I've taught two lessons so far. I felt pretty good about the first one, the second one I wasn't too proud of. There are 2 other teachers that teach with me, and I wasn't sure who was teaching tomorrow. I texted one of the other teachers; apparently it was me.
I was not ready for this lesson, I had not even looked at the manual for this upcoming lesson that had to be ready in less than 24 hours. I couldn't believe nobody had told me I had to teach this week, I was so upset. I also had half of a Psychology chapter I had to finish reading before I went to bed, I wasn't prepared for this lesson.
I begrudgingly decided to prepare the lesson before I did my homework. I read through the material, read the scriptures associated with the passages...
I soon realized that the message in this lesson was for ME. The lesson titled "Oh God, Where Art Thou?" describing Joseph Smith and his imprisonment for almost six months left me speechless. I read about the saints and the struggles they faced... about 8,000 of these righteous saints were robbed, beaten and killed while their beloved prophet was held in Liberty Jail.
The lesson continued to talk about the Atonement of Christ and how he has felt everything. He not only suffered for our sins, but he suffered for our pains, our sicknesses, our moments of sadness and loneliness, our afflictions, our times of heartbreak, our hardships, our trials... he died for everything. He is the only one who could ever know exactly how we feel. How GRATEFUL I am for my Savior!Long story short, this lesson was indeed for me. I needed the message found in this lesson that I will teach to my class tomorrow... so grateful for those little reminders He gives me every now and then. I know that He knows me perfectly... He knows me better than I even know myself.
Thank goodness. I don't know what I would do without His guidance in my life. <3
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