Happy Birthday Ward

Birthdays for the week are:
May 26- James White
May 27- Zodia Olsen
May 28- Janice Fitzgerald, Josh Gundersen, Gary Hammer, Ronin Lewis, Peggy Pincock
May 30- Luanne Thompson
May 31- Andrew Reading, Kaitlyn Shively

Lesson Recap

This week's lesson was given by Sister Nicole Couch. The lesson was from the talk given by Carole M. Stephens "The Family Is of God".  We are all children of Heavenly Father which makes us all family.  As such, we should love and care for one another.  As we all go through the trials of life it is important to love and support those around us and in return accept help from others.  Sister Stephens said," Sisters, we belong.  We are loved.  We are needed.  We have a divine role in the Church and kingdom of God and in His eternal family. Do you know deep in your heart that your Heavenly Father loves you and desires you and those you love to be with Him?  Just as "Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ are perfect. . . , Their hopes for us are perfect." Their plan for us is perfect, and Their promises are sure." Do we each know in our heart that Heavenly Father loves us and desires us to live with Him again? Sister Couch wrote out some words from the lesson:
Support
Connect
Rally
Unite
Belong
Be One
The first letter of each word creates the word SCRUBB.  We can be Scrubb Sisters by supporting each other.  Connecting with, Rallying around, Uniting, Belonging, and Being One as sisters.  As we help each other and love all around us we can help accomplish the work our Father in Heaven has for us and be able to return to Him someday.

Week 2 Extra Challenge Points

Week 2 Extra Challenge Points

Pick one of the extra challenges each day for 2 extra points that day!

·    Organize an area of your home that’s been causing you stress (a cupboard, a closet, a drawer, a desk).

·      Plan and prepare Family Home Evening

·     Don’t eat anything after 8 p.m.

·    Memorize an Article of Faith

·   Write someone a thank you note or let someone know how much they mean to you.

·    Double your exercise for the day.

Remember to keep track of your points because there will be prizes! You can earn 5 points + a 2 point extra challenge each day for a total of 7 points a day. 

21 Day Challenge

Hey everyone! I hope you are all enjoying this 21 day challenge to have a more balanced life.  I have a few ideas to help you in a couple different areas so here you go!

Here are a few healthy snack options.  I know when I am eating better I need quick healthy snacks that I can grab if I get a craving or when I'm hungry and need something "right now".

* apple - dip it in almond butter (homemade is delicious)
* a piece of Dark chocolate
* veggies and hummus
* a few raw nuts and a piece of fruit- almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews
* a green smoothie leftover from breakfast
* half an avocado with a scoop of fresh pico de gallo
* a hard boiled egg
* a cup of berries (add some greek yogurt if you want)

It was mentioned in relief society 2 weeks ago that there is an instagram account bom365 that gives a scripture everyday with a question to think about and a conference talk to read.  I have loved reading the conference talks and scriptures as something extra to read and think about,  If you have an instagram account i recommend checking it out. One of the conference talks recently suggested that I loved was from Elder Bruce R, McConkie- Be Valiant in the Fight of Faith- November 1974.  You can search lds.org for the talk or just enjoy our recent April conference and all those wonderful talks.

Remember to keep track of your points! Also remember to do the extra challenges for 2 extra points each day, for each one that you do this week!

Funeral for Brother Winward

Brother Winward passed away last night. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sister Winward and her family. The funeral will be Saturday, May 23rd, at 11:00 a.m. The viewing will be right before that at 9:30 a.m.

21 day Challenge - Begins Today

                     Be Your Best Self 21 Day Challenge

      Starting today,May 18th, our Relief Society sisters will be challenged to be their best balanced self for 21 days. We realize every sister is in a different place physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. With this challenge we hope each of you will evaluate yourself and set goals to get the most out of this challenge. As we challenge ourselves everyday for 21 days we can develop habits that will make us healthier, happier, and stronger in the gospel of Jesus Christ. June 10th we will have a party to conclude out challenge! This is for everyone that participates to come share any results or experiences they've had and win some prizes!
     This is how the challenge works: Everyday you will receive points for the goals you meet that day. Get a notebook or something you can keep track of your points in and write any experiences that you have. Here are the points you can get daily:
1 point: Personal prayer in the morning
1 point: Personal scripture study
1 point: Eating healthy and drinking plenty of water    
              (64oz is good)
1 point: Exercise (try for at least 30 min- walking,
              workout video, weights, anything to get your
              heart rate up.)
1 point: Personal night time prayer
      
        Along with the 5 daily points you can also do one additional challenge each day from the weekly list, worth 2 additional points.
                          Extra Challenges for Week 1

*Make a list of at least 10 things you like about yourself
*Read a conference talk and share what you learned with
  someone.
*Do a service for someone else
*Double your exercise for the day
*Make a healthy meal plan for the following week
*Double your scripture study for the day..

Check the blog for reminders and motivation! GOOD LUCK!

Weekday Meeting

Our Weekday Meeting is this Thursday, May 21st at 7:00 p.m. Brother Jed Lewis will be teaching us how to keep ourselves safe. They young women are also invited. Please come and learn how to protect yourself but also enjoy the sisterhood we share. There will be a nursery provided.

