Mother's Day!

No, it's not May yet but Mother's Day, or more commonly called Women's Day, is March 8th (today) in Romania! The Bucharest District held a Relief Society activity this afternoon for all the sisters in the District. We had three sisters speak about women and their roles and how we can be instruments in God's hands to do his work. They also cited the many women in the scriptures who have followed God's commandments with faith and courage and did much to bring about our father in heaven's work. After the speakers, each branch performed a talent or gave a reading or poem by one of their members. Seated at the piano in the red jacket is Sora Alexandra. She is a talented writer and gave a reading about her mother that she wrote. Afterwards Sora Mika Crasimena (not sure about the spelling!) played the piano and sang with three young people. At the end she sang a Russian folk song called "Calinka" (again, spelling is wrong!). This sister was born in Russia, raised in Bulgaria and then moved to Romania in 1976. Her name means "Sweet Peace" and she is very happy about that. The word "Calinka" is a flower in Russia and this song is about a young man comparing his girl friend with this flower. I only got a few minutes of the song but wanted to share a little with you so you could see the joy these sisters have in their music!

By the way, Women's Day lasts all month and everyone gives each other little flower pins. The friends, husbands and boyfriends all bring beautiful bouquets to their loved ones. I have to tell you that I got three bouquets today! What an honor! I feel so spoiled!