We moved into the Rapid Valley ward in December last year. It took a few months before I was given callings...Sterling as well.
I was called to two callings around the same time. 1)Relief Society Enrichment Committee Head. To lead the committee that plans and throws the monthly RS activities.
2) Co-Gospel Doctrine teacher. Malinda Stone would teach one week and I would teach the next.
I enjoyed both callings. My 1st calling was a lot easier for me. I had a lot of fun with my committee planning and throwing fun events. We did the Annual Birthday Dinner (huge success), a Get To Know Your Sisters Game Night (Success!), Visiting Teaching Conference (Which was a success despite the drama one sister caused) and a cake decorating Basics class taught by Druceal Sheldon (frosting decorating) and myself (fondant). It was moved from one date to another due to weather so we had a small turnout of about 5 sisters aside from the teachers. But it was a success anyway. It would be awesome to do annually.
My Gospel Doctrine calling also took up a lot of time but only every other week. It took about three days of working on my lesson to get it prepared. Being a mom of three I don't find that much alone time each day to work on it.
I learned so much by studying the scriptures! Old Testament is not easy for me to understand. But praying for help and studying it over a few days has really opened my eyes. I would read some of it and not understand it at all. But with the help of the manual and the Seminary manual and reading it a few days after the 1st time, I understand. I have never learned the Old Testament as well as I have by teaching it.
I have also been an unofficial Primary substitute. Not many people in the ward are willing to take on a primary class. So I do it. After a few weeks of teaching Gospel Doctrine I feel really confident to teach, even last minute, a class of 3 year olds or 5 year olds.
I have been subbing when I can in Ty's 3 yr old class while his teacher had her third baby and has been staying home with him.
And my last calling is Visiting Teacher, of course. I have been one to strive to get 100% visiting teaching each month when possible. I did well at it in Italy.
Now I have three kids and my husband works two totally different shifts rotating every other week. And the sisters we visit are spread out. Two live in Box Elder which is 15 minutes away. One lives close to me. But we can't seem to get them to let us come visit on the same day. So we make different trips when we can. One sister only wants to see my companion because she has had her as her vising teacher for a long time. And the other two are also inactives.
Visiting Teaching is, sadly, a burden now. I pray that it will change. I no longer feel I can get 100% v.t. each month. I feel I need a break every other month. It has been stressful with my life being so busy.
It has not been that long since I got my callings in this ward. But I am being released from both of those callings and placed in another. I will be in the Relief Society Presidency...one of the counselor. Although I am not sure which one...first or second. The Bishopric member could not remember which when he asked if I would accept the calling.
Of course I would accept. Ster thinks I will be as busy in this calling as I was in both my current callings.
On Sunday I will be released from gospel doctrine and hopefully Enrichment Committee and set apart in the new one.
The Relief Society President is my visiting teaching companion Missy Davis. Her other choice for counselor is a woman I do not know. And the Secretary is not changing...Laura Smith.
Actually, I have not been told I will be released from Enrichment Committee. I'm just kind of hoping so. It's a busy calling and if I have to do that as well as Relief Society Presidency I might be way too busy.
Ster thinks I will be kept in charge of overseeing the committee but that I won't be in charge of coming up with the ideas for events and hosting them. I will probably continue to make the flyers (digital and printed) because I am good at it and getting it done promptly so everyone can plan for the event.
I am so thankful to be a part of the Lord's church and to have so many opportunities to serve. I am blessed in countless ways for serving in the church! Some of those ways are gaining experience in different areas and growing.
This will be my first time in the Relief Society Presidency. I am
