Happy Birthday!!!
20 - Judy Brimhall
23 - Michelle Rogers
25 - Michelle Leonard
26 - Charity Jordan
28 - Michelle Barker
Stake Conference May 21st and 22nd
Adult Session: Saturday 7pm at the Stake Center
Priesthood Leadership Meeting: Sunday 7:30 am in our ward building
General Session: Sunday at 10am at the Stake Center, also broadcast to our ward building
Choir Practice
We are singing in Stake Conference with the 6th ward. Please come join us! We will be practicing Sunday morning at 8:30 at the Stake Center
Monday, May 16, 2011
Lesson Review for May 15th
"Developing Talents" lesson #34 taught by Ester Grover
Esther's lesson about talents was really great! Her lessons are always interesting and fun. Here are some of the notes I took:
God gave us talents to benefit ourselves and others. Some talents are easy to spot in others or ourselves, such as musical talent, athletics, making things with our hands, etc. But some talents aren't as obvious, like a talent for leadership, cheerfulness, sympathy , or patience.
How can we develop talents? Some suggestions from the sisters were to serve in the church, and to practice. In the manual it lists 6 ways to develop talents. They are on p. 197-198:
1. Discover talents, helps if you ask family and friends what they think you're talents are
2. be willing to spend the time and effort
3. Faith in yourself and faith that Heavenly Father will help you
4. Be willing to learn the skills necessary by taking a class, asking a friend for help, etc.
5. Practice. "The mastry of a talent must be earned"
6. Share. It is by using our talents that they grow.
Because we are mortal, we have weaknesses. But God can help us overcome our weaknesses. Ether 12:27, 37 Talk about how our weaknesses can be made strong. One example Esther gave was of Beethoven who composed some of his greatest works after he was deaf. Also, Enoch was slow of speech, but he was a great prophet (Moses 6:47)
Esther told the story of Shelly Mann who was an Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer. When she was 5 years old, she was diagnosed with Polio. But she still wanted to swim. She started off by just swimming the length of the pool, then added more and more distance until she was a great swimmer. Years later, she won the Gold Medal doing the Butterfly stroke, which is the most difficult stroke.
Esther then invited Lori Francis up to tell the parable of the Talents in her own words. Lori told about the three servants who received talents, and they each did something different with their talents. The servant who did nothing with his talent had that talent taken away. Lori said you don't just get blessings in heaven, but you get blessings from sharing your talents with others.
Next we had three sisters share their talents with us. Sandra Chatterly read us some of her poems that she has written. An artist friend of hers once told her that "sharing your work is like riding a bike down the middle fo the street with no clothes on", and we all got a good laugh because it is so true! Next, Maureen Beeston showed us her balloon animals and told a story about a little girl she sat next to in the waiting room at her Doctor's office last week. She made the little girl a pink flower with balloons and the little girl hugged it and smiled, and said "I've really been having a rotton time lately, and this flower just made my day." Maureen said how happy it makes her to see the children happy and smiling because of the balloon animals she makes them. Next, Jenny Rasmussen played a beautiful piano piece by Edward Grieg called, "The Butterfly" It was really fun and uplifting to see all these sisters among us share their talents with us.
Esther displayed an amazing quilt she made. She made the quilt during a time in her life when her husband was going through school, so making the quilt brought her peace and comfort, and she could feel the Lord helping her as she worked on her talent. She closed by saying that talents are "filling our own needs, and filling the needs of others".
Thanks to Esther for that wonderful lesson!
Esther's lesson about talents was really great! Her lessons are always interesting and fun. Here are some of the notes I took:
God gave us talents to benefit ourselves and others. Some talents are easy to spot in others or ourselves, such as musical talent, athletics, making things with our hands, etc. But some talents aren't as obvious, like a talent for leadership, cheerfulness, sympathy , or patience.
How can we develop talents? Some suggestions from the sisters were to serve in the church, and to practice. In the manual it lists 6 ways to develop talents. They are on p. 197-198:
1. Discover talents, helps if you ask family and friends what they think you're talents are
2. be willing to spend the time and effort
3. Faith in yourself and faith that Heavenly Father will help you
4. Be willing to learn the skills necessary by taking a class, asking a friend for help, etc.
5. Practice. "The mastry of a talent must be earned"
6. Share. It is by using our talents that they grow.
Because we are mortal, we have weaknesses. But God can help us overcome our weaknesses. Ether 12:27, 37 Talk about how our weaknesses can be made strong. One example Esther gave was of Beethoven who composed some of his greatest works after he was deaf. Also, Enoch was slow of speech, but he was a great prophet (Moses 6:47)
Esther told the story of Shelly Mann who was an Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer. When she was 5 years old, she was diagnosed with Polio. But she still wanted to swim. She started off by just swimming the length of the pool, then added more and more distance until she was a great swimmer. Years later, she won the Gold Medal doing the Butterfly stroke, which is the most difficult stroke.
