Calling And Election Unsure

Fact:  My new ward has excess of 700 members.
Fact:  240 of them are between 18 months and 11 years old.
Fact:  The Relief Society President went on vacation for two weeks and came back to 24 new sisters in RS.

It is total insanity.  I was hoping that these numbers might work in my favor, i.e. that I wouldn’t get a calling for a long time or have to speak in church for a while.  It’s not that I don’t want to help “build the kingdom” or anything, it’s just, do I have to do it right now?  Oprah’s on in 10 minutes, I don’t have all day.  No matter, God knew the intentions of my heart and so I’m pretty sure that’s why two weeks ago I spoke in church and two days ago I got a calling. 

Since it’s not official yet, I can’t tell you exactly what it is.  Wanna guess?  The first to guess correctly (those of you who already know don’t count – you know who you are) will win a Mo’s Bacon Bar and a pass along card.  Ready…go!

Rachel says: The fact that you know the number of children in the Primary is telling. Primary President? The program is coming up. Make sure everyone has a speaking part!

32 Responses to “Calling And Election Unsure”
  1. ashleyb says:

    umm nursery leader?

  2. Julie K says:

    The bulletin board decorator.

  3. jennie w. says:

    visiting teaching supervisor

  4. g4kids says:

    activity days leader – you seem really spunky!

  5. talitha says:

    Something in Young Women. Corrupt, baby, corrupt!

  6. rachey says:

    Young Women’s leader?

  7. lissieloo says:

    Compassionate service leader.

  8. rachey says:

    I’ve been in my current ward for five months now, no calling. I’m not sure if its because I’m pregnant or if I’ve been blacklisted for saying no to a speaking assignment in my last ward:)

  9. brytt says:

    Ward Blood Drive Coordinator. Yeah, I know. No, it’s a real calling (apparently)!

  10. tigerlily says:

    My first calling in our new ward was the primary chorister. It was so fun not knowing the childrens names when picking them to help with songs. Good luck.

  11. AnneT. says:

    I’m guessing it has something to do with helping to enforce the Word of Wisdom and discourage gambling (Bunco, anyone?)…

  12. Lindsay says:

    Assistant Hymn Book Co-Ordinator.

  13. emilylf says:

    sunbeam teacher (for the third class of sunbeams?!)

  14. suzannie says:

    greeter

  15. hbeck3707 says:

    I think you are primary secretary…. am I right??


  16. Nursery teacher for one of three nursery classes.


  17. Choir President….no seriously it’s a real calling….

  18. Mommom says:

    I’m thinking a counselor in Primary. If I remember right you said you subbed in primary a bit ago but that you’ve spent most of your time in YW. And I agree that there are very few people who know how many children between those ages are in the ward.

    And having lived in a ward for a bit didn’t help me learn the children’s names. It was being in those callings :)

    Whatever your new calling is it will be fun to find out. However… getting ready for our program and just thinking about the 240 children in your ward gave me a mild heart attack! (We have 40).

  19. La Yen says:

    RS Secretary. The most paperwork of them all.

  20. Toni says:

    I’m with Mommom, it has got to be primary because you know the stats of how many children there are. Counselor and Secretary have already been said, so even if I were right I wouldn’t win, so I have to say something new . . . Then again, you also knew how many new sisters there were in your ward so it could be in RS. Hmm, your bishop decided to creat two relief societies and you are the new president for the second RS. No, no, wait, I think it is a teacher for the 11 year old girls in primary. Is that my final answer? Yes, final that’s my final answer teacher in primary.

  21. Kristy says:

    For the record: The only reason I know how many primary kids there are is because it was mentioned over the pulpit on Sunday. We also have over 200 women in relief society, about 70 youth, and less than 20 High Priests. I think it’s safe to say I’m not being relegated to the High Priests Quorum!

  22. Audra says:

    I am going to say Relief Society Pres.

  23. allybally says:

    Food Storage!!

  24. violyngirl says:

    You shouldn’t do this to us! We have to wait 5 more days to find out? CTR 7.

  25. stevienfam says:

    Hmmm…. Gospel Doctrine teacher? Maybe they thought you did a stellar job on your talk so they want a repeat every week! (Although with that many children in Primary… that’s got to take some serious manpower to pull off on Sundays… maybe you’re the new 3rd counselor?)

  26. amylouwho says:

    Ward Comedian?

    And why does it have to be all hush hush, that annoys me.

    And if I’m right, I’ll pass on the bacon bar. :)

  27. AZWingnut says:

    I say called to be a Leader for Cub Scouts.


  28. I am saying something in primary – guessing president… We used to live in AZ with 800 people in our ward and a church house 1/2 the size of a stake center with 8 wards in the building. At one time we had 180 kids in nursery (seriously not kidding) with a total of about 300 kids in primary…

    I am passing on the bacon bar…

  29. Cindi says:

    Enrichment Meeting Child Care Coordinator. Oh wait, that’s one of my callings.

  30. sharon says:

    Relief Society Teacher. They need the comic relief.

  31. Toni says:

    Revenge for “Typo Vigilantes” post: Editor of the ward newsletter (how many times do we get to guess?)

  32. justrandi says:

    Sixteen year old Sunday School Teacher. They seem to go through those pretty fast.

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