I am in charge of the 14-15 year young women at church. We started a tradition to kidnap the new
girls in our class by ripping them out of their bed, placing a pillow case on
their head so they could not see where we were going, and taking them to
breakfast. Last Sunday, was another
kidnapping. This birthday girl brought
the total to six girls in my class. My
compact car only holds four passengers and since the other leader was hosting
our breakfast event, I was responsible to picking up all the girls. The solution to my problem was to borrow the
YW President’s mini van.
Once we had
at the girls in the car, including the kidnapee, we drove around the
neighborhood—trying to confuse the victim as to our whereabouts—we even went
backwards up a few streets—don’t tell their moms. I LOVED having the car full of giggling
girls.
Some woman
swear (even though they are not swearing women) that they will NEVER get a
mini-van. I secretly have always wanted
to own a mini-van-and drive it around full of kids. I guess this kids thing is what I want
most—more than the van, but I’d love to be the typical Mormon Mom in a
Mini-van! So that was my first dream
come true.
After
breakfast, I received a call from my friend asking for a favor. She was going to be attending Ward
Conferences with another congregation (she is in the Stake Young Women’s
Presidency) and her husband was sick, so she asked if I would sit by her four
children during sacrament meeting. Not
only did I get to drive a mini-van to church, but, I also got to wrangle four
of my favorite kids during sacrament meeting!
Yes, to many moms this entertainment would not be something sought for,
but I loved it! Good thing I had my Mary Poppins bag with me! I helped the oldest
boy find and mark some scriptures, gave them pass-a-long cards with a picture
of Jesus to help them focus, and I even got a letter from the youngest
daughter—she folded a “hat” for her young brother to wear to deliver it to me
at the end of the bench—she had written on the hat “mail man” (this little girl
is world famous for being my pen pal J).
Sitting in sacrament meeting, quieting
children, sharing scriptures to mark, and snuggling kids I love, my second
dream came true.
Although
not permanent, on Sunday, some of my dreams came true.
"While it may be true in some instances that our promised blessings will be fulfilled only in the eternities, it is also true that as we search, pray, and believe, we will often recognize things working together for our good in this life.....
I appreciate wonderful young women and Young Women leaders, mothers and fathers, and good friends who strengthen one another. You are the angels that help Heavenly Father’s promises to be fulfilled in the lives of His beloved children."