Esther then invited Lori Francis up to tell the parable of the Talents in her own words. Lori told about the three servants who received talents, and they each did something different with their talents. The servant who did nothing with his talent had that talent taken away. Lori said you don't just get blessings in heaven, but you get blessings from sharing your talents with others.
Next we had three sisters share their talents with us. Sandra Chatterly read us some of her poems that she has written. An artist friend of hers once told her that "sharing your work is like riding a bike down the middle fo the street with no clothes on", and we all got a good laugh because it is so true! Next, Maureen Beeston showed us her balloon animals and told a story about a little girl she sat next to in the waiting room at her Doctor's office last week. She made the little girl a pink flower with balloons and the little girl hugged it and smiled, and said "I've really been having a rotton time lately, and this flower just made my day." Maureen said how happy it makes her to see the children happy and smiling because of the balloon animals she makes them. Next, Jenny Rasmussen played a beautiful piano piece by Edward Grieg called, "The Butterfly" It was really fun and uplifting to see all these sisters among us share their talents with us.
Esther displayed an amazing quilt she made. She made the quilt during a time in her life when her husband was going through school, so making the quilt brought her peace and comfort, and she could feel the Lord helping her as she worked on her talent. She closed by saying that talents are "filling our own needs, and filling the needs of others".
Thanks to Esther for that wonderful lesson!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Announcements for May 1st, 2011
"Gone to Pieces" quilting class will meet on Wed. May 11th at 1pm at Karen Maughan's home. You will learn how to make a flannel receiving blanket, or you can just come visit or work on your own project. To make a receiving blanket you will need: 1 1/8 yds of flannel for the back and 7/8 yd of contrasting flannel for the front.
Stake Conference May 21st and 22nd
Adult session: Saturday 7pm
Priesthood leadership mtng: Sunday 7:30 am
General Session: Sunday 10 am
Ward Choir will sing at Stake conference on May 22nd. The choir practices each Sunday after church in the RS room.
Stake Conference May 21st and 22nd
Adult session: Saturday 7pm
Priesthood leadership mtng: Sunday 7:30 am
General Session: Sunday 10 am
Ward Choir will sing at Stake conference on May 22nd. The choir practices each Sunday after church in the RS room.
Lesson Review for May 1st
Cindy Rees gave a great lesson derived from Julie B. Beck's talk from Women's Conference 2010. Here are some of my notes and things I liked. She talked about being a "Lioness at the Gate" meaning that whatever good happens in the home, happens because the woman helped make it happen. One quote I liked went something like this, "Oh how we need each other, young need old and old need young." You have been placed in a ward family.
Cindy went to Women's Conference and realized that she already knew the things that people were teaching about. Every woman there had already heard those things before, but the reason for repeating the lessons was so that the women could learn and apply. Cindy talked about the "Essential, Necessary, and Nice to do" things in life. As women, and as the "Lioness at the Gate" we need to realize what things in our lives are essential, such as prayer, scripture study, taking the Sacrament, "basking in the Spirit", and doing other things that will help us have eternal life. We also need to prioritize time wisely and realize that we can't do all the shifts. Cindy told a story of a woman who realized the importance of the "afternoon shift" when people get home from school or work and they are hungry, tired, etc. This is a special time that people are also the most teachable, so maybe this is the "shift" that we could put the most effort into. She said "Don't expect to use your strength on all the other shifts"
"The only person you have to be better than is the person you were yesterday." The Lord knows you, he knows your responsibilities, and he knows how you can fulfill them. There are so many good tings we can do with our time, but we have to prioritize essential, necessary, and nice to do in order to truly be a "Lioness at the Gate".
Thanks for the wonderful lesson Cindy!
Cindy went to Women's Conference and realized that she already knew the things that people were teaching about. Every woman there had already heard those things before, but the reason for repeating the lessons was so that the women could learn and apply. Cindy talked about the "Essential, Necessary, and Nice to do" things in life. As women, and as the "Lioness at the Gate" we need to realize what things in our lives are essential, such as prayer, scripture study, taking the Sacrament, "basking in the Spirit", and doing other things that will help us have eternal life. We also need to prioritize time wisely and realize that we can't do all the shifts. Cindy told a story of a woman who realized the importance of the "afternoon shift" when people get home from school or work and they are hungry, tired, etc. This is a special time that people are also the most teachable, so maybe this is the "shift" that we could put the most effort into. She said "Don't expect to use your strength on all the other shifts"
"The only person you have to be better than is the person you were yesterday." The Lord knows you, he knows your responsibilities, and he knows how you can fulfill them. There are so many good tings we can do with our time, but we have to prioritize essential, necessary, and nice to do in order to truly be a "Lioness at the Gate".
Thanks for the wonderful lesson Cindy!
Monday, March 28, 2011
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.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
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!
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
Think about: What is your divine destiny?
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 GodThe 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?
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