That's right folks, no more 5 hour church for me! No more worrying about who's teaching on Sunday, or if the visiting teaching lists are being passed out, or if anybody did their visiting teaching. No more key to the clerk's office.
And I'm going to miss it all. Especially the keys.
I've been relief society president for 2 years and 2 months now. That's a long time for a single's ward. I don't know if I know how to attend church as a civilian, if you will. What? I just show up when the meeting starts, sit through all the lessons and go home? Really? Today many people asked me if I was relieved. I told them all not yet. Give me a few days to settle down. I did cry when the Bishop actually released me in sacrament meeting. I had the new president over this afternoon (who I know and have complete confidence in) and probably overwhelmed her talking for 3 hours about the relief society. And I felt more strongly than ever what I think every relief society president should be obsessed with and that is God's love for the sisers in her relief society. As I looked over the sisters today, and taught the lesson, I felt so much love for them that I knew came from God and even though I'm not going anywhere, I'll still see the same people every week, I feel like I will miss them. It's kind of strange, really. I know it won't be the same, and this week I'm very grateful for the opportunity I had to serve as the relief society president in this ward for so long.
And hope a little bit that it doesn't happen again. :)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
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