Wednesday Nights

     My family is LDS.  We go to church every Sunday, and live our daily lives according to our religion.  The LDS church also has week night activities.  The ward or group that I go to church with have our week day activities on Wednesdays.  Every one of my family members have an activity on Wednesdays or every other Wednesday.

     My mom is the leader of all the Young Women.  The Young Women are girls ages twelve to eighteen.  My mom plans the activities and has to go to all of them. She also has to get there early to set up all of the different crafts and games that we play.  Wednesday nights are crazy for my mom because she has to make dinner and make sure we are all ready to go by 6:15 p.m.  Then we all pack in the car and leave.

     My dad is also a leader, but of all of the Young Men.  The Young Men are boys ages twelve to eighteen.  He helps plan the activities and has to attend all of them.  My dad doesn't have to get there early, so if some of the kids are running late, he drives another car to get there by 7:00 p.m., when the activity actually starts. 

     My older sister, my younger brother, and myself all go to the activities every Wednesday night.  We mostly leave with our dad, but sometimes we leave with my mom.  We have so much fun playing games and doing different activities.  For example, on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, we played Iron Chef.  It's like the show on Food Network, but we all get into groups instead of an individual contest.  We are then judged and win prizes based on taste, appearance, etc.  Another one of the things we do annually is a jello fight.  We all bring some jello, and have a food fight with it.  It's really fun, even though it is really messy.  To clean ourselves up, we play Water Balloon Battleship.   

     Finally are my younger sisters.  Since they are ten and nine, they can't go to Young Women's.  Instead they go to Activity Days for girls ages eight to eleven.  Unfortunately, their activities are only every other week.  Every other Wednesday night, they have to stay home alone.  Usually when we get home, the house is a disaster, every light is on, and they are fighting.  This gets my mom and dad a little upset, and the little girls are told that if they can't behave, they'll have to get a babysitter.

    All in all, though, my family looks forward to Wednesday night activities where we all get to have fun with the people in our church.  The activities always are entertaining, and we learn more about our religion.

Wednesday nights are reserved on our calendars.