So Amelia and I made a firm decision to be the masters of our own destiny and change wards. We attended our University ward on Sunday and it is oh-so-different. Seriously. Now as a disclaimer I must note here that I do not in any way shape or form fancy myself a brilliant person, but the good thing about this ward is I think I have something to offer. In the old ward I kept my mouth shut unless I had some truly inspired thought that in the end I would deliver poorly and smash into oblivion in the end anyhow. Here, I'm older, wiser (?), at least experienced. Get this, so Amelia and I went to the ward on Sunday, signed up for institute, went to a fireside where we volunteered to be church service missionaries for the Perpetual Education Fund and almost went to ward prayer. Thought it might be overkill. Yesterday we attended institute and had interviews with our new bishop who is awesome. He had me rolling and asked me if I would take on the assignment of bishop. My kind of guy, but I don't think I can take on a whole ward just yet, I am barely leaving the land of the hermits also known as our apartment. Oh, and we are going to the football game at the U this weekend (even know neither of us are students there or fans, but it should be fun as long as Amelia doesn't get annoyed with the fact that I ask her 205 questions throughout the course of the game while paying more attention to the fans in the stands than the field.) And the state fair this week. Look at us. I am so proud.
But I digress. Big time. In our institute class we spoke of awakenings in regards to understanding gospel stuff, but given my nature, I am going to take this way out of context. Recent awakenings:
After seeing the cast of Everwood at the Gateway I have determined that celebrities are very normal people, looking and otherwise....they are just really popular and have nice clothes. Oh, and Brit is way shorter in person.
I have been pondering a long time ago conversation with Jess where she related that Molly Simms looks really average without makeup. Comforting. Although Jess is really not normal looking without makeup. Gorgeous. She can role out of bed looking that way, hair and all. Me, I look like a Swedish Medusa. What's up with that? And people think we're twins?
I don't have to be perfect and don't have to feel bad about that. Read Mosiah 4. Our "nothingness" is a state, not who we are. We need to fail so we can eventually succeed. So apparently I'm getting like the gold medal in...running...someday. That's what I get fro it anyway.
Anything is possible. Like getting Amelia to commit to go running every morning at 5:30. True miracle and she's coming through like a champ.
Okay. That's it.
2 comments:
I am so proud of my little sister!
"If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything." - Marty McFly
The thing is, I don't want to put my mind to getting up before 6am. ;)
Way to hit the ground running in the new singles ward. It's a different feeling to feel like you can actually be a teacher huh? Then again, I think I'm the one who does most of the learning when I'm called to teach...
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