Enlightenment

I had the opportunity to coach Danny's soccer team, as they had a game, this morning.  Their coach is out of town and so he asked if I would fill in for him.  There are normally ten players on his team but today there were only seven.  That meant that only one person would sit at a time so the real key during today's game was going to be the time management of the players to give them some sort of rest to be able to last the entire game.  That was very difficult to do.  By the last five minutes, the kids were running on pure guts.
There is a lesson to learn from this scenario.  Life really does take a 'team effort' in many instances.  There isn't anybody that can do everything all on their own and expect to survive.  Sometimes, life introduces things that are difficult to handle, and much like the kids in today's soccer game, we are expected to run off of pure guts.  It's okay though.
Today, the General Conference, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints began.  I am always rewarded by the things I am taught by the leaders of the church.  I was reminded of the importance of enduring things in life that may be difficult to understand when they are happening.  Most of the time, the difficulty comes from someone that I know who has problems that weigh them down but ask me to help them through those tough times.  We all know what that is like.  We help where we can until things become calmer in the lives of our friends or family who are struggling.
It was a great lesson for me to coach the young team of kids.  I am always amazed at the opportunities to learn and to be reminded of things in my life.  It makes me thankful for my life and all that I am blessed with.