I've been so busy this summer that I haven't gotten to my blog since July. Sorry about that! Much has happened and I'll slowly catch up.
First Changes - - - - - -
Last Sunday 13 September 2009 - Our Stake Presidency called a special meeting for all stake members for 7:30 p.m. Through the years 11 different ward boundary ideas for our stake had been sent to the general authorities. The 12th one was accepted. We have an aging, land locked stake and needed changes. We had some wards that only had 200 hundred people and were struggling. The closing hymn for the meeting was "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go, Dear Lord." When was announced there was laughter thru all those attending.
There was a complete realignment of all wards in our stake -- two wards the 19th and 26th were disbanded - The two wards were combined with the other wards of the stakes. Most of the wards lost some members and gained some. Luckily our ward only gained. The block where East Elementary is between 4th and 5th South and 6th & 7th East and the block North of the school and a line going East of Dixie State college and going to the freeway was added (which gave us more apartments near the freeway. (I guess that's clear as mud.) But it added some wonderful people, such as Barkers who were our first Mission Coordinators, Alders, who lived in our ward when he was president of Dixie College (Also I went to Elementary School with him) and the Coburns who were in our ward when we lived in Upland, California just before we moved to St. George and many others I had been associated with in music and other activities.
Our High Priest Quorum had planned an Dutch Oven Dinner and Social for Thursday evening when this all happened, so an invitation was extended to the newly added High Priests, spouces and single sisters. It was wonderful how everyone mingled and got acquainted.
Our ward is planning a New 9th Ward Social a week from Tuesday for everyone from infants to 99 years old and 100 years old if there are any according to our Bishop's councelor that conducted our Sacrament Meeting today. Also a member of the Stake Presidency that lives in our Ward announced that next Sunday they would be changing our Bishopric. Neither Curt or I thought it would be changed this fast. They've been in for about 4 years.
Our High Priest Quoum has been asking for over a year for a change since one of the assistants had a massive stroke over a year ago and never will be able to function normally. This probably will be taken care of soon.
Shortly after we returned from our meetings today, the Stake Executive Secretary called and asked to meet with Curt & I. At first we thought maybe it was to let Curt know that the change in the High Priest Group was going to be made and that he would be released. (He's served in 7 High Priest Group Leadership, but never the Leader.) But then we thought that they wouldn't nessessarily ask for me to be thereif that was the case. So now we are wondering.
It will probably take more than one week to make all the changes in the wards. During our married life we have gone through Stake and Ward divisions but never a complete realignment of the wards in a stake. There is much growth through change and new friends to be made.
Thought for Today
Give thanks for unknown blessings on their way.
Native American Proverb
