Sure, singing these words in a hymn and then actually doing them are kinda 2 different things...
I was asked some weeks ago if I felt comfortable with a calling, I'd been coming back to church for a little while now and getting myself involved and Bishop felt strongly that I should receive a calling. (A calling is like a voluntry church job that God gives you.) I had also felt like I wanted a calling so I was more than happy to accept. Bishop said he had to talk to his Ward Leaders and Pray about where I would be best needed at this time.
So yesterday he called me into his office and advised me that he had prayerfully considered with his cousellors where I would be best to serve.
I'm sitting there knowing inside he was going to say Primary and hoping he would say Relief Society...
"On the Primary Board."
Me: "What's a Primary Board?"
So he then had to explain the set-up of Primary to me (Oh, Primary is the little kids up to 11 y.o.). Since I haven't been in primary for over half my life, I'm a bit out of touch...
He also said that inlight of what happened to my Dad (My Dad had a bad push-bike accident on Friday and is currently in High Dependent Unit at out local hospital... He will be fine though, He's still cheeky as ever and a very determined man.) they were considering not talking to me today about it (they were already 3 weeks later than they had originally told me). I replied to Bishop, "Dad would want me to take this calling regardless of what is happening to anyone." and he would. I was a bit shocked that they had considered that. Bishop's response was "I thought that about your Dad too."
So, after meeting with Bishop I ram into our current Primary president, she was also my Young Women's president when I was in YW. "Hello Boss." She laughed "Haha, YES!" clapping her hands together... I take it from her reaction that she was happy to have me. So she got me a couple of manuals incase I need to teach this week coming and then I should recieve my actual class.
I want to do really well at this calling, and I think it's funny that I got it, as I am not really a fan of other people's kids... like it's all good if they are related, like my nieces and nephews and also a few select kids as well (landlord's grandkids, my niece's friends... that's about it...) but I really want kids... So i think this is Heavenly Father's way of helping me develop my "kid skills"... after all in every calling there is a lesson to be learnt.
I've also been thinking for a while that I need to get back into creative me, like I used to be, and well, HF has done it again, with Primary needing creative people in it to keep the kids interested and occupied, so he's helping me hone my creative skills too.
It can also help me help my husband. If I can help little kids understand the gospel I should be able to help him. HF is also helping me with my communication skills.
The list goes on, so yes, this is definately the calling I am meant to have, and yes, it is scaring the hell out of me!
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