Overwhelmed

What a crazy week!

I have been thinking about how I feel all day today......

.....the only word that I can come up with is OVERWHELMED.

I was called to serve the Young Women in our ward about 2 years ago. Our ward was realigned a few months ago and I was blessed once again to serve the Young Women in our new ward (in the same calling). I have loved this calling. It has been my favorite and most time demanding calling I have ever had.

I am sad to say that it took me a long while to adjust to the new ward - I was being very selfish. I missed my other girls so badly that it hurt! I had become very attached to the girls and the leaders of our previous ward.

However, as I have served, I have learned to love each and every one of our young women. They are certainly different than my last group! But, I am learning to love the differences.

A few weeks ago our YW president, Erin, told us that she would be moving at the end of July. My heart sank. She has been such a fantastic leader to work with. I knew that with her moving, this would be yet another change for our young women. I thought that I might be released.....

nope.....

instead I was called to serve as the new Young Women's President.

Holy Cow!!

Really???

I asked the Bishop a couple of times if he was absolutely sure and he insisted that he was.

Deep down I knew that this was meant to be - I just didn't want to admit it.

As Mike and I drove home Wednesday night from visiting with the bishop, we talked about several things.

We talked about how hard the transition into the new ward was for me (it was pretty rough).

It was then that I realized that serving as one of Erin's counselors was one of the Lord's tender mercies in my life. He knew that I needed time to adjust and to embrace this new group of girls. He new that I needed to spend time at girls camp with this amazing group of girls and leaders. He knows me so much better than I know myself.

This new calling will certainly force me out of my comfort zone.

It already has.

I know that things will all work out how they are suppose to.....but for now ............I am just overwhelmed.

I will have faith!