An Enduring Legacy

When our new ward at church was created, I was released from the primary and called as the 'Relief Society Meeting Coordinator', which is the new way of saying the enrichment leader. Our first meeting that we got to put together as a commitee was the big RS birthday celebration.

Thanks to the amazing women on the committee, and a few late nights before the event, (cause I'm a major procrastinator), we had an amazing night. The program was awesome, and really dealt with the history of the relief society, where it all started, and how as an organization of women we are strong, and able to do what we are asked and commanded to do.

We based the evening off the talk "The Enduring Legacy of Relief Society", by Elder Eyring. I highly recommend taking a few minutes to read it and get a renewed sense of the purpose of Relief Society and the impact that we are able to have on those around us. It really leaves you with a feeling, "GO WOMEN!", this is an amazing organization and we are so blessed to be a part of it.

One of the women on the committee edited Elder Eyrings talk a little, added some music and some beautiful images, and made a little video we watched for part of the program and the spirit in the room during that presentation was so strong. I am so thankful that I was able to be a part of how that night came together. Although, don't get me wrong, I got to deal with the more "shallow" aspect of decorating the room, which I loved, but it would have been nothing without the program.

I didn't really take too many pictures of the room that night, but here are a couple that I did take.

The centerpieces. I wanted something classy, that didn't look cheap, but was. Thank goodness for the women who loaned me all their Kleenex boxes so I'd have something to wrap for the tables.

I also put together a little dessert table, to compliment our DELICIOUS cake that was made by another sister on the committee. It really was so good! But I made these bags to go with the theme of the evening, so people would hopefully eat/take home all the dessert so I wouldn't be left with any.

This is the view of the whole room. It really looked wonderful, thanks in huge part to my mom who shipped all those beautiful table clothes to me. I had quite a few women tell me that I could rent them out for weddings....hmm, just might take them up on that. You don't need them back any time soon, do ya mom?

Also, I took the pictures before it was all said and done cause we had women bring china for the tables and it looked amazing with all the tables set and there was some really beautiful china! I don't have any, but it made me want to get some.

I had a wonderful, and exhausting evening. I really loved being a part of it, but at the same time I'm very grateful that all the meetings won't be dinners. It's a whole lotta work!