01/18/16 Ward challenges

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  How many weeks since our big upheaval?

  
  

  Letter I sent:
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  18/01/2016 10:04
  

  Bishop and Brother Case,
  

  As I have been informed by Bro. Case and have also found for myself---- that there is no place for me in this ward -- you seem to have plenty of everyone I would like to have Bella Gonzalez's records and also mine moved to the 5th Ward. Bella will enjoy Sunbeams with children she knows and teachers she already loves. I will actually feel wanted and that I belong somewhere and maybe even find a seat in Sunday School.

  
  

  I appreciate the fact that you are both young, and the new ward is a challenge. Unfortunately for me, I cannot accept these changes. So far it has been frustrating and unbelievable difficult.

  
  

  Sincerely, Dawn Bradbury
• 18/01/2016 10:11

  So...Went with Randy when they called him to be Scoutmaster. I was asked what callings have I served in. Bro. Case' offhand remark..."well we have PLENTY of everything, so you won't find a place there." plus the Dictatorship of Primary Presidency run by Michele Bowden....plus no room in SS, terrible teachers in RS, etc. etc. etc. to be friendly. Four women in my ward my age...have their own group. None of this would bother me on its own, but these---------and the fact that Bella's Primary teachers are not coming and she has had subs every week for whatever reason, she does NOT want to go and cries for Matt and Lisa. I just cannot cope with all these problems on the Sabbath Day when supposedly I am going to take the Sacrament, renew covenants, and hopefully find a little peace for the coming week. Yes, I am a major whinger. Frustrated and angry a little too. I loved that Michelle Bowden spoke for 45 MINUTES in Sacrament Meeting and left the high councilman just 4 minutes to finish. That does make me cranky as it seems to inconsiderate. I know people are not perfect....sigh....I know I am not perfect....sign....but all of these things combined make me so unhappy at Church.
  
• 18/01/2016 10:11
  

  Whew. Thanks for letting me vent. I am looking forward to change. I guess if they don't move my records, I will lose my Temple Recommend and then I won't be able to play at the Temple on Fridays. Life sucks some days.
  
• 18/01/2016 10:18
  

  PS. I was so discouraged I unfriended everyone on FB.
  

  
  

  The Bishop asked me to meet with him on Thursday evening. I sent the message to Randy and said if Randy wants to go he can. There is no dialogue that can fix this. Also, I don't want to play the "ATK lets have a meeting to fix this." And I don't want to renig. So, no meeting either by email or in person. Dawn Bradbury

  
  

  I'm a bugger.
• 18/01/2016 11:18
  

  Really, If I could just calm down I would not be mean regarding chorister, piano, or Primary. Probably everyone is just flying by the seat of their skirts and just getting by. To be fair, it is a new ward. So, I just need to chill..... a lot......
  

  I still want to change wards.
  
• 18/01/2016 11:40
  

  Dawn Bradbury
  

  
  
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  18/01/2016 11:42
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  Maybe I will need total frostbite.
• 18/01/2016 14:21
  
• nday
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  18/01/2016 18:37
  

  Dawn Bradbury     Bishop Ellis: Bp Ashcroft sent Randy a request for a meeting. I have requested move to Perry 9th ward. I have heard from various sources that Perry 5th Ward piano and organ are awful, not sure I could take that right now. See, I told you I was having a King Noah time of things.
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  18/01/2016 23:10
  

  Roger Ellis
  

  Dear King Noah, I love you and miss you guys. You are hilarious. I'm sorry this change has been so difficult for you. We would take you back in a second. Just remember that I would have never dreamed that you and I would become special friends. Sometimes first impressions are not very accurate. Don't be afraid to give others a second look, you might find connections you never thought would exist. You are a talented, wonderful woman of faith. I hope many others who don't know yet, might have the opportunity to see how cool you you are.
  
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  Bishop: Thank you for your kind words. I will ponder what to do. You give me some hope.
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  I'm pretty sure Brother Case didn't mean his comment to come out the way he did. I'm trying to find some good in all of this...goodness. I guess I need more "frost" ing.
• Had a talk with Beloved. If one takes out all the emotion from the struggle...there are four issues here.
  

  The struggle to make friends. (Usually not an issue for me.) No calling. Church at 8 a.m. And I haven't been sleeping well. Today is a migraine day as well. So.....
•  upshot, Randy will meet with Bp. Ashcroft and list the four main problems, I and all the emotion will stay home with bated breath hoping that the Lord will intervene on my behalf.
• 21:21
  

  PSS. Thanks for listening to me. I apologize for being a basket case. Dang this headache anyway.
  

  Also, It is very hard for Sunbeams to sit through sharing time when the words are posted and they don't sing anything they know. I have been teaching Bella all the Presentation for 2016 songs. She got a CD for Christmas. Also, she know I Am A Child of God, Book of Mormon Stories, and Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam. We are making progress. The teacher in singing time just does her own thing but mostly for the older kids. She doesn't seem to have much enthusiasm. I had a terrible urge to jump up and do it myself. Fortunately, I desisted! =O)