New calling

I was recently called to the High Council, which was a surprise as I've not long had my calling.  This is my first ever stake calling which is nice as I have visited very few of the branches in our stake, despite being a member here all my life.  I have been assigned to the South Shields ward and today was my first visit.  It was great to introduce myself to new people and get to know the leaders within the ward and it will be great to serve with the.  In addition to supporting South Shields ward, I will be responsible for music and activities (no surprise t here as I am still the Ward activities chairman).

I will be released from teaching my Primary class which will make Sundays a lot less stressful but at the same time I am upset as I was making some progress with them.  There was a primary talent show on at the chapel midweek and it was great to was my class as well as my own children showcase their talents.  I was able to get some great photo's and was determined to get a class photo for my personal history (It is very unlikely that I will ever get round to doing that!)

Family day at the Preston Temple

With life being what it is, it's been sometime Chris and I have been able to attend the Temle together so we were looking forward to spending some time there as a family on Saturday. Thanks to Mum, Grandma, Ash & Amber, who looked after our little darlings,  we were able to spend a few peaceful hours in the Lords house. It's was nice to have the children there with us and for them to see the Temple and to be in the grounds. The all loved the distribution centre and the bookstore where they were keen to spend all their pocket money on postcards, stickers and bookmarks. It was nice for me to spend some time with my family too. Surprisingly it wasn't raining so we were able to get some beautiful pictures of us all. All in all a memorable day.