Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday this week to these fabulous member of our Ward.

Aug 31 - Mel Hill
               Jeremy Messick
Sept 1 - Nicole Couch
             Devyn Morris
Sept 2 - Annalyn Jensen
Sept 4 - Darin Ball
Sept 6 - Nolan Bowen
              Lauri Ann Carpenter
              Jordan Cook

Need Help Feeding the Missionaries

We still need 3 families to help feed the missionaries this week. We have Tues, Wed, and Sat that need filled. The Elders eat at 5 p.m. If you can help please call Lorraine Stewart 357-5348. Thanks

Extra Produce/Beans

Mike and Tammy Baker have lots of green beans. If you would like or need some call them and set up a time when you can go get some.

Lesson Recap

This week's lesson was on the talk given by Elder Kevin W, Pearson entitled Stay by the Tree.  He says," Enduring to the end is a hallmark of true discipleship and is essential to eternal life...Enduring to the end requires total commitment to the Savior and to our covenants."  Elder Pearson  gives us six important principles that help us endure to the end:
1. Don't forget to pray- ask Heavenly Father what more would He have you do?
2. Come Unto Christ and be perfected in Him.
3. Press Forward with faith- Obedience builds faith in Christ. Faith is a principle of action and power. Consistently following the Savior's example produces spiritual power and capacity.
4. The Book of Mormon is key to spiritual survival- search the Book of Mormon and the words of the living prophets every day, every day, every day!
5. Don't be distracted and deceived!
6. Stay by the Tree-"Lehi's message is to stay by the tree.  We stay because we are converted unto the Lord. True disciples...awaken unto God each day in meaningful personal prayer, earnest scripture study, personal obedience, and selfless service."
"Brothers and sisters, enduring to the end is the great test of discipleship.  Our daily discipleship will determine our eternal destiny.  Awaken unto God, cling to truth, keep your sacred temple covenants, and stay by the tree!

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday to these members of our ward...

23- Gary Coleman
24- Jaedyn Carnahan
24- Debra Walker
25- Jacob Barney
25- Mark Butler
25- Alice Mansfield
27- Brantlee Challis
27- Joyce Killpack
28- Clayton Carnahan
28- Madalyn Martin
29- Jennifer Howell
29- Taizlie Nulph

Weekday Meeting

This coming Thursday, August 20th, at 7 p.m. is our monthly weekday meeting. Our topic is "What's for breakfast, lunch and dinner." We have all had that question asked by children or husbands. Come get so new ideas to help answer that question. A nursery will be provided. 

Lesson Recap

Lesson # 16 The Eldery in the Church

     "The Lord knows and loves the elderly among his people. It has always been so, and upon them He has bestowed many of His greatest responsibiliteies, In various dispensations He has guided HIs people through prophets who were in thier advancing years. He has needed the wisdom and expereince of age, the inspired direction from those with long years of proven faithfulness to His gospel."

    Just because someone is elderly does not mean that they have done everything and can quit or take it easy. The Lord needs the elderly and there is much they can do. President Benson gives eight areas where we can make the most of our senior years.

1. Work in the temple and attend often.

2. Collect and write family histories, sometimes you are the 

    only resource left available for the memeories and

     information you have.

3. Become involved in missionary service. "What an example     and blessing it is to a family's posterity when

    grandparents serve missions. Most senior couples who

    go are strengthened and revitalized by missionary service.

    Through this holy avenue of service, many are sanctified

    and feel the joy of bringing others to the knowledge of the  

    fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ . . . ."

4. Provide leadership by building family togetherness.

5. Accept and fulfill Chruch callings.

6. Plan for your financial future. "As you move thorugh life

     towards retirement and the decades which follow, we 

     invite all of our senior members to plan frugally for the 

     years following full-time employment."

7. Render Christlike service.

8.Stay physically fit, healthy, and active.

    

Geneology Help

The geneology help session that our family history consultants do for our ward is coming up next week. It is next Thursday, August 27th from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.The can help you how to index, search for information, or learn how to use the familysearch.org website. Come take advantage of this wonderful resource.

