First Post! Yay!

WELCOME!!!

You're probably not as excited as I am about this, but thanks for reading this anyway. My hope in starting the blog is to get other women, especially those who live in my area, excited about what we do in Relief Society.

In my own ward, I am the 2nd Counselor in the Relief Society Presidency. I help plan the RS meetings formally known as "enrichment."

Honestly, before I was called to be a counselor, I had never spent much time in the Relief Society. I spent most of my time during that third hour of church in other callings far, far away from Relief Society. I was okay with that, too, because from what I had seen of Relief Society, it was for old women. I had no place there. It was boring--plain and simple. We had visited Relief Society a few times while I was in the Young Women's program, but all I got from it was that their announcements included who had died and who was sick--not quite as exciting as what dances and activities were coming up.

When I was asked by my Bishop to accept this calling in Relief Society, I wasn't excited about it at all, but I accepted because I never turn down a calling. I felt very inadequate in my abilities. I didn't know the first thing about Relief Society. About that time I heard this beautiful song that said, "He is calling you even in your weakness. He is calling you to come as you are." That was the ONLY thing that helped me feel better about what I was about to do. We are called no matter what our weaknesses are.

Over the last year, my dislike of Relief Society has turned into an intense love. As I have striven to plan activities that include my fellow sisters, I have seen what wonderful talents and attributes that they have. As a young mother with very rambunctious children, the third hour of church seems to be the only one that I really get to pay attention in. Whenever I am having a bad Sunday morning, I can always count on my lovely sisters in Relief Society to uplift me and bring me back to the spiritual place I want to be. It's a chance for all of the women to be themselves and share experiences. It is truly a blessing to be part of this wonderful organization.

I hope, sincerely hope, that those of you who read this will one day realize the love that you can enjoy by being a part of Relief Society. I especially want those Young Women who will soon be joining our ranks to know that it's not just a place for old women like I once thought. (I mean, please, I'm not old yet!) True, we all have a little crazy in us, but that's what makes it fun. :)

Keep checking in periodically for lesson summaries, spiritual thoughts, and a few announcements for activities in our area. Thanks for reading!