Hello Sisters, Thanks for dropping by!
This week was our combined meeting and it was very informative and motivating! The meeting was a continuation from an earlier discussion on emergency preparedness.
This Bishop began by addressing some of the threats that we have in our area.
Threats in our area:
-Flooding
-Water Contamination
-Earthquake
*loss of home/shelter
*loss of utilities; gas, water, power, telephone
*loss of transportation
-Toxic contamination
-Pandemic
-Severe Storms
What are we doing as a ward?
Relief society is beginning to hold a monthly GO Group. It will be held the 1st Wednesday of each month. It's goal is to educate and motivate us to get prepared for emergencies.
We are also providing information and supplies for 72hr kits.
Monthly assignments will be given out to get us prepared.
Monthly visits to the cannery to build up our food storage.
The Ward has a written Emergency Preparedness Plan but the primary responsibility rests with individual families. It's essentially our responsibility to prepare for our own self reliance. This means:
Creating our own family emergency preparedness plan
Building up our food storage
Saving money and getting out of debt
Educating ourselves.
The church's Provident Living website is an excellent source to get started, participate in the ward activities and get motivated to become self reliant. BE PREPARED!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Announcements:
This Wed. is our sewing class. Please bring your material (already cut out), scissors, pins, thread. A iron and ironing board and power strip and extension cord will also be great! Also bring your sewing machine if you have one.
GO Group is Feb. 2, there is a sign up if you want to purchase the items to make personal heaters and then Chris Houghton will be doing a coupon class after. 7:00-8:00 will be a lesson on alternative forms of heat and the coupon class will start at 8:00. Also remember to get your backpacks for your 72 hour kits.
Feb. 16th we are having a master gardener come and talk about amending soil, natural pesticides, water conservation, growing bigger better tomatoes and tree pruning.
Good News Minute:
Amy Bush's son hits his year mark of his mission this week. Amy was excited because now she gets to start counting down.
Nikki Brady's grandson comes home from his mission this week.
A Big THANK YOU to Cindy Bailey for teaching our lesson last week. Her and her mother bore wonderful testimony of the blessings that come through sacrifice. You both definately touched many hearts.
This weeks lesson was from the General Conference Ensign. It was "Courageous Parenting" by Elder Lawrence. He states "What the world really needs is courageous parenting from mothers and fathers who are not afraid to speak up and take a stand." He reminds us what Elder Christensen said, "parenting is not a popularity contest." Elder Hales said, "sometimes we are afraid of our children-afraid to counsel with them for fear of offending them". If your daughter was sitting on the railroad tracks and you heard the train whistle blowing would you warn her to get off the tracks? Or would you hesitate, worried that she might think you were being overprotective?
Some suggestions that Elder Lawrence gave are: make sure that you work together as parents, stay up and wait for your children to get home, postpone children romantic relationships, let children know when they are expected to be home, and counsels against allowing sleepovers.
Being a good parents doesn't always involve saying no. Parents also need to say yes to the counsel of the prophets.
5 Fundamental Practices to Fortify Your Youth
1-family prayer
2-family scripture study
3-family home evening
4-family dinner
5-regular one-on-one interviews
"Parenting teen agers in the latter days is a very humbling assignment. Satan and his followers are striving to bring this generation down, the Lord is counting on valiant parents to bring them up. Parents "be strong and of good will (Joshua 1:9).
We love you all and make it a great week!!
This Wed. is our sewing class. Please bring your material (already cut out), scissors, pins, thread. A iron and ironing board and power strip and extension cord will also be great! Also bring your sewing machine if you have one.
GO Group is Feb. 2, there is a sign up if you want to purchase the items to make personal heaters and then Chris Houghton will be doing a coupon class after. 7:00-8:00 will be a lesson on alternative forms of heat and the coupon class will start at 8:00. Also remember to get your backpacks for your 72 hour kits.
Feb. 16th we are having a master gardener come and talk about amending soil, natural pesticides, water conservation, growing bigger better tomatoes and tree pruning.
Good News Minute:
Amy Bush's son hits his year mark of his mission this week. Amy was excited because now she gets to start counting down.
Nikki Brady's grandson comes home from his mission this week.
A Big THANK YOU to Cindy Bailey for teaching our lesson last week. Her and her mother bore wonderful testimony of the blessings that come through sacrifice. You both definately touched many hearts.
This weeks lesson was from the General Conference Ensign. It was "Courageous Parenting" by Elder Lawrence. He states "What the world really needs is courageous parenting from mothers and fathers who are not afraid to speak up and take a stand." He reminds us what Elder Christensen said, "parenting is not a popularity contest." Elder Hales said, "sometimes we are afraid of our children-afraid to counsel with them for fear of offending them". If your daughter was sitting on the railroad tracks and you heard the train whistle blowing would you warn her to get off the tracks? Or would you hesitate, worried that she might think you were being overprotective?
