It's time for our annual Relief Society breakfast. Come join your fellow sisters for a morning of good food, delightful company, a fun craft and a song or two.
When: 14 September 8:00am - 10:00am
Where: Chapel
Bring: your good self, a sunny disposition and maybe a friend.
Food by assignment: See Sister Hirama for more info.
Meanwhile, here's a fun song for you:
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
Secret Sisters, Start Your Engenues!
See below.
Love, Me.
Dear Everyone Else,
May I have a picture of your beautiful self? You can PM it to me on FB or email it to me (my address is available on https://ward.lds.org). I'd prefer pictures that are full of personality. I'd also like a clue or three about you for our upcoming "Guess Who" game for the Young Women. Feel free to contribute clues about other sisters (and how unique and wonderful they are).
If you don't send me a picture, I am not above taking a snap of you papparazzi-style. I cannot guarantee this will be flattering.
Thanks,
Heidi
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Dear Secret Sisters,
Now's the time to start surprising your assigned Young Woman with a surprise this week. Do something nice for her this week, as often as you feel comfortable. We want to give the Young Women of our ward a better feeling towards Relief Society.
You know how wonderful our sisterhood is. Share that love. Express to her "You are a beloved daughter of God" (our theme).
Don't let them guess who you are; that time will come.
Wednesday 11 September is our combined RS/YW activity, 7:00pm at the Chapel. We will be playing "Guess Who". (That's what the pictures and descriptions are for.) Not only will our Young Women be guessing who their Secret Sister is, we're going to see if they can guess our many Relief Society sisters from the given clues.
If you are in need of further clues (like an address) regarding your assigned Young Woman, PM or email (or even use the old-fashioned telephone) to contact me. I'm happy to give you as many clues as I have.
Love,
Me
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Learn a New Hymn: 279 Thy Holy Word
Here are the hymns for next Sunday (30 June). Some are familiar, one, Thy Holy Word, is new. Click on the links to go to the Interactive Music Player to listen to these hymns.
A lot of people think this a missionary hymn (sowing seeds of the gospel), but rather, it's a hymn about the consequenses of our own actions. Give a read through the lyrics and ponder their meaning.
182 We'll Sing All Hail to Jesus' Name
When you read the lyrics of this hymn, you get the sense not only of Christ's sacrifice and atonement, but its importance to us.
279 Thy Holy Word NEW!
It's a shame we don't sing this beautiful hymn more often. The music and the lyrics are thoughtful and motivating. It is not enought to just hear the gospel, but we must take it into ourselves and receive its rewards.
If you're not familiar with this hymn, go listen to it.
This stirring hymn is very different in mood from the intermediate hymn. This is a call to action! Go forth and do. It's also very much about courage, going up against something that might normally cause you to reconsider, or think twice. Reflect upon yourself; how bold are you?
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Learn a Hymn: 82 For All The Saints
We have a wonderful and uplifting hymn on Sunday that many of you may not be familiar with: 82 "For All the Saints". Due to copyright restrictions, the sheet music for this hymn is not available on the LDS web site. However, here is a YouTube recording of the good old Mo-Tab singing it.
This is one of the "Allelujah" hymns, with an Allelujah chorus at the end. YAY!
When reading this hymn in the hymnbook, note that the first two verses (on the first page) are sung in unison. The third and fourth verses are sung in harmony. These are over on the second page. Then you skip back to the first page for verse five in unison.
Don't get caught out with that fifth verse. Don't worry if you do. We won't be the first congregation to make that mistake, and we won't be the last.
If you're interested in knowing more about music, feel free to join us just after Relief Society when we host and informal choir in the chapel. Come learn some new hymns and learn more about how music works.
Meanwhile, here's a funny video of cats.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Read Your Patriarchal Blessing
Every member is entitled to a patriarchal blessing. These beautiful and unique blessings provide inspired direction from the Lord specifically for you.
Study your patriarchal blessing regularly. Turn to it for guidance, for inspiration, for surety.
If you have not read your blessing recently, go dig it out and take a quiet ten minutes to read it. Read it prayerfully, humbly, frequently. This blessing from the Lord is deeply personal. He knows you, your strengths and weaknesses and your potential.
What does the Lord say to you? Is your life currently on the track the Lord suggests? Is there anything you're doing right? Is there anything you need to improve? What gifts do you possess? Are you magnifying your gifts? What blessings could you receive?
