So it is with the Holy Ghost. The two spindles represent the heart and mind. when you get an idea and it feels right, it is the working of the holy ghost. Now this shouldn't be used for big decisions, but for smaller things like when you are prompted to help someone.
Earlier in the month, LDV went to Logan High Seminary to perform and invite them to an Institute night we're having. It was the day before I opened my call and I was on a spiritual high. My job in the program was to invite the students to serve each other. I talked about Thomas S. Monson's "warm fuzzy" conference talk and how I had an invitation from him sitting at my home in draper waiting for me to know where I was going to serve the Lord by serving his people. So to sum it up I was super emotional.
I had held it together pretty well until the very last class period. I looked over in the corner of the room and saw a boy that looked exactly like my brother. I lost it. I love my brother but sometimes we have our disagreements and I don't think he knows how much I love him. And it's hard for him because sometimes he gets teased at school because of his size and then he comes home and gets teased there and the home should be a place of peace where you can escape all that. So I just had a wave of guilt and I felt for this boy because I know how mean kids can be and it hurt my heart. It was all I could do to make it through the program.
I thought I could forget about him. I thought I could go back home and forget what happened there, but that's not the way the Lord works. I thought about him all weekend. I prayed for him and for me to help me feel at peace, but nothing would work. I had a thought that I should write him a note but I pushed it away with the justification that I didn't even have a car to take it to him. So I called my mom, because mother's know everything and she told me to write him. The idea came to my mind and it had felt right the first time, but Heavenly Father was kind enough to give me a second chance.
So I prayed about what I should say in the note to him for a few days. I didn't even know this kid's name. So one night I opened my notebook and just started to write. I really don't remember what I said, all I know is that it's what the Lord wanted me to tell him. I included a picture of Christ sitting with a teenager on a bench, the caption said "you are never alone" or "he is always with you" or something like that. I had my roommate drive me to Logan High Seminary and I gave it to his teacher to give to him. I found out his name is Matthew and that's it.
After that I felt peace. I had done what the Lord wanted me to do. I had accomplished his work that day and I felt the spirit testify that to me. I still don't know how it effected him or anything else, but it felt good to serve the lord by serving my brother in the gospel.
I know that the lord works through us to accomplish his work. If we don't serve one another he could never get anything done. I testify that when we serve our fellow beings, we are only in the service of our God. (Mosiah 2:17)
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