I hope many of you were able to view the General Women's Broadcast this past Saturday night, and if not, it's easily accessible on LDS.ORG to view those 4 talks!
The text isn't yet available, but you can view the video of the 1st talk here:
The first speaker, Sister Bonnie H. Cordon, the 2nd Counselor in the General Primary Presidency, spoke about how we should center ourselves on Christ, leaning not to our own understanding. She gave 3 ways that we can center ourselves and trust in Christ, including 1) Feasting on the Words of Christ, 2) Praying, and 3) Serving.
She shared a very touching story about a woman who was extremely ill and only felt OK 1-2 days a month, while being in extreme pain, exhaust, and nausea the rest of the time. Although many people would've seen her situation and felt that she was exempt from service, her husband encouraged her to serve. On those few OK days each month, she and her family would deliver Get Well kits to others going through similar circumstances and perform other acts of service for those in the community.
The point of this wonderful story is that we often put excuses as to why we aren't serving. It's easy to fill our time with other important things that get in the way. It's easy to not feel so great and not feel like we're in a great place to serve. However, at those moments when we feel the crummiest, when we feel that we need to just focus on ourselves, those are often the moments that we can greatly benefit from serving others. This woman and her family were brought great joy, peace, and comfort through serving others, and it was her greatest source of happiness during those dreadful times.
I absolutely loved this lesson from Sister Cordon's talk, and I'm guessing it applies to many other women besides just me. As a young, busy mom, of course I can find lots of excuses to not serve, but I'm always happier when I choose to serve. Service is one of the greatest ways to lift our spirits, improve our perspective, and bless the lives of others, along with our own lives.
So, if you're feeling happy and wonderful and have lots of time, of course you are welcome to serve on Tuesdays with us. However, if you're feeling down, hopeless, depressed, or busy, and like it's hard to serve, it's probably a wonderful time to join us as well :)
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