What an incredible activity we had last night!! A couple weeks ago, Sis. Lindsey received some inspiration in Sacrament Meeting and approached us about having a special night for the YW about making Lemonade out of the Lemons life throws at us at times. We all thought it was a perfect idea! Sis. Lindsey asked 3 Sisters in the ward who are amazing Christ-like examples to come share their experiences and testimonies with the girls. Last Sunday after sharing what our activity would be with the girls, they asked if we could have an "All Yellow Night" along with the theme! Of course we said yes! And of course.....there would be prizes awarded to those decked out in the most yellow!
We started off the night in the Relief Society Room, where Sis. Spencer spoke to us about the importance of service. When we are going through rough times in our lives, the best thing to do is to forget about ourselves and serve others. Sis. Spencer is the PERFECT example of this. She is always the first to respond when others in the ward are in need. She shared some wonderful stories and quotes with us about Service, and made each of us a cute bag of chocolates to remind us that when we are having "Truffles" to serve and love others to feel better!
Next we headed to the Primary Room to listen to Sis. Edwards. She talked to the Young Women about how in High School, she had dreams of what her fairytale life would be like, that once she was married, life would be perfect and all would be well. She shared with us how she learned that the Lord has many things in store for us, and some of those things are trials, that force us to learn and grow. It is necessary for us to go through these things to come closer to Heavenly Father and to learn to trust in him and go to him in prayer for help. She talked about the day their oldest little girl was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, and how their family has had to adapt differently to certain situations. While it has been hard and trying at times, she has grown as a mother and has been able to recognize the blessings their family has been given, by having their daughter in their home. She talked about how to make lemonade, you need sour lemons, along with sweet sugar and water. She likened the water to our Savior and how he is the solution to make everything better.....to taste a little sweeter. Without the water, the lemons and the sugar wouldn't make sweet lemonade.
Lastly, we moved into the Young Women's room, where Sis. Morris shared with us her experience with fighting cancer last year for the second time in her life. She has been such an amazing example to our ward. While she was struggling with the cancer and going through treatments, she was serving in the Primary Presidency, and still managed to make it to church, Primary and even attended all the baptisms that year. She definitely took the lemons that came at her and didn't let them stop her from making a difference in the lives of others. She shared with us a video she had made of her journey with cancer last year. It was very touching to see how as a Mom, she still had to do all the things that come with Motherhood, to stay strong for her family. She is wonderful!
Afterwards, awards were given to those with the most yellow. Emily, Hailey, Samantha and Sis. Watts were the ever-so deserving winners! We spent the rest of the time devouring lemon treats of all kinds! Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies and even guacamole dip made with lemon juice.....topped off with lemon water and lemon head candy!
Thank you Sis. Lindsey for coming up with this incredible activity. Thank you Sis. Spencer, Sis. Edwards and Sis. Morris for sharing your amazing selves and testimonies with us! It was a very special night, and one that won't soon be forgotten!
What an incredible activity we had last night!! A couple weeks ago, Sis. Lindsey received some inspiration in Sacrament Meeting and approached us about having a special night for the YW about making Lemonade out of the Lemons life throws at us at times. We all thought it was a perfect idea! Sis. Lindsey asked 3 Sisters in the ward who are amazing Christ-like examples to come share their experiences and testimonies with the girls. Last Sunday after sharing what our activity would be with the girls, they asked if we could have an "All Yellow Night" along with the theme! Of course we said yes! And of course.....there would be prizes awarded to those decked out in the most yellow!
We started off the night in the Relief Society Room, where Sis. Spencer spoke to us about the importance of service. When we are going through rough times in our lives, the best thing to do is to forget about ourselves and serve others. Sis. Spencer is the PERFECT example of this. She is always the first to respond when others in the ward are in need. She shared some wonderful stories and quotes with us about Service, and made each of us a cute bag of chocolates to remind us that when we are having "Truffles" to serve and love others to feel better!
Next we headed to the Primary Room to listen to Sis. Edwards. She talked to the Young Women about how in High School, she had dreams of what her fairytale life would be like, that once she was married, life would be perfect and all would be well. She shared with us how she learned that the Lord has many things in store for us, and some of those things are trials, that force us to learn and grow. It is necessary for us to go through these things to come closer to Heavenly Father and to learn to trust in him and go to him in prayer for help. She talked about the day their oldest little girl was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, and how their family has had to adapt differently to certain situations. While it has been hard and trying at times, she has grown as a mother and has been able to recognize the blessings their family has been given, by having their daughter in their home. She talked about how to make lemonade, you need sour lemons, along with sweet sugar and water. She likened the water to our Savior and how he is the solution to make everything better.....to taste a little sweeter. Without the water, the lemons and the sugar wouldn't make sweet lemonade.
Lastly, we moved into the Young Women's room, where Sis. Morris shared with us her experience with fighting cancer last year for the second time in her life. She has been such an amazing example to our ward. While she was struggling with the cancer and going through treatments, she was serving in the Primary Presidency, and still managed to make it to church, Primary and even attended all the baptisms that year. She definitely took the lemons that came at her and didn't let them stop her from making a difference in the lives of others. She shared with us a video she had made of her journey with cancer last year. It was very touching to see how as a Mom, she still had to do all the things that come with Motherhood, to stay strong for her family. She is wonderful!
Afterwards, awards were given to those with the most yellow. Emily, Hailey, Samantha and Sis. Watts were the ever-so deserving winners! We spent the rest of the time devouring lemon treats of all kinds! Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies and even guacamole dip made with lemon juice.....topped off with lemon water and lemon head candy!
Thank you Sis. Lindsey for coming up with this incredible activity. Thank you Sis. Spencer, Sis. Edwards and Sis. Morris for sharing your amazing selves and testimonies with us! It was a very special night, and one that won't soon be forgotten!
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