Many of you know our bishop that was just released a few weeks ago, Mike Skaggs. He served in the Page 5th Ward as bishop for almost 7 years. I had the privilege of working closely with him first as the primary president for three years and then for the last year and a half as the young women's president. He is a humble and faithful man who is very loved by our ward. When the word spread that he was to be released, some of my friends and I were talking about what we could do to show our appreciation for him. I told them about the project that Michelle had spearheaded in her ward when her bishop was released to become their stake president which was a quilt made of blocks contributed by ward members. We moved on the idea quickly, and I am so pleased to say that we ended up having 47 blocks contributed to include in our quilt. I rounded out the number to 48 by including a block on mom and dad's behalf (bishop will LOVE it!). I pieced it together and hand quilted it. A friend of mine did the binding. I selfishly gleaned so much joy in this small act of appreciation. We plan to present it to him next week in our combined relief society/priesthood meeting for the fifth Sunday. The picture doesn't do it justice. It turned out beautifully if I do say so myself. If you happen to talk with former bishop Mike Skaggs in the next week, keep it a secret. This is a surprise! Hee hee.
