Day 32: Feed My Sheep

I've grown up in areas where being a mormon is the majority. I've never been the "outsider" because of my faith. Every time I would learn about missionary work in church, I always felt like it kind of applied to me, but mostly to my brothers and other friends who actually went out into the missionary field and served for 2 years. I was always comfortable and surrounded myself with people of my own faith. Sure, I knew a few people who weren't of my faith, but they seemed so set on staying in their ways that I never bothered to really try and reach out to them about my faith. I'm ashamed to admit that now.

I want so badly to be better at sharing my faith. I still live in an area where I am surrounded by a population whose majority is mormon. But Paul will graduate in a year and who knows where we'll end up? I'm really hoping wherever we go, it is so that we can reach out to someone who isn't of our faith. It's scary to reach out to others and share something so personal to us. No one likes being rejected. Fear is what has kept me back most of these years.

I just finished reading a talk by Elder Russel M. Nelson about missionary work. He touched me by asking us why do we as a church try to follow Christ who was compassionate and loving of everyone, and yet not share this truth with others around us? How would it feel to know that someone you knew was never given a chance to learn about the gospel because you were too afraid to share anything about it with them?

I need to find better ways of reaching out to other people. This gospel is the most important thing in my life, why am I not sharing it with more people? Here's to hoping I can put on my big girl pants and be willing to share my beliefs with someone who doesn't know what I know.