We got a phone call on Tuesday evening from one of the counsellors in the bishopric, which is always a little nerve-racking at the best of times. Let's face it, they don't call just to catch up and see how things are going. There's always a reason behind it.
Brother Gibb: "How are you doing?"
Me: "I'll tell you in a minute, depends on how the rest of this call goes..."
Brother Gibb: "We've had to make a change..." after what seemed to be minutes (long enough for me to frantically try to remember which auxiliaries he handled, and I know Brother Tieland is the counsellor over the Sunday School, so if this is headed in the direction I feared it was going, I was about to lose my favorite calling ever), he continued, "...in the speakers on Sunday."
Well, why didn't you just say so? I'll gladly speak on Sunday. In fact, I'd speak every Sunday if it means keeping my calling in the Sunday School. I was given the topic of "How Old Testament Prophets Can Help Us in Our Day" and Dawn got the modern prophets version
Here's a link to the whole talk...
This is not the version I gave in Church, however. Due to some delays in getting bread for the sacrament, the meeting was about ten minutes late getting started. Dawn and I were chopping whole sections out of our talks as we waited for our turns.
I really enjoyed preparing for my topic, it was hard narrowing it down to what I had on paper. I have to say I'm really enjoying the Old Testament this year. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to prepare the lessons which make me dig into the scriptures deeper than I would normally.
Brother Gibb: "How are you doing?"
Me: "I'll tell you in a minute, depends on how the rest of this call goes..."
Brother Gibb: "We've had to make a change..." after what seemed to be minutes (long enough for me to frantically try to remember which auxiliaries he handled, and I know Brother Tieland is the counsellor over the Sunday School, so if this is headed in the direction I feared it was going, I was about to lose my favorite calling ever), he continued, "...in the speakers on Sunday."
Well, why didn't you just say so? I'll gladly speak on Sunday. In fact, I'd speak every Sunday if it means keeping my calling in the Sunday School. I was given the topic of "How Old Testament Prophets Can Help Us in Our Day" and Dawn got the modern prophets version
Here's a link to the whole talk...
This is not the version I gave in Church, however. Due to some delays in getting bread for the sacrament, the meeting was about ten minutes late getting started. Dawn and I were chopping whole sections out of our talks as we waited for our turns.
I really enjoyed preparing for my topic, it was hard narrowing it down to what I had on paper. I have to say I'm really enjoying the Old Testament this year. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to prepare the lessons which make me dig into the scriptures deeper than I would normally.
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