Sunday, March 27, 2011

Welcome to Carrie Webb and her family. She moved into the Willow Haven subdivision next to Andrea Loftin.

Upcoming Activities:
April 6th GO Group--Home remedies- call Chris Houghton if you still want to sign up for water storage or purification items

Our Lesson this week was given by Karen Wilcken and was the conference address "Of things that matter most" by Pres. Uchtdorf.
Pres. Uchtdorf admonishes us to slow down a little, steady the course, and focus on the essentials when experiencing adverse conditions. If life and its rushed pace and many stresses have made it difficult for you to feel like rejoicing, then perhaps now is a good time to refocus on what matters most.
Elder Dallin H. Oaks, taught, "We have to forgo some good things in order to chooses others that are better or best because they develop faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen our families."
The search for the best things inevitably leads to the foundational principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ-the simple and beautiful truths revealed to us be a caring, eternal, and all-knowing Father in Heaven. These core doctrines and principles, though simple enough for a child to understand, provide the answers to the most complex answers of life. There is beauty and clarity that comes from simlicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions. (Remember his example of the pencil?)
So what are the basics?
4 keys relationships that we must develop:
1-with our God 2-with our families 3- with our fellowman 4- with ourselves
Let us simplify our lives a little. Let us make the changes necessary to refocus our lives on the sublime beauty of the simple, humble path of Christian discipleship-the path that leads always toward a life of meaning, gladness, and peace.

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