Sunday, June 29, 2008

Primary President

So I started another post to update everything and it got to long so I will probably post this one first. Well about three (or four) weeks ago they put me in as the Primary President in my ward. WOW! What a complete and total shock. I went in to the interview expecting to get another piano calling or something so I was totally dumbfounded. I was playing the organ prior to this calling, and have never been in a leadership position in the church except when I was in Young Womens. (I am still playing the organ, hopefully temporarily).
Anyway, I am humbled and surprised that the Lord would trust me with the children in the ward. They are wonderful and bright and hungry to be taught. I will do my best. I have awesome councilors and a go-to secretary that have all picked up the torch and are running with it. I am sure that we will make some mistakes and that we won't be perfect. None of us have ever done primary leadership before. Three of us haven't ever been in a leadership position before and the other councilor is a convert and hasn't spend very much time in primary, but we are all excited and we will do our best. And that has to be good enough.
I need to say thank you to the last presidency and secretary. The president sat down with me for several hours and "tuned me in" to everything that I needed to do and everything that was going on.
The past secretary, who is the most organized person on the planet, also gave the new secretary all the information, forms and what not that she had prepared so that the transition between presidencys would be smooth. Thanks for all your help and for the great job your guys have done with the primary the past few years. Your great.
I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Saviors church on the Earth. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that he loves us and I know that when I ask for help, which I will be doing frequently, they will be here for me. And there is no better help then that. I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

4 comments:

Heidi said...

Well, I guess you didn't get my comment I left on your last post...
LONG TIME NO HEAR! Sure you can leave a comment on Carries site but not mine? What's up with that??
O.K. I am TOTALLY KIDDING!! Congrats on the new calling! You will ROCK!
I love your blog site, and that all of us can now keep in touch! Talk to ya soon:-) Love, Heidi

dust and kam said...

That's awesome Nicole. You'll do great!

The Barclay Family said...

Congrats Nicole! Primary is the best place to be in my opinion (I've been in the presidency in our ward for almost a year). You'll do great! Oh, and there's a cute website with fun ideas for sharing times etc. It's sugardoodle.net. It's bailed me out quite a few times!
-Melissa

mitsy said...

YOUR going to be awesome!!!! I just know it!!!