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My Daily Musings-November 8th, 2026

I have been sick with a cold and now a sinus infection for a couple of weeks. This has been hard because I have to deal with those symptoms along with the chronic health issues I experience every day. I haven’t been able to go to church, and I have missed it. I miss being there with fellow believers to worship my Heavenly Father and my Savior. I also miss it because the people in my congregation are so nice and friendly.

I was feeling discouraged on the first Sunday I wasn’t able to attend church. My Heavenly Father sent me a tender mercy in the form of a sweet friend who reached out to me in a text message. She first asked how I was doing. I told her that I had been sick for a week. I thanked her for reaching out to me. She went on to tell me that she missed seeing me at church. Then she asked if there was anything she could do for me. I told her I would be fine but that I really appreciated her reaching out to me. She said that she would like to get to know me better and that we could get together sometime after I felt better. This act of kindness probably didn’t take her very long, but it meant the world to me on a discouraging day. I felt the love of my Heavenly Father through this woman. She made me feel loved and missed.

I think sometimes we don’t reach out to people because we are afraid that they will think differently of us. Sometimes we stress about what people will say or think about us. But when we have an impression that we should reach out to someone, it probably comes from our Heavenly Father. We can be the light that person needs to keep going that day. Our Heavenly Father will send us His love through people around us when we need it the most. We don’t always know what someone is going through, and we may never know how much a simple text, phone call, or kind word can mean to them.

What are some simple ways we can show others that they are loved and remembered? How can we overcome our fears of reaching out to someone when we feel prompted to do so?

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