So last month's home teaching lesson really hit close to home.
President Monson recounts when he was first called into the bishopric. He discusses how he had to choose between his lifelong goal to be an officer in the military or serve the Lord.
"But then something happened. I was called to be a counselor in my ward bishopric. The bishop's council meeting was on the same evening as my navy drill meeting. I knew there was a terrible conflict. I knew that I didn't have the time to pursue the Naval Reserve and my bishopric duties. What was I to do? A decision had to be made."
A few months ago, I had to make a similar decision of much smaller magnitude. Our ultimate frisbee playoff game was Wednesday night at 8 PM. Right during bishopric meeting. I rationalized that it was a one time thing and that we could just have bishopric to some other night. So I played in my game. When I hear this story by President Monson, I ask myself if I need to remember what it means to put the Lord first. President Monson probably considered asking his bishop to move the meeting to a different night. But he understood something that I still need to learn.
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