Journal 05/14/13
Adams calling to Bishopric.
……
Saturday before mother’s day. Adam got a call from the stake
secretary stating that he wanted Adam and his wife to come in on the following
Tuesday to meet with the stake counselor.
We agreed. I asked Adam why he
thought they wanted to meet with him and he said it was probably about his
calling as ward mission leader. This
seemed feasible since they had recently introduced a Hispanic branch and Adam
had worked closing with the missionaries to make this happen. Neither of us thought anything of it until we
were at our friend’s house for family home evening and were discussing meeting
times for the next primary meeting. And
Adam said ‘Oh Tonna that reminds me we have that meeting with the stake
counselor on Tuesday, don’t let me forget’.
The fact that he brought it up in front of them, again emphasizes how
non-important Adam thought the meeting would be. They kind of snickered and said oh really we
happen to have a meeting with the stake presidency also on Tuesday night. Now this got us thinking...Then they informed
us that this Sunday the bishopric stated that they were not having any
speakers. Now we really started thinking
of the possibilities. We knew our
bishopric had been serving for a long time.
And we also knew the new Hispanic branch may need some new callings as
well.
Long story short I thought about it in my sleep and at work
the next day.
The following night, I barely had enough time to pick up
Scotty from Joana’s house, and partially feed him before we were rushing off to
the church. Adam actually tried to leave
the house in his polo shirt and work pants.
I quickly put a stop to that and insisted he put his suit on…Seriously
Adam?
President Cubic greeted us on our way in and interviewed me
first, while Adam and Scotty stayed outside.
He began by asking me to tell him about ourselves. I started with how we met, dated, later
married and then 5 years later were sealed in the Temple. He asked how Adam treated me and how our
marriage was. I informed him that Adam
was a lot like his father and was constantly doing things to please me, and
that our marriage had been great since the past 5 years and continues to get
better every year.
He then let me know that things were going to change for our
family and he interviewed Adam while I ran to the Mother’s lounge and changed Scotty
and then finished feeding him. Soon Adam
came to get me we resumed our meeting.
Pres. Cubic informed me that Adam had been asked to serve as
the 2nd Counselor in the West Columbia Bishopric…..It hits you like
a ton a bricks. Time stops for just a
second and you realize your life really is about to change…for a really long
time. . My first thought was, Oh my
gosh, we are never going to leave Columbia.
My second thought was, If I had known this was coming, I may have waited
a little longer to have Scotty. Good
thing I didn’t know. My third thought
was I take back all the bad things I ever said about Adam’s previous
calling.
I quickly had a
flashback to when I was about to graduate PA school and I was researching loan
repayment jobs and locations. I
distinctly remember coming across this job and knowing that we would end up
here. I remember exactly where I was,
and feeling relieved that I wouldn’t have to keep worrying, searching, and
applying to jobs. This was the same
confirmation that I received when I decided where to go to PA School, and that
Adam and I should get married.
President Cubic
encouraged us to go home and reread our Patriarchal Blessings. This phrase in Adam’s blessing stood out to
me, ‘I bless you, as you and your wife ponder where to go to pursue your
professional career, that you will be guided by the spirit. As you seek prayerfully, He will guide and
direct you where He would have you be, to be able to serve and grow. I bless you that you will have many opportunities
to serve in the priesthood’.
In that room with President Cubic, the spirit was very
strong and we knew that this new endeavor would bring joy and blessings to our
lives and marriage just like every other calling has previously done, but now
on a magnified level.
However, I am also realistic; I know that I will have to be
okay with Adam sacrificing his time for his calling. With that said, I can’t deny that he will be
amazing and do a great job.
I can’t help think back to the time when we were living in
Portland, ME and I told Adam I really wanted to start getting active again and
go to the Temple. I remember having a
few arguments/discussions encouraging him to just try it. I took a gamble and said, Just give it a
shot, and if you truly don’t want to become active again, I won’t bother you
about it EVER again. I’ll accept it and
I’ll go to church without you. At the
time, I was even surprised to hear myself say this, knowing that he would hold
me to my words. But honestly the words
just flew out of my mouth, and I wasn’t sure at the time why I had said them.
Although Adam is laid back, when he decides to do things he
becomes consumed by it and almost a little neurotic and/or obsessed. Fortunately, this is exactly what was needed
for him to gain a testimony. Not long
after this, Adam was encouraging me to be more active and I was not sure what I
had gotten myself into.
Since we were sealed in the SLC temple 13 months ago, things
have continued to change rapidly for us on a consistent basis. I got pregnant, then was called to the Primary presidency, then we had Scotty and bought a
house. But this last Sunday when Adam was ordained a high priest and set
apart as the 2nd Counselor, in the West Columbia Ward, I knew that
this church related change was going certainly be one of the biggest, last the
longest, and be very rewarding.
I can’t express into words how Proud of Adam I am and the
man he has become. I hope that I can let
my shellfish tendencies subside enough to allow him to serve others. Although, I will never feel bad for desiring
Adam’s attention, I guess I cannot
blame everyone else for wanting to do the same.
