Well, partway through our vacation in Oregon Chris started getting messages from the Stake Executive Secretary at church. He said that a member of the Stake Presidency needed to meet with him right away. Our curiosity was immediately peaked! Chris called back and said that we were in Oregon and couldn’t be home until Sunday. The reply, “When on Sunday?” “Sunday Night” I’ll let the Stake President know.”
We hear nothing until on the way home Chris gets a phone call from the member of the Stake Presidency asking to meet with him as soon as we got into town, even if it was late. So, we rolled into town at 7 pm on Sunday night (school the next day) quickly changed our clothes and headed to the stake center with all the girls in tow. They were amazingly cooperative after having had such a long drive!
Turns out, a new Bishopric was called that morning, minus one. Chris was asked to be the 2nd Counselor that night. They let it slip when the callings were made in sacrament meeting that the 2nd counselor was out of town and that call would have to wait. Everyone immediately surveyed our large ward to note who was missing! You can imagine the speculation that spread throughout the next week!
So anyway, a new adventure for us. Chris’ parents made the trip out the next weekend to be here. His dad ordained him a High Priest. It was such a wonderful experience to have them there. We really appreciated their efforts to make the last minute trip.
The good news is, the girls are already used to Chris being gone at night, so the transition has been no big deal for them. So far, we’ve experienced many blessings from the calling and are so thankful for the opportunity Chris has to serve in this way.
