10/27/11
Project Communication
In an attempt to have our young women learn conversation skills, they made appointments to see our ward's seniors.The girls prepared questions beforehand which they could ask in conversation. Many are well over 80 and they still live with their spouse, drive their own cars, make their own meals. They have much to say, and happily want to share it. The young women were completely drawn into their stories of horses, farming during the depression, going to war. They heard of sacrifice, thrift, devotion, and hard work. They observed tenderness and respect and love after so many years together.This was probably one of the richest experiences I've had as a youth leader watching these two generations connect in a meaningful way. There's great wisdom in the scriptures teaching us to turn our hearts to the fathers. I'll be writing more about these visits. What question would you ask them?
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I wish I had sat down and had more in depth conversations with my grandmothers. All the questions I now have - where certain traditions came from, their memories of how the simple day to day parts of life were carried out - who helped in the kitchen - who did the dishes - what happened after supper? - what routines filled the week - how were different holidays spent ... Okay now I want to pull out the stories they did write down and read them all over again. This sounds like a great activity for the young women!
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