We had another great Relief Society Conference this year. Our theme was taken from Elder Ballard's General Conference talk in October. He told the story of his father's honey bees which each worked tirelessly to produce a very small amount of honey but as a united group were able to make a lot of the delicious treat. We encouraged each sister to work on strengthening our young people and children regardless of whether she is a mother, grandmother, aunt, neighbor, etc. The classes were great and the spirit of unity was especially noteworthy. My counselor, Robin, had an idea for the food which was different than we have ever done it. She has a favorite place she likes to go with her family in Florida where the family sits around a big griddle and a person makes all different flavors of pancakes to order. They also have tons of different toppings and syrups to choose from. Because of electrical limitations, we were not able to put a griddle on each table, but by creatively using extension cords and splitting the sisters into two eating sessions, we were able to arrange it so that every group of two round tables was served by one serving table. The sisters all shared in the cooking and had a great time. There were no lines and everyone got just what they wanted. Many sisters commented on how much fun is was to work together and be creative. It was a lot of work - especially for my counselor in charge of the food - but it came off great!! Here are a few photos from the day.
Beehive Centerpieces just after completion
One of the serving tables for two round tables
One of the round tables
We had this table as the centerpiece of the room. On it were little papers cut in the shape of a honeycomb on which sisters could write a specific goal for strengthening children.
The honeycomb papers were then put on this commitment board.
Here's a shot of the room
A close-up of some of the syrups on the lazy Susans in the middle of each table
A table with toppings
Both hard boiled and fresh eggs and the various batters for the different pancakes
They were so delicious!!!
A very fun and uplifting day for all!!
This was really fun mom! Loved being there to help. Oh...and great pictures... ;) Haha love you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the photos, Meg. That is one thing I never get done at RS things. Couldn't have done it without all your help!!
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome! Things turned out really really cute. Anddddd it looks delicious. I would quite like to eat some of that jam right now! Way to be uber creative :)
ReplyDeleteSoooooo cute and creative. You have the most awesome RS conferences. Did someone just have all the mason jars? What kind of batter did you have?
ReplyDeletei see this was 2 years ago, but i LOVE it! your attention to detail is awesome! i love all the creative decorations. i would love if you remember the different types of batters you used, if you could post the flavors. thanks and amazing job!
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