So I got a job this summer as an EFY counselor! I cannot wait to teach and set an example to many kids and to be in a surrounding where the spirit is so strong! I know it's going to be an amazing experience and I am looking forward to this summer. I applied to do it Last year and I didn't get it. Of course at the time I was wondering why but had to trust in the Lord that it wasn't his plan for me. Right after I got called to be the Vice President of Choral. This experience has been thee best thing that has happened to me. I don't think I would be the same person without it. I have made life long friends because of it and have grown so much. It has helped me become a better person and helped me be able to meet more people and become a better teacher. I was able to do that calling during the summer, during the time EFY was. I was also called not shortly after as a teacher for the relief society in my ward. That was also a life changing experience for me that really strengthened me and helped me grow spiritually and helped me be more comfortable in front of people. I know for a fact I wasn't ready to be an EFY counselor last year. I had other responsibility in my life that needed to be taken care of first so that I could grow. Now I feel that I am prepared and have had the experiences that have strengthened me to be a successful counselor to those kids! :)
I have already created so many amazing memories just in this year (2012)! Institute and Choir play a part in the majority of them. I don't know where I would be without Institute! It has been thee biggest blessing in my life! For Valentines Day, the institute had a dance! We as friends all went, and had SO much fun! :) Kaitlin was my date, and she was a darn good one! :)
