For those of you who don't know, I was called to be the Relief Society President of my singles ward about 3 months ago. Talk about overwhelming. It's definitely had its highs and its lows and its stressful moments and times when I had no idea what to do about only 18 girls showing up out of almost 60... It's been hard, but today I finally felt like I was doing something right. So I want to share it with you. Not because I am good at this because the first great day in 3 months definitely has room for improvement haha no, this is because I couldn't be happier right now.
I had to teach the Presidency message today. Every month, the first sunday of the month is taught by one of the members of the presidency. This month was my turn.
We've been teaching out of the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet and at first I was kinda ehh about it because its for youth right? Except that once we started doing this the lessons were going super well and I realized how much I could learn from them.
Anywho, so today I was in charge of teaching. I haven't taught in church since last year and I was a little nervous about it. The lesson was on The Living Christ, Agency, Family, and Going Forward with Faith. Topics that don't seem like they go together, but it actually worked really well. The girls were talking and bearing testimony and the spirit was so strong. I had asked a few girls beforehand to specifically bear testimony of some of the things we were talking about and they were amazing.
This is the moment. The lesson ended and I was cleaning my things and a girl in our ward who is fairly new came up to me (I had asked her to bear her testimony during the lesson) and she just hugged me and cried and I hugged her back and we talked and she told me how much she had needed that right now and how important this ward was to her and how it had helped her through hard times. We were both crying. Then the Stake Relief Society Counselor came up to me and told me how impressed she was with the girls in our Relief Society and how spiritually mature they are and I felt so proud of them. They are truly amazing.
Sorry this is long. Congrats on reading all the way to here. Maybe no one cares but I am so happy. I feel like maybe I could be used as an instrument in the Lord's hands to do something good in this world. I love these girls. They are so good and loving and I am strengthened by them everyday.
Today has been one of those days when everything that life throws at me is totally worth it. All I need is one of these days to fuel me for a long time. I want to be the best I can be at whatever I'm doing so I can be used for good everyday.
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7 years ago
3 comments:
Alissa, that's so wonderful! You've truly put your heart into the calling. What a tender mercy :)
Liss! I'm sooo happy for you :) I honestly almost started to cry because I'm so happy! Great job dear :) You've always been so good at reading your scriptures, writing in your journal, and praying- this a direct blessing because of your diligence in those small and simple things :) Love you girl :)
Congrats on your calling!! I have been doing it for 3 years. Moments like you had today are the ones that keep you going. The Lord will continue to bless you in your calling. The greatest thing I have learned is that through my calling I come to see how much their Heavenly Father loves them and that makes me see them and love them differently.
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