June Week Day Meeting

This month our Weekday Meeting is our Mother -Daughter Activity. It will be Friday June 24th  from 7p.m. - 10p.m. in Bishop Lundquist's backyard. 
We will be playing yard games, doing a humanitarian service project, making smores and looking at the stars. We will also be making tin can lanterns. We need you to bring tin can's with frozen water in it. This makes then easier to punch the holes in. Come for a really fun evening!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to these amazing ward members:

David Bolander - May 30th
Marlee Stewart - May 30th
Luanne Thompson - May 30th
Andrew Reading - May 31st
Kaitlyn Shively - May 31st
Evelyn Bolander - June 1st
Cathie Morris - June 1st
Heather Olsen - June 2nd
Noralynn Dodd -June 3rd
Jasmine Lott - June 3rd
Clarissa Tolman - June 3rd
Tyler Olsen - June 4th

Service Project Still On

We were misinformed, the service project for the Trek site is still on. It is this coming Saturday, May 28th. The stake is helping to clear brush up by Camp Comorah for the new trek area that they are creating. They have asked that our ward have a minimum of 10 people to help on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. They have requested no little kids but older kids and youth are encouraged to come with their families. If you can help please contact Ben Player 680-2908.  

Service Project Cancelled

Just wanted to get the word out that the service project scheduled for Saturday to help with the trek site has been cancelled due to it being a holiday weekend. We will keep you posted as to when that will be rescheduled.

Missionary Update

 

Elder Killpack is currently serving in Cali Colombia (population 2.5 million).  This is the second time that he has served in the city.  Since leaving home and traveling to Colombia he has served in the towns of Palmira, Ipiales, back to Palmira, Cali, Buenaventura, and back to Cali.  He has had companions from Ecuador, Peru, Chile and a “gringo” from Arizona.  He writes home that he has learned to love the people, the culture and the food.  According to Wes, the Colombians make better bread than his mother. 

He has been serving as a Zone Leader for the last seven months.  He and his companion are walking a lot trying to find people to teach.  He describes his area in Cali as the complete opposite of Buenaventura.  “There (Buenaventura) the people would come up and ask you to teach them.  But here (Cali), the people see you walking towards them – they cross the street and try to hide.”   Westley has become fluent in Spanish – when he first arrived in the mission he discovered that his Mission President, companion and the ward members did not speak any English.  He was excited to be transferred back to Palmira (first area) so that he could finally talk to the ward members there.  While he served there they called him Elder No Se’ (Elder I don’t know) – since he answered their questions with no se’.  He now looks forward to his interviews with President Priccoli and has grown to love and admire him. 

He loves his mission and knows that Colombia is where he is supposed to be.  He doesn’t want to talk about life after his mission – he reminds us that he is still a missionary and will figure life out when he gets home.  He has had to do some very hard things during his mission and his testimony has grown. He inspires us with his faith and perseverance.

 

Service Reminder for Tomorrow

This is to remind you that we are meeting at Vonda and Gary Hinkley's to help clean their house. They have moved and need some help to clean the house and weed a couple of flowerbeds. We will be meeting at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, Monday, May 23rd. We will be there for about 3 hrs. Please come help even if it is for a short while.

Service Opportunity for Ward Members

There is a service opportunity for our ward this coming Saturday, May 28th. The stake is helping to clear brush up by Camp Comorah for the new trek area that they are creating. They have asked that our ward have a minimum of 10 people to help on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. They have requested no little kids but older kids and youth are encouraged to come  with their families. If you can help please contact Ben Player 680-2908.

Habit/Addicton Reminder

Matthew 18:21-22 - Then came Peter to Him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, until seven times: but seventy times seven.

Christ commanded us to forgive others seventy times seven for the same offense. Why then is it so hard for us to believe He would forgive us more than once?

Keep going with your habit you are working on. If you haven't started, start today and write it down.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday this week to these marvelous ward members:

Connie Hanson - 23rd
James Crandall - 23rd
Ryan Timm - 25th
Jacob Gunderson - 25th
James White - 26th
James Anderson - 27th
Zodia Olsen - 27th
Janice Fitzgerald - 28th
Ronin Lewis - 28th
Peggy Pincock - 28th
Kimberley Romrell - 29th

Ward Changes This Week

The following ward members were called to these new positions this week.

Cathie Morris - Relief Society Secretary
Jasmine Lott - Primary Teacher
Carol Messick - Primary Teacher
Tyson Fackrell - Primary Teacher
Tyler Olsen - Cub Master
Trevor and Shaelyn Jolley - Sunday School Teachers

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to these wonderful members of our ward:

16- Xzavion Olsen
17- Kyra Andersen
18- Emmit Reed
19- Tyler Hendrix
21- Kortlan Kolsen
      Zander Nulph
22- Aubrey Lewis

Service Project

We will be having a service project on Monday, May 23rd at 10 a.m. for anyone who would like to come and help. We will be meeting at Hinckley's and helping Joni clean the house after they have moved out,  and there are also some flowerbeds in the yard that need weeded. If you can help even for a small amount of time please come and help.

