Young Women Prepared

In years past our Young Women have decorated trees for the "Festival of Trees"....usually honoring the life of a loved one in our ward we have lost during the year. Happily this year we have suffered no such loss! And so, this year our tree is being dedicated to the young women of our ward. Their theme this year has been centered around the parable of the ten virgins and being prepared to meet the Savior. I was asked to be in charge of decorating the tree and have watched the yw in our ward this year (I teach some of them in my Sunday School class). They performed a musical presentation of the Ten Virgins not long ago along with our Relief Society and just watching the joy on these yw's faces as they sang about meeting the Savior was an inspiration. On Sunday..seated in Sacrament meeting, my friend Teri and I noted that we have taught all the present youth in our ward..and a large number of youth that have passed through our ward in the thirty years we have lived here. Never have I seen such strong, dedicated young women who want to do what's right and instead of joining the five foolish they are all like the five wise and continually going up the hill to the Master to have their lanterns lit. Our hope for our Young Women is that they will continue to keep their lanterns lit and hold them high..shining their light for others. Our ward is a special place and as we heard in Conference a few weeks ago we can become a Zion people and accomplish anything through unity for a righteous purpose. The people here have done that many times in the past and continue to do so as we join together with our Young Women to prepare for the Savior...our Tree is called " Feast of the Faithful". Come and see us on Dec. 1