Sunday Sustaining

Sunday finally came.

My parents drove up from Idaho Falls to be here. They got here on Saturday afternoon, and we spent the afternoon in Waterton. It was beautiful weather with the leaves changing colors. We had a picnic and hiked to Bertha Falls.

The first hour of church was the Primary Program. Lucy and Carly did great.

Then Sacrament Meeting. They released the bishopric and called the new bishopric.
Bishop Austin Nunn
1st Counselor: Logan Zemp
2nd Counselor: Ryan Olsen
Executive Secretary: Mark Cahoon
Ward Clerk: Mike Parker

The released bishopric bore their testimonies and then the new bishopric. Sister Marina Leavitt bore her testimony. I also got the chance to bare my testimony right before Austin.

I talked about how exciting and overwhelming it is to think of all that will happen in the next 5 years (baptisms, missionaries, funerals, etc).

My two stories about Bishop Leavitt were about the time I got stuck visiting teaching and he came by and pulled me out. The second one was when we were at girls camp this summer, we were on our hike and I noticed one of our young women was at the back by herself. I turned around after a couple minutes to go and walk with her and Bishop and Sister Leavitt were hiking with her already.

I told about one time I was the activity day leader and had made extra cookies to take a Sunday night meeting. Jill was sick so Austin offered to frost them. I got to the activity and went to eat them and he hadn't scraped them off the pan before he frosted them. My point was that he has good intentions and a desire to serve even if it is not perfect or not the way you would do it.

Second story: Austin can't stand any fog on the windshield, just like we should avoid the fog of temptation or doubt. It doesn't bother him to let the windshield wipers go for 5 minutes after the rain stops, but he always has the heat on defrost to keep away the fog.

Austin bore his testimony and told about a time he was sorting cows in a corral and fell in and was getting stepped on. Someone grabbed him and pulled him out and saved his life. He told that he felt that the Savior had been reaching in and pulling him this week. He told a basketball story about when he was coaching and called a play and the team lost the game. He will make mistakes sometimes.

He had all of the youth age 14-18 stand up and told us to look around and see the future missionary force, and he committed to the youth to help them and serve them the very best way he could. He bore his testimony.

The Spirit was strong, and I felt grateful for so many blessings.

After church, the new bishopric was set apart. Another spiritual blessing outpouring.