Summary: Jenn Mabie lives in Moseley, Virginia. She is a full time mom of four children, an aspiring photographer, and served in her ward as a Relief Society President. Jenn grew up in Virginia and later attended the LDS Business College. She met her husband at a singles ward in Virginia and they were sealed in the Washington, D.C. Temple.<br> Episode Highlights:<br> <br> * Tools you use as a presidency (15:06)<br> * Be moved with Compassion (17:48)<br> * Work as a team in your presidency (20:34)<br> * By small and simple things great things come to pass (21:31)<br> * How did you plan Enrichment Activities? (24:45)<br> * What are your thoughts about visiting teaching? (25:20)<br> <br> What preparation did you do prior to being sustained? (8:07)<br> <br> * Jenn was called into the Relief Society presidency first, then extended the call a little while later as the president. Jenn said that lots of prayer and learning about compassion helped prepare her for serving as Relief Society president.<br> <br> What's your ward like? (10:40)<br> <br> * Mostly married families, but a large growing ward with a mix of single women. Worked closely with the primary and young women presidents, with council prior to ward council and going to visit women and families within the ward. Planned with the young women president to help get the moms and daughters to the temple together.<br> <br> How did meeting with the other auxiliary presidents come about? (13:00)<br> <br> * They wanted to help the Laurels transition to Relief Society, and coordinated lessons to help the YW feel more comfortable. Worked with graduating Laurels and new Beehives to help the transition.<br> <br> Tools you use as a presidency (15:06)<br> <br> * Printed out from <a href="http://mycomputerismycanvas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Computer is My Canvas</a>. Planners cover topics and keeps you organized as a presidency. Kept in touch by email to make sure all thoughts were in the covered from each presidency member.<br> <br> Be moved with compassion (17:48)<br> <br> * Followed the example of her bishop, a proactive leader who “wanted to know before their house burnt down” to help families before a crisis came. Communication is key for helping those who need extra attention within the ward, work with the bishop to plan visits for the week.<br> <br> Work as a team in your presidency (20:34)<br> <br> * Get to know each other’s strengths and talents to support each other. Corinthians scripture about being one body. They held presidency meetings every other week and would return and report.<br> <br> By small and simple things great things come to pass (21:31)<br> <br> * The presidency had small check-ins with the sisters about visiting teaching, very quick talks to see how it was working for companionships. The president also emailed sisters to get responses about how visiting teaching was going and how companionships were doing. Small changes helped with planning for larger changes in the future. As a Relief Society president she would visit ward sisters with the Young Women or Primary president depending on the situation.<br> <br> How did you plan Enrichment Activities? (24:45)<br> <br> * Small activity groups such as play group, beach group, craft groups to reach out to sisters with various interests. These helped create unity as sisters found they had common interests.<br> <br> What are your thoughts about visiting teaching? (25:20)<br> <br> * Each presidency member took stewardship over their district to make sure that women were getting visited. Instead of printing the assignments from the computer, she would include the information of the sisters that were the visiting teachers.<br> <br> How has serving as Relief Society president made you a better disciple of Christ? (29:37)<br> <br>
