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Mole Opportunity
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Date: January 23, 2017 04:58AM
Please, no judging. I'm still phasing out... I have moved back to a place I lived a couple years ago. When I lived there last, I was a good friendly member that happily served in Cub Scouts and Primary. In the meantime, I learned the truth about TSCC. Long story-short -> I support my wife (kids) going to church and will only serve in the Scouts. I pay the church a few hundred dollars in membership fees a year and answer all the TR questions to keep my membership card - it's make believe for me...
Anyways, we've moved back and I am Mr. Friendly Guy at church. It's been 6 months and no call. Well, a couple Sundays ago the Stake President wanted to meet with me and my wife. He said he just wanted to get to know us. Friendly enough guy; we talked about life and kids and had a pleasant conversation. Come to find out, the Bishop's wife just thinks we are the neatest and nicest people. They are moving soon and she told me straight up on 3 different occasions she and her husband want me to be the next Bishop. The Stake Clerk has recently become friendly with me as well. We live in a very transient ward. Well, this last Sunday the Bishop's wife asked me after Sacrament about it (having been called as Bishop by the Stake President). I just chuckled. My wife knows my views and that they would be scraping the bottom of the barrel, but I know she also secretly holds out hope for me - I keep having to correct her...
This all seems so crazy to me. I've held about every calling and know the game; callings come by convenience and who people want or are told to get... I've been enjoying being Mr. Friendly Guy with no calling. I enjoy my after Sacrament walks. My first inclination have been I would have to decline any offer from the Stake President. My last ward I was able to decline my callings from the Bishop and weasel my way into Scouts, which I enjoy. I'm still trying to keep the peace. I rocked the family boat pretty hard at first, and decided it was not worth it at the time. Now, my curiosity is peaking and I'm thinking of running with it if they called me. I've thought of a million different ways to help open up people's minds, but I am probably way off base and just having crazy thoughts...
I'm sure what I just wrote is totally confusing - it's confusing to me. And I'm probably just imagining things, but it has got my mind running of the opportunity to peak further behind the curtain...
Fire away...
or just delete...
Inshallah!!!