New Calling

Today Shane and I had the opportunity to meet with the stake president and one of his counselors before church. All week we have been trying to figure out what we would be meeting them about. We thought it could be a number of things, but we were not expecting what we really got called for. The stake president asked us to share our testimonies and asked each of us if we had served a mission. Shane of course said yes and I said no. The stake president looked at me and said, "well, you get to!"  We were asked to serve in the Sutherland branch and to help grow our stake. We of course accepted, but were a little shocked. We along with 4 other couples will be serving there and will get specific callings there. There are about 20 people that attend that branch, so needless to say, we have a lot of work to do! I felt the spirit so strong today all through church and it was such an amazing feeling. The stake president said president L. Tom Perry asked how they were going to strengthen our stake and the stake president sought it out in prayer. He said 5 couples names came to them and ours was one of them. We now understand why we needed to move to North Platte. The Lord provided us a way to be here through Shane's job. Shane had applied for this same position at about 30 other locations and got an email back saying they weren't interested and he got 2 phone interviews with this DC in North Platte and got offered the job. I was feeling so foolish about thinking before that the Lord wasn't hearing my prayers and I sometimes felt like He wasn't there and here He was preparing us for this calling. It was prof to me again how things don't work on my time, they work on His time and His plan for me. He has blessed me so much and sometimes I don't really see it or recognize it. I know understand also why we haven't received children yet, He has something more important for us at this time, to help build up His kingdom and what a special blessing and opportunity this is. The stake president told us that this will change us and that it will prepare us for what the Lord has planned for us in the future. It was such a testimony builder for me and I am so glad we obeyed and moved here. I am scared and nervous, but I know I will have my eternal companion next to me and as long as I am doing what the Lord asks of me, I will be blessed and things will work out how they are supposed to.