Talks and New Changes for Duff

Today has been a fantastic day, but I'm tired and worn out and glad we are at the end of it.

I spoke in sacrament meeting today. It was on Teach Them To Never Be Weary of Good Works, from Alma 37:34. There were 3 youth speakers, me, a ward choir number, and then a bishopric member. The youth speakers were older, and I have to say that they really know how to write a well thought out talk and deliver their message. So Shelby started out perfectly, then James went a touch longer, then Joe went a little longer, then me, and at this point time was running short. The musical number went off without a hitch, by the time Dave got up to speak, time was up. Maybe 3 youth speakers is too many, but we have such a large youth program they have to fit more of them in. Dave did give his full talk and we learned a new side of him than I think most people didn't know! What a funny man. Perhaps it was a well thought out program, but each speaker built on the one before them, and by the end of the meeting it had come full circle.

Off to Sunday School class. Good lesson on the restoration of the priesthood. Then I went to RS for the opening part and then moved to the Beehive class where I did a large portion of the lesson as a guest speaker on Discovering Joy in Discovering and Reaching Your Divine Potential as a Woman in the Gospel.

My testimony has grown today simply from bearing it in the capacity of a messenger. I am grateful for the opportunities, and especially hope the sacrament speaker one doesn't come up again for a few more years!

Duff was sustained and set apart in his new calling. He will be teaching the Strengthening Marriage and Parenting class, and I am the assistant teacher. We will be trained by the stake and then by directors from LDS social services. In fact, we have our first meeting at social services tomorrow morning. This will be exciting new territory. He will be awesome and I'm happy to follow his lead. I will still be the VT coordinator.

Mike and Adrianne were here when we got home, and we got dinner on the table. Pork chops today. Christine made some great cookies. They are like those Oreo cakesters. I'll post the recipe in a day or two. We watched some parts of the Academy Awards. Some were very disappointing with the speeches. It's always botheres me how they bring so much politics into the awards. I did like how they presented the best actor/actress awards by bringing out previous winners to honor the nominees. Nice touch.

Auntie is really sick. She has strep throat really bad. So bad that it is down into her esophagus, pustules and all. She has bronchitis along with it. Gramma and Grampa have been over to help take care of her. She can't even talk to me on the phone when I call to check on how she is doing. Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in soon and she'll start feeling better.

It is hard to believe that it is the last week of February. The time flies by.