A Night without Pictures!

I am so bummed! OK, a little bummed. Our ward had our Relief Society Christmas Enrichment dinner last night and it turned out SOO beautful BUT I didn't get any pictures so I am bummed. I have to tell you about it though. All the ladies in the ward loved it and I was so grateful that we (the enrichment commitee and I) could provide such a wonderful service that made them feel like the Queens that they are.

The night was called "The Keeper of the Violin." This month is Christmas (of course) but it is also the birth month of our Prophet Joseph Smith. We had a guest speaker, Linda Isom, who happens to have a violin that is over three hundred years old! She tells the story of this amazing violin and how it traveled from person to person and how it ended up in the hands of her great-great grandfather who happened to be a great friend to the prophet Joseph Smith. There are stories written about how he would spend hours playing for the prophet and his family and friends and even what songs he played for them. Linda happens to be a concert violinist so she was able to take us back in time with a couple songs that were played for our Beloved Prophet. She then tells how the violin was mangled and musically abandoned and how the instrument litterally died. When she came to pocess the instrument (also a series of miracoulous events) it was in was in a box in several different pieces. She tells how the instrument was restored but that it has taken 60 years to bring it "back to life." Linda says that this violin has been played for about 9 of our prophets and she finishes this wonderful story by playing Joseph Smiths favorite hymn "Poor Wafering Man of Grief." What a wonderful story!

But that was just to top if all off. The Enrichment commitee was able to provide a 5-course meal completely served to the ladies. The tables were each assigned to be decorated by a different lady and they turned out BEAUTIFULLY! We have such talented sisters in our ward. Then we served a 5-course dinner...here is the menu...

Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Parmesean Crisps
Mandarin Orange Salad with Orange Viniagrette
Ham, Baked Potato
Green Beans, Rolls
An assortment of bite-sized desserts

I don't think I could have recieved any more compliments then I did but the best part was just knowing that we made the ladies feel so special.

I HAVE to give a special THANK YOU to my amazing husband who stayed in the kitchen the entire night helping serve up the plates and then doing ALL those dishes while the ladies enjoyed the program. WHAT AN AMAZING MAN!

Our RS President took pictures and said that when she figured out how to e-mail them, she would e-mail them to me. When I get some I will add some to this post.