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Power beyond Our Own Capability

“Father in Heaven knew that you would face challenges and be required to make some decisions that would be beyond your own ability to decide correctly. In His plan of happiness, He included a provision for you to receive help with such challenges and decisions during your mortal life. That assistance will come to you through the Holy Ghost as spiritual guidance. It is a power, beyond your own capability, that a loving Heavenly Father wants you to use consistently for your peace and happiness.”
Richard G. Scott, “To Acquire Spiritual Guidance,” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 6

Christmas Dinner

Last night's dinner was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work. I wanted to take just a minute and thank all those that helped make it a success. First, the best presidency anyone could have: Janice, Brynn and Elise. Those that helped set up: Fred and Paula , Virgina and her daughter(sorry I don't know her name), Janice's sons (Kyle and Spencer), Barbara E. Those that helped clean up: Karen, Jen H. and many more. All the men who helped serve and everyone else that helped cook the meal, brought salads and desserts and came. Thank you for all your support and help you are all truly appreciated.

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Christmas Dinner - Dec. 15th

Remember the R.S. Christmas Dinner on Dec. 15th. We will be starting at 6:00pm in the Relief Society room. Invite your neighbors and those you visit teach. We hope to see everyone there to share the Christmas spirit.

Even More Amazing

“Even more amazing than modern technology is our opportunity to access information directly from heaven, without hardware, software, or monthly service fees. It is one of the most marvelous gifts the Lord has offered to mortals. It is His generous invitation to ‘ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.’ ”
Russell M. Nelson, “Ask, Seek, Knock,” Ensign, Nov. 2009,

Love, the Center of Everything

"Because love is the great commandment, it ought to be at the center of all and everything we do in our own family, in our Church callings, and in our livelihood. Love is the healing balm that repairs rifts in personal and family relationships. It is the bond that unites families, communities, and nations. Love is the power that initiates friendship, tolerance, civility, and respect. It is the source that overcomes divisiveness and hate. Love is the fire that warms our lives with unparalleled joy and divine hope. Love should be our walk and our talk."
Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Love of God," Ensign, Nov. 2009, 21

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You Are Not to Be Fearful

“Everywhere present is the influence of Lucifer and his legion of angels. They tempt you to do those things and say those things and think those things that would destroy. Resist every impulse that will trouble your spirit. “You are not to be fearful. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that ‘all beings who have bodies have power over those who have not.’ And Lehi taught that all ‘men are instructed sufficiently that they know good from evil.’ Remember, the prayerful power of your spirit will protect you.”
Boyd K. Packer, “Counsel to Young Men,” Ensign, May 2009, 51

Christmas Dinner - Dec. 15th

Remember this coming Tuesday is the R.S. Christmas Dinner on Dec. 15th. We will be starting at 6:00pm in the Relief Society room. Invite your neighbors and those you visit teach. We hope to see everyone there to share the Christmas spirit.

The Lord has a great work for each of us to do

“The Lord has a great work for each of us to do. You may wonder how this can be. You may feel that there is nothing special or superior about you or your ability. . . . The Lord can do remarkable miracles with a person of ordinary ability who is humble, faithful, and diligent in serving the Lord and seeks to improve himself. This is because God is the ultimate source of power.”
James E. Faust, “Acting for Ourselves and Not Being Acted Upon,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 47

Book Club

Book Club is on Dec. 1st. at D. Skidmore's home.(7:00 pm) We will be reading A Train to Potevka. I am providing the official author's link so you can check it out and come and join us. A Train To Potevka

Respect and Reverence

“I remember a talk that President Boyd K. Packer gave in conference almost 20 years ago entitled “Reverence Invites Revelation” (see Ensign, Nov. 1991, 21–23). That phrase has remained in my heart all these years. It reminds me that we must create in our hearts, our homes, and our meetings places of reverence that will invite the Spirit to comfort, guide, teach, and testify. Because when the Spirit testifies to each of us that God is our Father and Jesus Christ is our Savor, it is that revelation that will invite true reverence born of love and profound respect.”
Margaret S. Lifferth, “Respect and Reverence,” Ensign, May 2009, 12

Strength and Hope from Covenants

“Our covenants supply strength—they produce the faith necessary to persevere and to do all things that are expedient in the Lord. Our willingness to take upon us the name of Christ and keep His commandments requires a degree of faith, but as we honor our covenants, that faith expands. In the first place, the promised fruits of obedience become evident, which confirms our faith. Secondly, the Spirit communicates God’s pleasure, and we feel secure in His continued blessing and help. Thirdly, come what may, we can face life with hope and equanimity, knowing that we will succeed in the end because we have God’s promise to us individually, by name, and we know He cannot lie (see Enos 1:6; Ether 3:12).”
D. Todd Christofferson, “The Power of Covenants,” Ensign, May 2009, 21

