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This is a very hard decision. It has been my experience also that there is very little praying going on when it comes to deciding callings for the members by the ward leadership. There is way too much significance given to what title/calling a person has as opposed to whether or not the calling is the best thing for that person in their lives at that time. Since the church has pretty much done away with the social aspect of church, like dances, dinners, road shows & the like, everyone now just works all the time so nobody really knows anyone anymore. We are a church of strangers. The social issue is another subject entirely, so I don’t want to go too far off topic, but I think it does contribute to what we experience when we are chosen for a calling by our ward leadership.
There is also an issue of what calling is important enough to pray about, since a Bishop can’t pray about all callings. Where is that line? Presidents? Clerks? Councilors? Teachers? Hmmm. Instead people like a Bishop make a judgement call AS A MAN about a person’s capacity to perform a calling along with where the ward has openings and as such is capable of making a bad decision or vice versa. What is their criteria? Are their assumptions correct? Etc. Etc. Young Men’s President is an extremely involved calling as you know: You are President of the Young Men. You are the Priest’s Quorum Advisor. Depending on your ward, you may have Scouting requirements. There’s Youth Conference, Temple Trips, Firesides, BYC meetings, etc. etc. A lot is being asked of you when you accept this calling, so be sure you a) know what you are getting into and have the resources to do it b) that you really REALLY want to do it.
Since you feel that nobody knows your unique situation better than you do and since nobody is praying about your calling and how it improves you spiritually, it is incredibly important that you do so yourself. This is truely where personal revelation comes in. If you are uncomfortable praying–that’s ok. There have been many times in my life where praying about something for various reasons wasn’t an option or I just couldn’t seem to get answers. So in that case, make your best, most logical decision based on what’s best for you, best for your family, what you feel you can do and what you think Heavenly Father wants you to do at this time. Do not allow the Bishop or any leader to influence you, ESPECIALLY IF they didn’t pray about your calling in the first place. “No” is a perfectly acceptable answer, should you feel that is best for you. Another calling will eventually come your way and it might be a good idea to tell the Bishop what you think you can do, if you feel comfortable enough doing so.
Most importantly JustMike, whatever your decision…be at peace with it.
Sincerely,
Lark.
