Rounding Out the Sister Talk

Yesterday after a rather long and ehausting weekend of work and church and errands I came home to read my sister Melinda's blog. I look forward to her entries and monitor it vigilantly. Its usually about her cute kids or her wonderful husband and thier going on's as it should be. But yesterday what I got was a little bit of a shock. There was a little about me. I felt kind-of sheepish and modest and thought yeah, she's stretching it a little, except about annoying me by wearing my clothes growing up.
Then this morning after finally catching up on some serious sleep in the pending mass chaotic week that leads to a family reunion and my 13th wedding anniversary. I found an entry from the awakened spirit long thought to be in a deep sleep, the other sister, Amber. I was thrilled and couldn't wait to read it. Questions raced through my mind, what is she up to? Did she post new picture's? Then I read and with an admitted snicker here and there (she's spunky and it shows in her post), I felt relieved and enlightened that all was well.

She too agreed with her twin of my role and then expanded upon her other sister. While I don't feel quite worthy of thier view, I thank them for loving me. That's all I could ask for.

In reality, I have always wanted to be a part of my sister's lives, but it is true we have often walked different spiritual planes. I loved what the church offered me when I was younger, I still love its security and assured promises. I only wish that I practiced it the same way today as I did when I was 14.

I have had a rather awesome responsibility left upon my shoulders when Dad died to feed that spiritual river to my siblings. While I never try not to shove it down thier throats, I am always aware when they seem thin on the "easy" blessings. I like to be subtle with quick e-mail "hugs and kisses", small gifts of magazine subscriptions to the church magazines or conference addresses on CD when I have a little excess in my budget. I pray for them specifically, even when I don't hear from them often and ask the Lord to bless them as he sees fit as he know's thier needs better than I. I like to give and do these things.

I know that any spiritual effort comes back but it often takes a very long time to see even a small result. So I must patiently be persistant and wait for the spirit to rest upon them. When they are ready they will open up and return or share that blessing with others.
In Dad's patriarchal blessing (which we all got a copy of, thanks to mom) it said that he would "see wickedness increase; even people near you turning against the church," What it doesn't say is that he will see them return. I suspect this is because he physically isn't here to see it.

In my blessing it says "In your own family you have the great opportunity to be a missionary for you can set the example for your brothers and sisters. They love you and look up to you and you must therefore bear this responsibility by setting the proper example for them."
I think this is because the baton needed passing on after Dad and so it was me who the Lord felt capable of doing so, Howver I must digress and say that I am not perfect and really should have worked at studying the scriptures more as my blessing also tells me, because this could only help me to get to the level my dad was at. But 20/20 hindsight now says I may have let some doors close in my own ignorance of this request.

Its funny though as I put this in I wonder if the reaction will be the same as Nephi's brothers, Lamen and Lemuel in the book of Mormon. Will they say, you cant' be a leader over us, you're just our sister, what do you know? (I'm certain this is how my brothers feel.) I know I have at least my sisters maybe not feeling that way because of their recent posts.

So if you read this post and are lost on a number of area's please follow the links listed below. They can help you find at least the unfamiliar terms or the mysterious entries spoken of. If you still have a question. Please respond back and I will do my best to get back to you.
http://www.howerton6.blogspot.com
http://www.kickenchica.blogspot.com
http://www.mormon.org