Relief Society Presidency Message

At my house, in my dining room, I have a chalkboard that I write different quotes on. I change the quote every few weeks when I find another one I like or think will help my family with struggles they are going through. Right now I have a quote from President Uchtdorf on it that I would like to share with you.  It is, “The Lord has more in mind for you than you have in mind for yourself. You have been reserved and preserved for this time and place. YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS!”

          We can do hard things, but only with our Saviors help can we do hard things well. We all have trials and struggles. All you have to do is talk to someone or even look around and see that trials are there for all of us in some form or another. However, with those trials comes a choice to endure or endure well. There is a difference. I can only speak from my personal experience, but when I face trials and challenges that rock my world and rock my faith, I try to turn to the Savior. He is the one who knows what I feel when my heart is being torn in two and ripped from my body. He is the one who understand that I don’t want to face the day, or even sometimes go to church and take care of my responsibilities because I am hurting too much.  My dear sisters, we must turn to him!  We must give our hearts to him! Then we must go on and do what he has asked us to do; work, take care of our families, fill ourselves spiritually, go to all our meetings on Sunday. The list could go on and on. It is hard!!! No one is immune to these challenges or these feelings, but we are responsible for how we deal with these actions.

          As I tell myself and my family, DON’T LET SATAN WIN.  Keep going, keep moving forward, keep your spiritual lamps filled with oil, and you will be able to not only endure, but endure well. I love each of you and want you to know that the Lord loves you and knows you. He is always there for you. As long as He is your foundation the storms of life cannot win, but you can!

Sister Rayanne Cook

Help with the Ward Party

We are still looking for help with two booths for the Ward Christmas Party. If you could help us out please let Rayanne Cook or the Bishop know. The two booths are the Beeswax candles and the fruit stand.  The ward will cover the costs of items needed we just need families to help head up that Bethlehem Stall.  Thanks!

Looking for Help

For our ward Christmas Party, Back to Bethlehem" we are looking for pop-up canopies to use to cover the "stalls". If you have one that we could use that night please contact Derrick Dye. Thanks!

A Few Reminders

A few reminders for some upcoming events.

* This coming Saturday is the Teaching in the Saviors Way Training Broadcast. All teachers and auxiliary presidencies are invited. It will be from 1-2:30 p.m. at our building in the Relief Society Room.

*It is time to help the food bank with the pies for their Thanksgiving boxes. If you would like to donate please put the donation in a tithing envelope and in the "other" box put "pies" and then turn it in to any member of  the bishopric. 

*Nov 17th is our weekday meeting. We will be carpooling to the Temple Visitor Center to watch the new Meet the Mormons video.

Thank You!

A big thank you to those that helped make the Ward Halloween Carnival and Trunk-or-Treat a success. Thanks to the YM and YW and their leaders for doing the carnival games. Thanks to those who donated goodies. They were delicious.  Thanks to those who helped with the haunted house. And a huge thanks to Tyler and Heather Olsen for all their hard work in putting the event together and for doing the haunted house.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday this week to these magnificent ward members:

Lincoln Bassett - Oct 31st

Riley Barnes - Nov 2nd

Roy Stewart - Nov 2nd

Emily Cook - Nov 3rd

Robert Timm - Nov 4th

Joan Wood- Nov 5th

Charity Rassmussen - Nov 6th

Changes Coming to the Cannary

The following is from a email I received from the Stake Relief Society Presidency which they received from the cannary. If you have questions I will try to answer them. I have a price list that should be current if you want prices on things or an idea what is available.

I want to make you aware of some major changes that will be taking place here at the Idaho Falls Home Storage Center. Currently, there are only 12 Home Storage Centers in the system that offer self-canning in ...the Home Storage Center and also offer the full variety of bulk products that are available to purchase, and Idaho Falls is one of those 12 Centers.

Note:
- The Self-canning that we do here at the Home Storage Center will come to an end on October 31st. This also means that the can sealers we lend out will go away, along with cans, lids, etc.
-Also, the wide variety of bulk products we offer for sales, with the exception of Hard Red Wheat and Hard White Wheat, will no longer be available for purchase after December 31st. (Please Note: All the Bulk Products that are being discontinued are and will still be available for purchase in the Pre-Packaged containers.)
If Patrons are interested in making any purchases of the bulk products that we carry, they should probably make arrangements to make those purchases soon, as the availability of bulk product will be affected as inventories are drawn down. I have attached a current price sheet of all the products that are currently available for your reference. After December 31st the only bulk products that will be available, will be the Hard Red Wheat and the Hard White Wheat. All of the Pre-Packed Products will continue to be offered and will all be available for purchase. The Pre-Packed Products are not affected by these changes.

Pies for the Food Bank

It is time again to donate for the pies that we give to the food bank for their Thanksgiving boxes. If you want to donate please put the money into a tithing envelope and write "pies" on the other line and then give it to a member of the bishopric. Thanks!

Ward Halloween Party

Our ward Halloween party is this coming Saturday, October 29th. At 6:30 p.m. will be the trunk or treat. Come a little bit earlier so you are in place and ready. There is a contest for the best decorated vehicle. The carnival portion starts at 7:00 p.m.
If you want to help with the haunted house contact Tyler Olsen. Tyler and Heather would also appreciate help setting up the spook alley. The will be at the church Friday and Saturday all day on both days if you have some time and can help. Oh, and remember no face masks. See you all there!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday this week to these amazing ward members:

Kristin Barnard - 25th

Bobbette Perks - 25th

Levi Dean - 26th

Leah Lundquist - 26th

Lawanna Page - 27th

Kodie Dye - 28th

Kimaya Nakayama -28th

Madison Timm - 28th

Kya Colman -29th

Shawn Smith - 29th

Cody Perks - 30th

Anyone Interested?

