Years ago there was a little rule I made for myself that I think is pretty applicable to everyone. A good reason to have a ward activity or a stake activity is because we need it and it will strengthen our families and individuals. A bad reason to have an activity is because it's a tradition or there's a certain holiday we have to celebrate. When we talk about gospel patterns, we know the needs. Let's plan the activities around those needs, and if something was a wonderful activity last year, it doesn't mean we need to build it into a tradition.


Sister Beck. Roundtable Discussion (Dallin H. Oaks, Jeffrey R. Holland, Julie B. Beck, Susan W. Tanner, Cheryl C. Lant) - Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting: Building Up a Righteous Posterity, February 9, 2008