Skip to main content

ONE THOUSAND invitations!

















I'll admit, this is a ridiculous amount of pictures that I took of a bunch of cardstock and embellishments, but since I have invested so much time in making these, I want to remember the results of the efforts of not only me, but a handful of others who helped out here and there in the production line, before I distributed them to the ten different congregations of Mormon women who have been invited to our conference. Nine hundred invitations are in English, and one hundred are in Spanish. Now that these beauties are all out of my house, I'll spend the next three weeks working on details of the conference and have my fingers crossed for a successful event, where women will be glad they came to it, and leave feeling uplifted and ready to spread a little love by small and simple things they do for others. Anyone can attend this, by the way. Your presence would be greatly appreciated by me especially.

Comments

Jess said…
Wow.. I'm in awe. You are amazing Kelly!
Jennifer said…
Kelly...you truly are amazing!! The invitations are beautiful...I wish I lived closer so I could attend. :-(
Jen Gray said…
That is INSANE! How many hours do you think it took you?
How awesome!!! They look fantastic and I totally appreciate the tediousness of making invitations by hand. I hope everyone realizes how much love is invested in those! :) Good luck in the conference!
tck4texas said…
now that I know a little more about the work going into this, I appreciate it even more! Looks like it will be a great conference and I am exicted to attend. I'll pick my invitation off the floor and keep it where I can see it and be a bit more ready to be inspired that saturday!
IH-Texas said…
I knew that was you! You are amazing Kelly. Loved the invite. Thanks so much for all that you do. How blessed our Stake is!
Aimee said…
Boy! You guys were busy! Our stake announced it in our RS handout, that's it. I hope those women know how much you love and care about them. Almost as much as I love and care about you!!!
Cathleen said…
Wow! That is really something Kelly. You are amazing! Good reminder too, that someone has put in hours (and hours) into these beautiful handouts which we are sometimes fortunate enough to receive. I hope your sisters appreciate your dedication. I'm sure it will be awesome :)
they looked so good kelly. you did a great job! i'm looking forward to the event!
Julie V. said…
There better be a thousand women there after all that work! They look so great, I wish I could be there. Good luck with the video and the event.
Bobbi said…
They knew what they were doing when they called you to the Stake Relief Society (not to mention true inspiration!). Great job, Kelly, I hope all 1000 women show up.
Maryanne said…
They look awesome Kelly! But I have to ask one question . . . are you insane?!?
LindaLu said…
Lovely, Lovely invites! Great job, KB! xoxo
Christina said…
I had no idea you made those! They were beautiful!!!
Unknown said…
Kelly! You just might be an over-achiever! The invitations look awesome--how did the conference go? I am speaking at the Hong Kong Women's conference in a couple of weeks--but I didn't have to make 1,000 invitations!
I bought the px90 cds when I was home--but haven't started yet. Trying to get the conference presentation done first, and figure out how to watch the cds, since they won't play on our dvd (wrong country code).
Unknown said…
Hello, just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the conference, wish I would've felt better. I still have my invite, I can't bear to part with it because it's so pretty. It is on my microwave and everytime I look at it, I think of how greatful I am for the small and simple things in life :)

Popular posts from this blog

Book of Mormon Stories Pool Party!

Hopefully this title, Book of Mormon Stories Pool Party , does not sound irreverent, because as an Activity Days leader, I felt compelled to come up with a fun end-of-the-summer event that is also uplifting, and after all, who doesn't love a splash in the pool on a hot day in August?  My current church calling, or official role that I volunteer for, allows me to plan two activities each month for girls ages 8 to 11, that will encourage them to learn and live the gospel, serve others, and use the talents Heavenly Father has given them, to learn to do many good things.  This year's seminary course of study for high school students is The Book of Mormon, and since I am a huge fan of this inspired book of scripture, I came up with this idea to have each girl show up to my house with a written summary of one of her favorite stories from within its many pages, and share it with the rest of the girls, while outside in our swimsuits near our backyard swimming pool!  As each girl shares

Our new daughter!

This picture was taken at church a few days ago while Kelly was on his way to the US for work this week. We have some wonderful news to share.  We are adopting 7-year-old Yeh Min Yu, who has been in our home off and on the last couple of months.  There's a lot that goes into making this official, dealing with US Homeland Security to arrange for her immigration visa, Taiwan courts and Chinese documents, getting a home study done by a licensed, qualified person, applying for a passport.  You have no idea.  I'll be glad when it's all done, but I couldn't wait to share this bit of joy with everyone.  We will name her Hannah to go on her new US birth certificate.  She's excited and nervous to go to America with us.  She can say more than 100 words in English so far.  Some of her favorite things to say are "small dog, butterfly, apple, pig."  She says it more like pig-uh.  We love her and feel this is one of the reasons we came to Taiwan.  Who would have thoug

Elder Larson to return from Thailand soon

Soon is relative, I suppose. Our son has been away from home more than a year and a half as he has been volunteering as a full-time missionary in the Thailand Bangkok Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since September 14, 2016. He will be home in four months and is working so hard, knowing his time there is winding down. He has been assigned to train Elder Ben Meyer, from Sydney, Australia, as they serve in Ubon, Thailand. Christopher has been there since November. We are very proud of his dedication and hard work. This week in Thailand, the new prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, with his wife, Wendy Nelson, along with one of the Twelve Apostles, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, and his wife, Patricia Holland, will be on their world ministering tour and be where our son is. The Church members and missionaries in Thailand are very excited and happy for this special visit! I can't wait to hear how it goes, and I look forward to pictures and stories to come.