The Grandma Jar

Yesterday was the Riverton South Stake Relief Society Social. The social commemorated the 175th anniversary of Relief Society. Sister Sharlene Harsh took our theme "Anchor Your Faith in Christ" from a President Monson quote that reads, "We must develop the faith necessary to survive spiritually and to project a light for others. We must nurture our testimony until it becomes an anchor to our lives." We started planning this event six months ago and as March drew near I started to worry "what if no one comes?" We had a few last minute challenges when Katherine had to work and Becky came down with a whopping case of the flu; But, yesterday was a resounding success and because I'm celebrating the completion of a huge RS task I've been thinking a lot about my relationship with Relief Society. Mom used to say that she was a "Mutual Mormon." She meant that most of her life she served with the youth in Mutual or now it would be called Young ...

I love the #52 stories question for this week. It is "Do you like to dabble in lots of different hobbies? If so, what are they? Or do you have one primary past time that takes up most of your free time and energy? I'm a hobby purest. I generally choose one hobby and pursue it exclusively, and passionately until I move onto something else. When I was first married I loved to crochet. Crochet was a great way for me to relax and still feel that I was being productive. I usually crocheted as John and I watched TV in the evenings. The first year we were married I crocheted a beautiful granny square afghan in yellow, brown, and orange for my new father-in-law Keith (I will try to find it and post a picture). I crocheted prolifically! I was in Mormon Handicraft one day and noticed the crocheted baby clothes they sold. Eureka! A light went on--what if I could make money doing a hobby I loved. I made a crochet baby dress and a pair of loopy booties and approached the Mormon Handicraf...