Last Sunday there was snow, on Monday the sites were all closed due to ice and extreme cold. Yesterday it was 90degrees! Mother Nature is having hot flashes. We didn't let that stop us. Speaking of Mothers.....
On Tuesday night I participated in a readers theater performance of the organization of the first Female Relief Society. Several of my ancestors were among the first 20 women who organized themselves under the priesthood to do "Something Extraordinary" to create a force for doing good in the world.
Relief Society helps prepare women for the blessings of eternal life as they increase faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and His Atonement; strengthen individuals, families, and homes through ordinances and covenants; and work in unity to help those in need.
They are the oldest and largest women's organization in the world.
On Thursday our international women's day activity was WONDERFUL!
All the food was beautiful and delicious.
The music (songs performed in different languages) was very good.
I sang "Let the Holy Spirit Guide" in Madarin after much tutoring from my sweet daughter, Spring who served an 18 month mission in Taiwan. Then Sister Ballard presented a video of groups and individual relief society women from all over the world sending us a greeting from their country. Egypt, Uganda, New Zealand, Uruguay, Brazil, Portegal, France, U.K., Taiwan, Beijing, etc. It made me weep. I felt so proud to be a member of the relief society!
Elder Cullen was a super hero in the kitchen helping us to assemble the three veggie boquets. Everyone helped and no one had a heavy burdern.
On Friday we got to work in the GREENHOUSE! We helped pot over 2000 "plugs"
it's going to be SO beautiful.
Saturday we started printing and binding the relief society cookbooks I was in charge of assembling.
We will give every sister a free copy.
We also attended a wonderful community event called "He is Risen" there were many many displays with the atonement and ressurection theme and lots of beautiful musical numbers and free refreshments.
Then we attended a Nauvoo Symphony SPRING CONCERT which was VERY good especially for a tiny town!
Such an uplifting way to end such an amazing week. So while Mother Nature gives us whiplash (There's a huge wind storm going on right now!) We continue to celebrate, serve, and support each other and look forward to Christ's second coming.
He is RISEN!
1 comment:
You two are like a force of nature yourselves! Glad you are involved in so many positive events; and let the storms rage.😄💕
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