Tonight I had two interviews.
In the first one, there was a youth that was trying to overcome some struggles preparatory to serving a mission. I had the parents come in, and we all had a candid conversation about it. I was just listening, and to my mind came the phrase, "if ye have desires to serve, ye are called to the work." That scripture had come to my mind on Monday, and I had spent a few minutes thinking about how interesting it was that a Testimony wasn't what called someone to the work, just Desire to Serve. But, I wonder if a testimony differentiates the called and the chosen. side note.
Anyway, we read that scripture, but the previous two verses were much more applicable to our particular scenario. So we read those, too. It was neat to have the Holy Ghost bring a scripture to my remembrance. Just as promised in John 14.
Second interview was much more up in the air. I had a clear idea of what I wanted to say to the youth, but was much less sure how it was going to be received. Again, I spent a fair amount of time listening and trying to understand, and once I did, scriptures just came to my mind. 2 Corinthians 12:6-7, 2 Nephi 4:15-18. We even got into 3 Nephi 18:26-27-ish. This interview didn't go as well, at least I didn't feel like the outcome was as concise, but it was still nice to have the Holy Ghost present.
Those scenarios are difficult. I felt an obligation to warn and teach. I can just imagine that youth taking our conversation back to their friends and twisting it to sound like the mean old Bishop and his ultra-conservative views.
