On Monday, that's pretend Wednesday here, we have FHE.
On Tuesday, we cleaned the church building, my family and I. (for the second time this month) It's a five bedroom, two bathroom house. So think in terms of that, size wise. We hurried home to be here at six when our home teachers were to arrive.
On Thursday we hosted our Branch Christmas/New Year's Party at our house. Fondue and Pictionary were the events of the evening.
On Friday in Sacrament meeting, I gave a talk, the children sang while I accompanied them, and Peter also spoke. I taught Nursery and Sunbeams, with Peter helping out a bit. I gave the Sharing Time lesson and then did music time as well. Peter taught the 5th Sunday combined lesson for the adults. Our family had to stay for almost an hour after while Peter attended to church affairs and I spoke with a concerned parent of a Primary child.
This doesn't include the Children's Primary Program on the 16th that I was in charge of, or December RS meeting at our house, a Soup and Sing with a cookie exchange on the 17th. Or taking the Primary children bowling on the 19th.
If you think that one day moving to a small branch sounds nice. Like maybe it won't be so busy. Or that there won't be so many worries of a large LDS ward.
Think again.
But it's worth it. You'll never be so stretched and your family will never be so involved. So maybe, if your looking for a change, head out into the world and help support the gospel at the far ends of the earth. We could use it!
2 comments:
Yikes. That is rough. We can relate - sometimes even in our ward in GA it felt like the Miller Show. I remember once when I was RS President I was asked to sub in nursery. Really?!? But then we get here and it feels so strange not to be needed in the same way. Of course the ward it great, but it took some getting used to.
PS> I loved reading your posts about Normandy. Thanks so much for sharing! And I'm sorry about your Grandpa.
A concerned parent of a primary child? Aren't you basically the only parent of the primary children? :)
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