Announcements for March 27th 2011

Happy Birthday to Andrea McCann, April 2nd!

General Conference this weekend April 2nd and 3rd.

Tuesday, April 5th at 7pm Relief Society Class at Cindy Rees' home. We will learn how to create a "Family Proclamation" book.

Gone to Pieces quilting group will meet on Wednesday April 13th at 1pm at Karen Maughan's home.

Ward Choir practice every Sunday after church in the Relief Society room.

Announcements for March 6th 2011

Happy Birthday!!!
1st - Lori Francis
4th - Nancy Christiansen and Lalah Cameron
10th - Emma Smith

Congratulations to Melody Jenson on the birth of her baby boy on Friday March 4th!

Ward Choir practice after church each week! Sister Nebeker has asked for volunteers for a Women's choir to sing on March 20th. They will be practicing next Sunday and singing the following Sunday in Sacrament meeting. Please join along in the fun!

Tuesday, March 8th at 6:30pm Relief Society Birthday Party at the Church. Join us as we celebrate, have dinner, and a cupcake bar! Dress is casual. Contact Cindy Rees if you are interested in bringing cupcakes.

"Gone to Pieces" Quilting Group - March 9th at 1:00pm at Karen Maughan's home. Every one is invited, no matter your skill level. Sandra Chatterly will be teaching us how to make the simple disappearing nine patch block. Bring 2 contrasting fabrics, and a portable machine if you have one. Karen has some extra fabric for you to use. Children are welcome.

Multi-Stake Relief Society Birthday Celebration: Sister Barbara C. Bradshaw of the RS General Board will be speaking at the Orem Stake Center Chapel on 80 South 280 East. Thursday March 17th at 7:00 pm. Birthday cake will be served!

Lesson Review

"Being Active in the Gospel and realizing our Divine Destiny" by Kari Wardrop

Kari's lesson was so great! She reviewed and emphasized the main principles we discussed last week at Ward Conference. She talked about how we can be active in the church verses being active in the gospel. She said that being active in the gospel is more than just coming to church meetings and activities. It means that we do those things in our personal life to build our spirituality. Some suggestions of how we can be more active in the gospel included: personal scripture study, personal prayer, pondering what we have learned from scriptures and prayer, attending the temple.

She lead into the next part of her lesson which was about our Diving Nature. She asked us "What is your divine destiny?" We are literal daughters of our Heavenly Father, and we need to think about what he wants us to do in our lives and think of ways to be closer to him so that we can return to live with Him one day.

Kari's lesson was based on this section from Handbook 2: Administering the Church

Families and the Church in God’s Plan
1.1 God the Father’s Plan for His Eternal Family
1.1.1	The Premortal Family of God The family is ordained of God. It is the most important unit in time and in eternity. Even before we were born on the earth, we were part of a family. Each of us “is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents” with “a divine nature and destiny” (“The Family: A Proclamation to the World,”Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102). God is our Heavenly Father, and we lived in His presence as part of His family in the premortal life. There we learned our first lessons and were prepared for mortality (see D&C 138:56).

Think about: What is your divine destiny?