It’s the smallest branch I have ever attended. Just two young women in the whole branch. I met the first one right when I arrived. The second was still hoping to find a ride to church.
They started church without her.
We sang the song and finished taking the sacrament. The Branch President asked if I would bear my testimony, so I walked up to the front of the room and began to speak.
That’s about when the door opened.
In walked a teenage girl and right then the whole meeting came to a standstill.
She walked up to the front row and began giving hugs and shaking hands. Once she had finished the front row, she moved on to the second and then the third.
Last she walked up to me and wrapped her arms around me.
“Thank you,” I said as she walked to the last row and took a seat.
I looked at the Branch President to see what I should do now.
“Oh,” he replied seeing my confusion, “she’s our greeter. She does her job every week whenever she gets to sacrament meeting. It’s important.”
I vowed to never underestimate the power of a greeter again.
And I learned right away what that little branch felt was most important.
It’s why I am so excited about young women all over the world having this new opportunity.
Ministering.
Learning names and recognizing faces as people walk into sacrament meeting.
Helping people find a seat and find a friend.
If you haven’t seen this new handbook change, go take a look, and then talk about it with your class.
It’s important.
More important than you might think.
—President Emily Belle Freeman
Young Women General President