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Guidelines To Follow When Planning For A LDS Family Reunions

By Marci Nielsen


For different people reunions carry different weight. People attend them because of a variety of reasons such as bonding with relatives, catching up on the old times, strengthening the relationship, uniting each other and even solving burning issues. They act as a tool that unifies families together. When families meet for gatherings and share positive experiences, the unity grows which instills aspects of respect love and peace among them. They act as a platform to teach the younger members of the importance of togetherness. You should always have a plan when deciding to hold LDS family reunions.

Organizing is among the main components that will make the reunion a success. Without a proper laid out plan the majority due to poor organization may not feel the essence. A chairperson is selected in order to have one head leading the entire team. This will make any sort of planning effective since they will be relaying the information to all the members.

The choice of time is a factor that will be crucial if the reunion should occur. Most of the time they fail to take place due to wrong timing and not because people did not want to show up. The appropriate time is when members are able to show up, could be during the holiday seasons. The best option could be to assign the same date every year to avoid absenteeism.

The venue ought to be in close proximity to most of the members. This helps eliminate excuses for not attending because of the travel cost or the distance. The place selected should be able to carry the capacity of the whole family. Depending on the theme it may be held outside if it requires a banquet and inside if involving a lot of genealogical paper writing. Sometimes the weather may affect our plans especially when it rains unexpectedly a backup plan should always be ready.

Activities held on that day ought to be interesting and engage everyone for better interaction to be realized. The activities are planned in accordance to the theme. This should be indicated in the invite cards so that everyone comes with relevant materials that are required for the activities. If the theme is heritage then it can be accompanied with activities involving singing or dancing.

The uniqueness of the invitation is what will sell the reunion. For the members to be present as a full house, it requires sacrifice of resources in order to make invite cards. They decide to show up just because the invite was inviting and catchy with a picture of a previous one. This will appeal emotionally to them.

For the case of equipment, the chairperson should be able to organize for the required equipment. This equipment may include as good sound system, film projectors, loud speakers, microphone and cameras. The main idea is to make this day memorable. Games should also be considered especially for younger generation.

When the reunion day finally arrives, it is important not to forget that what is required is just having fun. That is why ball games are greatly recommended, these games are often seen as interesting and the attention that it gets will allow fresh family members to interact freely with the rest.




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