A New Calling...A New Adventure

So I was released as the 2nd Counselor in the Relief Society Presidency last month. While I loved having the opportunity to serve in that calling and learned and grew tons...I was ready to pass that job onto someone else. (and I was only a tiny bit bitter about the monthly stake meetings being changed from 7:00am on Sundays to 8:30am just a few weeks after I was released ;) I think more than anything else I enjoyed serving and getting to know the sisters in my ward. It was amazing how as soon as a was sustained I immediately felt a genuine concern and love for those I served.

They didn't let me rest long...the same Sunday I was released I was asked to speak in Sacrament Meeting(again, 2nd time in 8 months) and given a new calling...Gospel Doctrine Teacher. Let me tell you I was nervous about teaching Gospel Doctrine. I had several opportunities to teach Relief Society while in the Presidency which means I'm not completely rusty at teaching but think the hard part of teaching RS was the extremely high expectations that I felt and the fact that I had to prepare a lesson from scratch. Let me tell you, teaching Gospel Doctrine is so much better. I'm pretty sure I have the best calling in the church! -At least that's what Elder Eyring called it and since he's an apostle I'm pretty sure he's right.

There are several great things about Teaching Gospel Doctrine:
1# I get to run the show: prayers, hymns sung, what I do with the 45 minutes I teach, everything! and because of that...
2# It is much less formal and serious...I feel very at ease and can be more creative and even humorous.
3# I get to study the WHOLE lesson and I am learning tons of amazing stuff. There is so much to learn! I have loved reading Our Heritage and looking for extra stuff online etc. I get so much out of each lesson I teach and I love it! Being a teacher is such a huge blessing for the teacher in that way.


I'm excited for this new adventure, I hope I will do well.