Marcos' New Calling

For those of you who may not know, Marcos was the YM president for what seemed like forever. Looking back it was a little over 3 years...so not forever, but it felt like it at times. He's been a gospel doctrine teacher since December-ish and been loving it. He gets to study, teach, interact, and ponder. And hasn't had any extra meetings to attend. :) It may be my greatest fear, but wasn't that big of a deal for him. He was comfortable. Yep, comfortable. And that's where the change comes in. We got a call from the stake executive secretary several weeks ago. We had to figure out how to get a babysitter on Sunday so we could go meet with the stake president. Kind of tricky without mentioning to people where you're going. Anyway, we basically went in holding our breath. He asked us tons of questions starting with, "So do you guys like each other?" I responded with, "Well, sometimes." :) It's true though. :) After we talked for awhile about where we were in life, he told us Marcos was being called to the high council. Are you kidding me? I am not old enough to be married to one of those boring speakers am I? :) Just kidding. It was actually very humbling. It seems like whenever something major like that happens in our lives, everything else seems to fall apart (including the water heater and car this time). But we're getting through the temporal struggles and praying we can both fulfill our busy callings the way we've been asked to with such a young family.

Marcos was sustained in church on Sunday and then ordained a high priest that afternoon. His dad performed the ordination and then he was set apart by one of the counselors in the stake presidency. I actually had a couple of my young women come to the stake center with me and help watch my kids and my nieces and nephews so we wouldn't have so much commotion during such a reverent meeting. They are such cute girls who are so willing to help and serve. I even had to call another girl at the last minute to come sit at the house with Preston because he was still asleep and I did not want to wake a 2 year old from a nap...DISASTER! Marcos' sister, brother, sister-in-law, mom, dad, good friend, my mom, my step dad, the Bishop and 2nd counselor in our bishopric and all three members of the stake presidency were all there. It was like stepping into the temple. The spirit was so strong in that room. And the feeling of love coming from the stake presidency to this newly called high counselor was amazing! I thought my heart was going to leap out of my chest. The ordination was beautiful. His dad said some wonderful things about Marcos and reminded him of how truly special he is and what amazing gifts and talents he has been given. The setting apart was awesome too. You just know that they are guided as to what needs to be said. The strength he will need to magnify this new calling and the patience and support I will need to be there for him seem overwhelming, but we were both blessed during his prayer. Anyway, I will spare you the intimate details, but it was amazing. I will never understand the Lord's timetable, but I do trust it.

So here's a picture of my cute husband minus the goatie. We're both working on getting used to the new "clean shaven" look. :) And here are a couple pictures we took after the ordination and setting apart. Marcos already had meetings that evening so we didn't really have a get together, but some of the family stopped by the house to talk for a few minutes and we happened to snap a couple pictures.