I Love My Ward

April 29th's Family Search question was: What do you love most about where you live now?

Without taking much time to think about it: I love my ward. The ward  I live in now has been the best ward I have been in. Ever. I am totally NOT exaggerating. When we first moved in the Relief Society presidency visited me within  the week. They were really nice and welcoming.

Our ward is half houses and half apartments, so we have a high turn over of families moving in and out all of the time. (The apartment above ours has had four different families live there since we have moved in. But we are one of the long haul apartment families.) The families who are in houses, and have been here a long time are very nice and welcoming to everyone. At first I wasn't sure if I could really find anything in common with some of the older ladies, but they are all so nice. I love them so much.

The callings I have had definitely help. For a little over a year I was on the Activities Committee for Relief Society. I made a lot of friends that way. After that I was called as a Visiting Teaching District Supervisor. I met some new sisters that way as well. And now I am a Relief Society teacher. I teach the second Sunday each month from The Teachings of the Presidents book. Standing up there once a month and calling on people when they comment, or asking them to participate by reading or preparing a thought has helped get to know more ladies I might have been too shy to talk to before.

A recent development that makes me love living where I do are my two new friends BreAnna and Myrna. They both have toddler boys Benjamin's age, and they both have babies a bit younger than Luna. We live in the same apartment complex, and every Tuesday night we have ladies night! Right now since The Bachelorette is airing, we watch it on Hulu each Tuesday. And it takes waaaaaaaaaaaaaay longer than it should to finish an episode because we always pause and talk when we are reminded of something. I love those two ladies so much, and I'm so glad they are my friends.