A year ago, my Mom was driving me to a doctors appointment, and we got lost along the way. We drove by a chapel, and she said excitedly, "It's ok, we're among friends, we're never lost when we are close to the church". I teased her about it pretty good at the time, and each time I am driving with her in the car, and we pass a church, I tease her a little bit.
Tonight, as I was driving home with the kids, I was feeling a little lost, both in relation to how to get home, and where I am in life. Since our move, I have been struggling with being so far away from my support group, from all of my friends, and the people who love us and care about us. I have tried to help us fit here, but it has been frustrating, and so far unfruitful.
As I drove, looking for where I was, trying to find where I needed to be, I looked beside me, and saw a chapel, and behind it, the Mount Timpanogos Temple lit up in the distance. In my head, my Mother's words echoed in my ears "It's ok, you're among friends, you're never lost when you are close to the Temple." I realized in that moment, that there was a dual meaning to those words. Although I haven't felt at home here, and I've felt very lost since our move, and although I have not felt like I am among friends, I know my Mom's words are true. When all else is lost, when we are lost, we are never truly lost if we are close to God. He is our truest and most loyal friend, and in time, he will send others to our rescue, and we will feel peace, and feel like we are among friends.
Thank you Mom, for teaching me such a powerful lesson, even if it took me a year to fully understand the meaning behind your words.
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