Tag Archives: Calling

Are You Doing Too Much for Your Calling?

When it comes to your calling, one of the most important things that you can do is to follow through with your commitments. While it is important to do the best that you can, you do need to set reasonable limits on what you expect from yourself. Often we expect so much that it is difficult to begin to prepare, and we end up doing poorly. One example is when you are teaching. You may want to provide the occasional handout to illustrate your point, but you do not need to spend more than thirty minutes on preparing the handout … Continue reading →

Ten Ways to Know You’ll Never Be Relief Society President

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It’s March, the month of the Relief Society birthday! We’re examining the history of several Relief Society presidents. You don’t have to be called to the position to know that this is a time and energy-intensive calling, even on a branch or ward level. Hats off to all of our sisters who serve so diligently and with so much love! Still, there are some callings that you just know you won’t be suitable. Here are ten ways that you can know the Bishop will never call you as the Relief Society President. 1. You take a cup of coffee with … Continue reading →

Whom the Lord Calls, He Qualifies

I told my husband when the Branch President asked if he could stop by that he would extend us both callings. Sure enough, that was the reason for his visit. We were expecting to be called to the Primary or, more likely, the Nursery (the current nursery leaders just had a baby last week and we have a history in the class). Instead, he called my husband to be Sunday School President, and me as second counselor in the Relief Society. “Wow,” I said. Then I said it another three times, all in sort of a shocked and dazed tone … Continue reading →

Has a Calling Blessed You in an Unexpected Way?

Have you ever gotten a calling that you absolutely dreaded? There are the callings that you hope you get like Young Women’s leader or Primary teacher. But then there are callings that might not just fit with your personality, and you wonder why on earth you got put in that position. About a year and half ago I was called to the Enrichment committee. I came home and told my husband that I was given a made-up calling. This was one of those callings that didn’t seem to fit with me. I am not an extremely social person, and I’m … Continue reading →