Scott's New Calling

Well, today I'm feeling all the feels.  I am awestruck and surprised that my husband was extended the call of Bishop.  We have lived here 11 months and don't know that many people in our ward yet.  I know Scott is capable and worthy of being a leader. We just haven't been here that long.  I appreciate how Scott takes the gospel seriously.  He honors his Priesthood. He is always willing to give the kids a father's blessing for school or if they are having any kind of challenges.  He has also used the Priesthood to give blessings of healing from sickness or other ailments.  I appreciate him for being worthy and willing to call upon the powers of Heaven.  He also studies the gospel as a hobby. Often times he will be reading in-depth-stories of the gospel. 

We knew that he was on the short list of being called to be Bishop in our last ward.  He has great rapport with our Stake Presidency in Cottonwood Heights and they all love him.  Our Stake President here called President Thomas and talked to him about our family and mainly Scott.  President Thomas told this President that Scott would have in fact been made Bishop up there if we hadn't moved.  I guess this can be compared to Jonah of Nineveh, who ran away because he didn't want to preach the gospel to the unbelievers.  Scott was meant to be a leader and he is invited to do that regardless of where we live.

I need to get my act together and keep our home more organized so that when random people stop by, I can welcome them in and be a friend.  We also need to get healthier so we can live longer.  We have teeter tottered with our weight our whole marriage.  It is time to win this battle.  We need to have more willpower.  It is our biggest obstacle .

This calling seems unreal and like a dream, or maybe a nightmare, because of all the uncertainty in the world.  I can't believe all the temptations that are around for our youth to navigate through.  Couple that with strange viruses and food and supply shortages.  These are some challenging times! Scott was told it is important to do 3 things.  1) Be diligent in keeping clean with exactness 2) Always testify of Jesus Christ and His love for us 3) Scott is to help people come unto Christ and repent.  He is a judge.  I am not supposed to pry about his personal interviews.  I am better off not knowing about people and sins and it can taint my soul. 

This is a good time for him to be Bishop as our kids are the youth age to go to young mens and young womens.  He is always there, so he will get to spend time with them too. We are proud of Scott and are here to support him in his new calling.

October 2021

 

November started out with cute cats and a chalk run. They boys helped man the beanbag toss.

We finished the Route 66 puzzle.

Links and mom enjoyed a nice outing.

Scott was pretty excited about a VR trade show in Vegas.

Makayla got her hair balayaged for the first time.

Went on a field trip with the 5th grade to the art museum.

Makayla played volleyball every spare moment.

Sterling made a YouTube experiment that failed.

Scott was called as the new Bishop of our ward.  We were all pretty surprised!  He will give it his best.  We finally mounted the tapestry from Scott's Peru mission.  We wanted to get the formal front room ready for any visitors that drop by.

Sweet neighbors came and dropped off gifts.  This ward is friendly!

Survived the first ward party at the park.  There wasn't enough chili, so I ran home and cracked open a case of chili and rapidly heated it up and ran it back over for dinner.

Tried some new yummy restaurants.

She tried some new dos.

He hung around and sliced apples.

Passed 38k on the van.

The kiddos got their school pics back.

We had some gorgeous weather around here.

And grew some pomegranates.

Vickie came with us to Thriller.

We updated our carpet throughout the house.  Such an improvement!!

And we ended the month with Halloween festivities.  Lincoln had his last elementary parade.  The boys went trick-or-treating.  And Makayla had some friends over for a movie.