The ultimate formula for happiness

“The gospel of Jesus Christ has the answers to all of our problems. The gospel is not a secret. It is not complicated or hidden. It can unlock the door to true happiness. It is not someone’s theory or proposition. It does not come from man at all. It springs from the pure and everlasting waters of the Creator of the universe, who knows truths we cannot even begin to comprehend. And with that knowledge, He has given us the gospel—a divine gift, the ultimate formula for happiness and success.”
Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “The Way of the Disciple,” Ensign, May 2009, 75

Prayer

Inviting the Lord into Our Lives

“Prayer begins with individual initiative. ‘Behold,’ saith the Lord, ‘I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me’ (Revelation 3:20). That door is opened when we pray to our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ (see 3 Nephi 18:20; D&C 88:64). . . .“Let us ever pray ‘that [the Lord’s] kingdom may go forth upon the earth, that the inhabitants . . . may . . . be prepared for the days . . . [when] the Son of Man shall come down . . . in the brightness of his glory, to meet the kingdom of God which is set up on the earth’ (D&C 65:5). In our daily lives and in our own crucial hours, may we fervently apply these precious lessons from the Lord.”
Russell M. Nelson, “Lessons from the Lord’s Prayers,” Ensign, May 2009, 48

Our Savior's Invitation

Our Savior extended this invitation to each and every one of us individually:“ ‘Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. “ ‘For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’ “When we do His work and His will, rather than our own will, we will realize that the yoke is easy and the burden is light. He will be with us always. He will reveal to us the exact portion that we need for success with our families, our career, and every responsibility that we have in His Church. He will help us to grow individually and as brethren in the priesthood.”
Claudio R. M. Costa, Ensign, May 2009, 58

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Quote of the week

“The Lord knows who we really are, what we really think, what we really do, and who we really are becoming.”
David A. Bednar,

Sept. 20th

Super Saturday is on November 7th. (9:00- 1:30) Come and join the fun. Sign up to do a craft, take a class or just come and laugh and enjoy the day with friends. (All money due by Oct. 11th)

The following are the crafts that are available to make.
(Apron $8.00) (Scrubber $1.25)

(4 cards for $5.00 or 10 gift tags for $5.00) (Hooded towel, $8.00)
(Wood Block $8.00)

September 26th

General Relief Society Meeting

The general Relief Society meeting will be on Saturday, September 26, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. mountain daylight time. All women 18 years of age and older are invited to attend. Messages will be delivered by a member of the First Presidency and members of the Relief Society general presidency. The meeting will originate from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Those who live in areas where the meeting is broadcast live by satellite are encouraged to watch it together. Those who live in areas where the meeting is not broadcast live by satellite should meet to watch it when the rebroadcast or recording is available. The talks given at the annual general Relief Society meeting are published as part of the general conference issue of the Church magazines. For information on audio and video streams, including a new media player, see the Broadcast event page.

September 13th Sunday Lesson

“Chapter 40: How Glorious Are Faithful, Just, and True Friends,” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, (2007),458–67

Perhaps Joseph Smith’s great love for his friends made the betrayals of some of those friends especially hard to bear. In Nauvoo, friends whom the Prophet had taken into his confidence turned against him. However, many friends returned the Prophet’s loyalty, standing with him to the end.

One such friend was Willard Richards, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, who was jailed with Joseph and Hyrum Smith and John Taylor in Carthage, Illinois. While being held in the jail, the men were allowed to move from a cell on the first floor to a more comfortable bedroom on the second floor of the jailhouse. Then, shortly before the martyrdom, the jailer suggested that the prisoners would be safer in an iron-barred cell next to the bedroom. Joseph asked Elder Richards, who was called “doctor” by his friends because he had practiced medicine: “ ‘If we go into the cell, will you go in with us?’ The doctor answered, ‘Brother Joseph, you did not ask me to cross the river with you—you did not ask me to come to Carthage—you did not ask me to come to jail with you—and do you think I would forsake you now? But I will tell you what I will do; if you are condemned to be hung for treason, I will be hung in your stead, and you shall go free.’ Joseph said, ‘You cannot.’ The doctor replied, ‘I will.’ ”

Quote of the Week

I hope that my dear sisters throughout the world—grandmothers, mothers, aunts, and friends—never underestimate the power of their influence for good, especially in the lives of our precious children and youth!

President Heber J. Grant (1856–1945) said, “Without the devotion and absolute testimony of the living God in the hearts of our mothers, this Church would die.”1 And the writer of Proverbs said, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6).

President Gordon B. Hinckley counseled the women of the Church:

“It is so tremendously important that the women of the Church stand strong and immovable for that which is correct and proper under the plan of the Lord. …

“We call upon the women of the Church to stand together for righteousness. They must begin in their own homes. They can teach it in their classes. They can voice it in their communities.”

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “The Influence of Righteous Women,” Ensign, Sep 2009, 2–7

Sunday's Lesson Sept. 6th, 2009

This week's lesson was on Faith and the steps to gain a greater faith and the pitfalls that lead to disbelief. Read Elder Pearson's conference talk in the Ensign, titled "Faith in the Jesus Christ".