Our Christmas Dinner
We had our Relief Society Christmas Dinner tonight. I always get so stressed out whenever we have our RS parties. They always seem like crazy busy days and today wasn't any different. I woke up this morning and began making 50 rolls for the dinner (I made 1/2 and another sister made the other 50), then I started working on the Paper Christmas stars that we were planning on giving to each of the sisters as a gift. Along with working on the program and trying to keep the kids happy, I managed to spend the entire day in my pajama's until about 5 p.m. Then rushed out the door, and ended up being 15 min. late. I can never seem to make it on time to anything these days.
The food was so delicious, Kjersti (1st counselor) did such a great job with the decorations and food. The room was lit by little white christmas lights strung from the ceiling and on each round table she had placed a white tablecloth with a red accent cloth in the center, a vase filled with cranberries and topped with a white flower were the centerpieces. It was very elegant. For dinner we had Beef burgundy (soooo yummy, even my semi-vegetarian mom enjoyed it), baked potatoes, pomegranate green salad, rolls and a cranberry mousse, then for dessert apple cobbler with ice cream. Everyone raved about the food.
The program went really well and the spirit was so strong! Jaidyn sang the opening song "silent Night", she did such a great job, then we had sister Dorny share her testimony. She shared a story of the Christus statue and how she received one for Christmas this year from her parents. She shared her feelings of how this year should be different and we should focus on the real reason for Christmas, that the importance of Christmas is not only that Christ was born but the gift of the atonement and how he is always here for us no matter what we are going through.
Then a few sisters sang acapella to "Angel's we have Heard on High" and sister Jacobsen shared her testimony. The same sisters sang acapella "Far Far Away on Judea's Plain" and then Sister Boland shared her testimony. We closed by watching my favorite video I've posted her on my blog, "oh Holy Night" and then had a closing prayer. The spirit was so strong, and there wasn't a dry eye in the place. I am so grateful for the sisters in our ward, the friendships I have with each of them and the love that they give and show to each other. Jaidyn even said that she felt the spirit so strong as well. It was so great for her to realize that and to actually know what that feels like. What a wonderful night it was.
The food was so delicious, Kjersti (1st counselor) did such a great job with the decorations and food. The room was lit by little white christmas lights strung from the ceiling and on each round table she had placed a white tablecloth with a red accent cloth in the center, a vase filled with cranberries and topped with a white flower were the centerpieces. It was very elegant. For dinner we had Beef burgundy (soooo yummy, even my semi-vegetarian mom enjoyed it), baked potatoes, pomegranate green salad, rolls and a cranberry mousse, then for dessert apple cobbler with ice cream. Everyone raved about the food.
The program went really well and the spirit was so strong! Jaidyn sang the opening song "silent Night", she did such a great job, then we had sister Dorny share her testimony. She shared a story of the Christus statue and how she received one for Christmas this year from her parents. She shared her feelings of how this year should be different and we should focus on the real reason for Christmas, that the importance of Christmas is not only that Christ was born but the gift of the atonement and how he is always here for us no matter what we are going through.
Then a few sisters sang acapella to "Angel's we have Heard on High" and sister Jacobsen shared her testimony. The same sisters sang acapella "Far Far Away on Judea's Plain" and then Sister Boland shared her testimony. We closed by watching my favorite video I've posted her on my blog, "oh Holy Night" and then had a closing prayer. The spirit was so strong, and there wasn't a dry eye in the place. I am so grateful for the sisters in our ward, the friendships I have with each of them and the love that they give and show to each other. Jaidyn even said that she felt the spirit so strong as well. It was so great for her to realize that and to actually know what that feels like. What a wonderful night it was.
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