There had also be quite a bit of murmuring and complaining going on during Zion's Camp. One line from the lesson keeps playing over and over in my head. "Even a dog could not bark at some men without their murmuring to Joseph." I wonder what dog bark we murmur about. Here are a few that I have heard and sorry to say a few that I have said. Worse yet I have thought many of them.
"Don't answer the phone. It will just be someone telling me they won't be at church today to teach their primary class."
"I don't know why we even go to this house to get fast offerings. They never pay."
"I'm a teacher, why do I have to do fast offerings? Why aren't the deacons doing it?"
To a 15 year old teacher who had been preparing to pass the sacrament until a 12 year old deacon came into the room. "You lucked out this time."
"Do I have to go visiting teaching to that house?"
"Her as a companion? Oh no!"
"Thank goodness the blue and gold is only once a year!"
"I just don't have time to go visiting teaching."
"You want me to take a meal to someone tonight?"
What kind of message do I send when I murmur? If I can't be faithful over the small things how will I ever be faithful over the big things. I want to be like the group who "...were always ready and willing to do as our leader desired."
1 comment:
Zion's Camp was indeed a training ground for the priesthood leadership in the Church. IMHO we are in a wonderful training ground for our future leadership positions as well. How we handle our tasks in this life will certainly make a difference in what responsibilities come to us in the next!
Great post!
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