Setbacks

Sometimes even little setbacks cause great frustration. Let me tell you about one of those moments this week (that actually turned out to be very fortunate). For the last two weeks I've been trying to play racquetball with one of my medical school classmates. We planned on playing Tuesday after our anatomy lab, but when I got to campus I realized I forgot my badge! I needed it to get into the racquetball court and I felt bad cancelling our match again. So I reluctantly headed home, knowing that traffic and another 40 minutes of driving awaited me.

Ironically, I didn't get to play racquetball anyway and would have survived the day without my badge, but I'm glad that I went home to get it. To try and make good use of the time, I decided to listen to two talks from recent General Conferences. As I drove and listened to these messages centered on the Book of Mormon, my attitude changed from annoyed to humbled. The words of the speakers touched my heart. What appeared at first to be a setback turned out to be a blessing and an answer to my prayer. 

You may be surprised by the good that can come of temporary setbacks.