Posted by:
ChickenWing
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Date: December 15, 2010 01:10PM
I remember when I was in the young women's program the leaders would have us do an activity they called "ring and runs." We'd bring in cookies and brownies, put them onto plates and drive around town to inactive and sick members houses. We'd knock on the door or ring the doorbell, place the cookies on the porch and run and hide.
As a young mormon, I saw nothing wrong with this activity. However, reality kicked me in the gut yesterday. Last night we had a knock at the door, I have stairs that lead up to my front porch, and you can hear steps come up and down them. We heard the knock, and then the feet running down. My son answered it, and saw the cookies and brought them inside. "To: Friend From: LDS Young Women."
My family is neither sick nor innactive. Infact, we had our names removed 2 years ago almost imediately after we moved into the ward. I see right through it now. These magical cookies are supposed to soften the hardness of our hearts and bring us back into the fold.
Truely though, the arrogance of it stinks. Using the youth to hassle those not interested. I never understood it as a kid, it was just old fashioned fun. I had a moment of guilt yesterday when I realized how much I may have imposed on the unwilling in my youth.
Anyway, I ate my cookies. They were ok, maybe if they tasted better I'd come back. I think i'll take the plate to the building and let them know next time to bring me brownies. Do any other wards participate in such a silly tradition as anonymously (hiding), yet not so anonymously (labled from) dropping cookies at the inactive/exmembers?