Treasure your patriarchal blessing. It is sacred and personal.
If you have not yet received your patriarchal blessing, ask the Bishop for more information.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Keeping Life's Demands in Balance
In Sister Gloria Leavitt's lesson last week (19 May, 2013 - Chapter 8: “Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart”), she referred to a conference talk given by Elder M. Russell Ballard "Keeping Life's Demands in Balance" (Ensign, May 1987).
As she was unable to cover everything she prepared, we're posting an excerpt from her notes here:
In his Conference talk, Elder Ballard offers some tips for helping us keep our lives in balance.
- Think about your life and set your priorities. (ed note: see chart below for more hints on how to set priorities.)
- Set short-term goals that you can reach.
- Through wise budgeting, control yoru real needs and measure them against your many wants in life.
- Stay close to your spouse, children, relatives and friends.
- Study the scriptures.
- Find time for sufficient rest, exercise and relaxation. Schedule it in if you need to.
- Families should teach one another the gospel, preferrably in Family Home Evening.
- Pray often as individuals and families.
A member of the Church by the name of Stephen Covey once came up with a matrix to help determine priorities of everyday tasks.
For every thing in our day, we need to ask ourselves, is it Urgent? Is it Important?
- If it is Urgent and Important, it needs doing right away. Things such as a crisis, medical emergency, crying baby, and pressing problems count as Urgent and Important. These things are of Necessity.
- Is it Important, but not Urgent, you're better off doing it sooner, rather than later. Preparation/planning, prevention, important relationships (like family) and true recreation are Important, but not necessarily urgent. These things are of Quality.
- Is it urgent, but not important? Sometimes some things seem more important than they are. Many phone calls and emails, other people's emergencies, some popular activities (like television shows) are urgent, but not important. These are the things of Deception.
- What about the things that are not Important or Urgent? Trivia, busywork, mindlessness, some leisure pursuits that do not benefit your health, the mundane. These are the things of Waste and should be avoided.
Sometimes some women mistake Urgency for Importance. Do not make that mistake. If something Urgent crops up, determine if it is Important. If it's not, consider giving it a miss for now and go focus on something Important but not Urgent.
Exercise: Make a list of everything you do in a day. Determine if it's Urgent. Determine if it's Important. Make a priority of the things that are Important.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Relief Society Lesson Schedule - May - August 2013 (Q2)
May - August 2013
We encourage you to read through the lessons before each Sunday to enrich your Sabbath experience. Links to lessons available here. Alternatively download the magazines and manuals to your smartphone or data tablet device through the Gospel Library app. Subscriptions to hardcopies of the Ensign and copies of the Lorenzo Snow manual are available as well.
1st Sundays - Inspired Topics from the RS Presidency
2nd & 3rd Sundays - Teachings
of the Presidents of the Church - Lorenzo Snow
4th Sundays - Teachings for Our Time - Taken from Conference Talks April
2013 General Conference
5th Sundays - Bishopric's Messages
YSA RS Classes 2nd and 4th Sundays
Accurate as of 28 April 2013. This information is subject to change.
5 May Inspired Topic -
12 May Chapter 7: Faithfulness in Times of Trial: “From the Shadows into the Glorious Sunshine”
19 May Chapter 8: “Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart”
26 May
Teaching for Our Time - Quentin L Cook "Personal
Peace: The Reward of Righteousness" (Saturday Evening Session)
and
Deiter F. Uchdorf
"The
Hope of God's Light" (Sunday Morning Session)
2 June Inspired Topic -
9 June Chapter 9: Sacred Family Relationships
16 JuneChapter 10: “Come into the Temples”
23 June Teaching for Our Time - Neil L Anderson "It's a Miracle" (Sunday Morning Session)
30 June Combined RS/Priesthood - Bishop's Message
7 July Inspired Topic -
14 July Chapter 11: “I Seek Not Mine Own Will, but the Will of the Father”
21 July Chapter 12: Tithing, a Law for Our Protection and Advancement
28 July Teaching for Our Time - L. Whitney Clayton "Marriage: Watch and Learn" (Sunday Morning Session)
4 Aug Inspired Topic -
11 AugChapter 14: “With God All Things Are Possible”
18 Aug Chapter 15: Faithful, Energetic Service in the Kingdom of God
25 Aug Stake Conference
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