They replaced the printer in the clerks office as they wanted one that would scan and copy. So, there is an HP inkjet printer that still works and is a good printer if someone wants it. Contact Brent Timm if you are interested.

Funeral Information

Fern Peterson, a former member of our ward passes away. Her funeral will be Friday, October 21st, at 11 a.m. at Wood's Funeral Home on the east side. The viewing will be the night before, Thursday, October 20th from 6:00-7:30 at the same funeral home.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday this week to these wonderful ward members:

Jason Challis- 17th

Ty Lott - 18th

Hannah Dixon - 19th

Judy Hendrix - 19th

Jodi Jimenez - 19th

Jim Kolsen - 19th

Derrick Dye - 20th

Mason Young 20th

Kara Coleman - 21st

Merlin Price - 21st

Aspen Dixon - 22nd

Arlyn Hendrix - 22nd

Mutual Change

This is a heads up for all the parents of mutual aged kids.  Mutual will be this Wednesday at 6:00 at the church. There is another Face to Face event with Studio C that they are watching. It will be at the church in the Relief Society room.

Christmas Trees

Tyler Olsen still needs Christmas trees to use in the spook alley for the ward Halloween party on October 29th.  If you have one he can borrow please call him 208-681-9762. Thanks!

Reminders for Saturday

There is a lot going on tomorrow, Saturday, October 15th.

1. Scouting for Food
     Please leave your food donation on your doorstep by
     9 a.m.  The scouts will start at that time to collect the food.
     Please give as generously as you are able.

2. Super Saturday

     Sisters, Super Saturday is tomorrow at the church house

     from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.  Please come have a marvelous

      day with the sisters of the ward. If you didn't sign up for a

      project come anyway. We will have a quilt to tie or bring

      a project from home you are working on.  Lunch will be at

      noon. There will be a nursery. 

3.Stake Dance

    There is a stake dance for the youth 14 yrs and older. It is

     at the Shelley Stake Center from 7 p.m. -11:30 p.m.  The

     dress is nice casual.

Super Saturday

Super Saturday is this coming Saturday, October 15th, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Come and have a fun time with the sisters in our ward. We will eat lunch at noon. If you didn't sign up to make anything we will have a quilt you can help tie for the humanitarian center or bring your own projects to work on.  There will be nursery provided. Come have a fun time. See you there!

Food Drive

Scouting for food is this coming Saturday, October 15th. Pease have your food donation on your doorstep by 9 am ready for the scouts to come and pick it  up.  The Shelley Food Bank is in desperate need of food. Please give as generously as possible!

Stake Finance Class

The Stake is conducting a four week Family Finance Workshop starting Wednesday, October 26th at 7:00 p.m. at the Shelley Seminary Building. this workshop is developed by LDS Employment Resource Serviced and facilities an outstanding opportunity to learn the value of financial management, paying tithes and offerings, and avoiding unnecessary debt. Anyone who has taken this class highly recommends it. 

Christmas Party

We are already planning our Ward Christmas Party for Dec 10th. We will be having a Back to Bethlehem night.  This is going to require a lot of help from the ward family to do. We are looking for people to help with the different stalls in Bethlehem. One family will be the lead family who signs up and then they are to contact 2-3 families to help them with the stall. The cost for the supplies for activities and the food in the booths will be covered by the ward. The stalls/booths still needing someone to help lead them are: Beeswax Candles, Pottery, Fruit Stand, Cheese and Olives, Pita Inn, Nativity Scene.  The list will be passed around again next Sunday or you can contact Jake Barney (208)681-7523 or Meg Barney (208)390-9166, if you are willing to help.

Emergency Prepardness

The Stake is focusing on Emergency Preparedness.  the Emergency Preparedness Committee for our ward is trying to compile a list of resources/skills that can be used in an emergency.  Items might include: ham radios, generators, ATVs, tents, grills for cooking etc.. Skills could include medical training, survival training, first responder etc. Please be thinking of what you and your family have that would be useful to help our ward family in case of an emergency.  There will be a sheet being sent around for the next few Sundays that you can list things on, or contact Bobby Tincher or Jed Lewis.

Help with the Ward Halloween Party

Tyler Olsen is looking for some help with the Ward Halloween Party on October 29th. Instead of giving candy and toys at every game they are going to give tickets that can be used to get treats. Tyler is looking for help with making and bringing these items.  For example you could bring cookies, cupcakes, brownies, rice crispy treats, popcorn balls, etc.   Please contact Tyler 681-9762 or sign up next week at church if you would be willing to help.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday this week to these marvelous ward members:

Brooklin Murdoch - 15th
Rhonda Tincher - 15th
Doug Keele - 16th
Lana Kirkham - 16th

Funeral for Dorothy Pincock

Sister Dorothy Pincock passed away Thursday evening. Her funeral will be this coming Tuesday, October 11th at 11 a.m. at our building.  There will be a viewing prior to that from 10:15-10:45 at our building as well.

Fast Sunday

Just a reminder that this coming Sunday, October 9th, is fast Sunday.  The lesson for Relief Society and Priesthood will be the presidency message.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday this week to these fabulous ward members!

Brian Cook - 3rd

Brianna Cook - 3rd

Teresa Cox - 3rd

Trish Dixon - 5th

Brenda Carnahan - 7th

Andrew Young - 8th

Dave Hadley - 9th