{"id":7178,"date":"2014-02-04T23:25:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T05:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/?p=7178"},"modified":"2014-02-05T14:59:14","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T20:59:14","slug":"preparing-for-the-womens-meeting-spring-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/04\/preparing-for-the-womens-meeting-spring-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"General Women’s Meeting Spring 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Church announced that this year all women, from eight years of age and up, would meet together for both spring and fall Women\u2019s meetings.\u00a0 I\u2019m so glad of this change! This should have been done a long time ago, so I\u2019m happy it\u2019s finally happened.<\/p>\n

So, why did they decide to include the eight year olds? Several years ago, eight year olds were very young and innocent. Now, our young girls are forced to grow up earlier and faster. It\u2019s scary, sad, and sobering to realize how much they see at this early age. As their mothers, we want to be the ones to shape their lives.<\/p>\n

I received a request for ideas on how to spend this first integrated evening together, in March. Many of you may already be coming up with your own ideas. Please share them with us here in my comments section.<\/p>\n

There is a potential we should aim for with this new change. Our girls need to look forward to coming to Relief Society. We aren\u2019t a bunch of boring old ladies, and we aren\u2019t a bunch of ladies who simply party when we\u2019re all together. We should want to wrap our arms around these beautiful young girls and guide them into the folds of our beloved Relief Society. Here are some ideas:<\/p>\n