Our ward boundaries were re-configured for our neighborhood and we are now just outside of our old ward and that puts us in to a different ward, same building, different time. Kev served in the Young Men's presidency for almost 2 years and loved it and I am guessing the boys are going to miss him. He got to go on all the scout camp outs and always had fun stories to tell after coming home. He also went above and beyond by picking up the Teachers Quorum (14-16 year olds) before church and making sure they were there in plenty of time to set up the Sacrament. They also set up all the chairs in the overflow, primary and Relief Society rooms. He would never admit it, but he's a wonderful leader to those young men and I can tell because they sometimes text him random things just to keep him in the loop, I guess. One example is when we were on a date, Kevin got a text from a kid named Cory. It said something like, "Paul just went into the girls bathroom in Taco Bell! hahah!!" or something to that effect. They are a great bunch of kids and I know Kevin will miss being in their quorum as well.
I have been serving as Relief Society President and I'm just grateful for the opportunity. It was a wonderful time getting to know so many new sisters in our ward, having the opportunity to teach RS lessons occasionally and serve with my counselors. We grew to nearly 730 people in this ward, and had about 200 RS sisters in all. It's so different being in Utah where nearly all my neighbors are LDS and you get to know one another so quickly and easily. I'm looking forward to attending our new ward and getting to know the people on the other side of the 18th hole! (Although I do know some of them already, just not like I do our own neighborhood.) We've had so many people calling and visiting (and bringing treats!) to let us know we will be missed. The top half of our street will be attending the ward on the other side of the golf course, so our ward will lose just a few families and go from ginormous to huge. :)
In other news, we are getting some neighbors right next door! They are almost done building their home. They are the Christensen's if you can believe that, and they have 4 kids! My daughter Saydria is already friends with their daughter Karlie, they are in the same class at school. We are excited to have neighbors instead of that empty lot! I'll be sure and post a pic of their home when it's finished! One of my neighbors (Janine) has been taking pics of their house each week since they broke ground and she's putting an album together for them as a house warming gift. So sweet!! She is a wonderful woman and we love having them as neighbors!
