Sunday, March 13, 2011

Jack of all Trades, Master of None?!

So today at church I received a new calling. I am the new 1st Counsellor in the Relief Society.
Hmmm. Why am I not able to teach the Sunbeams long term?

I will be serving with wonderful Sisters in the Presidency and I am excited to get to know all of the Sisters again. There are new Sisters that have moved into the Ward since I served in RS and I look forward to meeting them and serving them. There are Sisters that have fallen into some inactivity and some that seem to be on the outside of the 'loop'. I wonder how I can help meet their needs?

One of my little sunbeam people came over to sit with me after I was called to Relief Society. She climbed up on my lap and gave me a hug and a cuddle which made me feel really good. Her Mom told her that I wasn't going to be her teacher any more. That's been the hardest part for me. Thinking about those little sweeties and not seeing them every week makes me sad.

I told them I wouldn't stop teaching the Sunbeams until I could transition the kids to the new teacher. Overlap is a good way to reduce the anxieties of the littles. I don't think it is fair to just rip a teacher out of the classroom without explaining to them what is going on. That's what happened last year. I don't think that was a good thing for those kids although they are very resilient.

I will teach Sunbeams again next week, hopefully with the new teacher, and I am in New York the next week and then it will be General Conference. Hmmm. I won't actually be in RS until mid April! I wonder if the Sisters will wonder about the decision to have me there if I'm not actually there!

One Sister said to me today that since she moved here I had worked in every auxiliary and now I was back to where I started when she moved here! Hmmm. A circle of service?

Another new adventure! Here we go.


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