Our calling in the Church is to advise the older Single Adults in our ward. We actually received this call before we even moved into the ward. We got a cell phone call as we were crossing Kansas on our way to Utah. The Bishop of our ward at the time had 33 older single adults (35-99) and was concerned that someone was looking out for our needs. We had a few in the 35-50 range but most were in the 60-91 range, and most were female. The Bishop asked us to hold a monthly family home evening for the group and to alert him, the Relief Society, and the Priesthood of any needs they had.
Our monthly meeting were quite enjoyable. We usually had about 5-7 out in any one month. Single Adults in the 35-99 group divide themselves into various groups: those that don't want anything to do with any group called Single Adults, those that feel they are too old to participate, those with families that are too busy to participate, and those that like to have the companionship of a group. It is the last group that attended our monthly get-togethers.
The ward was split last April. While we had half the members of the previous ward (350 out of 700), the number of Single Adults fell to 8. One didn't want any contact, 2 didn't want to be involved with the Single Adults, and the rest are pretty active in the group. A few months ago they asked if we could meet more often, so now we meet twice a month. we now have a wonderful group of members, one older male and the rest middle aged females. They are very supportive of each other and we have some really wonderful discussions during our meetings together.
Our monthly meeting were quite enjoyable. We usually had about 5-7 out in any one month. Single Adults in the 35-99 group divide themselves into various groups: those that don't want anything to do with any group called Single Adults, those that feel they are too old to participate, those with families that are too busy to participate, and those that like to have the companionship of a group. It is the last group that attended our monthly get-togethers.
The ward was split last April. While we had half the members of the previous ward (350 out of 700), the number of Single Adults fell to 8. One didn't want any contact, 2 didn't want to be involved with the Single Adults, and the rest are pretty active in the group. A few months ago they asked if we could meet more often, so now we meet twice a month. we now have a wonderful group of members, one older male and the rest middle aged females. They are very supportive of each other and we have some really wonderful discussions during our meetings together.
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