Sunday, July 24, 2011

Changes

This week was the first week as the Westview Ward. The sacrament went a bit longer than usual because of so many new people getting called, including myself. I bet it's a lot of work calling a whole new ward. I am now the 2nd counselor in the primary and am with some amazing ladies, all of which came from Bethany, so I know them, bonus! I'm going to miss doing music, which I loved, but it will be a good change and I still get to be with the kiddos. Also I'm a little relieved in some ways because pretty much every Saturday night was spent frantically working on the next day's music, which was usually a bit elaborate. Now it seems more administrative, organizational stuff during the week, and I actually have to go to meetings, but they should be fun with all the hilarious sisters I'm with.

Also primary should be interesting because for one it is a LOT smaller. Instead of having 140+ kids we have only 85 or so, a majority of them boys. In the older kids classes girls heavily outnumber boys and in the younger classes (Jr's) boys rule, some classes having only 1 or 2 girls and one without any.

This week everyone met together and it was a blast, the music person they have is AMAZING and is the wife to my choir instructor at BYU, small world. The bishop made an appearance and everyone pretty much attacked him with hugs. It was so cute. And the most hilarious thing is the primary president's son, who will be in sunbeams with Levi, must have had a cup full of sugar before he came because he was insane, running around his mom who was talking, pulling on her dress. The other counselor tried grabbing him and he kept hiding behind the podium, in the corners and anywhere. She doesn't really know him and neither do I but I picked him up and tried sitting with him in the back which didn't work but luckily one of the other ladies who knows him better got him, was actually able to hold him and took him to dad. It was a nice mix between frustrating and hilarious.

Tomorrow we are meeting and trying to figure out teachers. We'll see how it goes!

On another note Jason is still the assistant ward mission leader and my mom is having her records transferred so he can actually have a calling in our ward.

3 comments:

Emily Hayes said...

That's my calling now and we are having the hardest time calling people as teachers- it's got to be crazy to try and get new teachers for all at once. Good luck

Jenn said...

How crazy! I've never thought about what it takes to set up a new ward. I'm sure you will do so well with whatever you guys figure out.

Danielle said...

one of the best callings ever! so excited for you-you'll love it! :)