Scripture Class

The Relief Society Scripture Study Class will be beginning on September 12th at 10:00 a.m. at our building. It will be every Friday after that. This year they will be studying the Institute Manual, "Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel."

Hurts, Habits, and Hang-ups Class

There will be a Hurts, Habits, and Hang-ups Class begining Sunday, Sept. 13th at 4:00 p.m. This class will continue every Sunday for ten weeks. This class is desgned to bring our attention more fully on the atonement of our Savior and how we can better apply it to our lives. We can all benefit from more fully using the Atonment in our lives. This class if offered for those 18 yrs. and older and will be held at Ron and Shirley Lundquist's home.

Upcoming Ward Events

August 22nd - Ward Hike to Table Rock
August 26th - High Priest "Pot Luck" Social @ 7 p.m. at 
                          Gary and LaRee Hammer's backyard
August 29th - Ward Temple Day -Not a Temple Trip-
                          Go to the Rexburg Temple ay time that
                           day. No bus will be provided.
August 29th - 30th  - Stake Conference
               29th - 4:00 p.m. Priestood Leadership
                           7:00 p.m. Adult Meeting
               30th - 8:00 a.m. Youth Meeting
                           10:00 General Session for Everyone

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to these marrvelous members of our Ward

Lilly Lott - 16th
Michelle Dobie- 17th
Kirk Anderson - 18th
Norma Butler - 20th
Olivia Messick - 21st
Angie Martin - 22nd
Mark Nelson - 22nd
Gary Coleman - 23rd

Lesson Recap

Lesson # 15 - The Sacred Callings of Fathers and Mothers
     Our callings as mothers and fathers are eternal callings. Other callings come and go but those are callings from which we will never be released. 
      "Fathers, you have a sacred responsibility to provide spiritual leadership in your family.  . . .Fatherhood is leadership, the most important kind of leadership." What are some ways you can give spiritual leadership in your homes. President Benson gave 10 ways.
   1. Give Father's blessings, baptize and confirm your  
        children and ordain your sons to the priesthood.
   2. Personally direct family prayer, family scripture reading
        and weekly family home evenings
   3. Attend church meetings together
   4. spend one on one time with you children
   5. Build traditions in your families
   6.Have regular one-on-one visits with your children
   7. Teach you children to work
   8. Encourage good music, art and literature in your home
   9. Regularly attend the temple with your wife.
   10. Have your children see your joy and satisfaction in
          service in the church.
     Mothers are the "heart and soul of the family." "Mothers are to conceive, to bear, to nourish, to love, and to train. Spending time with your children is the greatest gift you could ever give your children. President Benson gave ten specific ways that mothers may spend effective time with their children.
   1. Be at the crossroads when your children are either
       coming or going such as when they come home from
       school or dates.
     2. take time to be a real friend to your children really listen
         to them. 
   3. Take time to read to your children.
   4. Pray with your children
   5. Have meaningful weekly family home evenings with your
       children and have them actively involved.
   6. Take time to be together at mealtimes as often as
       possible.
   7. Take time daily to ready the scriptures together as
        a family.
   8. Take time to do things as a family like picnics or other
       outings, or birthday celebrations.
   9. Teach you children. Catch the little moments which
       come.
  10. Take the time to love, really love your children.
   

Calander Reminder

Here are the upcoming events in the ward:

August 20th - Relief Society Weekday Meeting @ 7 p.m. at the
                       church the topic is Back to School
                        Foods. There will be a nursery provided.
August 22nd - Ward Hike to Table Rock
August 29th - Ward Temple Day. Go to the Rexburg Temple any
                         time that day.
August 29th - 30th - Stake Conference
       29th -4:00 p.m. Priesthood Leadership 
                 7:00 p.m. Adult Meeting
        30th - 8:00 a.m. Youth Meeting
                   10:00 General Session for everyone

Happy Birthday This Week

Happy Birthday to these fabulous members of our ward!

