Christmas Meeting of the RS
After I read Elder Holland's Talk The Ministry of Angels,
I knew there was Nothing More Important that we could
do with the Sisters in Our Ward, and with our Budget,
than to be an Angel in Someone Else's Life.
We Had to do something Totally Different,
than the usual Fancy-Shamancy Dinner,
and Take Home Keep-Sake.
We kept things Top Secret,
Saved Every Penny of our Budget,
and told Everyone to Dress WARM.
When we met together,
We divided them into groups,
Handed them Envelopes of Cash,
and told them, to
"Go
and Be an {Angel}
in Someone Else's Life,
Tonight."
and They Did.
As the Groups Returned,
We had Warm Fire Pits,
Hot Cocoa,
and Donated Refreshments Waiting.
It was FREEZING Cold,
and Our Breath Came out in Clouds,
But,
Every One's
{Heart}
was Warm
(a mere Smattering of the Angels)
{And THEY Were Glowing}
[Wonderfulness]
7 comments:
Love it, love it, love it!!! So often we are always trying to figure out how we can portray the true meaning of Christmas at our dinners. What a wonderful way to truly give Christ-like love and service. That is what Christmas is all about. You are fabulous Jeralyn!!!
I would love to hear more. Sounds like heaven. :)
That is so neat. What a great idea:)
Very touching. Can you share some of the things people did with their time and money? I'd love to hear.
One group bought food and donated it to the food bank.
One group bought groceries and left them on a doorstep.
One group bought a new coat and gloves for a lady whom they knew needed one.
One group bought small gifts for a family for Christmas, whom they knew needed them, and left them.
and One group gave the money to a lady in the grocery store- who had 6 kids- actually,this was My favorite story of the night, as the lady was so thankful and the group was so moved.
I've had several people say we should do this every year.
We also showed a quick movie to the music, Angels Among Us, that I found on Youtube as part of the introduction,(we met at the church) and when they came back (we ended at my garage) we had it playing, again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey0HrEvh44c&feature=PlayList&p=FC3BF37063CED434&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=13
What a wonderful idea! I think you should write it up and send it to the Ensign to share it with the world. What a difference it would make if every ward and branch RS would do that same thing in their area.
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