Next Weeks Lesson

The lesson for next week is Teaching for Our Times.
The conference talk we will be studying and discussing is "The Family Is of God" by Carole M Stephens.

Lesson Recap # 10 Flooding the Earth and Our Lives with the Book of Mormon

     The Book of Mormon was written for our day. As we read and study the Book of Mormon we should ask ourselves these questions. "Why did the Lord inspire Mormon (or Moroni or Alma) to include that in his record? What lessons can I learn from that to help me live in this day and age."
     The Book of Mormon will help us and strengthen us each day if we will read and study from it's pages each day. President Benson said, " There is a power in the book which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. You will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path.  . . . When you begin to hunger and thirst after those words, you will find life in greater and greater abundance."
     We need to flood our lives with this wonderful book, and then the earth. How do you flood your life with the Book of Mormon. What could you do to increase the flooding of your life?

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday this week to this fantastic sister:

Connie Hanson - May 23rd

We Need Some Help

We need some help feeding the Sister Missionaries on Saturday, May 23rd. They eat at 5 p.m. We know this is Memorial weekend and that many of you are busy, but if you will be around and could feed them that night please call Sister Lorraine Stewart @ 604-5348.

Special Meeting the Sunday

Please parents and grandparents in the ward plan on coming to a special meeting this coming Sunday, May 17th @ 4:30 p.m. in the primary room. The Bishopric will be discussing challenges are youth are facing with media and inappropriate images. The focus will be on preventing, protecting and resolving issues. This is a serious challenge in today's world for our youth and also for us as adults. No one is immune and we all play a role in dealing with it.  

May Presidency Message

          April showers did bring May flowers.  Aren’t they beautiful to behold!  I love spring.  It is so refreshing. And Women’s Conference this March 28^th was filed with refreshing renewal of thoughts.

          We celebrate 20 years of the Proclamation of the family and 100 years of Family Home Evening.

          Cheryl Esplin taught that we sisters need to be filled with light and truth.   The Holy Ghost can teach us all things by our prayers, scripture study, and also through our dreams and thoughts.  We must use quiet moments to listen and seek.

          Carole Stephens talked to us about families.  They are from God and we belong to an eternal family.  WE are here on earth to live and learn, to be tried and tested and then strengthened.  We sisters unite in the diversities of life through our empathy and compassion.  BE ONE.  His plan is a plan of love and the gospel is who we are.

          Topping off things with Bonnie Oscarson, she states that God has a mission and plan for us only in His time.  Be a defender of the Lord’s doctrine.  Remember marriage is between a man and a woman, and there are divine roles for mothers and fathers here on earth and in heaven.  We need to keep the sanctity of home by keeping it a refuge and in well order like a temple. 

          Such choice thoughts for us as sisters! May we remember and do!

Love, Sister Hendrix

21 Day Challenge

There are many days we feel our lives are out of balance and we want to feel the balance between the spiritual, physical, and mental in our lives. We are going to have a 21 day challenge starting May 18th to help us get a closer to having that balance in our lives. We will be explaining things this Sunday in Relief Society, Young Women's, and Primary. Please join with us as we try to become our best balanced self. We will be ending the challenge with a party on June 10th to celebrate what we learned.

Lesson Recap

The Book of Mormon- Keystone of Our Religion #9

     "President Benson said, "How important is the Book of Mormon? Joseph Smith called it "the keystone of our religion'. Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations and where is our religion? We have none." Joseph Smith said that,  " . . . a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book." President Benson continues that thought when he said, " . . . Is there not something deep in our hearts that longs to draw nearer to God, to be more like Him in our daily walk, to feel His presence with us constantly? If so then the Book of Mormon with help us do so more than any other book . . ."
     If we will read the Book of Mormon daily it will help us learn and grow in the gospel. While we all have many favorite stories from the Book of Mormon what is your most favorite story and why? What had the Book of Mormon done for you in your life?

     

Eagle Scout Needs Our Help

Jaren Smith is looking for help with his Eagle Project. Read the information below and see if you could help this young man achieve his goal.

Date: Tuesday, May 12th
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Place: Dr. Dennis Radford's Office Building next to Pizza
           Hut in Shelley

This is a presentation and he needs 35 people there. It should only last approximately 20-30 min.


Blood Drive:
Date: Wednesday, May 27th @ the Shelley LDS Stake Center

Needs help with:
          *Blood Donation
          *Serving Snacks and Ushering People
          *Snack and beverage donations for the blood donors.

If you can help with any of this please call Jaren Smith at 521-5370

 

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday this week to these marvelous sisters:

Shirley Lundquist - 13th
Jaclyn Hanson - 15th
Brandi Timm - 15th
Michelle Fricke - 17th

Lesson Recap

Sister Hendrix gave our lesson on Seeing Ourselves as God Sees Us.  We are all beautiful.  The world sees beauty on the outside but a truly beautiful person is beautiful on the inside.  Some of the ways a person is beautiful on the inside is by being kind and speaking kindly to others, dressing modestly, having a smile on your face, and letting the light of Christ shine through you.

Happy Birthday!!

Hope you all have a fabulous birthday!
5- Shaelyn Jolley
6- Jeannie Christensen
8- Jennifer Nakayama
10- Laura Peterson