Monday, July 28, 2014

100th Year Celebration

How are your stake challenges coming?  Have you finished the Book of Mormon?  Keep working!  The Stake has planned some wonderful events you will want to put on your calendar.

First of all there will be a Centennial Pageant  titled "Zion".  This will be held August 14, 15, & 16th at the Virginia Theater.  Show time is 7:00 p.m. and you must be seated by 6:50 p.m.  Tickets are required and you can get them from the Executive Secretary, Byron Hogue.  Feel free to give him a call at 201-9642.

August 16th will be Centennial Day at Shelley City Park.  The activities are as follows:

8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Stake Historical Displays
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Children's Games
10:00 a.m. - Program
12:00 p.m. - Tree Planting Ceremony at the Shelley Stake Center

Be sure to get this on your calendar!

Dates to Remember

August 5th - Trek Fireside (Casual Dress) for all those who went on trek and their families.  Everyone who would like to come and see a video presentation of trek is welcome.  It will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Stake Center

August 28th from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. will be the next Ward Family History Help Session.  This is for anyone needing Family History Help.

 

Sister News

Kitty Landon is still at Promontory Point.  She will be there for a while longer.

Sharon Jones is still recovering. 

We want to welcome into the ward Angel Allen who has moved into Hone's home.

Happy Birthday!

LaRee Hammer - July 30th
Eva Hult - August 1st
Shannon Anderson - August 1st

Monday, July 21, 2014

Sister News

Kitty Landon is recovering well from surgery.  She is at Promontory Point and will be home Wednesday.

Naomi Baker is now at Good Samaritan Nursing home.

Recipes

Here are some of the wonderful healthy recipes from last weeks Weekday Meeting.  Thank you to Chelsea Killpack for her wonderful presentation and to all those who brought food for us to try!

 
Sweet and Salty Popcorn

Ingredients:  ½ cup popcorn unpopped
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
1 Packet Truvia (Stevia)
½  -1 tsp sea salt

Directions:  Pop popcorn
                       In a large bol toss popcorn with coconut oil to coat
                   Sprinkle Truvia and sea salt, toss again




Granola Bars

½ cup honey                            2 cups quick oats
2/3 cup brown sugar               1 cup rice crispy cereal
½ cup peanut butter               Chocolate chips
½ tsp vanilla

Bring honey & brown sugar to boil over medium heat.  Boil 2 min. Remove from heat.  Stir in Peanut butter and vanilla.
Pour over oats and cereal/  Stir to caot.  Press into ½ cookie sheet.  Top with chocolate chips.  Cool.


Lesson Recap

Lesson 14: The Gift of the Holy Ghost
Sister Shirley Lundquist gave this lesson and pointed out how personal a topic this is. "The Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead.  The mission of the Holy Ghost is to bear witness of the Father and the Son and of all truth.  You cannot get the gift of the Holy Ghost by praying for it, by paying your tithing, by keeping the Word of Wisdom—not even by being baptized in water for the remission of sins. You must complete that baptism with the baptism of the Spirit. We may after baptism and confirmation become companions of the Holy Ghost who will teach us the ways of the Lord, quicken our minds and help us to understand the truth.  It is the privilege of every member of the Church to know the truth, to speak by the truth, to have the inspiration of the Holy Ghost; it is our privilege, individually, … to receive the light and to walk in the light; and if we continue in God, that is, keep all of His commandments, we shall receive more light until eventually there shall come to us the perfect day of knowledge. [See D&C 50:24.]"

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

NEEDS!

Needs- Safe Haven would appreciate any donations of books that are at least a sixth grade reading level and also women's clothing. If you have these things that you were planning on donating anyway, please consider dropping them off at Safe Haven!! Thank you!

       

Leson Recap

Our lesson this past Sunday was on Baptism. We learned that baptism by immersion is in similitude of birth, death, and resurrection.  Baptism is, first, the means by which the repentant individual obtains remission of sins.  Second, it is the gateway into the kingdom of God.  Little children who have not reached the years of accountability ( age 8 ) do not need baptism because they are redeemed through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Every person who is baptized into the Church has made a covenant with the Lord.  After baptism, to gain the full blessings of the gospel, we must continue to be humble, repentant, and obedient.


Happy Birthday!

Cherie Seward - July 19th

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Lesson Recap



Rayanne Cook gave the lesson on how to strengthen our families each day.  She compared our families to quilts.  Each day as we go about our daily lives we are creating more squares for our quilts.  When we spend time together, let leach person know they are an important part of the family, put Christ at the center of our homes, laugh, read the scriptures and pray, we are adding to our quilts. All that we do is held together by the love we have for our families and the gospel binds the quilt together.  If we do the best we can, and then have faith and trust in the Lord he will take our families and make something glorious and beautiful.

Monday, July 7, 2014

Don't Forget!!!

Our Stake President, Mark Searle, has issued several challenges to be completed in the next 100 days before the anniversary of the forming of our Stake.  He promised us that as we strive to accomplish these goals, our homes will be blessed and we will become closer to our families as well as our Heavenly Father.  They are as follows:

1.  Read the Book of Mormon in 100 days.  This comes out to about 2 1/2 chapters per day or 5-6 pages.  There are tracking sheets available at church to help you progress.

2.  100% Home Teaching/Visiting Teaching.

3.  100% Family and Individual Prayer.

4.  Index 100 Names.

5.  Attend the temple as frequently as possible in the next 100 days.

6.  Invite someone to listen to the missionaries within the next 100 days.

Let us all accept these challenges to the best of our abilities so that we may each be blessed.

Visiting Teaching

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ:  Advocate

Jesus Christ is our Advocate with the Father.  the word advocate has Latin Roots meaning "one who pleads for another."  The Savior pleads for us, using understanding, justice, and mercy.  Knowing this can fill us with love and gratitude for His Atonement.

"Listen to Jesus Christ who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him - "Saying; Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified;

"Wherefore, Father, spare these by brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life" (D&C 45:3-5)

Preparedness Thought

Have you ever thought to buy extra seeds to store at your home?  It's a good time to get those seeds!  Many stores put them on sale and even clearance now.  As long as seeds don't get wet or moist, they last for a very long time.  I store them in a number 10 can that keeps them all together and dry.  We never know when we might need seeds to plant, so it's a great time to be prepared and have some extra on hand.  Brandi Timm

Sister News

Sharon Jones is home and doing fine.  She is not quite up to visitors yet but please keep her in your prayers.

We are sad to have Tiffani Hurst, Becky Hone, Shannon Andersen, and Carla Killian move out of our ward.  We wish you all the best!

We would like to welcome Kristin Barnard who moved onto Quigg Street!  We are excited to have you in our ward!

Dates to Remember

July 10th - Ward Party 6 - 8 p.m.  This will be at the shelter by the swimming pool.  Bring a potluck item to share and the ward will provide dessert and some water games.

July 17th - Weekday Meeting 7:00 p.m.  Please come join us for a "Night of Knowledge - A Healthy Diet through Words of Wisdom" where Chelsea Killpack will share her knowledge with us.  There will be healthy snacks to try.  This will be in the pavilion by the church.

July 24th - Next family history help session at the church from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.  This is held in the Elders Quorum room.