Not only have I been out of school for nearly 3 years, but I am transferring colleges. There are all sorts of new terms and ways of doing things that I have to work at staying calm sometimes.(I mean who has ever heard of TSIP? And using my personal email instead of a school one? How weird is that!) I consistently have to remind myself that it's a process and that eventually it will be second nature. I also have to remind myself that I know I'm going where the Lord wants me to be.
Sound familiar to anyone? (Specifically people who have joined the LDS church later in life?)
That's right! Analogy time! But hey, I FINALLY think I can relate! (So I got too excited not to share this.)
I've heard of (and personally witnessed) new converts growing frustrated after joining the church. It's a new language. It's a new culture. It's a new social group. It's confusing. It can be frustrating. I've always known that, but now I really KNOW it.
You hear the familiar words like "Jesus," "Spirit," "faith." But what about those other words? "Bishopric," "endowment," "trunky?" What are those? You knew you were doing the right thing in joining the church but now what you mostly feel is confused and often frustrated.
Here is what has helped me in my own "conversion":
- Asking! I've had to humble myself and realize that sometimes even the simple things confuse me. But it's better to ask and look stupid than stay quiet and really be stupid.
- Research. Go to the right source of course. I've spent many hours exploring the Texas State website and wearing their search engine out.
- Prayer. Whenever I get really frustrated I start losing hope. I question if my decision was right. But I KNOW it's right! So I pray for peace, patience, and faith.
Understanding will come! But not all at once. After some time I'm sure I'll look back and laugh, "psh! I can't believe I had such a hard time with that!"
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