A Calling…

Today I was indeed really happy when I was going to the Church, because we went to the Church as a family. Alvin was back last night for this week Chinese New Year. He will be back to work on Thursday as he need to rush back to oversee his job site as the job site need to handover by March.

During the second hour of the Sunday School class, I was called to meet Branch President before the class ended. After I sat down, Branch President mentioned the purpose of meeting me was to extend a calling to me. I was calm until he continue and said that the calling as the Relief Society President. I was shocked and do not know how to respond to him.

I do not expect this at all… I can expect any callings but Relief Society? It is such a big and heavy weight calling! I told President that, there are so many sisters in the branch whom have more experienced and with the membership longer than me, more qualify than I do.

President told me that when he prayed for inspirations and my name came out. I was really really stunned and shocked. I know that I cannot say no on the spot that moment because I remembered that Sister Peggy did tell me not once but many times that accept the calling whatever calling which is come to you.

I still feel it is so amazed me and I asked President that is there any other recommendations from others that why I am the one whom been called for this position. President told me that it is the inspiration that he received.

President further expressed that, I am not the one whom will do all the works, as there are still counsellors sisters and secretary that will help me. As now Sister Annie is well worth in the gospel knowledge and she still can be assigned in helping the teaching in the Relief Society classes; whereby Sister Saffron is well worth in the activities and she is good doing it.

President said Relief Society President main job is ministering the sisters. When he told me that, suddenly at that point of time in my heart I know that the calling is really comes from the Lord, because I ‘asked’ for it.

Last November, after I have been released from the Primary, I felt that my burden have been lifted. I did pray to Heavenly Father that, I would want to focus more on ministering, reading the scriptures and prayer. I want to improve my ministering and want to do my best to minister the sisters in my care list. But I do not expect it come in such a big calling like this.

President asked me to go back to pray about it and discuss with Alvin on this and I can let him know by next week. I asked him who can I talk to besides Alvin. President said that I can talk with Sister Peggy as she is the current Relief Society President. She might can advise me on the things which I might need to do.

Deep down in my heart, I know that this is the work that the Lord wants me to do. I know that this is true because I indeed really feel the Lord lately as I want to draw near to Him, and He draws near to me. I can start to learn to open my eyes to see, my ears to hear and my heart to feel what the Lord wants me to do. It is really a precious learning experiences for me.