Sunday and Goals

I got up earlier than I normally do on Sunday (need to change that habit; getting up earlier should be the normal thing) in order to write out the talk I gave in sacrament meeting today. I'd known about the talk for a month, which is somewhat unusual, but even with the extended time period I spent most of that time just thinking about how I wanted to approach my topic. I was asked to speak about Institute, and the other speaker was our current Institute teacher (and the regional Institute director) Brother Chapman. Overall I think my talk went well, though it was probably a bit short. I am pretty sure I started talking faster as I went along.

I also got a new calling this week. Previously, I had been the Institute co-chair (responsible for making sure the teacher has whatever they need, setting out hymnals, choosing the hymns, making announcements at the beginning and close of Institute, &c), but now I am the Gospel Doctrine teacher. It's a pretty big change, and a much more intensive calling as far as preparation goes. I know I am up to the challenge, but it is still a bit overwhelming to think about at times.

On the other hand . . . this new calling means I definitely need to stay on top of my focused scripture study, so it provides wonderful focus for a couple of my goals for the year. Win!

The evening was spent preparing dinner (red beans and rice, except I used a can of kidney beans and a can of black beans), cleaning up after dinner (hurrah for a clean kitchen!), and poking around on Family Search and Bible Videos. All in all a most excellent Sunday.