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!!