We'll need to do something about that

This post is full of Mormon-speak. Hopefully it will make sense to all. Just as a refresher, Mormons attend local congregations, which are called wards (consisting of, I don't know, 200-500 or so people? ours is big), and most people in the ward have assignments, or callings, which change every few months or years. We believe that inspired callings provide us new ways to serve each other and grow personally, and because of this I have decided that I will not turn down callings. So far this decision has not been too hard to stick to.

I got another calling yesterday--now I am the ward chorister.

I am still going to be the assistant ward organist, which is kind of funny to me. Apparently when I play the organ I will just get a substitute to lead the music. So should I ask for an assistant ward chorister?

I have never done much "directing" in the way of music since if I'm doing anything it's usually playing--and for the past several years I have taught small groups of 12-15-year-olds instead, which is much less intimidating. I have definitely never stood in front of an entire ward leading the music . . . yikes. I do get to choose all the music now, which will be fun. This is actually a welcome challenge. And it will encourage me, nay force me to be early to sacrament meeting.

However I am a teeny bit nervous about something. When Brother Counselor extended the calling to me yesterday, he mentioned that I would need to, among other things, get together with the ward choir director to coordinate musical numbers. I was just about to say, about 1/8-jokingly, "Well Brother Counselor, I just want to thank you for not asking me to be the ward choir director." (Ward Choir Director and Activities Committee Chair are the two callings I hope I never have. Bad?) Then he interrupted himself, "Oh, actually, Sister Choir-Director just told us she will be moving out of the ward. Hmmm. We'll need to do something about that." This took me off guard and I forgot to say my euphemism for "thanks for not making me beg people to join the choir" (in my mind, much of what makes up that job--let's not even get started on how I would have no idea what to do once I actually got people to come).

To wrap up our conversation, he thanked me for accepting the ward chorister calling and I said my standard, "Well Brother Counselor, I am here for whatever you need." As I walked away I remembered about how now they need a new choir director and I basically just volunteered for it without meaning to. So my fingers are crossed that I won't be asked to do triple duty up there on the stand and spend Sunday mornings on Choir PR.

Is it bad that I am so afraid of that??

(I know that I am really jumping the gun here with my worries and maybe being a little too flippant and that even if I am asked to be the ward choir director, it will be a learning experience and etc. However I am a little bit of a Nervous Nelly.)