A True Follower

​Wow, what a week!

So I will be very honest this week is very jumbled in my head. With a brand new area, celebrating birthdays and my 12-month mark, learning how to ride a bike in a skirt, teaching all new people, AND listening to an AMAZING General Conference, I don't even know where to begin. 

I'll start by telling you that I love my new area and companion. My new companion's name is Sister Maschino and she is just a ball of energy and I love her. She has been teaching me all the ropes and it's crazy because she has only been out for 3 months. It's my first time being in an area where my companion knows the area but I don't. Isn't that crazy! For a whole year now I have always been either leading the area or my companion and I have been the "blind leading the blind." It's so different being a true follower. 

Being a follower this week has taught me a lot. I think growing up and in school, I was taught (but really taught myself) that followers are weak and so you always need to be a leader. With that mentality, I became very comfortable in leadership positions. It was easy for me to know what was going on and guide others in the right direction. I have learned this week that being a follower does not mean you are weak. I have learned that I have a lot to learn when it comes to being a follower. A true follower is humble, willing to ask questions and seek correction. A true follower trusts their leader, even when actions might not make sense. A true follower walks with the leader, never sitting just waiting for the leader to drag them along. This week as I've had to humbly ask questions, trust my companion, and give all that I had (even though I couldn't give much) I've started to become a​ true follower. 

This slow process of becoming a true follower has ow that following him doesn't mean that we are weak. It means that we are humble, that we trust Him, and that we are willing to walk side by side with Him. I know that as we each choose to follow our Savior that we will become like him and come to love Him almost as much as He already loves us.

I love this gospel, I love being a small part of God's work, and I love each of ​​you.

Sister Aase​