Off the Cuffby Angie
17 Feb 2008
6:02 pm1
So, Jim and I had a lovely quiet morning – slept in a little, got up and got ready, walked to choir practice, had a nice rehearsal, peaceful walk home… Then, just a few minutes after we walked in the door, the phone rang. It was Carolynn Hoopes (one of the counselors in our Relief Society), calling to ask me if I could teach today.
Wow. I have never taught a Relief Society lesson before in my entire life, and now I had less than three hours to prepare one. Luckily, it was about Joseph Smith as a special witness of the Savior – so, having been a missionary was strongly in my favor. The chapter in the manual was beautifully written, so that made it fun, too. I regret to say that I have not been in the habit of reading the lesson before going to class, so I was even less prepared for the call than I could have been, but I am now determined to do my reading every week like I should.
I was very nervous but the lesson went well and, amazingly, took just the right amount of time! It was a scary experience but, overall, a good one. To thank me for my impromptu lesson, Carolynn and her kids walked over to our condo after church and brought us an angel food cake and a huge package of fresh strawberries! That definitely made it all worth the effort.
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10:16 AM on February 22nd, 2008
that WOULD be scary! only 3 hours?! hurray for the field training of missionary work 😉
mmm…strawberry anglefoodcake!…sounds like a worth-while reward to me! 🙂
(of course, just the joy of teaching is a reward in itself, but cake always helps if it was traumatic at all 😉 lol!)