Last Sunday I got a new calling. Well, new would imply that I had a calling before and even though we've been in the ward for about 9 months, we have been on the DL most of that time. We never had to give the customary "new to the ward" talks or anything like that. The closest we came was when we were asked to give the opening and closing prayers one sacrament meeting, but it was a holiday weekend and there weren't many people they could choose from.
Anyways, my new calling is to be on the Relief Society Activities Committee. I think it's going to be a good calling, the bishop told me it's going to be me and 2 other girls and they would like to have at least one activity a month. That was all fine for me so I gladly agreed. I was already trying to come up with all sorts of fun activities later that day, but I found it was a lot harder than I thought. Our ward is a married student ward. The good thing is that most everyone is pretty close in age. The thing that made my brainstorming so difficult was that about 3/4 of our relief society is either pregnant or has a child under the age of 1.
Most of the activities our relief society has done in the past has been something like a recipe swap, a play date for the kids, or a baby stuff swap (they said you could bring other stuff too, but most of what they wanted was baby stuff like cribs or toys or something like that). It's hard for me as a non-mother (I don't know what other term to use so I decided to make one up) to want to go to these activities because I won't be able to contribute anything and will feel super out of place.
So here is where I ask for your help. In order to help myself and the 5 other girls in my ward that aren't expecting (I just came up with the number 5, although sometimes I feel like it's only about 1 other girl....) I would like to know your ideas for fun stuff our relief society could do that would be fun for everyone. One idea David came up with was to go gun shooting. I don't think that would be too difficult because I know a lot of people that would probably let us borrow their guns for an afternoon, but I don't know if the girls would like it. I don't know the girls in our ward too well because everyone is always moving in and out, so do you think that would be a good idea? I would like some ideas so I can contribute at least a little bit. So if you have an idea, please share!
2 comments:
Perhaps non-baby things are just what they need! I know I don't love going to things all the time that are all about the kids b/c I get enough kid time at home. Sometimes I just want to go do something else that is just for my benefit. So I would say don't worry about catering to kid friendly activities. Husbands can watch the kids so the moms can have a bit of fun! I bet those 5 other girls would thank you. Make flowers for your hair or clothes, make stuff to decorate the home like a wreath, have a book club, look up DIY stuff and see if any ideas come to mind. Sew something for an organization. My married ward tied fleece baby blankets and sent them to WIC to be given away. Good luck! I just got called to cub scouts so if you have any tips for that I'd love them!
You could have a fitness night or a recipe swap or a service auction.
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