1.7.18- What I Learned In Church

This new teaching style for both Sunday School and Relief Society is quite interesting. Now instead of sitting in rows, we sit in two rows (half circle style) across the room from each other so we can see who is commenting. We also pass around a microphone so those who want to make a comment are heard by everyone in the room.

In Relief Society we were given little notebooks to write down promptings while reading the lessons throughout the week, or during the lessons. I often write down parts of the lesson that sticks out to me and what things I would like to remember not just for one day.

The first thing we talked during this particular lesson is about the sisters. I never thought about how many sisters there were in our ward. Here are our statistics:

• There are a total of 219 sisters (not including those who are inactive) 
• 17 sisters at our assisted care facility
• 7 have asked that we do not contact them
• 25 sisters have asked that we do not visit them
• 16 sisters serving in our Primary program
• 5 sisters serving in our Young Women's program
• 2 sisters serving in the library

Some important comments to remember about the sisters around you:

• We need each other!
• Love and accept people for who they are
• Go sit by someone if they're sitting alone
• Extend yourself to people you don't know
• Think of ways we can help each other
• Make connections