Brynde Basset - 10th
Jon Cox - 12th
Jaycelyn Nulph - 12th
Dave Cook - 13th
Ann Durbin - 14th
Chance Jackson - 14th
Troy Johnson - 14th
Tani Nakayama - 14th
Lilly Lott - 16th

Lesson Recap

      If you heard the words Sabbath day or Sabbath day observance what words come to mind? How about this word, protection. Probably not one you think of but in D&C 59:9 it says that if we will observe the Sabbath day we will "remain unspotted from the world". We can have protection from the world and it's influences. Who doesn't want that for themselves as well as their children and grandchildren. So we need to take out Sabbath day observance both at church and at home very seriously.
      In Exodus 31:13 and Ezekiel 20:20 it says the Sabbath is out sign to God and Christ. In a conference talk in April 1975 Elder Mark E. Peterson put it this way. " . . . let us ask ourselves how important the Lord's atonement is to us. How dear to us is the Lord Jesus Christ? How deeply are we concerned about immortality? Is the resurrection of vital interest to us? We can readily see that observance of the Sabbath day is an indication of the depth of out conversion. Our observance or non observance of the Sabbath is an unerring measure of our attitude toward the Lord personally and toward his suffering in Gethsemane, his death on the cross, and his resurrection from the dead. It is a sign of whether we are Christians in very deed or whether our conversion is so shallow that commemoration of his atoning sacrifice means little or nothing to us."
      Sabbath day observance is a very personal thing. Ask yourself, what sign do I want to give God? Using Elder Oaks "Good, Better, Best" how can I improve my Sabbath day observance?

Birthdays this week...

A very Happy Birthday to these members of our ward...

2- Jan Kirkham
5- Mike Baker
5- Dorothy Bischoff
5- Annabelle Gundersen
5- Jason Killpack
5- Jeremy South
6- Jordon Morri
7- Sawyer Johnson
8- Bryan Page
8- Maddilyn Player

Changes in August Lesson Schedule

August Lesson Schedule (take notice of the changes)

Aug 2- Presidency Message

Aug 9- #15 The Sacred Callings of Fathers and Mothers

Aug 16- #16 The Elderly in the Church

Aug 23- Teachings for our Times- Stay by the Tree by Elder Kevin W. Pearson

Aug 30- STAKE CONFERENCE

August Presidency Message

Dear Sisters,

In his email this past week, Jordan told of an experience he had. He wrote, “I went on exchanges with Elder Barns from Utah; he’s a brand new missionary. We had everything fall through that day. Finally we said, well let’s pray since our plan isn’t working we will ask God what His plan for us is.  We did and then we tried to go to a town and got lost for a bit and I almost said let’s just go back, but we stuck with it and then we found the town. We prayed again and the first lady we talked to, who happened to be on her porch, becomes a new investigator. That was cool to see how the Lord blessed us with His plan for us that day. We showed our diligence and He helped us come at the perfect time to find her!”

            Just as Heavenly Father had a plan for Jordan and Elder Barns, He has a plan for each of us. Many times His plan is not what we have planned. We must be willing to let go of our plan and embrace His plan. Each and every morning as we kneel to pray, we can ask our Heavenly Father to direct us and help us follow His plan. Then the next step is to be open to the Spirit so when the direction comes we can know what it is He wants us to do. Sounds easy, but of course we know it is not. Yet the blessings that come when we submit to our Heavenly Father’s plan for us far outweigh what we perceive as hardship.

            I have seen this in my own life. My will and desire is not always what my Heavenly Father has planned for me. I have had to set aside my desires and wishes in day to day things and also bigger things. However, I have found that if I will listen to the promptings of the Holy Ghost and unselfishly set aside my plans, I am blessed far above any perceived hardships. Sometimes the reasons and blessings are easy to see, other times it takes a long time to know why we were asked to do something, but even if you never understand, you are always blessed for being obedient.

     I love each of you wonderful sisters and I know your Heavenly Father loves you and has a plan for you to help you become the best daughter of God you can become.

Sister Rayanne Cook