sermons. I’m sure he had a beautiful conversion story or a powerful prayer or some other unique experience. 

But he felt that his predecessors had already written better things. Their experiences were more worthwhile.

I don’t want to pass judgment on Jarom.

But it does make me wonder. What did we miss out on?

What story could I be diving into and marking up as much as the verses from Nephi or Enos? 

And it makes me reflect – where am I selling myself short? 

Other people are doing a better job at being a mom.

Other people are better writers than I am.

Other people are better at serving selflessly.

Other people are more creative than I am. 

But… I matter.

My experiences make me unique. My part on this earth matters.

So I will keep being a mom in the best way that I know how. I will keep writing to the best of my abilities. I will keep trying to serve more. I will create in my own way.

Because I matter. And what I do matters. And I will not sell my experiences short.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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