She's Quotable

So remember when I said that I joined a Facebook page for Sister Missionaries? Well, it's called, "Many are called...but few are Sisters!!" I get updates from sisters around the globe who are getting mission calls and returning and fulfilling the Errand of Angels. I found this really good thought from one of those sisters that I couldn't resist sharing because it was such a good thought--one that I really needed at the moment! Here it is:

Hey, Sisters. I have something to say.
The phrase "Forget yourself and go to work" is a phrase that you will hear over and OVER and OVER on your mission.
Let's clarify this phrase a bit, 'kay?
This means to FORGET and FORSAKE your selfish wants. However, it DOES NOT mean that you should FORSAKE yourself -- your spiritual, emotional, and physical NEEDS. Yes, it is sometimes required of you to keep on knocking doors for another hour until dinner or lunch or whatever even if you are tired, etc.
But listen to your body. Listen to the Spirit. Trust in God. Take care of yourself so you can take care of God's children in your calling. God wants you to work hard, but NOT SO HARD that it taxes your emotional or physical health.
"The spirit and the body are the soul of man." Doc & Cov 88:15.

In this great work we are called to do -- to save souls which are so precious to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ -- Please, please, PLEASE remember that you are a soul, too.

Amazing, right? It is human nature to think of yourself, but it is godly to think of others before yourself. When we put aside our selfish wants and desires, we become closer to Heavenly Father. But we needn't neglect ourselves in the process. I have heard it said that we can't fully love others until we truly love ourselves. They go hand in hand, but knowing who you are--that kind of love--trumps the others by a landslide.
That being said,
Off to Work I go,
Future Sister Holly Howell