Recently I have been given the opportunity to see the church counsels in a different light. Before this year I had never been in a church presidency and because of that I had never attended a Bishopric counsel. In October I was called to be the Relief Society President and now I have the opportunity to attend Bishopric counsel but to hold my own counsel with my presidency. It truly is amazing to attend and see the benefit of having all those different auxiliaries meeting together. It is a lot of work to keep the church running and to account for all the members and it is not just a good thing but a necessary thing that we have all these counsels.
I can appreciate the power of a presidency and the inspiration that is provided. To say I would be lost without the rest of my presidency is a gross understatement. I have been impressed and surprised repeatedly at not only the goodness and talent of the woman that I work with but their knowledge and insight to the ward members. There are times that I am completely in the dark about a family in the ward that needs help and one of my counselors will let me know. I can’t effectively serve the woman of the church without my counselors and in turn the Bishop can’t lead without the help of all the other auxiliaries.
The amazing blessing of how well organized the church is gives me a lot of comfort and support in my role. I know that I am not alone and having all the responsibility to succeed alone. I have felt it in the council meetings of the love, respect, and responsibility that is shared between us all. One thing that I have come to appreciate the most is how each auxiliaries coordinates to strengthen, enhance, and or support the other ones. We are all working toward the same goal strengthening our ward and the individual families of our ward, and that has become apparent as we all have worked to help support each other’s ideas.
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