Then, bang: osteoporosis. Bad, bad, bad. Moving was excruciatingly painful. Her bones had become so very brittle...it hurt her to be touched. So, she stayed home.
But, when her ward house was remodeled, a device was installed that allowed Dorothy - at home - to listen to sacrament meeting as it was going on. Then, because she loved church services, she also listened to the sacrament meeting that followed her ward. Every Sunday, she turned on the device and voila! she was a part of what she dearly loved. (Her home was just a few blocks from the church, so maybe this was part of what made this possible.)
I've never heard of this before nor since. That was a few years ago, as she died in 2000.
So, what has this to do with this post?
Our ward Relief Society just started posting the weekly lessons on our ward blog. What a great blessing for the home-bound sisters, ill sisters, Primary teachers (MOI!), or anyone remotely interested in listening. A person can listen at their own time, not just when it is happening. But, the important thing is, it's available.
Gotta love techno!
(And, just a little note about technology, which I love. I can be typing away, which I was tonite, and up pops a little hello from our son in Afghanistan - 7,529 miles away. So, we type back and forth with instant responses. Truly, it's incredible...especially for those of us who remember that calling Salt Lake or any long-distance city used to be so expensive and one only did it in the rarest of instances!)
I do love it!
4 comments:
Oh Loni, your blog tonight answered a huge question for me.
I do our Ward's Newsletter every month and have been trying to convince our RS President to allow me to make a Ward RS blog. It could contain all the lessons, visiting teaching messages, and other news and events. If it needs to be passworded to include the Ward List and other confidential information, that is fine too.
But alas . . . She is very hesitant and I know it is simply because she knows so little about the computer and the value it would serve in our sister's lives.
Will you please send me the link to your Ward Blog asap so that I can pass it along to give her an idea? Thanks.
And I should also add that your Mother-In-Law looks like she was a wonderful person. What a great heart she had for the gospel. No wonder Allen turned out so well!
You and Napoleon's brother Kip are singing a duet right now about how much you love technology. It really is amazing.
My last ward recorded Sunday School and R.S. for the home-bound. It would really frustrate people because they would cut you off mid-comment and run to get you a microphone. It was/is a blessing for the home-bound. Hopefully your new ward it runs a little smoother. ;)
If you love technology... Look up the iPad. It is amazing. My mom was showing it to us tonight.
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