A New Adventure for The Allred's...

When Reed and I got married I expected us to go to church, get thrown in nursery or something, and just slide under the radar for- like- 5 years. That didn't happen. Reed was instantly made scout master after expressing enthusiasm for scouts, and I was asked to be a girls camp adviser, and recently asked to serve in the Primary presidency. 

Then we got a phone call...

On September 20th we met with a stake presidency over a BYU young single adult ward, and Reed was asked to serve as the second counselor in the bishopric. We have been married 8 months, and we now have a HUGE adventure ahead of us! (for the next year, at least)...

And in case you wondered, that phone call created the worse 30 hours of my life. The anxiety was overwhelming. While Reed was at work I had to call Katelyn just to calm myself down. After originally skipping breakfast, I skipped lunch too. Couldn't eat with that much anxiety.

How do we feel now? I was completely mortified after hearing what the stake presidency asked of Reed and I. This is a little judgmental, but sometimes when people in the ward are on the stand speaking about how humbled they are that they got a calling, I think "You may be humbled, but I can see in your face that you know you're the best person for this job..." Maybe I should be embarrassed that I admitted that I think that. We're all friends, right? Ha! Anyway, I honestly think that this is the most humbled I have ever felt. All week I have thought about every bad thing I've done, and that I do, and how I have so many things to work on before I should be someone that is looked up to. 

Reed loves serving, he loves people, and if I didn't think he was the most amazing man in the world, and wasn't perfect for me, I wouldn't have married him. He is. I truly believe that. But I can think of a hundred couples more qualified than us to fill this calling. All I know is that ward is going to teach us a lot.

Every person I've met has been so amazingly sweet. The girls have all told me not to be afraid, and that they are all excited for us to be here. I have missed BYU wards. The testimonies, the strength of the young adults, the charity... it's all inspiring. Yes, they are already teaching me . 

On a less serious note, we went to interview with Reed having a face full of scruff. Yesterday he walked in with a clean shave, and the stake president mentioned twice how great he looked. Also, during our interview the stake president also asked me to sit by all the women, but please not the men. He then told Reed again yesterday, "Make sure that the elders quorum knows that she is your wife so that they don't ask her out." I'm flattered ;) I guess we are all basically the same age here. That won't happen. I'm taken for good.

Well I'll be sure to update you all on our adventures throughout this next year with this new calling. I'm very excited about all of it! Guess it's time to take Reed to hike the Y now, right?