Habit Reminder for the Week

 

How are you coming on your challenge for this month? Hopefully you have decided on a habit you want to work on getting rid of and written it down. Remember that is the first step, being honest with ourselves and acknowledging we have a problem.  You were also challenged to write in a journal. It doesn’t have to be fancy but you need to write, write, write as part of the healing/changing process.

In an ensign article by Brad Wilcox in September of 1999 he compares writing in a journal to our testimony. “When I bear testimony, it may be meaningful to the congregation, but not nearly as meaningful as it is to me. I am better for having required myself to verbalize my innermost feelings.  . .  . Journal writing puts us in the same difficult but valuable position of finding words for hard-to- express feelings.”

When we write in our journals it gives us the chance to discover things about ourselves that we didn’t even know were there. As we write we can figure out who we really are.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Danny and Tiffani Taylor. They have a new baby boy named Taysen.

More Changes

Ok here are the two changes that happened this week. Bishop has promised there will be more to come as they haven't filled all the holes they created yet. :)

Alex Arzola - 1st Councilor in the Sunday School
Gary Colman - Ward Missionary
Bobby Tincher - Emergency Preparedness Specialist

Ward Changes

Bishop asked that we post the changes that happened yesterday since there were so many changes it was hard to keep them all straight.

Bishopric

  Derek Dye, 1st Counselor
  Brian Lott, Executive Secretary
  Jeremy Messick, Assistant ward clerk (finance)

 Elders Quorum

   Ben Player, President
   Rod Murdoch, 1st counselor
   David Reading, 2nd counselor

 Young Men

   Jim Kolsen, President
   Greg Nulph, 2nd counselor
   Race Russell, Priest quorum assistant adviser

 Sunday School

   James Anderson, President
   Jordan Morris, 2nd counselor
   Jared Dye, teacher
 

To BYU-I

  Kirk and Pam Dooley

Fit and Fall Proof Class

Just a reminder that the community is offering a Fit and Fall Proof Class on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The classes are from 8-9 am and are held at the Stake Center. While geared towards older adults others such as those suffering from chronic illness or pregnant women would benefit from this class

Habits/Addiction Reminder

Ether 12:27 says: “And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

We all have weaknesses/habits that we need the help of our Savior with. Remember to choose one of your weaknesses/habits to work on and ask your Savior for help to overcome it. Remember to write in your journals; writing helps heal. 

Weekday Meeting Reminder

Just want to remind every sister to mark in your calendar that May 19th is weekday meeting.  We will be making homemade cleaning products and other things!  Seven o'clock at the church and a nursery will be provided!

Happy Birthday!

We want to wish these members of our ward a very happy birthday!

13- Shirley Lundquist
  - Zachary Tolman
14- Jonathan Gundersen
15- Brandi Timm

NEED HELP!!

It is our wards turn to feed the missionaries this week and we still have a lot of openings. We need help for tonight (Wednesday), as well as Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Elders eat at I believe 5 p.m. If you can help or have questions call Meg Barney 390-9166.

Girls Camp Info

This is a reminder to all the YW and their parents. The YW leaders need the permission slips turned in and camp money paid by JUNE 1st. The cost for camp is $40 which will help cover the cost of their sweatshirt and food. If anyone needs help paying this fee please contact Julie Hogue or Rayanne Cook. Thanks!

Sabbath Day Observance

Taking the Sacrament is the most important thing we do on Sunday. We should come to our Sunday meetings prepared to take the Sacrament. We repent and clean ourselves so we can remain unspotted from the world. We take the Sacrament to stay clean so we can have the Holy Ghost with us. Sometimes we are way too hard on ourselves and deny ourselves this sacred ordinance when we don’t need to. Elder Bednar explained that if we have done something to affect our standing in the Church, then we need to have real reservations about taking the sacrament. Otherwise, we need to do what we need to do to be prepared and then partake of the sacrament. The sacrament is to help us and we should not withdraw ourselves from the blessing of the sacrament needlessly.  Remember, None of us are perfect!

 

Relief Society Presidency Message

Dear Sisters,

            I want you to think for just a moment what your understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ means to you in your life. One thing that has persistently filled my thoughts since I received this calling is I need to learn about and teach about the Atonement. As I have studied and pondered on the Atonement, I have learned so much, but I know what I have learned and what I understand only scratches the surface.

           The Atonement covers everything that we will ever face; the good, the bad, and the ugly things in our lives. How that works, I don’t completely understand, but I know from experiences that it does. One key thing we have to remember is we have to allow the atonement to work in our lives. It is a gift freely offered, but our agency will never be taken away, Christ can’t force us to accept it.  
           The Atonement is also in every aspect of our lives and every doctrine of the Church.  For example, I loved Elder Hallstrom’s talk in Conference titled, “I Am A Child of God.” In this talk, he said, “A correct understanding of our heavenly heritage is essential to exaltation. It is foundational to comprehending the glorious plan of salvation and to nurturing faith in the Firstborn of the Father, Jesus the Christ, and in His merciful Atonement.” If we understand that we truly are a Child of God, then it helps us to understand the Atonement; why our Savior did what he did, as well as how to use this glorious gift. Another example comes from President Hunter. He says, “What does the Atonement have to do with missionary work? Any time we experience the blessings of the Atonement in our lives, we cannot help but have a concern for the welfare of [others].”
            The list could continue on. I challenge you to take a gospel principle and ask yourself, “How does the Atonement affect my understanding and commitment to this doctrine?” I am so thankful for a Savior who loved me so much that He willingly suffered and gave His life for me that I might have the Atonement in my life.

