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Pioneers and Pie.

Thursday night was our monthly Relief Society Activity I was in charge of. This is an activity we have for the women in our congregation meant to help them get to know each other better, learn something, and be uplifted. 

We decided to have the activity be about pioneers (the early  members of our church and how their faith can strengthen ours... and pie ;)). Jaime helped me so much with the design of the invite and the other printables.. as well as helping me with the activity idea itself. I think this may be one of my all time favorite invites Jaime has ever designed! I love it!
These oil paintings of pioneers were also found by Jaime and inspired the feel of the dessert table. Aren't they gorgeous?
I got the flowers at Trader Joe's, of course.
We had pies and bread/rolls with jelly and butter for the refreshments. I love how it all looked together and felt it really had a pioneer feel to it. 
 This was the table in the front of the room. We had two women speak that night. One who served as a missionary in the Palmyra, New York mission spoke first about her experiences serving at the historical sites there. Then another spoke about serving as a missionary in Independence, Missouri. They both did amazing. I was in tears by the end of it all. I'm so thankful for the stories they shared. 
 It was a great night. I loved that so many women came and stayed and talked for long after the meeting. I am so thankful for them all.
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