Blessings

Got called out of Sunday School on Sunday and was given a new calling. Nursery Leader! My first reaction is you have to be kidding me. The first calling that I have received in our last 2 wards was nursery leader and here we go again. Being isolated in nursery in a new ward equals not getting to know anyone. This is my only break from Jacob during the week cause Garrett works night. Not to mention that we had finally gotten Jacob all excited to go to his class without mommy and there were no tears the last 2 weeks. He has some major separation issues and I was really concerned about this. We went through it when I was in nursery with Kody and I did not want a repeat. Now that I have complained and done the woe is me.

I have never said no to a calling nor would I start now. I just cried, right there in front of the counselor, let him know my concerns, but that I would accept and do my best. Needless to say I was in a less than chipper attitude for the rest of the day. I was trying to get the courage to call them up and change my mind when I told myself that if this is where the Lord wants me then I need to have a better attitude. I prayed that if this is where I was supposed to be that Heavenly Father would give me the strength to accept His will and have a better attitude to do my calling.

Well much to my surprise I got a phone call from the bishop last night asking if he could come speak to me today. He said that he was so grateful that I was so willing to serve in the nursery and thanked me for saying yes. I guess they had asked about 3 other people and they adamantly said no. But he said that the nursery was not where I was supposed to be at this time. After much prayer he and the primary president would like me to instead be the 2nd counselor in the Primary Presidency. I was more than excited to accept and am still in awe at how my prayers have been answered.

The Lord truly is mindful of our needs. Would I have served in nursery, yes. It would have taken a new attitude on my part, but I would have loved it. But I am so incredibly excited for this new calling and am so happy to still be in Primary. I think maybe it was a test for me to put forth enough faith and accept a calling that I really didn't want, for me to again realize that everything is in His hands and everything will work out according to His will. Not our own personal desires. After all Heavenly Father does know us best!