Phillip and Julianna Iverson: Callings...again

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Callings...again

Sadly, this was my last week in YW. I had a great time in there and love the Beehives. I was scared before going in, but they are so sweet and were so good to me.

Today I was offically sustained and set apart as the Relief Society 1st Counselor. Wish me luck! Guess I'm just moving up again. It will be great. We will miss the old RS President, Nancy, very much. She did a wonderful job, as well as her counselors.

I realized that I never talked about Phillip's calling. He is the Assistant Priest Quorum Advisor. Pretty much that means that he teaches the Priests and helps out the Young Men's President with whatever he needs.

Today Phillip also was offically given a second calling: he is a teacher in Elder's Quorum. (EQ doesn't really have an emblem...this was as close as I could get.) So he's busy teaching and I...well, I'm not sure what I'm doing yet, but it will be great!

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