So I have been in Washington now for a couple month...I have been doing everything I possibly can to keep myself busy and focused on my family and their needs, specifically school. I have been perfectly fine in my own world just doing my own thing without having to worry about callings, teaching or anything of that sort.
It all started last month when I was asked to substitute teach in Relief Society for this coming Sunday. I hesitantly accepted the challenge, seeing as how I have NEVER taught in Relief Society in my life. So I have spend the past month reading over the assigned lesson on and off getting thoughts into my head. Again....all I have really wanted to do is keep low so I wouldn't have to be stressed or have to teach in any callings. Well that idea totally went out the door last Sunday. I was asked if I would teach a Sunday School class. I thought, okay no problem, been there done that. So now I will be teaching Sunday School once again, and once again I will be teaching my own children! Ages 14-18. I don't mind teaching, I just wish my own children would actually learn something (Of which is another blog post in itself)! I was also asked to start teaching the class this coming Sunday as well. So YES I will be teaching two....count them two classes this Sunday! I'm a little freaked about that, but I will figure out something.
So that leads me to something else....while I was studying one of my lessons for Sunday, I got a phone call. (I usually don't answer my phone because no one really calls me, and if I don't recognize the number I will let it go to voice mail). I saw that the number was a somewhat local number, so my curiosity got the best of me....I listened to the voice mail! See I never listen to voice mails, I am known to listen to them maybe once a month. Well I decided I would call this person back....dang another mistake! But relief came when I was able to leave a voice message as well...dang another mistake! So I got back to studying my lessons for Sunday. Then...of course the phone rang again and it was the same number that I had called back. Why didn't I just ignore it again? So I answered it reluctantly. After a little ideal chit chat, I was asked to SPEAK, yes speak in Sacrament in a couple weeks. I told him I was have been trying to lay low and wasn't really wanting to speak, but he wasn't buying it. DANG!!!!
So I will now be speaking in Sacrament in front of a lot of strangers. Normally I don't mind speaking to an audience, but really when I hardly know anyone and have been feeling less than inferior, it seems a lot over whelming to me. So I accepted the assignment and will now pray for inspiration to be able to say the right words (Especially without crying). Oh and my topic..."Developing Righteous Desires".
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