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Back in the Saddle

So.

School starts again today, which means I'm back on my regular schedule. It goes something like this:

5:30 AM - Get up
5:40 AM - Head to the gym
5:50 AM - Cardio
6:15 AM - Weights
6:30 AM - Head home
6:40 AM - Shower/eat (I usually can't eat much because I feel pretty pukey after the ab exercises...)
7:15 (ish) AM - Drop Ammon off @ school
7:30 (ish) AM - Scripture study @ my office (included in this is my blog time - it helps me ponder some of the things I've read)...
8:00 AM - Work
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - Work
5:oo PM - Head home

Now things become a little different. Most Mondays I have either City Council or Planning and Zoning meetings. This means that we typically have Family Home Evening on Sunday nights - which is not preferable, but it works well for our family. Tuesdays Youngshin will frequently have a discussion group (which I fully endorse) and that means I get to spend time with the kids. Wednesdays is always Youth activity nights, and I try to spend time with either the YM or the YW in their activities. Thursdays I frequently have stake activities - either PPI with Pres. Banks or other training, but I also try to schedule interviews for that night as well. Fridays I try to leave open for the family. Saturdays are clean the house days and/or run errands/have fun/etc. when there's not something else going on. And then there's Sunday...

So I keep pretty busy.

One of the things that keeps me going is my love for the people I serve. It's easier to serve people if you love them. It's not always easy - sometimes people do things that make you shake your head. But it is certainly rewarding in the main. I am grateful for the opportunity to get to know people better. As a bishop, I have the opportunity to see people at their best, and I also get to help people pick up the pieces when things don't go well. Ultimately, I know it's not me who is responsible to take care of everything, nor am I really responsible for the good things that happen. That belongs to the Lord and the relationship He is able to establish for the person. But I am His tool, and in whatever way I can be of use, I hope I am. I also hope He will make me worthy and able to meet the challenges and blessings that will certainly continue to come.

I have been able to see miracles happen in the lives of the people I serve. Moving mountains is nothing compared with the miracle of seeing someone change their heart and humble themselves before the Lord. I am grateful to the Lord to see those things happen on a very regular basis.

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