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Sunday, March 01, 2009

Callings at Last

You all know that I was released from the stake young women almost 6 months ago and since that time, I have not had a calling. I truly was wondering if I would ever get a calling. But as you can see, by the title, I now have more than one. I have two. One of them is a ward calling. I have been called to teach the temple prep classes for our ward. This is very exciting for me because not only have I never taught this class I have never even been in it. They didn't have temple prep classes of any kind when I went to the temple for the first time. I am thrilled to have a calling that is not every Sunday. If I have to go out of town then I can.
Okay, my second calling is a Stake calling. I am liaison from our stake for the outreach program. That means working with LDS Social Services to help unwed mothers and adopting parents or anything else that is needed. Mostly I will be the person they call to help with rides to doctors or any other kind of appointments or things like that. I will be an ear and someone that they can turn too. The thing that is the most interesting is that more than 60 percent of these women are not teenagers but are in their 20's and some even have other children. I also have the responsibility to train and inform the Relief Society sisters in the stake about this program as there are many who have never heard about it. Also, this is open to none members as well as members. If fact, about 20 percent of the women they help are not members.
I am really looking forward to all of this and am very gratified by somewhat terrified by these callings.