Sister Rayanne Cook

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday this week to these great members of our ward!

May 2- David Reading

        4- Daniel Albertson

        5- Shaelyn Jolley

        6- Jeannie Christensen

        8- Jennifer Nakayama

Addiction Recovery Website

The Church has a website full of information to help us overcome addictions or help us when a loved one is dealing with an addiction. This website is the addiction recovery website. It has videos stories and other resources. The 12 steps of the program can help us and those we love struggling with addictions. If you would like to use this resource the web address is https://addictionrecovery.lds.org/?lang=eng

First Sunday Lessons

Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Shelley 1^st Ward,

      Our local leaders are truly concerned about us and things that are happening in our lives. They are worried about the spiritually destructive behaviors that are plaguing the members of our Ward and Stake. In response to these concerns they have developed lessons for the first Sunday of each month for the rest of the year based on the steps in the addiction recovery program. While you are not in your quorum meetings or Relief Society meetings we feel that this message needs to be shared with everyone. So the following is a summary of the lesson for this month. There will be challenges issued for each week to help us work towards overcoming our destructive habits and put into use the step discussed that month. We all have destructive habits we need to overcome, be they big or small.

          An important part of the changing process is to write your thoughts, feelings, triumphs and discouragements down. While not easy it is a powerful tool to help us overcome challenges. Scripture study and studying the words of the prophets and apostles is also an essential part of overcoming destructive habits. Please join with us as we fight Satan’s destructive influences in our lives and turn to the Savior to allow Him to help us overcome and heal.

          A wonderful resource about addictions is the church’s website www.addictionrecovery.lds.org. It has things for those struggling with addictions as well as things for spouses and families. You can also find the information for these lessons at www.bitly.com/ShelleyHabits2016.

 

Lesson 1- Imperfections impede your progress

 We all have addictions which are destructive habits. Some we may have include food, books, video games, social media, drugs, caffeine, or pornography.

  “Many of us began our addictions out of curiosity. Some of us became involved because of a justifiable need for a prescription drug or as an act of deliberate rebellion. Many began this path when barely older than children. Whatever our motive for starting and our circumstances, we soon discovered that the addiction relieved more than just physical pain. It provided stimulation or numbed painful feelings or moods. It helped us avoid the problems we faced—or so we thought. For a while, we felt free of fear, worry, loneliness, discouragement, regret, or boredom. But because life is full of the conditions that prompt these kinds of feelings, we resorted to our addictions more and more often. Still, most of us failed to recognize or admit that we had lost the ability to resist and abstain on our own. As Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve observed: Addiction surrenders later freedom to choose.” –Addiction Recovery Manual

The first step to overcoming any addictions is being honest with ourselves and admitting that you of yourself are powerless to overcome your addiction and that your life has become unmanageable.

 “Even though people’s addictions are different, some truths, like this one, never vary—nothing begins without an individual’s will to make it begin. Freedom from addiction and uncleanliness begin with a tiny flicker of will.” –Addiction Recovery Manual

 In order for us to get this desire to change we have to let go of pride only the can we be honest with ourselves and be humble enough to desire and begin doing whatever is necessary to make the change.

 “Pride and honesty cannot coexist. Pride is an illusion and is an essential element of all addiction. Pride distorts the truth about things as they are, as they have been, and as they will be. It is a major obstacle to your recovery.” – Addiction Recovery Manual

 Your challenge this week is to make a list of behaviors you would like to change.  Choose one of these behaviors/habits to work on during the rest of the year. If you would like to use the attached questions and scriptures this month as you honestly identify a destructive habit and desire to change please use it.

 This is a hard thing and it requires work and we may already be discouraged or feel shame for letting our guard down and allowing undesirable behavior to infiltrate our lives.  I would like to close this with quote from Elder Allen D. Haynie.

 “Although avoidance of sin is the preferred pattern in life, as far as the efficacy of the Atonement of Jesus Christ is concerned, it matters not what sins we have committed or how deep we have sunk into that proverbial pit. It matters not that we are ashamed or embarrassed because of the sins that, as the prophet Nephi said, “so easily beset” us. It matters not that once upon a time we traded our birthright for a mess of pottage.

 

What does matter is that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, suffered pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind” so “that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people. What does matter is that He was willing to condescend, to come to this earth and descend “below all things” and suffer “more powerful contradictions than any man” ever could. What does matter is that Christ is pleading our case before the Father, “saying:  Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; . . . wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believed on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life.” That is what really matters and what should give all of us renewed hope and a determination to try one more time, because He has not forgotten us.”