Come!

On Monday I took  Maija, Phillip and a friend's little girl who is about Phillip's age to the play ground of dreams.  (We call it the castle park, but it's real name is the Play Ground of Dreams).  Maija and Phillip are used to playing on whatever they want and when we got there off they went to play.  "D" however is an only child and doesn't play with other children very often and she was a little lost as to what she should be doing with the other kids.  Maija stopped and noticed that D wasn't playing and so she walked over to her, grabbed her hand and said "Come!"  I may just be emotional right now, but having just made a big transition in our lives and being in the process of making new friends myself it really struck me.  My eyes may have been "sweating". 

Then I found this quote by James E. Faust
“The commandment given by the Savior was to love others and yourself. Am I secure enough in my love of myself to laugh at myself, to admit mistakes, to graciously accept a compliment? Am I secure in my love of others to smile and say hello to a perfect stranger?”


If I could only be more like a child!  My goal during the next few months is to make new friends, and literally say "Come!"  Some very lovely sisters have done that for me here, and with my new calling as the Relief Society Meeting Coordinator I have the perfect opportunity to do just that.