So, I have a temp to perm job right now working in HR. This places me in a position where I am needing to work every day to prove myself, so they will want to keep me permanently. My boss is a type A personality. She walks into a room and commands respect. She is known to the business world as strong and determined, which can be intimidating. Some have even said she is cold hearted. I don't see her this way though. I see the tenderness in her when she speaks of her baby girl. I see the light in her laughter. I personally see a beautiful daughter of God who perhaps gets caught up in the work persona she has to keep up with.
She has many redeeming qualities. But just as with anyone else, she has her weaknesses and this week has been a little frustrating as I have had to be patient with one of the difficult aspects of working with her.
The other day she sent me an email with pretty vague information. She wanted me to create a flyer. Because there was such limited info, I assumed it was the information she wanted in the flyer. So, I copied the info into a template with the correct dates and times of the meetings for each location and sent her the final drafts.
She pulled me into her office, sat me down and said, "When I send you information, you need to think of the audience. They aren't going to know what HRA means. We have to think of the demographic and then go from there." I understood entirely what she was saying and completely agreed, however there was one problem. I had NO idea what the meetings were for. I did not know anything about the meetings taking place beforehand. No one had discussed with me that our broker would be coming to assist our employees with closing out their HRA's and submitting final expenses for reimbursement.
All of this information was what she wanted in the flyer, but she assumed I knew this and would understand what her vague email meant. I simply couldn't put together a flyer on limited information to convey what she wanted and needed. I was in need of MORE knowledge. Needless to say I did not want to disrespect her by getting irritated with her assumption and instead went back into her office, sat down with a paper and pen in hand and meekly asked her to explain what the meetings were for, so I could better understand what she needed. Once explained, I was given the information and was able to more successfully complete my "mission." I have also learned if I want more information when something is vague, I will go to the source and ask questions.
I was thinking about this on the way home and was inspired by this life lesson. I thought about what life would be like if all I had was vague information and a limited knowledge of how to get home again to where I came from. The "world" will offer us limited information when it comes to who we really are, what is needed of us, and where we are supposed to go. Gratefully, Heavenly Father has blessed us with a complete road map and the true Gospel of Jesus Christ restored on the earth to provide us with greater light and knowledge.
I remember my mom telling me about her spiritual journey and how she always felt from the time she was young, various religions had God's truth. Truth is truth and is found throughout the world in various cultures. But she explained that when the LDS missionaries came to the door and she finally let them in, they were able to answer every question she had always had about God. Where we come from. Where we are going. And by what proper authority and power we work through here on earth.
She was never baptized in the church she was raised in because she felt deep inside they did not hold the proper authority. When she was taught the Priesthood and that Christ was the true source and holder of those keys, she gained a powerful testimony of its truthfulness. It wasn't vague or partial. She said she felt like it was a complete puzzle put together from all the truths she already had attained. The Gospel of Jesus Christ filled in the gaps. She was given a more complete knowledge to fulfill her mission on earth.
We are so blessed with what has been written in various scriptures. We have greater light and knowledge and when a spiritual concept seems vague, we have the ability to go to the true source to ask and receive answers. My boss had not given the information I needed to fulfill the task I had been given. She assumed I already knew about the meetings. But, we HAVE been given the information we need and now it is up to us to USE the information we have received and ask for more information as needed to help us fulfill our missions on this earth.
We get to choose what we do with the greater light and knowledge. Will we squander our time in idleness thinking one day I will fulfill my destiny? Will we choose to believe the knowledge isn't of value and walk away? Will we live our lives in insecurity, believing we are not good enough to fulfill our mission? Or will we choose to learn every day, line upon line, here a little and there a little. Will we choose to learn from our own mistakes or the mistakes of others until we have completed the missions we have come here to fulfill and receive not just a partial joy, but a FULLNESS of joy? Our choice! <3
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