Tonight was our ward Relief Society Celebration! 

It was super fun, I played the roll of Eliza R. Snow.

My neighbor is an amazing pioneer time period

costume designer. I wore a huge hoop skirt,

lots of pedicoats (sp?) and bloomers! Whew!

It was so much fun, and secretly I didn't want to take it off. 

Secretly, my whole life I have wanted to be a pioneer.

I loved wearing this dress, silly, I know but it was 

so much fun!

Also, I was thinking about the Relief Society! Isn't it 

amazing that it is the largest and longest lasting

women's group in the world. Wow what an opportunity

to serve, we have!!! 

It makes me think about how often I complain about

something or think how hard it is to want to scrub

my kitchen floor. And then I think about the pioneers

who didn't even have floors! Shessh!

But also I was thinking about the amazing ability we

have to serve in the church and our communities!

If you think about it, there is no other organization

in the world where women have the opportunities

that we have. It is amazing!

Last week I went to Time Out for women, put on by

Dessert Book,  and heard Sheri Dew speak. She 

talked about as women, our sphere of influence for 

good is HUGE. She said that it was so much greater than we 

realize. Think about being a mother, who has greater 

influence over her children, think of a wife, who has

 greater influence over her husband, think about your

sisters, aunts, YW leaders, RS presidents and other 

women who have influenced your life for good. 

I am grateful for so many wonderful examples to 

follow. So for now I will just have to try to have

a pioneer spirit in our day and be grateful for 

those wonderful influences of good in my life and 

the opportunity I have to bless others. Hurray!