I had just been released from another mission.
And my husband and I were serving for the inner city
mission, and I got a phone call from the employment center
asking if we both wanted to serve again.
But my husband has a full-time job, and he couldn't do it.
But I was willing to.
So I went to the employment center,
and I got an application.
I took it to my bishop, and I was called to serve there.
They don't have to be someone who's coming in
and has got a lot of experience in working with employment
issues.
It's from their life's experiences
that brings the value.
And that's the fun thing about it,
is watching them come in with very limited experience
and utilizing what they've been given from their Heavenly
Father--those talents and skills and abilities that are
developed.
I love the feeling there.
The people that work there, they have such a nice spirit.
There's no gossip.
No bad language is used; not like
you encounter in some other jobs.
This is just wonderful.
It's a blessing to be there working
at the employment center.
Right now, we're seeing also an increased number
of people coming in who have limited language skills.
And so having those missionaries that know another language
is of great benefit as well.
And so--like for example with Sister Siller,
being bilingual as she is--it's a tremendous thing to see
somebody who can utilize her skills from her language
experiences.
Service is a wonderful thing.
As a matter of fact, my husband will be retiring this year,
by the end of this year, and we're
planning on serving a full-time mission if we can.
So those are our plans.
Let's hope that we can do it.
Of course, I was supposed to be released from this mission,
but I already asked for an extension.
And I'm going to be working there
for another 12 more months, because I really, really
like to serve.