Had to put this one too...

Hee hee!!

Just a thought...

I think we could all be happier if we just counted our blessings and focused on the good! 

January Calendar!!

Hope you can read this.  At least you can see the dates and what's on them.  

If you can't read the message from the First Presidency, I will type it for you...

President Henry B. Eyring

Happiness for those we love...

"From accounts in the Book of Mormon and for many of us, from our own experience, we know that the gift of happiness is well marked.  We also know that maintaining happiness is not easy unless, as with the Nephites after the Savior's visit.  'the love of God' dwells in our hearts."

Also at the bottom, this is the quote..

"This beautiful gospel is so simple a child can grasp it, yet so profound and complex , that it will take a lifetime--even an eternity---of study and discovery to fully understand it.  But sometimes we take the beautiful lily of God's truth and gild it with layer upon layer of man-made good ideas, programs, and expectations.  Each one, by itself, might be helpful and appropriate for a certain time and circumstance, but when they are laid on top of each other, they can create a mountain of sediment that becomes so think and heavy that we risk losing sight of that precious flower we once loved so dearly."

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Oh, and by the way...thank you Kathy for doing the calendar each month.  It's a lot of work putting it together and finding great quotes to help and inspire us!!

January Activity...

Come put packets together for new babies born here in the Cedar hospital.  We have a non-profit organization called "Great Beginnings" that has been in existence for the past 8-10 years.  We have the new parents of the new babies watch a video that stresses the importance of reading to their children every day from the day they are born.  It's amazing the effects it has on the children.  How prepared they are entering school and their success in life.  And it also provides quiet and quality time with the parents.  Bonding time!!!  So we put together packets to give to them before they leave the hospital.  It has information in it that will help parents understand this very concept.  And it also has 4 books that they can take home and start reading today.  Most of them, after seeing the video, open the packet at the hospital and start there.  It's awesome!!  So we are going to be putting the packets together for our service project.  We will be meeting at the church first and then riding together over to the warehouse where the books are stored.  We may even have a potluck.  So plan on it

January 20th

6:30

Meet at church

We may have you bring your favorite treat???  Don't know yet!!  Still planning!!  But please mark that date on your calendar!!

Goals for our Relief Society for the 2016 year..

1.  To develop and gain a stronger testimony of Jesus Christ, and then be truly converted.
2.  Have more meaningful night activities.
3.  To help instill a love for service.
4.  Develop a love for the Prophet, First Presidency and the Apostles.
We have a plan in place to help accomplish these goals.  We hope you will come and join with us and be a part of our success.  We pray that we will be inspired as a presidency to help all of us achieve this together.  

New lessons for the New Year!!

The lessons for the upcoming year on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays will be from President Howard W. Hunter.

He lived an amazing life and his teachings are ones that will be wonderful to study.  Just looking over the content of the manual, some of the lessons will be...
The Atonement, Tithing, The scriptures, True greatness, Come back and feast, the Sacrament, marriage, Being honest, Commitment, Faith and Testimony, Following the teaching of Jesus Christ, just to name a few.
Please come and join us.  We miss you if you're not there.  We have a great sisterhood in our ward and want you to be a part of it.  With all of us, we aren't complete.

December 9th...A Christmas Celebration!!

The Christmas Party was a huge success too.  We had over 150 people come and had great food.  Actually we ran out but that's what we hope for every year.  Kathy and Dennis Hansen and Mandy and Jared Black were the committee chairs and they did a great job.  There were other families that helped and it was a lot of fun.  Just fun to get together and visit and see our neighbors.  Thanks to all who helped and to all who came.