We met with him and found out Marcos was being called as the 2nd counselor in our ward's new bishopric. YIKES! I don't think you ever feel prepared to receive a calling like that. Marcos was overwhelmed and...well...I was definitely overwhelmed too.
The following Sunday (the day Bailey finally got to leave the hospital...although she had to stay here local for a couple more days) Marcos was sustained and set apart. It was a really cool day. There were lots of kids (between the three members of the new bishopric) and some other family members, plus the stake presidency. But each blessing as the Bishop and then each of his counselors was set apart was AMAZING! They were each very different, and yet exactly what you would think that person in that calling needed to hear and be blessed with that day. There are a couple specific blessings Marcos was promised that I will record in my personal journal. Suffice it to say, it was a very spiritual experience and I was bawling by the end. Andrew, the new Bishop's oldest son, looked over at me after Marcos was set apart and said, "Are you okay?" I couldn't help but laugh. "Um, yes. Well, no. I don't know. Do I look okay?" :)
We were already fairly busy juggling Marcos' busy job, his part-time on-call job, homeschool, dance, music, soccer, and other extra curricular activities, but I'm sure it will all work out somehow. I know it's going to be hard - a huge sacrifice - but that's okay. We've been blessed and the Lord expects us to serve. Someone in my ward came up after sacrament meeting when he was sustained and said, "Well congratulations. You've lost a husband, but gained a ward." As nauseous as that statement makes me, it seems like a good trade off. I like having lots of supporters and our ward has definitely become a family to us. Another lady came up and said, "What are you going to do? Are you going to be okay? Your kids are really hard." I wasn't sure how to respond. Thank you? I know. I'm used to it. I will be fine? Gotta love well-intentioned comments. Instead I said, "Yeah, I guess it's good I'm already used to pawning them off on so many ward members. I will just plan on passing one up the row and one down the row every week." We definitely have community kids. Many of the older ladies in the ward affectionately called Marissa the "ward baby" when she was younger because I would send her to Relief Society with someone different every week so I could focus on teaching the young women.
Marcos changed his on-call hours so he no longer works Wednesday (YM/YW night) but is on call on Tuesday night. He also juggled some of his Sunday on-call hours so he can at least be there for all his morning meetings and church every week. We are still trying to figure the weekend out, but I think it will work out somehow. It makes his schedule a little tight - you should have seen me trying to find a time I could go visiting teaching when Marcos could be home this month - but although I am nervous and already planning on never hearing one word during sacrament meeting, I feel peaceful and know that this is what is supposed to happen right now.
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Marcos will do so well in this calling. and so will you, the Lord will bless you while Marcus(hee hee) serves :).
now about Angie, WOW I was in total shock of the whole story! I am glad everything turned out ok but wow...I am still not sure what to say. please give her my love :)
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