Spinning
Sometimes I have a million things to do, so instead, I just clean the kitchen and sit down to blog. Because that sounds more appealing.
A few weeks ago, our ward and another ward became 3. I didn't think much of it except for the fact that I might be released. But once the boundary changes were announced, I was confident that I'd remain a RS teacher. I felt like I was doing a pretty decent job and wasn't preaching any false doctrine so I didn't think I'd be going anywhere. The following week, we got a phone call for Danny and I to go meet with the Bishop before church. I was giving Danny a hard time that he'd be called as the next Gospel Doctrine teacher because we lost all four of them with the split. The Bishop asked if we had any premonition of what was happening. Neither of us really did. He stared at Danny the entire time and explained that we had lost a lot of leadership in the ward and but that he was excited to give other people the opportunity to step into new callings that would require them to stretch. I was getting a little nervous for him. Then the Bishop said, "But this calling is for your wife." I just laughed and suddenly became terrified. He extended the call to serve as the first counselor in the Relief Society Presidency. I was shocked but at the same time SO COMPLETELY RELIEVED that I wasn't going to be the next Relief Society President because that calling scares the living daylights out of me. The President and I had never even met and had no idea who the other one was. She just had a list of names. It's amazing to me how the Lord works. I feel completely inadequate because I basically don't know anyone. The other members of the Presidency seem to have a good feel for names and faces but I still feel new and like all my friends and people I associated with, were taken from the ward. It's been sad for me to say goodbye to them and have to suddenly look at all these faces that I don't recognize. Thankfully the Lord qualifies whom he calls. Our first Presidency meeting was that night and went over 2 hours. Organizing a new ward is a lot of work.
As I'm typing, my phone is going off with texts and emails regarding Relief Society stuff. It's only been 2 weeks and has proven to be quite an adjustment from my once-a-month commitment.
Bishop said he can't be the one to extend Danny's new calling and we got a call last week from someone on the High Council who wants to meet with us. Danny is kind of freaking out and I don't blame him. Bishop Wynn said he "had a feeling us three would be working together a lot". Hmmm.
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A few weeks ago, our ward and another ward became 3. I didn't think much of it except for the fact that I might be released. But once the boundary changes were announced, I was confident that I'd remain a RS teacher. I felt like I was doing a pretty decent job and wasn't preaching any false doctrine so I didn't think I'd be going anywhere. The following week, we got a phone call for Danny and I to go meet with the Bishop before church. I was giving Danny a hard time that he'd be called as the next Gospel Doctrine teacher because we lost all four of them with the split. The Bishop asked if we had any premonition of what was happening. Neither of us really did. He stared at Danny the entire time and explained that we had lost a lot of leadership in the ward and but that he was excited to give other people the opportunity to step into new callings that would require them to stretch. I was getting a little nervous for him. Then the Bishop said, "But this calling is for your wife." I just laughed and suddenly became terrified. He extended the call to serve as the first counselor in the Relief Society Presidency. I was shocked but at the same time SO COMPLETELY RELIEVED that I wasn't going to be the next Relief Society President because that calling scares the living daylights out of me. The President and I had never even met and had no idea who the other one was. She just had a list of names. It's amazing to me how the Lord works. I feel completely inadequate because I basically don't know anyone. The other members of the Presidency seem to have a good feel for names and faces but I still feel new and like all my friends and people I associated with, were taken from the ward. It's been sad for me to say goodbye to them and have to suddenly look at all these faces that I don't recognize. Thankfully the Lord qualifies whom he calls. Our first Presidency meeting was that night and went over 2 hours. Organizing a new ward is a lot of work.
As I'm typing, my phone is going off with texts and emails regarding Relief Society stuff. It's only been 2 weeks and has proven to be quite an adjustment from my once-a-month commitment.
Bishop said he can't be the one to extend Danny's new calling and we got a call last week from someone on the High Council who wants to meet with us. Danny is kind of freaking out and I don't blame him. Bishop Wynn said he "had a feeling us three would be working together a lot". Hmmm.
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We just got back from an awesome vacation but now I have major PVD or Post Vacation Depression. Mostly due to the state that my home is in. I have mounds upon mounds of laundry, a stack of mail a foot high, bags that still haven't been unpacked, and I'm on this "must simplify my life" kick so I want to grab a garbage can and D.I. bag and go to TOWN on this place. I also want to meet with the Principal about Cole's classroom experience and do some meal planning because if I never eat fast food again it will be Zion to me. Pre-vacation is stressful because of all the loose ends that need to be tied up before leaving for over a week. Then vacation is anything but relaxing with young children (but we do it for the memories) and then there's the PVD. Life is grand :) Someday I'll forget about the piles of laundry and just look back at the fun we had and it will all be worth it.
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So basically, I don't know where to start and my head is spinning. At least I cleaned the kitchen. On to the next item on my never-ending list...
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