Sunday, October 26, 2014
Planning ahead...
If you've GOT TALENT--Come share this Wednesday at the church. 6:30 and call Berenice to sign up! Also bring 2 dozen treats with you. Finger treats. SEE YOU THERE!!!
November is also our turn to clean the building. If you are interested in doing that please contact Sister Bradfield. I'm sure she would love the help!!! There is also a sign-up sheet in RS.
435-704-4814
November 5th--Our Wonderful, Whimsical, Wednesday, 5-8:30, Dinner at 6:00. If you have questions, call one of the RS Presidency!!!
For our Ward CHRISTMAS party this year we are going to do 2!!! One for the adults and one for the kids. The adult party will be on Wednesday, December 2nd. 6:30 at the church. Nice dinner and visiting. Should be very enjoyable. Please plan to attend and for those of you that need a babysitter!! GET ONE EARLY!!
Then there will be another Family CHRISTMAS party on Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 7:00 p.m. This one is for the youth and kids. Mom's and dad's will come too. They will have a small program and then Santa will be coming. This is the time for family pictures with Santa. FUN, FUN, FUN!!!
Then December is all yours!!!
That's all I have for the calendar right now. If anything else comes up, you will be the first to know!!!
November is also our turn to clean the building. If you are interested in doing that please contact Sister Bradfield. I'm sure she would love the help!!! There is also a sign-up sheet in RS.
435-704-4814
November 5th--Our Wonderful, Whimsical, Wednesday, 5-8:30, Dinner at 6:00. If you have questions, call one of the RS Presidency!!!
For our Ward CHRISTMAS party this year we are going to do 2!!! One for the adults and one for the kids. The adult party will be on Wednesday, December 2nd. 6:30 at the church. Nice dinner and visiting. Should be very enjoyable. Please plan to attend and for those of you that need a babysitter!! GET ONE EARLY!!
Then there will be another Family CHRISTMAS party on Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 7:00 p.m. This one is for the youth and kids. Mom's and dad's will come too. They will have a small program and then Santa will be coming. This is the time for family pictures with Santa. FUN, FUN, FUN!!!
Then December is all yours!!!
That's all I have for the calendar right now. If anything else comes up, you will be the first to know!!!
Great lesson today--Grateful in any Circumstance--President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Grateful in any Circumstance--Pg 70 of the last April General Conference..Amazing talk. Carol made the comment that it was a life changing experience preparing this for us. Anyone who reads it can have the same opportunity to have it affect their lives also.
President Uchtdorf starts out the talk by discussing not gratitude but grief. We all experience it in our lives. He makes the statement:
"Sooner or later, I believe that all of us experience times when the very fabric of our world tears at the seams, leaving us feeling alone, frustrated, and adrift. It can happen to anyone. No one is immune."
So how can we be grateful in times like this?????
Why does God command us to be grateful????
Our Heavenly Father knows that choosing to develop a spirit of gratitude will bring us true joy and great happiness.
One point that I hadn't thought of before is this..."Perhaps focusing on what we are grateful FOR is the wrong approach. Could I suggest that we see gratitude as a disposition, a way of life that stands independent of our current situation? I am suggesting that instead of being thankful FOR things, we focus on being thankful IN our circumstances---whatever they may be."
We sometimes think that being grateful is what we do AFTER our problems are solved, but how terribly shortsighted that is. How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God that there is rain?"
Carol gave a great quote---Think about this---
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...you are richer than 75% of this world
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace...you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation...you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
If you can attend a church or synagogue meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death...you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.
If your parents are still alive and still married...you are very rare, even in the United States.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful...you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder...you are blessed because you can offer a healing touch.
If you can read, you have a double blessing in that, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the wolrd that cannot read at all!!!
Another great point that I felt President Uchtdorf wanted us to know is that being grateful in times of distress does not mean that WE ARE PLEASED WITH OUR CIRCUMSTANCES. It does mean that through the eyes of faith we look beyond our present-day challenges.
Great lesson...read it--page 70 in the May 2014 Ensign!!!
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
New Sisters in the Ward
Sarah Kartchner and her husband Talon have moved into our ward. Super cute people!! She is expecting a baby very soon. A little boy which will be named Asher Holland. We are so excited to have her in our Relief Society. They live on Pinecone--1193
Also living there with them is another cute couple--The Harris's. Aubrey and Kip Harris. They have a cute little boy named A.J. Actually Talon and Kip are cousins. So it's worked out really well to have them live there together. We are so glad to have them in our ward!!!
Lisa Aronhalt and her husband Chava, and their 2 little boys are living at 1194 Pinecone. Haven is 3 and Suarin is 6 months old. We so love these move-ins. She is working at Home Depot and being a mom. She also has her mom and dad living with them. Janet and Don Randall. They have just been baptized into the church and are learning the ropes. We are glad they're our newest members of the ward.
Elaine and Steve Espinoza (Stephanie Carpenter's parents) have moved into the basement of Stephanie's house. They will be living here for awhile. They are Snowbirds and will be traveling somewhat. We are glad they are here. Welcome to all!!!
Also living there with them is another cute couple--The Harris's. Aubrey and Kip Harris. They have a cute little boy named A.J. Actually Talon and Kip are cousins. So it's worked out really well to have them live there together. We are so glad to have them in our ward!!!
Lisa Aronhalt and her husband Chava, and their 2 little boys are living at 1194 Pinecone. Haven is 3 and Suarin is 6 months old. We so love these move-ins. She is working at Home Depot and being a mom. She also has her mom and dad living with them. Janet and Don Randall. They have just been baptized into the church and are learning the ropes. We are glad they're our newest members of the ward.
Elaine and Steve Espinoza (Stephanie Carpenter's parents) have moved into the basement of Stephanie's house. They will be living here for awhile. They are Snowbirds and will be traveling somewhat. We are glad they are here. Welcome to all!!!
Sisters to pray for...
Lynette is doing much better. She will be headed up to Huntsman Cancer Center soon. She will likely have to have a few treatments but they're not sure of anything just yet. We will know more. She is so grateful for all the prayers in her behalf. She knows the power of fasting and prayer and is so humble because of all of you in the ward doing this for her. She has felt it every step of the way. Please continue to pray for her.
Also cute Thelma Kesl is having a few problems. If you feel so inclined, take food. She lives in the Blue house on Mountain View. 510 is the house #. She doesn't have much energy to do anything. I know she would NEVER ask for help so that's where we come in!!! She is such a sweet lady and we could be an instrument in showing her husband Jack just how the gospel works. Thanks for your efforts. We know you are always doing good deeds!!
Also cute Thelma Kesl is having a few problems. If you feel so inclined, take food. She lives in the Blue house on Mountain View. 510 is the house #. She doesn't have much energy to do anything. I know she would NEVER ask for help so that's where we come in!!! She is such a sweet lady and we could be an instrument in showing her husband Jack just how the gospel works. Thanks for your efforts. We know you are always doing good deeds!!
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