Introduction

nymormon · #1 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 07:57 AM

Hi, I'm Susan. I just joined last week, and am getting around to wandering around this site. I'm not very good at introductions.

I am married to a nonmember. We celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary last month! We have 4 adult children: 2 boys and 2 girls. We have one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Unfortunately, my kids are all inactive.

I live in northern New York state. I'm actually about 7 miles from the border with Quebec. I've lived here almost 2 years now. We lived in Key West for 4 years, and before that we lived in central New York state. My husband is from central NY, and I'm from northern VA.

I'm currently the RS president in my little branch of the Church. We need a term for really small branches, something like, Twig. We have so few members that we hold a 2 hour block each Sunday. We alternate Relief Society and Priesthood with Gospel Doctrine. I'm guessing that YM/YW are alternated with Sunday School, as well. We have 2 YW and 1 YM, I believe. That's a lot better than what we had in the branch in Key West. We had no youth at all in that branch!

Well, I guess that is my intro. I'll be happy to answer any questions.

Misshalfway · #2 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 08:05 AM

Well, welcome to the family, NYmormon. Hope you enjoy it here. RS pres of any group is a big responsibility...one I am sure you do wonderfully. Looking forward to reading you.

connerific · #3 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 08:53 AM

Welcome to the site! Hope you can find much inspiration and many friends here.

workofart2 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 08:58 AM

welcome

tomk · #5 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 10:13 AM

Welcome to LDS NET!

RainofGold · #6 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 10:54 AM

Hello and welcome to the site.
This is a fun and nice place to visit
Hope you enjoy it.

Rain

dazed-and-confused · #7 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 11:04 AM

HEY....NY......cool.....former NY'er here, now in florida by way of arizona......welcome......oh...i am from the CITY,...lol......love the twig idea......lol.......maybe see you in chat sometime....it's just a place to hang out and have some fun.....and....again...welcome

Dr T · #8 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 11:05 AM

Hello and welcome to this site.

Truegrits · #9 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 12:56 PM

HELLO nymormon...

...Welcome to the site.

We have a couple of things in common. I have been married to my non-member husband for 21 years, and my father-in-law lives in the Keys. We spent time every summer in Key West; a great place to visit, for sure.

nymormon · #10 (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 01:39 PM

Truegrits, where in the Keys does your father-in-law live? We were actually in the city of Key West for 4 years. My husband was in the Air Guard, and got activated on 9/11. After a couple months, he decided to stay active duty, and take a transfer. Key West was one of the options. So, we headed south, in 2 cars. Our first trip down the Keys was something! It was too bad that I was driving, so I couldn't look around too much. I never did tire of driving down the Keys, but I did tire of the 4 hour trip! We were displaced in 2005, due to Hurricane Wilma paying a visit to the area, and spent 6 months in a spacious FEMA "trailer" (by that, read 1 room camper). The first month was a challenge, and it went downhill from there. So, after 6 months, and no news on permanent housing, my husband decided it was time to retire. So, we moved into the bedroom in a friend's house for 6 months. And, then we headed north. If we went any further north, we'd leave the country!