Yesterday was the first Sunday since Christmas that our entire family has been well enough to attend church. It was also the first time that Korben got to wear his new Christmas suit. Isn't he a doll? He has already learned how to make the GQ pose. :) Everyone kept telling us how much he had grown. I can't believe we have been in this ward for almost a year now; it seems like we just got here!Our ward has switched to 11:00 which I am really excited about. To start off the day, we were actually on time to church. This meant that we didn't have to sit on the front row, we weren't rushing in, and we were able to get all settled without making a scene. Then we made it through the entire sacrament meeting without a tantrum or having to leave once. Korben was an angel. He folded his arms for each of the prayers, didn't spill his sacrament water, and stayed quiet clear till the end. He also went to nursery and only cried for about 5 minutes (mostly because he wanted his frog and a nap). However, when Mike went to pick him up from nursery, he didn't want to leave, so hopefully he is liking it again.
I was able to finally get my lesson over with in Relief Society. I had been shaking all morning and felt sick to my stomach. I was so nervous that the women weren't going to comment and I would have to try and fill the time all by myself. They had told me that I would have to fill 30 minutes, but when it came time for the lesson, I had closer to 45 minutes left in the hour. Talk about pressure! However, when it came time to give the lesson, everything just came together. I didn't have a single off-topic comment, everything tied together nicely, and the entire time was filled. I had so many comments that weren't the typical seminary answers. They were deep thoughts that had been pondered. The spirit in the room was amazing. I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to give the lesson, because it definitely helped me grow. However, I am also glad that during sacrament meeting they called two new RS teachers, so I probably won't get called to that position. :) I don't know that I could handle the stress. I did receive some compliments, but the best was from a little old lady that said that for being nervous I gave one of the best lessons she had ever heard. That made me feel really good, and made the 12 hours of time I spent preparing it last week well worth it. I was so excited to talk to Mike about it, but apparently in Priesthood the lesson turned into a debate about the Crusades somehow. Thank heaven for women! Thank you everyone that made comments on my blog last week. I was able to share some of the things that you said in the lesson and it really added to have some personal thoughts to it rather than just quotes from the lesson.
I think the biggest thing I learned from giving the lesson was that I need to make comments in RS when I think of them. So many times I just keep them to myself rather than sharing my thoughts, and I know as a teacher I couldn't have done the lesson without the contributions from the sisters. I'm going to make a better effort to not be so shy and just say what I am feeling. I'm already excited for next week.
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I have been looking for the post about your lesson anxiously! I am so glad to hear that it went well. I wish I could have been there. I wish I could have been in my own RS. As we started in YW one of our girls was in being part of an object lesson and then they had this amazing male singer sing "Oh My Father." Since we only had one girl in YW's and 5 leaders I tried to convince them that we should go to RS but they wouldn't go for it. I thought about leaving but thought that would be rude to the young teacher who prepared a lesson.
Anyway, your Korben looks so handsome! Hopefully it will be a regular thing that he is such a good boy during church. :)
Korben looks so handsome and grown up!
I'm so glad your lesson went well. I actually missed mine (sitting in nursery) so I was very grateful for the e-mails back and forth that shared some of the thoughts you were preparing. Thanks for your insights!
I'm so glad your lesson went well! I forgot to ask about it today. Congrats! I'm still shy in my meetings when it comes to commenting also. Especially Sunday School. All the returned missionaries and old bishops and stake presidents are in there. So many times I kick myself when I knew the answer but was too afraid to raise my hand. I'm going to work on that, also! And Korben is so handsome! Love the sacrament meetings when nobody has to leave their seat. I think that's happened a couple of times...
Handsome fella in stylin' duds! I cracked up at the whole Crusades debate thing. I'm glad your lesson went so well!
Good job! A well prepared lesson makes the lesson go easier but comments really make the lesson worthwhile. Everyone shares. I remember Joe saying that he remembered Lucia because she would comment in their (I think it was Institute) class. I have always wanted to be the woman that would be noticed because I was making an intelligent comment. I've also been on the teacher side many times so figure if the spirit prompts me to say something - I better say it. I feel I enjoy a lesson better when I'm open enough to make a comment. Being a teacher, those comments are what make the lesson a shared learning experience - not just me teaching an everyone else sitting there bored out of their minds.
I'm glad you wrote about the lesson. I was waiting to hear how it went.
Your little guy is handsome! I haven't seen him in a long time and he has really grown.
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