Reminders

December 8th is the Primary Christmas Party from 6-8pm. Feed your kids then drop them off at the church while you get some shopping or wrapping done.  There will be fun activities for the kids.

December 12th at 5:30 pm is our WARD Christmas Party.  Come with your family and enjoy a potato bar and a fun slideshow program.

December 17th is the Relief Society Christmas night. Please come enjoy a spiritual night with the sisters in our ward!

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to these wonderful members of our ward:

2- Kytri Russell
5- Pam Dooley
6- Leatha Neilson

Lost and Found

Brian Cook found a green knitted stocking cap in the field by the Journey Church. If it is yours or you know who it belongs to give him a call.

Thank You!

Thanks to all the ward members that donated money for the pies. The food bank was so appreciative of the pies Tuesday when we dropped them off. We have an amazing ward!

Reminders of Upcoming Activities

December 8th from 6-8pm Primary Christmas Party.  Parents can drop their kids off at the church and go shopping or whatever they need to do to prepare for Christmas.  Kids will have activities to do but will not be fed this year! So please feed your kids before you take them to the party!!

December 12th at 5:30 pm at the church is our Ward Christmas Party.  We will have a potato bar and a fun slideshow for a program. 

December 17th at 7 pm at the church we will have our Relief Society Christmas program.  This will be a special program to help us all remember the reason for the season.

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to these great members of our ward:

26- Ron Barnes
26- Hallie Barney
26- Bailey Jimenez
26- Darien Van Orden
27- Sawyer Keith Barnard
27- Monte Owens
27- Race Russell
27- Lynn Smith
28- Jed Lewis

Relief Society Christmas Party

Sisters, we ask that you save the date: December 17th at 7pm for a special Relief Society Christmas Evening.  We will have a beautiful program and hope you all can join us in remembering the true meaning of Christmas!

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday to these wonderful members of our ward:

20- Hailey Hogue
21- Kristy Lewis

Pictures Needed

Rayanne Cook is looking for pictures for an end of the year slide show. If you have pictures from any of the following activities please send them to her. Her email is brtoysienna@gmail.com. Please send them as soon as possible.

Pictures are needed from the following activities.
 
*Teacher's High Adventure
*Scout Camp
*Cub Scout Pinewood Derby
*Hike to Darby Wind Caves
*Hike to Upper and Lower Palisades

Pies for the Food Bank

We have only two more weeks until the money for the pies for the Food Bank Thanksgiving boxes needs to be in. If possible please give generously we are still very short of our needed amount. Please have the money turned into the ward by Nov 22nd. Thanks!

Tithing Settlement

Tithing Settlement is coming up. Bishop will be starting that after Thanksgiving. In the past the clerks have printed off a statement of your donations. With the online access to that statement they will not be printing those off unless you request one. If you do want one please contact Brother Nulph or Brother Timm and they will get one for you.

Primary Program Practice and Super Saturday

Just a reminder that the Primary program practice will be Saturday Nov. 14th at 9:30 am.  at the church. 
Super Saturday will begin at 10am and last until about 3pm.  Lunch will be served at 12. Please come enjoy visiting with the sisters in our ward.  You can bring your own project to work on if you didn't sign up for anything or help tie a quilt! We hope to see you all there!!

Happy Birthday

A very happy birthday to these wonderful members of our ward:

9- James Gundersen
10- Sharon Jones
10- Jet Lott

Lesson Recap

The lesson was Chapter 21: Principles of temporal and spiritual welfare President Benson said,"… The Lord will not do for us what we can and should do for ourselves. But it is his purpose to take care of his Saints. Everything that concerns the economic, social, and spiritual welfare of the human family is and ever will be the concern of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The strength of the Church welfare program lies in every family following the inspired direction of the Church leaders to be self-sustaining through adequate preparation. God intends for his Saints to so prepare themselves “that the church [as the Lord has said] may stand independent above all other creatures beneath the celestial world.” (D&C 78:14.)
"We should ask the Lord’s blessings on all our doings and should never do anything upon which we cannot ask His blessings. We should not expect the Lord to do for us what we can do for ourselves. I believe in faith and works, and that the Lord will bless more fully the man who works for what he prays for than He will the man who only prays."
As we strive to follow the prophet, we will increase our food storage and learn ways to properly store our food.  There will come a time when we will need to be prepared. It might not be an end of the world situation but possibly a loss of job or financial set backs.  We are asked to be prepared and to work for our means and as we do so we will be blessed and our Father in Heaven will provide for and bless us.

Lesson Recap

Sister Krishaun Player gave the lesson yesterday on knowing our purpose and having real intent. "It is important in today's world to be intentional about why we do what we do."
"Living with real intent means understanding the "why" and being aware of the motives behind our actions." "Real intent is doing the right things for the right reasons."
As we try to live with real intent and do more than just going through the motions our lives will blessed as we will learn what Heavenly Father would have us learn.

Reminders

Super Saturday is Nov.14th from 10am to 3pm.  Lunch will be at noon.  Please come even if you didn't sign up to make anything, we will have quilts to tie and you can bring your own project to work on while visiting with the sisters in our ward!

Pie money donations need to be turned in by November 22!

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to these great members of our ward:

2- Riley Barnes
2- Wilkens Kelly
2- Roy Stewart
3- Emily Cook
4- Robert Timm
5- Joan Wood
6- Charity Rasmussen
7- Tiffany Armstrong
7- Dennis Campbell
7- Emily Olmsted
8- Tori Coleman
8- Matt Lundquist

November Presidency Message

Dear Sisters,

Can you believe that we are approaching the end of the year? It seems like yesterday we were celebrating the New Year and making resolutions and goals. Time seems to be speeding up. Because time is going so fast, it is hard sometimes to take a moment and look around at the many blessings we have. As many of you know, going into any department store you can already buy Christmas decorations and candy. There are commercials advertising for Christmas and our kids are already writing their letters to Santa. Sadly, Thanksgiving gets swept away with the other holidays.

I love Thanksgiving! Besides the food of course, it’s a wonderful time to be with Family and remember all our blessings. President Gordan B. Hinkley has said, “When you walk with gratitude, you do not walk with arrogance and conceit and egotism, you walk with a spirit of thanksgiving that is becoming to you and will bless your lives.” This month is a good time to step back and count our blessings and have more gratitude in our hearts.

Everyone’s situation is different, and the details of each of our lives is unique. However, gratitude has been the one thing that can take away bitterness or disappointment. Gratitude is the one thing we can have that will make life more joyful and fulfilling.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf said, “It might sound contrary to the wisdom of the world to suggest that one who is burdened with sorrow should give thanks to God. But those who set aside the bottle of bitterness and lift instead the goblet of gratitude can find a purifying drink of healing, peace, and understanding. As disciples of Christ, we are commanded to “thank the Lord [our] God in all things,” to “sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving,” and to “let [our] heart be full of thanks unto God.”

I hope that we can all make a goal this month to take a minute to count our blessings and remember the love that Heavenly Father has for each of us.  

Love, Krishaun Player