Woah.

Today it became official through sustaining and setting apart, that I am the new Relief Society President of the River 2nd Ward.

People have been very kind and happy for me.  I've gotten the often repeated 'Congratulations and Condolences'.  I'm still kind of in a daze about it.  When did I get old enough for this kind of thing?   I've never been president of anything.  I was never president in Young Women's, always counselor or secretary.  I ran for class office or student body office whenever I had a chance, never got any of those, but this one that I was never looking for, secretly thought it would never happen to me, came out of nowhere.  At least to me.  Lots of members of my ward smiled and said they 'knew it' was going to happen, which has really started me thinking about the way other people view me.

I know that I have talents and I fully accept that there are some things I do very well.  I also know that there are a LOT of things I don't do very well.   When the Bishop extended the call to me I had to ask if he was joking.  When I saw that he was serious the first thought to cross my mind was, "Crap, now I have to pick counsellors."  I only say it that way because recognizing the Spirit is one of the things I think I struggle with the most.  I always want to do what the Lord wants me to do, I just don't always feel confident in my listening abilities and I know that as RS President I will need to become good at that, mostly for everybody elses' sake. 

I'm a mom with young kids.  I yell at them too much, I don't always remember to do family scripture study, I frequently let my personal scripture study slide and I don't really like making phone calls, all strikes against me.  However, I LOVE Relief Society.  I have enjoyed the association with sisters ever since I started attending when I graduated High School.  In particular, I love the sisters in my ward.  I enjoy making friends of all ages and I like knowing what is going on in people's lives. I like to do things for other people, and let's be honest, I'm a fairly direct (some might say bossy) person.  I hope that these things are all positives that will help me in this calling. 

I won't bore you with the details of how it came about, but I got a fabulous presidency.   Let's just say it was a learning experience for me.  I am very excited to work closely with Heather, Kathy and Briana and I know that their strengths will make up for my weaknesses.

I hope this helps answer the question "How do you feel?" cause I've gotten that a lot and haven't been sure how to answer.  I mean to try my best.  I hope that I can learn what the Lord wants me to learn and I hope that I can help and reach those sisters that need me.  Let the adventure begin!