It's funny that I'm writing about Sunday being a day of rest *today* because 4th Sundays are my busiest Sundays. And today was a little busier than usual.
As Young Women's President, I sit on the Ward Council, which consists of: the Presidents of the Elders Quorum, the Relief Society, the Primary, the Young Women, the Young Men, the Sunday School, the High Priest Group Leader, the Ward Clerk, the Executive Secretary and the Bishopric. We discuss matters relating to the ward, our focus being always to strengthen and help members. Ward Council meetings are held on the 4th Sunday before the usual 3 hour block of church meetings.
Also on 4th Sundays, after church, is the Bishop's Youth Council. The class presidents of the Young Women (Beehive, MiaMaid and Laurel) and quorum presidents (deacon, teacher, priest) meet along with the YM and YW presidents and the Bishop. The purpose is to plan joint activities as well as bigger activities such as ward youth conference; discuss needs of ward youth and take care of other matters.
So I go to church at 9:30 am for ward council, run home at 10:45 am to get my family and return to church for the usual 3 hours of worship services (that start at 11 am and go until 2 pm), take my family home at 2:10 pm and run back to church for bishop's youth council at 2:30.
Tonight I went back to church yet again for a baptism. The two children getting baptized today have an older sister who has been attending YW meetings and the older of the two is YM age so I wanted to be there to show support. It was a lovely service.
For LDS members, Sunday isn't a day of rest in that we stay home and do nothing but it is a break from the usual Monday-to-Friday week. It's a time to put aside the world and focus on filling our spiritual wells to sustain us during the week. So we may not rest much but we have a rest from the world.
And for that I am grateful.
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