Tweaking The Work

I have already shared with you my talk from last Sunday about Family History.  But because of the scheduling of our presidency's assignment to be the companion speaker for high council speakers this month, and the fact that Dear Friend Pam's son mission farewell falls on next Sunday, I have the opportunity to re-run my talk with just a bit of tweaking for yet another ward this coming Sunday.  It saves Pam from speaking on a day when her family would be all at her home for Stevie's farewell, as well as trying to prepare a talk when she is just getting back to school this week.  Getting to reuse my talk from last week, saves me from rewriting a new one--though I would be willing to do that.  The high councilman I will be speaking with told me that since I am filling in I'd be fine to use my old talk.  The member of the bishopric told me they have had members speaking all month on ways to invite the Spirit into their lives.  Doing family history is certainly another way to invite the Spirit.  So there isn't too much to tweak to make my old talk appropriate for the topic in that ward.

I am happy to do it.  Speaking in public isn't that big of a deal--though writing something that I think will please the Lord is a much bigger challenge. Now, however, the "naked Great Grandparent's talk" reputation precedes me.  Perhaps the tweaking will be more like editing or cutting and pasting.  The bishopric member who spoke to me just told me to "pray about it" so it was up to me.  Great.  I follow directions much better than I hear promptings.