I am the kind of person that always assumes the worst in any kind of situation. You could call it the glass half empty way of thinking --if you want to get all negative and technical. I look at it as mentally preparing myself for the worst thing that could happen so that I am pleasantly surprised when it doesn't happen. I like to call it being a realist or super preparedness. :)
Anyway, long story short-ha! I found out that I was getting released from my calling as yw pres. Nate ended up being the one to tell me because it was yc and things were hectic and he is not good at keeping secrets. I thought he was kidding and when I realized that he wasn't, I just started bawling and dove head first into a pit of despair. I of course go to all the things that I had done wrong or could have done better and felt like a complete failure because I wasn't going to a new calling and I had only had that one for a year. I was just being released and the thought of not being in yw anymore was killing me. I love my girls! The next morning I got the official release visit and was reassured that I hadn't done anything wrong an something about the Lord and his plans--yadda yadda. (it was hard to hear anything through my weeping hahaha) I finally made peace and starting trying to figure out what direction my life was going to take. It was hard keeping a secret from the girls for a week during activities and some other events that we were at together. My consolation was that I knew before I knew who the next pres was going to be. I was also touched by the lesson that was given in Sunday School on my "limbo" Sunday ( you know the one. You know you are getting released, but they haven't done it yet). It is found in 2Kings chapter 2. It is when Elijah goes up to Heaven in a chariot of fire and leaves his mantel for Elisha. This got me thinking about the line of authority:
If you have a testimony that the prophet has been given all the keys to the priesthood by God, then you have a testimony that the Stake President has been given keys of authority/mantel by the Prophet.
If you have a testimony of that then you also have a testimony that the Bishop was given his authority by the Stake Pres.
The Bishop has been given the authority to assign people to callings that require a mantel. So.....if you follow the line of authority; I got my use of the mantel I carried as yw pres from God through the Bishop and the Lord decided I was needed elsewhere. So, the mantel went back to the Bishop to then give to the next yw pres......I gave this as a lesson today to introduce the yw to their new pres. and I used a scarf as an object lesson to represent the mantel when I was explaining this all to my girls. I then took off the scarf and gave it back to the bishop and he gave it to the new yw pres....the lesson actually had the effect I was going for. The spirit.
So, what does this all mean? That we have to trust the Lord and His plan. There is a work to do and we are all vital. After 4 days of being released, but not officially, I was given new calling. I was at the Temple for a youth baptism trip and ended up sitting in the foyer with the Bishop to get my new calling...which I think is going to be my favorite place to get a calling! I am now the 1st counselor in RS and I pray that I can grow to love the women of the ward as much as I love the yw. Charity really is the pure love of Christ and when you serve someone with all of your heart it is like getting a new set of eyes. Eyes that enable you to see people as Heavenly Father sees them and you truly love them.
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