It's official

I'm not the RS President anymore. Bishop told me a few weeks ago that he would be releasing me and ever since then I have run the gauntlet of emotional craziness - from happy and excited to balling my eyes out. I can't even begin to describe the amount of faith and trust that I have put in Heavenly Father this past year as I fulfilled that calling. I loved every minute of being RS President, even the moments when I thought I was a fool for accepting the calling. I have learned and grown so much this past year. I have found out what it means to be close to my Savior and to have Him guiding my footsteps. There were many, many times that I had no clue what to do next and I trusted Him to lead me to the correct path. I am so grateful for the relationship I have built with Him and that I am determined to strengthen throughout my life. Nothing can compare to having the knowledge that He is there close by, watching and cheering you on, to give you the strength to do and conquer anything.

I am so grateful for the wonderful women that served with me and put their trust in me as RS President. I couldn't have done anything - and I definitely couldn't have had that much fun - without their love and support. They have become some of my closest and dearest friends. I miss the ones that have left and continued their lives in other cities. I wish that they could have stayed, that this year could have gone on for eternity, but I know that the only way to continue to grow and learn is to have change come into our lives. As hard, confusing, and sometimes hurtful as change can be, it is a necessary step in our lives that will come often.

I'm excited - and scared out of my mind - for my next adventure as the ward Institute Representative. I have no idea what is in store for me this next year, but as I told my good friend Alaina "I've decided to just embrace it and see where it takes me".