{New Calling}

For those of you who are not super familiar with the LDS church, let me enlighten you a bit before you continue reading this post. In our church, nearly everyone has a calling, or a job to do. This helps everyone become involved, learn new skills, serve others, and help the church run smoothly. You do not sign up for this callings and you do not get paid for these callings. The bishop [the ward leader {ward being a small congregation that is formed based on geographical boundaries}] makes the callings through inspiration.

Hopefully that should help.

My last calling in my ward was ward choir director. I loved it. It was so much fun and we had a great group, performed amazing songs, had an awesome pianist, and it was great to serve and worship through song. This last Sunday I was released from choir director and got a new calling - ward organist. The ward organist plays prelude, postlude, and for the hymns during the main worship ceremony. I started to learn the organ last week - for fun. But, Sean is in the bishopric (executive secretary) and that information may or may not have leaked out to the bishop. Well, let's be honest, it did. I'm nervous, but excited. It's different from the piano, but not too different. I'm working on the feet (I don't want to use the automatic petal thing...go big or go home!) and it is coming along quite nicely.

So now this passive "Oh, it would be nice to play the organ..." has turned into an "Oh! I gotta learn the organ and have 3-4 songs down-pat this week!" It will push me to better learn the organ and I'm excited to do so. Little nervous - but it'll be great! What a great blessing for me to further develop my talents and learn new things.

PS to those of you in my ward - just sing and smile during those songs! haha we'll get through it together!