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[Quivil]

21 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Y'all if you feel prompted to get yours don't wait. Don't make the same mistake I did.

What happened?

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

Hi! I'm kinda newish-ish on the Shard and I just stumbled across this page...

I just got called to be Young Womens secretary and I don't know how to do it... does anybody have any tips?

[Mason Wheeler]

5 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

I just got called to be Young Womens secretary and I don't know how to do it... does anybody have any tips?

Ask your Bishop what the duties associated with your calling are.  This is best done in an email, so you can get a written response that's easy to save and refer back to later.  Once you have that, talk with your YW President and say something along the lines of, "the Bishop says this is what I'm supposed to be doing as secretary.  What are the things I should focus on, that you need the most help with?"

Once you know what you're supposed to be doing, get to work.  Keep the basic Gospel principles of action in mind:

• come up with a plan, then pray for confirmation (D&C 9:8-9)
• liken the scriptures unto yourself for guidance in relevant situations (1 Nephi 19:23)
• love is the fulfilling of the law (Romans 13:10)

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 minutes ago, Mason Wheeler said:

Ask your Bishop what the duties associated with your calling are.  This is best done in an email, so you can get a written response that's easy to save and refer back to later.  Once you have that, talk with your YW President and say something along the lines of, "the Bishop says this is what I'm supposed to be doing as secretary.  What are the things I should focus on, that you need the most help with?"

Once you know what you're supposed to be doing, get to work.  Keep the basic Gospel principles of action in mind:

• come up with a plan, then pray for confirmation (D&C 9:8-9)
• liken the scriptures unto yourself for guidance in relevant situations (1 Nephi 19:23)
• love is the fulfilling of the law (Romans 13:10)

Thank you! I'll try that and see how it goes.

[Quivil]

1 hour ago, Kajsa said:

Hi! I'm kinda newish-ish on the Shard and I just stumbled across this page...

I just got called to be Young Womens secretary and I don't know how to do it... does anybody have any tips?

If the president asks you to do something, do it. Ask for help or more info if you want, but do it.

[+Slowswift]

Hello! Fellow secretary here. I don't know how your presidency runs things, but you're basically the third councilor with a more administrative leaning. Sit in on meetings, take notes, coordinate class attendance, that kind of thing.  (The general handbook's also a pretty good resource!)

Edited January 14, 2023 by Slowswift

[S. Stormy she/her]

On 1/13/2023 at 7:43 AM, Kajsa said:

Hi! I'm kinda newish-ish on the Shard and I just stumbled across this page...

I just got called to be Young Womens secretary and I don't know how to do it... does anybody have any tips?

Don't forget to take attendance on the YW days!

 

Also. I was reading scriptures today and happened across Romans 8:38-39.

And oh, my gosh, that is an amazing, amazing scripture. 

That's a contender for favorite scripture.

Edited January 16, 2023 by Shallan Stormblessed

[Going_North_cal]

daaang. that's a good verse. i dig it.

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

Ayo. I just got a good idea. Making a thread rn.

[Adolinalsium he/him]

On 10/14/2022 at 5:37 AM, Ta'veren Kaladin said:

2 minutes ago, Gregorio said:

Ayo. I just got a good idea. Making a thread rn.

What idea

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

K. Maybe not a good idea. But an idea. I made a new thread for anyone to share scriptures. You can do it here, but I like reading cool scriptures people have found.

[Adolinalsium he/him]

2 hours ago, Shallan Stormblessed said:

Don't forget to take attendance on the YW days!

 

Also. I was reading scriptures today and happened across Romans 8:38-39.

And oh, my gosh, that is an amazing, amazing scripture. 

That's a contender for favorite scripture.

Ya that is a great verse, up there competing for one of my favorite

[Wittles he/him]

That is definitely an awesome verse.

[Immortal Platypus]

I'm late, but I love the verse! Thank you.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

I'm trying to write my talk and it's not working--writer's block. WHYYY? I'm going to die tonight. I SWEAR I'm going to die. Why did the bishop have to pick on ME? Why did he think it was smart to trust me with something like this? 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Mason Wheeler]

One time at a signing, I asked Brandon how to deal with writer's block.  He said, "have ninjas suddenly attack.  Write something ridiculous just to get something out there, get the ball rolling, and then once words are flowing again you can come back and fix it."

While I don't recommend putting a ninja attack into a talk for church, the basic principle remains sound.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Okay, I love it and I think that might actually work! Thanks!

[Wittles he/him]

2 hours ago, Mason Wheeler said:

One time at a signing, I asked Brandon how to deal with writer's block.  He said, "have ninjas suddenly attack.  Write something ridiculous just to get something out there, get the ball rolling, and then once words are flowing again you can come back and fix it."

While I don't recommend putting a ninja attack into a talk for church, the basic principle remains sound.

2 hours ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

Okay, I love it and I think that might actually work! Thanks!

Although, If you really try, you could make some sort of parable about ninjas...

 

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

I mentioned Brandon - and this forum - in my last talk, so maybe try that.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Does anyone else here spend far too much time contemplating the plurality of worlds, in a spiritual sense?

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

3 minutes ago, The Bookwyrm said:

Does anyone else here spend far too much time contemplating the plurality of worlds, in a spiritual sense?

This is an easy/hard topic to cover. There are literally worlds without end I think. But I so want to know how different they are. Like if the humans are any different or if it's mostly just the wildlife that is different. We'll know eventually, maybe.

[Wittles he/him]

16 minutes ago, The Bookwyrm said:

Does anyone else here spend far too much time contemplating the plurality of worlds, in a spiritual sense?

Yes. It's a really cool concept.

On a similar note, does anyone here have like panic attacks thinking about eternal life? 

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

Just now, Witless of Shinovar said:

On a similar note, does anyone here have like panic attacks thinking about eternal life? 

I can get a bit nervous sometimes, but panic attacks, no. I know it will all work out as long as I'm trying my best to follow God's Word. We can only do our best.

[Wittles he/him]

Just now, Gregorio said:

I can get a bit nervous sometimes, but panic attacks, no. I know it will all work out as long as I'm trying my best to follow God's Word. We can only do our best.

I usually am able to calm down when I tell myself that it'll all make sense in the afterlife

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

Just now, Witless of Shinovar said:

I usually am able to calm down when I tell myself that it'll all make sense in the afterlife

Lol yeah. Trying to make sense of godliness and all that is kinda impossible with our current brains.