Goodnight my jacket

So, we had a regional conference today where we talked about an analogy about dating. Here it is: 

“The situation of a Church member who is single can be illustrated by a simple analogy. Imagine that your favorite hobby is stargazing and you’ve just joined a stargazing club. You come to your first club activity eager to participate. It’s a cold night, but you’re not concerned: most of the club members are wearing club jackets, and you’ve been told you should be able to get one as well. But there is no jacket for you. You ask about it, and you are told to keep looking and that if you do your best, you will find a jacket when the time is right.

“Meanwhile, you are getting pretty cold and a little worried. And you notice that most of the other club members are talking about how nice and warm their jackets are. In fact, throughout the evening the topic surfaces continually in various forms: how to wash and dry your jacket, how to add extra pockets, how to mend it, and so forth. Some of the club members notice you don’t have a jacket. `You really need a jacket for these activities,’ they tell you. `Why don’t you have one yet?’”

Well, I don't have my jacket yet, but someday I will find a jacket be "warm". I just laughed a lot during this analogy because we are relating singlehood to jackets. It is kinda ridiculous but let me tell you that Sister Oaks is amazing. She is so great. So, while all of you warm people who have jackets already, don't ask us "why don't you have one yet?". Please and thank you. Yes, this has been one of the greatest talks I have heard in a long time. It will happen with God's timing, so sometimes I don't have control of it. Yes, I can show interest in some jackets, but ultimately the other jacket has to want me as well. I will just shiver until some jacket wants me as well. But here is my plan, I will run in place as I wait to keep warm. 

So have a great night my future jacket! Don't be keeping some other girl warm for too long before you keep me warm!

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