.awesomeness in the ward

Yesterday was a storm. A real storm. The wind was blowing so hard our house quivered and rattled. Lightning flashed through the windows as rain soaked everything outdoors. Snow and ice covered the ground, the wind made it form funny shingle-like shapes on the pavement.

Air was sick this morning so I drove on that icy pavement to seminary alone. It was still dark out. It felt cold again, just when it was starting to get warmer. I looked at houses I passed and saw warm glowing lights in the windows. Wished I were still in one of those warm houses. Preferably the one I had just left. With my husband in it. It could be any house really, as long as he's there to cuddle with.

I walked into the pitch-dark building and flipped on all of the lights. Same as every morning. But it felt colder than usual.

I opened my classroom door and felt an immediate rush of heat. Thank goodness the heater was running in there. Then I saw this and felt even more warmth. And I snapped some pictures with my phone.

Those lovely lovely "Masked Mormons" have done it again! For the first time?

{luckily they aren't too masked because they wrote their names for me to know who they were}

I'm so glad to know that I add some awesomeness to the ward.

I definitely don't add as much awesomeness as they do. They are the awesomest!

Speaking of that; I'm pretty sure I'm getting a lot of praise for doing a whole lot less than most members of the ward. Take the Relief Society President, for example: she constantly serves and gives to people in our ward. She works night and day and has a lot of responsibilities. Yet she still finds the time to drop by my house to give me a jar of homemade strawberry jam for my birthday. And she does this for everyone in the ward.

She deserves more praise and gratitude than I do.

Maybe I could bring more warmth and praise to people I'm grateful for.

Do you see how my students teach me more than I teach them?

By the way, the writing at the top of the board says:

PREPARATION PRECEDES POWER

The lesson was on preparing to receive personal revelation.

A topic that I very much needed to remember

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