Sharing the Gospel

Today I took a late lunch. I was surprised I even went out at all. Normally, I'd just be hungry, but go home an hour early. But today I decided to go to the Novell Cafeteria. It's this fabulous place where you have lots of options to choose from for lunch, and it's all relatively inexpensive, especially compared to Nuskin's Cafe prices. The Buffalo Spicy Chicken Salad caught my eye, and it was awful. It was way too spicy for my tender tongue, and it had way too much sauce. Now normally, ordering an awful lunch would have put me in an awful angry hungry mood... but instead... today was different. I sat just close enough to a table nearby to hear half of their conversation. It was all about the gospel. There were little snippets I heard every once in a while so that I got the jist of the whole coversation. They were talking about Christ's Baptism. And why it was important for him to get baptized to show us the way. They were discussing types of baptism, and mercy vs. grace and how it works hand in hand. They were talking about the atonement, and I was able to eavesdrop in on their conversation for about a half hour, until I left. Normally, I would have pulled open my Polish book and tried to learn a few new Polish vocab words, but instead I was way too interested in what they were talking about. I just wanted to walk over and pull up a chair and listen in... but in reality - that would be so awkward and that would definitely show that I lack in social skills.

It made me ponder and reflect back on my mission. It made me remember all about what kinds of answers I used to give while I was on my mission when people would ask me similar questions. Most of all, it made me just itch to share the gospel with someone. I think that most times we are just "comfortable" where we are at, and we don't really REACH out to people like the way the Savior did. We just figure that everyone is happy where they are at, and that we are happy with where we are at, and we just let things sit happy. But, I was thinking about how when we do share the gospel, yes... it puts us outside of our comfort zone, but think of how much more happy we are when we do it. It not only reaffirms our faith, but helps us grow closer to others by knowing that we are serving them and treating them as Christ would. Sharing the Gospel doesn't necessarily need to be going up to random strangers and "bearing your testimony" it doesn't need to be you giving away countless copies of the Book of Mormon. Rather, sharing the gospel is more about the way that we reach out to others and help them come closer to Christ. We share ways in which we have come closer to the Savior and hope that through our love and example, they will come close to the Savior also.

So I'm sure that even though these gentleman had no intention of going to lunch together to talk about Jesus Christ, that they were both edified and enriched by talking about him. It was a chance that they each had to grow... and this is what I want. I want a chance to grow. I want a chance to reach out to others. I want a chance to bear witness of the fulness of the gospel. I want someone to feel the love of the savior through me.

Michal and I are discussing ways in which we can grow and become better people and a better family together... and I know that this fits into our discussion plans. I know that sometimes we have to take a step into the dark in order to see the light and that sometime decisions that you make can be scary. It is scary when you are trying to piece together your life and make choices that you have no idea how they will affect you. But regardless of the outcome, as long as we are growing and learning from the experiences that we make... it will make us better people, and I know that we will be blessed temporally and spritually from our decisions. Mostly because we choose to include the Lord in them. That is what is so great about life. That there are so many choices. Yes - I admit - I'm the worst at making decisions, but when I look at an eternal perspective of things it helps me to realize that I can only become better by each decision I make. Hopefully, as the next few months unravel and as we continue to try to make our family better... I can "blog" about all these fun decisions that have helped us to become better people.