i got called to be a young women leader in our new ward.
pretty wicked calling, huh?!
i'm not sure of my official title, but i am in charge of encouraging the girls to finish their personal progress.
i'm excited. and really nervous.
i hope they like me!
it is a really small group of young women. only 9 girls in total.
and i have never actually seen all 9 at the same time.
it's a huge change from the young womens group i grew up in.
the sundance ward had over 40 girls when i went through it.
i am excited to get to know the girls in our new ward better.
they are all so cute and talented.
and i mean seriously talented in the music/theater world.
i'm pretty sure they will all be famous one day.
i should probably get their autographs.
they aren't, however, talented with a sewing machine.
[at least they weren't until i came along!]
last week i was at an activity where we were sewing pillow cases for the girls to take to camp.
the activity made me feel so old.
because, of the 7 girls at the activity, only 1 had ever even touched a sewing machine!
how is that possible?
i have always been under the impression that sewing is a life skill that everyone learns.
but apparently they don't even offer sewing classes in school around here!
i felt outdated.
especially when i was saying things like 'well, back when i went to school...'
haha gross!
i was kind of embarrassed that i showed up to the activity with my very own sewing machine... that i use quite often.
hopefully i didn't ruin my chances of the girls liking me!
matt got a calling too.
the ward has divided the youth sunday school classes into a junior high class and a high school class.
matt now teaches the high school class.
i think he will do a great job.
the new curriculum for the youth sunday school is very discussion oriented.
and matt is good at going with the flow and approaching tricky questions.
plus, he is funny.
we are thrilled to get to spend so much time with the youth in our ward. wish us luck!
