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MIJD September Activities I was anxious to meet the girls in Michigan and enjoyed getting to know them over brunch. I sat with some of the Grand Bethel girls and learned about their unique Grand Bethel. Brunch was a breakfast buffet, and was complimented with ice cream for dessert, can’t go wrong there! Plans for that evening included games and a sleepover at the temple in St. Ignace. The games were a riot! We had a name game to get to know our team, then we played ring toss, egg relay, limbo, had a three-legged relay, and a piñata to name a few. I think the only reason we stopped was because the pizza arrived, and we were ready for it. At dinner they announced the people who brought in the most pledge money for the HIKE, I was amazed at their figures, nice work Michigan! For the rest of the night we did what any Jobie would do… stayed up and talked! (Who thought of the name sleepover?) We ate junk food, did each other’s hair and talked about Jobies, school and of course, boys. The actual bridge walk started the next morning (do I need to remind you we were going on only a couple hours of sleep?). The walk has been a custom in Michigan for 49 years and little did I know that thousands of people gather to walk the bridge- five miles from start to finish. We literally jumped out of the car to get to the meeting point, and once everyone arrived, the Job’s Daughters began the walk that they have done for years. The traffic on the four lane bridge was reduced to two lanes until 10:00. From then on, traffic could run on three lanes and the walkers were squished into one lane. After 11:00, no walkers are allowed on the bridge. It took about and hour and a half to walk the bridge, and I was basically jumping for joy when I got to the finish line. The group met up again at Dairy Queen, I was happy to see that everyone survived and am looking forward to seeing the Michigan group again. *Special thanks to Mom Smith, Leslie Shaw, and Mom
and Dad Smiley for letting us stay at their houses while we were visiting
Michigan, I appreciate your friendshipJ.
Only my second trip out of the country, I was excited to be
in Canada again. Our official visit
started at the council meeting, which started about seven.
It gave us, Erin Nicole, Denise Noonan and I, a chance to meet the
council, who is very enthusiastic and involved.
We also met the Honored Queen, Emma and the Junior Princess, Jocelyn.
The four of us had fun comparing the differences in our Bethels and
schools. Over ice cream and apple
crisp, we made plans to tour the area the next morning. Heather and Anna Sutherland took us out to see the town.
I was introduced to Tim Horton’s- an amazing coffee/donut chain.
Fabulous coffee (I recommend the café mocha) so naturally there is one
on every corner. We had a chance to
see some of the city of St. Thomas, and Jumbo.
Jumbo is a huge replica of an elephant of the Barnum and Bailey Circus
who met his unfortunate demise there when he was hit by a train.
The city built a monument for him, and we got some cute pictures out of
the deal. My favorite part of the
tour was when we went to Lake Eerie at Port Stanley.
The five of us went out to each and enjoyed a nice lunch in the city.
Mr. Reardon picked Denise Noonan and I up from the airport
and treated us to a night on the town in Seattle. We went downtown to a market place- Pike’s Market, where we
wandered between fresh fruit, vegetables, and fish booths, crafts from all over
the place and through some of the prettiest flower arrangements I have seen.
Soon we met up with Mrs. Reardon and did some shopping. The most
interesting store was Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe (like a Ripley’s Believe it or
Not) where we saw the world’s smallest shrunken head, and Stanley, a
freakishly preserved mummy. Finally
we ate fantastic seafood and topped it off with coffee from Pikes Place, aka the
first Starbucks. *Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Reardon for opening up the city of Seattle and your house to me, I had a great time with you and hope to visit again! Our visit with the girls started with Reno’s council meeting. They met in Mrs. Foster’s office and the girls went out for ice cream. I wasn’t brave enough to try the Earthquake (8 scoops and 8 topping dessert) but enjoyed watching Mandie and Julia mow down on a Tremor. I opted for a small version of the US Mint, and had a blast getting to know the girls in a casual setting. The other part of our visit with Reno was their Bethel meeting on Thursday night. It was one of their first meetings in their offices but it was obvious that they knew their ritual work. I was glad to hear that their Bethel was growing as they read three petitions that night J I was very impressed when their council was installed- they have a very large, supportive and active council that seems to work well together. I am pumped to see the girls, and how their Bethel is doing at Rally in April- I am sure it will be going strong!
Our visit with the Carson City girls began at their council meeting at a pizza place. After we were done eating, we all seemed to rotate around the big round table to talk to different girls. I was excited that there were prospects at the event- what a great way to bring in new girls. Their official visit was on Wednesday night at the temple. Cassie was a beautiful Honored Queen and it was good to see how well the two Bethels in that area worked together. The meeting was extra special because Mrs. Machal and Mrs. Shelton received the Degree of Royal Purple- wow! Erin Duskey, SBHQ presided over the ceremony and did a good job. My favorite part was how they presented the medallions- their daughters approached the Altar and put it around their neck- how special! I can’t wait to see them again at Rally in Las Vegas later this year. Some of the sight seeing we did included a tour to Virginia City. It is an old mining town that now is a tourist attraction. Very old, very western, some of the buildings were well preserved and others were pretty modern. Almost every place had one thing in common though- Slot Machines! Our other tour was to Lake Tahoe, beautiful! It was incredibly deep and blue. Our next section was right up to the beach, after that we went on a nature walk. Erin Nicole, Cassie Shelton and I decided to do a little “off roading” and headed to the riverfront. Our final destination was to Emerald Bay, I really enjoyed seeing the little island with the tea house. Thank you to Cassie, Mrs. Shelton, and Mrs. Machal for making our visit to Nevada so special! Phoenix,
Arizona- Leadership Weekend The leadership weekend was attended by a sizeable group of
both daughters and adults. The
program and training the first night dealt with bridging the generation gap in
Bethels, and dealing with conflict. Mom
Lawrence was the presenter and did a great job explaining the topics and
analyzing the differences that cause issues in a Bethel.
Very informative and very fun! We
called it a night after a little socializing, and would continue the next
morning at eight.
The program in the morning started after breakfast.
The first presentation was my favorite. It
was about the Language of Love- how people show love to one another in different
ways. Next we had a small group
session with the girls; we talked mostly about promotion and planning terms, but
there were many topics covered by the time we finished. I
found the hand out material to be informative and helpful.
Lunch was buffet style outside by the pool- it was a gorgeous day and we
all enjoyed the sunshine. Our
session after lunch was probably the most informative and shocking. The presenter talked about online predators and how MySpace
is causing serious problems… pretty scary but imperative information to know-
we need to be careful out there! The
final leadership session was held out by the pool.
We discussed conflict management and talked about the differences between
jurisdictions. I hope that the interest in the Leadership Weekends continues to grow- it was an awesome time, and I learned a lot about myself, how I can be a better Job’s Daughter, and how to promote the Order. Watch for information on the next Leadership Weekend held in Illinois March 16-18 Jobie Love, Published as received
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