The Magnet FIsher Meets the Missionaries
I figured it was about time for another journal entry, and as I get ready to read scriptures before bed, I am reminded of how a magnet fishing adventure ended up bringing me back to a better relationship with God.
Now I know that it’s important to be spiritually well along with physically and mentally, and well I battled with the spirituality bit for a long time after losing my son in 2020. In my mind, he was taken from me, and it was a torture and punishment from above to me. I took it a bit more than personally as I can sometimes, and well we fast forward to this March.
It was still cold, but I had a magnet, and I wanted to do some magnet fishing. So Badger Exploration and I headed down to the Manitowoc River and we started tossing magnets. Some time into it, I met some missionary folks walking by and we got to chatting. I love conversation from time to time, especially about my hobbies, so we chatted for a bit. They said the’d reach out and in time they did, well new missionaries did.
In the past, I would generally dismiss things like this as I always made myself too busy for anything that wasn’t work related, but since I’ve been better at turning it down a few notches, I agreed. That decision would turn into weekly scripture reading sessions in my garage and my return to church for worship services for the first time in probably a decade or longer. I could feel my faith being restored with my commitment to nightly readings, occasional Sunday services, and of course the Thursday readings.
It also brought me closer to God, closer to understanding why I am still here and my son is not. My son was needed elsewhere before I was done with my works here on Earth at the end of the day. I use each day to do my best, make mistakes and own them, and work through hard times with perseverance. Some days are bad days, but there is still good to be found in them that we can use to carry us through to the next day.
To the Elders; you know who you are, I pray you continue to walk with courage and the joy from your faith, and I wish you success in your mission. I know it will be an adventure! And to all I hope that you are able to find peace as I have and continue to thanks to a chance encounter with folks I do not normally talk too. Blessings come from everywhere, and we should remember that!
