Man, I havn't posted in a while but its because I have pictures of things i'd like to post, but always forget my camera at work! So in the meantime...
You know what Dusty said to me last night? He said "You know what is REALLY crazy....." I said "what." and he said "We're going to have a *whispers* BABY". Immediately I felt a knot in my throat which i tried to fight back but couldn't and he said "Are you about to cry???". Its the hormones I guess. Recently at church I remember we had a lesson on Missionary Work and bringing people to the Church. This topic intimidates me enough but something that stuck out to me was that the teacher pointed out that The most important of all people you will have to 'convert'.. is your children. I leaned over to the mom I was sitting by and whispered "that responsibility terrifies me." and she replied.. "Me too." What a SCARY thought to me. Being a convert myself, I am absolutely thrilled to bring my children up in the church, because i know it is right. No doubts about it. But what I am scared of, is my lack of knowledge. I don't know a lot of simple principles and forget what easy simple things mean sometimes. I only know a select few B.O.M stories. How am I supposed to teach my children to love the Scriptures when I am not scripturally smart? What if I'm not a good example? When we were sitting in the ultrasound room a few weeks back, and the technician said "Its a Boy" One of the first thoughts I had was "A Missionary." No Pressure or anything, right? :)
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4 comments:
I was in the same situation as you as a young mother (new convert to the church) but trust me, it'll be fine! It's fun b/c you can learn as they learn. Still overwhelming though, I know. I don't think it matters how long you've been a member of the church...parenting is hard/challenging/rewarding no matter what---and I know you'll be GREAT!
Believe me, I also can feel overwhelmed by the knowledge that "I'm the mom!". I remember the nurse handing my first girl to me and as I held her I wondered, "Oh great, now what do I do?".
I happen to think you'll be a great mom because you're a great person. We all learn how to parent as we go. You'll be fabulous!
I had the same feelings when I was pregnant with Taylor. We will definitely have to learn together (I'm a convert, too- joined 8 years ago!) I'm terrified of my kids not getting a strong testimony and going inactive. I know what it's like to not have the Gospel in your life, and I so hope that I can help teach them how important it is!!
Don't even worry about it. Think of all the awesome stories you can tell him about your conversion process. You'll do great, seriously.
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