The fourth Sunday of every month, I play the organ for sacrament meeting, and this last Sunday was no different. And I had practiced more than usual this month, so I thought I was ready... thought being the key word.
Most weeks, there are no congregational hymns, just the three regulars. Well, lucky me, on November's fourth Sunday, there was a congregational hymn. So I stayed up on the stand during the talks (like I do every organ Sunday) and got ready to dash to the keyboards as soon as the second speaker was done.
All was going well- I made it to the organ on time, got it turned on and switched like I wanted relatively fast, and I turned to page 140. Little did I know that the hymn I was supposed to play was page 241.
I had played the introduction to the hymn, and looked over to the chorister to see when to start. But she gave me a funny look, and I realized I was playing the wrong hymn. I instantly thought, "Oh, page 141." And I played the intro to that. By now there were a few smiles throughout the congregation, and I was pretty frustrated. I couldn't figure out what was going on.
Then, it hit me- 241.
So I just laughed and moved on. And that small little thing got me a ton of comments, and compliments.
Tip for the future: If you ever make a mistake, particularly if that mistake is in front of a lot of people, just laugh and move on. Trust me, it's SO much easier than being embarrassed. ;)
Another totally random thing:
You know how some of the composers or authors of the hymns are "Anonymous", and they abbriviate that "Anon."? I used to look through the hymn book and think, "Wow, this guy 'Anon' really knew how to write!" :D
See? This is how I felt when I got lost. I mean really. EVERY SUNDAY someone HAS to comment on it. It's not like I'm the only one to get lost or anything >.<
ReplyDeletelol! you're not the only one to get lost, just the only one anybody knows about. And it's kind of funny that you got lost when there were signs....
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