Trials and Faith

Don't you just love to go to church and hear a message that you really feel is just what you needed. Or to teach a lesson, and you actually get more from it then the class. I had one of those days today. Sacrament was very chaotic...like it always is since Steve has been sitting on the stand. Tyson has discovered how to crawl under the benches really fast and get out of my reach and be at least 2-3 rows ahead or behind us...let me just say my big belly makes me a lot slower at grabbing him quick. So after a very exhausting, and getting nothing out of the testimonies...because I couldn't hear them over my kids, I went off to teach the youth my Sunday school lesson. The lesson was on Gifts of the Spirit, and it amazes me how smart these kids are. Their parents have done a wonderful job raising them, and I love going to my class because they are a joy to teach and I learn so much from them. After having a good lesson, and feeling the spirit strongly in the class, I headed to relief society where we learned about how the Lord always answers prayers. I loved hearing others experiences and it was exactly what I needed at this time.

I know several of my friends are struggling with job losses, hard times, and family problems, and so my problems just don't seem so big compared to them. But we found out recently that Steve will not be hired as a Seminary teacher, and I can honestly say we are both devastated and feeling pretty hopeless. Steve has gone through many changes in career ideas, college majors, etc, and this is the one, we really felt was going to work out, but apparently we were wrong. So here we start at point zero again trying to figure out what he is suppose to do career wise...but the one thing I am grateful for is that he still has a job at RC Willey, and always had a job there that has paid our bills, furnished our house, gave us an opportunity to have insurance, and basically just been dependable. So as we start over again, for the hundredth time it seems, all I wish is that I could magically solve my husbands dilemmas, take pressure off of him, and still stress to him that no matter what he does (because I don't care if we are ever wealthy) I will always love him, be here for him, support him, and be happy with wherever he ends up, even if it is RC Willey. So at this time with the economy so poor, I pray for all of you who are struggling and wondering where you will go find jobs, or even just go, and I am grateful to a wonderful lesson that reminds me that the Lord is always there for us no matter what...what a wonderful, loving Heavenly Father we have to depend on.