Some suggestions that Elder Lawrence gave are: make sure that you work together as parents, stay up and wait for your children to get home, postpone children romantic relationships, let children know when they are expected to be home, and counsels against allowing sleepovers.
Being a good parents doesn't always involve saying no. Parents also need to say yes to the counsel of the prophets.
5 Fundamental Practices to Fortify Your Youth
1-family prayer
2-family scripture study
3-family home evening
4-family dinner
5-regular one-on-one interviews
"Parenting teen agers in the latter days is a very humbling assignment. Satan and his followers are striving to bring this generation down, the Lord is counting on valiant parents to bring them up. Parents "be strong and of good will (Joshua 1:9).
We love you all and make it a great week!!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
We hope you are looking at the tables outside of the Relief Society Room each week. We have a lot of great projects and activities that are going to be held throughout the year. We will have those items and sign ups set up on the tables so that ALL sisters can know what's going on in Relief Society.
We are also way excited to finally be starting our GO Group. GO stands for Gather and Organize. We will be holding hands on classes each month and you'll have homework, yes homework, to do each month to get you and your family more prepared. This should really be fun!
Good News Minute:
*Sheramy Tahbo got to meet Elder Ballard when he stopped by her work. She got to shake his hand, I don't think she's washed it since.
*Kelly Robinson's daughter has passed a milestone in her pregnancy and is out of the woods and ready to deliver at any time.
Welcome to Jennifer Hoffman! Her and her family will be moving into the ward on Saturday. They are moving into the log home behind Bishop Thacker.
Today's lesson was Chapter 25 Fasting:
There are 2 essential principles of Fasting: Prayer and Purpose. Fasting is a commandment and that alone should be reason enough to do it, but of course the Lord blesses us if we follow His commandments.
*Some of the purposes of fasting are:
overcome weakness, heal sickness, guidance and comfort, know the truth of things, become humble, and feel closer to the Lord.
*Prayer is a necessary part of fasting. We should begin and end each fast with prayer. Throughout the scriptures fasting and prayer are mentioned together.
*We should be cheerful during our fasting and not advertise our fasting to others. On our fast day we neither eat nor drink for two consecutive meals. Children are encouraged to fast after they are baptized, but should never force them.
* When we fast wisely and prayerfully we develop our faith. With that we will have greater spiritual power.
Today's lesson defiantly gave me a greater understanding of the purpose and blessings that come through fasting. I will be sure to keep these in my prayers during next months fast.
We are also way excited to finally be starting our GO Group. GO stands for Gather and Organize. We will be holding hands on classes each month and you'll have homework, yes homework, to do each month to get you and your family more prepared. This should really be fun!
Good News Minute:
*Sheramy Tahbo got to meet Elder Ballard when he stopped by her work. She got to shake his hand, I don't think she's washed it since.
*Kelly Robinson's daughter has passed a milestone in her pregnancy and is out of the woods and ready to deliver at any time.
Welcome to Jennifer Hoffman! Her and her family will be moving into the ward on Saturday. They are moving into the log home behind Bishop Thacker.
Today's lesson was Chapter 25 Fasting:
There are 2 essential principles of Fasting: Prayer and Purpose. Fasting is a commandment and that alone should be reason enough to do it, but of course the Lord blesses us if we follow His commandments.
*Some of the purposes of fasting are:
overcome weakness, heal sickness, guidance and comfort, know the truth of things, become humble, and feel closer to the Lord.
*Prayer is a necessary part of fasting. We should begin and end each fast with prayer. Throughout the scriptures fasting and prayer are mentioned together.
*We should be cheerful during our fasting and not advertise our fasting to others. On our fast day we neither eat nor drink for two consecutive meals. Children are encouraged to fast after they are baptized, but should never force them.
* When we fast wisely and prayerfully we develop our faith. With that we will have greater spiritual power.
Today's lesson defiantly gave me a greater understanding of the purpose and blessings that come through fasting. I will be sure to keep these in my prayers during next months fast.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
What an inspirational lesson we had today! I really was motivated to come home and set some SIMPLE goals for the new year. It was also a good reminder of the importance it is to keep reading and rereading the conference addresses. I can't believe how much I had forgotten in just three months. One of my favorite things from the lesson today was a quote from Sister Hinckley,
"Stick to the task until it sticks to you. Beginners are many, finishers are few"
Let's all take some time if we haven't already to set some goals for the new year, also take some time to reflect on how far we've improved and grown over the last year, five years or ten years. If we take the time to do this I believe we will be amazed at how much we've grown and all the blessings that we have received! Thanks LaDean for the spirit that you brought to relief society today!
"Stick to the task until it sticks to you. Beginners are many, finishers are few"
Let's all take some time if we haven't already to set some goals for the new year, also take some time to reflect on how far we've improved and grown over the last year, five years or ten years. If we take the time to do this I believe we will be amazed at how much we've grown and all the blessings that we have received! Thanks LaDean for the spirit that you brought to relief society today!
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