Stake Relief Society Presidency visit... Oh boy.

This last Sunday at church was my Sunday to teach in Relief Society. However, I didn't know that it was to be a Sunday that the stake's Relief Society presidency was to visit the branch. I didn't think much of it when I saw one of the members of the presidency sitting in the chapel and kinda shrugged it off when I heard they all were visiting. Towards the end of testimony meeting, it hit me that they just might be staying the whole three hours for church. When I didn't see any of them during the Gospel Doctrine class for Sunday school, I thought they had left. I was wrong.

When I saw them walking into the Relief Society room third hour, nerves hit. I wasn't sure if I could teach the lesson all of a sudden just because they were there. I would have been more than happy to have listened to the pianist play the whole time but no such luck. If anything, the lesson went a little bit better than normal because they were there.

The best part was when it was over, the secretary (who I'm used to seeing in my home ward and am so used to having her be in the front of the room and my being in the chairs) came over to me and started talking to me. I think I've seen her once since I left the family ward to start attending the YSA branch a little more than two years ago and she said that it was great to see how I've been growing spiritually. It was rather nice to be able to hear that from someone. I've been put through a number of trials within the last couple of years but only recently (since last May or so), have I noticed any of the changes myself. I just hope that I am changing into the person that I am meant to be.

Change?

Things have been changing like crazy over the last few months. And I think most of it has definitely been for the better. I've been learning more and more about myself and have been figuring out more about what I'm willing to put up with, what's worth fighting, and what's worth not giving the time of day. I've gotten so many lessons over the last few months that I can't help but be grateful since it's making me become a better person because of those lessons. And I've had a wonderful person by my side for the last couple of months who I'm so glad that I have. Jack's been an absolutely amazing person and I can't believe that I have him in my life. He just fits me so well and he makes me want to become a better person because of him.

He's one of very few people that can get me to calm down when something is going on that I don't want to have anyone else know about what's going on. I  can go to him about absolutely everything and it's so nice to be able to finally have a boyfriend I can go to with any problem I have when I've never been able to go to a guy who wasn't just my best friend. Although it probably helped that we were such good friends before we were together as a couple. I can't wait to see where Jack and I go and I'm so excited about our future. I can't imagine my life without him in it. ♥

2012 is going to be a year full of changes for me. I can feel it. I'm excited to see what happens but kind of nervous as well since the year is such an unknown. However, I'm sure I can get through it. Besides Jack, I have some amazing people in my life and they've all come into my life pretty much through the LDS church. Life wouldn't be the same without them since everyone has taught me something.

2012, bring it on.