Enjoying the Journey

SK and I each taught a lesson today in Church.  He taught his quorum the lesson and I taught YSA Sunday School.  We both enjoy teaching....always have, but today's lesson was a stress for SK.  He taught in Danish!  From all I have heard he did an excellent job.  He felt good about it afterward.

I taught in English, because the YSA Sunday School class is always in English....lucky me!  The truth is that SK could have taught in English if he had chosen to do so, but that is absolutely beyond the question.  He feels duty-bound to use the Danish language.

After church, I worked on the lesson for Thursday in Institute.  I will teach from D&C and am looking forward to the discussions that night.  The YSAs are always incredible in the comments they make and the way they participate.  A good question can elicit many wonderful answers, so I am trying to formulate some really good questions.

At our student council meeting this afternoon at the center, he made several comments in Danish...and I must say he always sounds pretty good to me!  And I think he sounds pretty good to everyone else.  No one giggles or asks him to repeat, and I know enough to know that he is pretty careful with grammar as well as pronunciation.  An older woman whispered to me one day at church that a certain elder (definitely not SK) "molests" the language.  It was such a funny comment, but I know what she meant.  In their zeal to learn and speak Danish, some barrel ahead saying whatever they can.  And in truth.....they are the ones who will be able to speak the best when they go home.

Following student council, we had our YSA Sacrament meeting.  Those meetings are always held on the last Sunday of the month (yes....this really is the last Sunday of the month!) and are excellent.  One of the speakers was unable to come at the last minute, so a young woman and I were each asked to bear our testimonies.  I had just a few moments to think about it.

The lovely thing is that I was told I could speak in Danish or English.  I thought .... debated....and went for it in English.  I could have born my testimony in Danish....and it would definitely be better than a year ago, but I knew I had a couple of minutes and I knew our theme was "goals" and I wanted to speak from my heart.  English or Danish, it is really really nice to bear testimony in that setting.

I have had ample time today to immerse myself in the scriptures and to enjoy inspiring meetings.  Those of you with children at home.....enjoy these days.....days like today for me...are ahead for you.  But I sometimes long for those times when my children were little.

I am convinced there is joy to be found in any time....