I want to quickly share this experience from my awesome future missionary cousin, Savanna Reilly;
¨I
had the coolest future missionary experience! So this past week I have
been looking for a job but I haven't found any luck with finding one. So on Thursday morning,
I got on my knees and i said a prayer. In my prayer i asked heavenly
father to give me some motivation to help me feel better because i felt
super down. I needed something that was going to cheer me up. I went to
practice then I was driving home and I was stopped at a red light. I saw
these people who were pushing there truck because they ran out of gas.
In my mind i was like oh man someone needs to go help them. then i went
through the light and i had a feeling in the bottom of my stomach that
was like uhhhh no, you need to go help them. But then i was like nahhh
they don't need my help. Right after that, i got the worst stomach pain i
have ever had in my life. I knew that the lord was telling me
something. then i was like uhhhh okay fine. this all happened in a
matter of about 15 seconds. I flipped my car around and went back to
where the people were. they were on the side of the road and it was 2
men and 1 women. i pulled over and i said hey do you guys need any help
and one guy said yeah were just trying to get her back in the car but
she wont come. i said she can come with me and i will follow you guys to
the gas station. she comes in my car and she says thank you very much
for the ride. i just had triple by pass surgery and I'm homeless. i just
got kicked out of my apartment and i don't have any money or a job. and
at this point I'm thinking to myself like even if this women is lying i don't even care because she looks really sad. so i obviously felt really
bad for her. then she says also the guys that i am with are also broke.
they both lost there jobs and they don't even have money to pay for gas.
right after she said that i said hey i want to put in like 10 bucks for
your gas. and she said only if i get your number to pay me back. then i
said how about when you get 10 dollars, you can pay me back by paying it
forward to someone else who needs it at that time. and she said your
going to make me cry. i filled up her truck and i said goodbye to her
and the other guys. before i leave she says god puts blessing in our
lives, and today, you were a blessing to me. i felt so much joy after
she said that to me. i knew that heavenly father wanted me to not worry
about my struggles because there are people who are going through far
worse things than me. also i felt awesome because i truly felt like i
helped my sister. we are all brothers and sisters and if one person
needs my help I'm going to help them because they are my true brothers
and sisters. i may not ever talk to this women again, but i know that i
was blessed because i helped my sister. i just had to share this story
with you. i hope it makes you happy because it really made me happy.¨
I
think we can all learn from this experience and remember that our
lives, trials, and difficulties can ALWAYS be worse. Way too many times
we get caught up in ourselves and forget the blessings that have been
bestowed upon us like rain from the clouds. We often see people
struggling or in need of help but say that someone else can do it. NO!
We are able. They need our help. They have been put in our path for a
reason. So remember that. Lets all forget about ourselves and offer our
hand when we can. Just like how Christ would and does always.
Love you all and have a great week!
Elder Greer
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