BUT, now I have a new calling and I don't believe I will miss cub scouts at all. It has been really good to have a wide variety of callings and experiences and now I get to try something totally new. I have been called to serve as 2nd counselor in our stake Relief Society. I get to work with some very amazing women that I already admired greatly. If I am not careful I am easily intimidated by their confidence, knowledge, beauty and testimony.
Relief Society is such a great and noble organization. They do so much for so many but it still gets a bad rap. I am not sure why but it is something to easily ignore. It is easy to forget the divine charge to care for one another and then appreciate the vehicle God put in place to help that process.
So now I get a front row seat. It is amazing how perspective changes and love enters so fully. I am amazed as we have had the opportunity to visit with the different RS presidencies. They are fun, capable, sweet, strong women and it is easy to see that they are doing their very best and making a difference in their wards. One blessing I have often seen and am seeing again is that I am remembering a little better the names and faces of people. It is so fun to be able to call people by name and greet them. I will hope and pray that I can expand this blessing to help me be vulnerable and able to connect with more people on a personal level. I would love to be a tool in Heavenly Father's hand that blesses and cheers the lives of others.
Relief Society helps prepare women for the blessings of eternal life as they:
- Increase faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and His Atonement;
- Strengthen individuals, families, and homes through ordinances and covenants; and
- Work in unity to help those in need.
