The Foundation of A Great Work

The theme for our recent Stake Conference came from Doctrine and Covenants 64:33-34 which reads “Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great. Behold the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind; and the willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these the last days.” 

I’ve been glancing at this scripture nearly every morning as the announcement for the conference, which had the scripture printed on it, is the bookmark for morning Ensign reading. It’s beginning to sink in and I’m trying to apply it my here and now.

A lot that I’ve done in my life has been the foundation work for something greater that I have yet to see. Take my schooling, for instance. I thought that I’d laid the foundation and nearly built the house for my career when I finished college 2+ years ago. I’m learning though that I may have built the foundation and possibly framed the walls but my house is far from complete. And ya know what? I’m pretty ok with that. It’s taken me time to get here and I’m not always in a place where I’m perfectly content but for the most part, I’m ok. If I’d gotten that dream job right out of college, I would have missed out on the opportunities that I’ve had to teach things I never thought I’d be teach. I’ve started looking at my present situation through the eyes of a med student. They don’t go from undergrad to the operating room but have years of additional training in-between. So, in essence, my subbing and work as an aide is my personal “med school”.

And who knows what the future is going to bring???