Last month was our visiting teaching workshop for the Young-Single-Adult 14th Ward. It was the first relief society activity that we as a presidency put on, and it was a huge success thanks to all of the wonderful sisters in our ward!
We began the workshop with a soup, salad, and baked potato bar. Marie Hucke, my 2nd counselor, and her committee members had decorated the tables with red tablecloths, gorgeous fall flowers in vases, crepe-paper pumpkins with candy corns in the middle, plate centers with a visiting teaching quote on it, and magnets that we designed that had different visiting teaching ideas on it. We also made copies of "Getting to Know You" papers for each sister to fill out so they could get to know the sisters they visit teach. Marie made a seating arrangement so the sisters could sit next to their companions and sisters they visit. There were conversation circles on the table that prompted discussions to help them get to know each other.
After dinner, we had our fabulous stake relief society presidency talk about the importance of visiting teaching and share some experiences they had. Then I closed with my testimony and gave the stake leaders a little thank-you gift of chocolates and a card. We had each sister put away her own chair and help clear the tables, and then the bishopric and their wives stuck around to help do the dishes so clean up went quick. Overall, it was a great activity and I hope it will help inspire our sisters to do their visiting teaching. Visiting teaching is central to relief society and the best way we can minister and look out for the needs of the sisters in our ward. I am proud to be a relief society sister!
"You will never have a more affirming experience in your life of the Lord's understanding of you and how He loves you then when you're seeking to watch over another of His children."
~Julie B. Beck
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| Our cute magnets we gave each sister with visiting teaching ideas. |
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| Relief Society Birthday Bucket! |
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| Crepe-paper pumpkins filled with candy |
Last month was our visiting teaching workshop for the Young-Single-Adult 14th Ward. It was the first relief society activity that we as a presidency put on, and it was a huge success thanks to all of the wonderful sisters in our ward!
After dinner, we had our fabulous stake relief society presidency talk about the importance of visiting teaching and share some experiences they had. Then I closed with my testimony and gave the stake leaders a little thank-you gift of chocolates and a card. We had each sister put away her own chair and help clear the tables, and then the bishopric and their wives stuck around to help do the dishes so clean up went quick. Overall, it was a great activity and I hope it will help inspire our sisters to do their visiting teaching. Visiting teaching is central to relief society and the best way we can minister and look out for the needs of the sisters in our ward. I am proud to be a relief society sister! 
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