RELEASED

I have been a member of my
LDS Stake Relief Society Presidency

since July 2013.

(I was called 2 months after I retired.)

The Relief Society is the women's

organization of the LDS Church.

I did a variety of assignments:

Attended 13 ward/branch conferences each year

Met after conferences to discuss successes, concerns, and goals

Follow up visits to see how goals were coming

Compile all of the ward's "ward conference" info, email to

the Stake President and Stake Relief Society President

Presidency Meetings
Take notes . . . lots of notes

Yearly meeting with Stake Presidency

Speak 2-3 times a year in different ward sacrament meetings

(fun times at the Spanish ward)
Played the piano for a month at the assisted living center
for their Relief Society

Schedules . . . lots of schedules

Newsletters

Multi Stake Single Adult emailing

Leadership

Attend "birthday parties"

One stake activity a year (Dance program, fireside, RS Birthday party,
"Ten Virgins" production)

Invitations

Posters for wards for the yearly activity

Programs
Print copies

Orient new presidencies

Take notes 
(I already said this . . . but, I filled TWO notebooks with notes)

Type up minutes

Fill out agendas

List of assignments for . . . everything imaginable

Monthly email to Stake RS President of what we did that month

Fed all of the missionaries at their leadership training

Attended regional meetings

Phone calls

Attend General Women's Meeting twice a year

Answer questions . . . lots of questions

Constantly change the list of presidencies in the stake . . . their

personal info and email

Create group emails

Change group emails

Email . . . lots of email
Pray for inspiration and guidance
Pray for the sisters in my stake

And, anything else I forgot
(this looks like a lot, but once I figured
it all out, got organized, and stayed
on top of things...like type minutes
right after presidency meeting, it was pretty easy)

The other member of the presidency were fabulous!

Pam Blackhurst, President

I worked with her at the temple.

Janice Davenport, 1st Counselor

I also worked with her at the temple.

Brigitte Morales, 2nd counselor for about 2 years.

I didn't know her before.  She was in the Spanish Branch.

Marty Hardy, 2nd counselor for about 2 years.

She's in my ward and we were once visiting teaching companions.

I was very excited when I learned recently that

one of my former students is the Relief Society President

of the 5th ward!
#ProudMissMitchellMoment

Tonight, we met with the Stake Presidency

and were given an honorable release.

I have LOVED this calling!

Besides visiting teaching, the only callings I had

in Relief Society were:

pianist and literacy specialist (In a ward that had no problems

with literacy. So, I created a monthly newsletter)
So, everything was pretty new to me!

The BEST part, has been getting to know and interact

with the sisters in the stake!

This is how I have appeared in the

LDS Tools for the past 4 years:

We will be released this Sunday to the stake in each
ward and branch . . . all 13!  The high councilman in each
ward will release us, and then we will know who the
new presidency will be.
My last 2 assignments are:
Email the stake president the successes, concerns,
and goals for the 9 out of13 wards we have met with.
Orient the new stake Relief Society secretary.