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Thanks for your help with the baby quilts. I know they will be much appreciated wherever they go.
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Amee Smith is our new preparedness leader. She gave some great handouts that can help you gauge where you are in your personal emergency preparedness. If you didn't get one, contact her!
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Here is the list of the "stay-cations" we came up with. Enjoy!
Silver City (Ghost town abt 1.5 hr drive south of here)
Custer (Ghost town near Redfish Lake/Stanley; July 11th is Custer Day!)
You can get an Idaho Parks Pass for $10 with your car registration which will allow you entrance to ALL Idaho stake parks! It is possible to get the pass if you have already renewed your registration.
Here is another website with some more local activities.
As I pondered what I should talk about in this post, I could not
stop thinking about how talented the women of our ward are. It is truly
amazing how many different talents we have and should share with each
other. I feel a great need to be connected with each of you and can
imagine that others feel the same. I want a friendship with you, to
share with you, to love you.
Russel M. Nelson
said: "Blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion..., for
they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they
endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall
be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb."
I
come to you pleading to share with each other our great talents. To
connect and bond and grow together so we are connected in a way that
only sisters can be. If I want to do something crafty, I feel
inadequate. If I want to learn something I know little about, I want
someone to teach me.
Julie B. Beck, Relief
Society general president said: "You have had every opportunity poured
into you so that your gifts and talents and abilities will be built and
strengthened. And why do you think the Lord gave you that
opportunity?... All the talents and abilities that have been poured into
the sisters of the church up to this time are going to be required to
help build the kingdom."
The love is here in
our ward, I can feel our sisterhood so eager to spring out and wrap it's
arms around each other. Sisters, I am begging for your support to bring
our ward together, to share with one another, to become true sisters in
the gospel. I can feel a love of the gospel in our ward and I again
Plead with you to share the gifts that the Lord has given each one of
you with just one sister. If we start small and gain the courage and
strength to expand our own horizons we will be able to lift up each of
our spirits, lift up each of our hearts and grow together as a unit in
the love of the gospel and true service.
Little by little, line upon
line and precept upon precept we can change how we look at unity,
support and love. When you think about praying for a sister, do so, then
go do something special for her. When you feel the need to hug a
sister, do so (even if you think they'll wonder what we're doing) they
may have been praying for that very thing! If we're prompted by the Holy
Ghost to go and do, then Go and Do. I have always wondered if that
still small voice is my own or the Holy Ghost. Last week I heard
something that changed how I view that difference. It doesn't matter if
it's our own voice or the spirit of the Holy Ghost, it only matters that
we Act upon it. Now let each one of us Go and Do, Live and Learn and
find our sweet sisters who need to be gathered and lifted up (I assure
you, each one of us needs this) we need the love and support of one
another, our sisters, in the gospel to help us return to our loving
home, to our Heavenly Father, with honor.
We hope you enjoyed our gardening activity and picked up a few tips to make your garden better! If you have questions about "pallet gardening", Tambi B. is your gal. KLynn showed a great video on "square foot gardening," a method developed by Mel Bartholomew; both the video and book are available at the library.
We had some delicious "veggie pizza" that I'm sure many of you would like to make yourself. Here is the recipe:
Veggie Pizza
2 tubes refrigerated crescent rolls
1 (1 oz.) pkg Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning packet 16 oz. sour cream
1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 c. chopped olives
1/2 c. shredded carrots
1/2 c. chopped broccoli chopped peppers or any other veggies you desire
Preheat oven to 375ยบ. Unroll the crescent rolls and press into a greased 11 x 17 cookie sheet making sure to seal any seams. Bake 11 to 13 minutes until puffed and golden brown. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool. In a small bowl stir together the sour cream and seasoning packet until completely combined. Spread evenly over the cooled crust. Top with the shredded cheese, olives, and veggies. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
We hope to see you at our next activity! We will be making baby quilts for a humanitarian project.
Thanks to all of you who help lift the load. Your faithfulness is appreciated. When I think about you sisters and the blessings you bring to our ward, I am grateful. I love you and I feel unity with you. Elder Marion G. Romney said:
The way to unity is for us to learn the will of the Lord and then to do it. Until this basic principle is understood and observed, there will be no unity and peace on the earth. The power of the Church for good in the world depends upon the extent to which we, the members thereof, observe this principle.
As we study the scriptures we see a recurring theme among the followers of Jesus Christ. That theme is unity. As members of the Church we should feel that unity, harmony and peace among those in our family, our Ward, our Stake and then by example extend these virtues throughout the world.
President Marion G. Romney (former 1st counselor in the First Presidency) said this:
There is but one way that we can be united, and that way is to seek the Lord and his righteousness. Unity comes by following the light from above, It does not come out of the confusions below. While men depend upon their own wisdom and walk in their own way, without the guidance of the Lord they cannot live in unity…The way to unity is for us to learn the will of the Lord and then do it. Until this basic principle is understood and observed, there will be no unity and peace on earth. The power of the Church for good in the world depends upon the extent to which we, the members thereof, observe this principle.
We of this Church can come to a unity and a oneness which will give us strength beyond anything we have yet enjoyed if we will obtain a sounder understanding of the principles of the gospel and come to a unity in our interpretations of present world conditions and trends. This we can do by prayerful study of the Lord’s word, including that given to us through the living prophet.
Only a united people, keeping God’s commands, can expect the protection which he alone can give when the floods come, and the rains descend and the winds blow, and beat upon our house.
As we travel along the highway of life we may not always be able to choose our traveling companions or the conditions that we have to face. But as we make and keep sacred covenants and receive the ordinances of the gospel we will be prepared to assist others in our company. Let us strive to be united to become one that we may be a Zion society.
Don’t forget Conference!What a
privilege to hear from our church leaders.When I think about General Conference my mind recalls the story in The Book of Mormon when the
saints gathered to hear the parting words of King Benjamin.They traveled far, pitched their tents, (probably
early hoping for a good spot) and waited to hear his words.
Few of us travel to Salt Lake to visit the conference center.We just turn on the TV at the right time and have
those words given to us without great effort on our part.My husband says there’s only two times a year
when we can have church in our PJs.It’s
true; we can think about conference in that way, or we can recognize that we
are incredibly blessed.We don’t have to
listen in tents like the Saints in King Benjamin’s time.We don’t have
to travel to Salt Lake to attend the tabernacle like the early saints.Yet we can receive the words from the Savior
through the mouths of his prophets in the comforts of our own homes.When we prepare spiritually, we are fed
spiritually.Let’s prepare sisters.If we think of something we are struggling
with and need the Lord’s help, we can ask our Heavenly Father to help us find
the answers in the talks given.
Elder Dieter R. Uchtdorf said "Answers to your specific prayer may
come directly from a particular talk or from a specific phrase.At other times answers may come in a seemingly
unrelated word, phrase, or song.A heart
filled with gratitude for the blessings of life and an earnest desire to hear
and follow the words of counsel will prepare the way for personal
revelation"
We love you. You matter to us and more importantly you matter to your Father in Heaven. Every one of you is amazing, and it is our privilege to serve you and in doing so feel a measure of the love He has for you. Dieter F. Uchtdorf said, "Sisters, wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, you are not forgotten. No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, He loves you with an infinite love."
