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Really this blog is only as good as the information I have to add to it. Sometimes I miss some of the announcments and need you to help me out if I don't remember to add them.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Super Saturday Preview

*updated with more pics*
Hi all,

Check out the projects available for Super Saturday
*note: these are the pictures we took the ideas from, they are not exactly what we will be displaying*

Book Marker
Ribbon Bookmark with Button

Magnet Board
Cover a flat cookie sheet ($1 store!) with fabric and get an instant magnet board.

Stamped Washers
lovely idea for Super Saturday or Young Women.

Last Name Scrabble piece
Scrabble Family

Different Fabric Flowers
DIY handmade flowers

Family Yatzee Game
Family Yahtzee Game.  Such a cute idea.

Super Hero Capes
Superhero Cape

book marks paint shades
book marks made out of paint samples!

scrapbook paper wall art
Scrapbook Paper Art Blocks
with two wood variations and many different ideas

Beaded Serving Spoons
beadedspoon

Felt Pumpkin
DIY Ruffled Felt Pumpkins
Pricing will be coming shortly, we are pinning down the details.


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Super Saturday will be on October 20th from 3 pm - 8 pm.

We need time for ordering so we are asking that all money and orders be turned in by September 30th.

After you have signed up for the crafts you would like to make please write out a check to Victor 3rd Ward and put RS in the "Other" line of the tithing slips.

It's going to be a lot of fun and as always please feel free to bring any projects you need to finish.

Please see Jesse Fritsch for any questions.


Thursday, January 19, 2012

Relief Society Cancelled

Due to our lovely weather conditions, Relief Society night (December 19, 2011) has been cancelled. Please pass the word along to your Visiting Teaching sisters. 

Monday, December 12, 2011

Holiday Salad

This is the recipe for the Salad that was served at the Relief Society Dinner. Thanks to everyone for all of the effort and Love that was put into such an amazing night! If you weren't able to make it, you were missed!!!

Salad (layered)
1st: Red Lettuce (or spring mix)
2nd: Red onion
3rd: Provolone cheese (cut into thin strips)
4th: Golden Raisins
5th: Pine nuts (I used candied pecans)
6th: Pomegranate Seeds

Spaghetti Factory House Dressing
1 1/4 C. Canola or Vegetable oil
2 C. Mayo
1 1/4 C. Buttermilk
4 tbs. grated Romano cheese
4 tbs. dried basil
1 tbs. garlic powder
1 tsp. salt
1 dash Tabasco
Blend all ingredients together in a blender. Refrigerate.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Christ is the Reason

Just a reminder...
Join us for the Relief Society Christmas Dinner and Program Thursday, December 8, (tomorrow) at 6pm.
There will be a Child class provided.
(please feed your children before you come, as no food will be provided for them).
Casual Dress

We hope to see you all there! It will be a night to remember.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

General Conference

What are your personal challenges and opportunities? President Uchtdorf teaches that “there are messages in each general conference given as a gift and a blessing from heaven specifically for our personal life situations.”

To help us receive these heaven-sent gifts and blessings from conference, he suggests three basic concepts. Find out what they are by reading “General Conference—No Ordinary Blessing.”

General Conference—No Ordinary Blessingdieter-f-uchtdorf-large

A fine member of the Church was talking with a neighbor who was not of our faith. When the topic of discussion turned to general conference, the neighbor asked, “You say you have prophets and apostles? And twice a year in a worldwide conference they reveal the word of God?”

“Absolutely,” the member replied with confidence.

The neighbor thought about that for a moment. He seemed genuinely interested and then asked, “What did they say in the last general conference?”

At this point the good member of the Church went from feeling excited about sharing the gospel to feeling embarrassed. Try as he might, he couldn’t think of the details of a single talk.

His friend found this troubling and said, “You mean to tell me that God speaks to man in our day and you can’t remember what He said?”

The brother felt humbled by this exchange. He vowed that he would do better to remember the words spoken by the Lord’s servants in general conference.

We all know how hard it is to remember every message of general conference, and I’m confident that we need not be embarrassed if we don’t remember everything. Nevertheless, there are messages in each general conference given as a gift and a blessing from heaven specifically for our personal life situations.

In preparation for general conference, let me suggest three basic concepts that may help us to better receive, remember, and apply the words spoken by the Lord’s servants.

1. Members of the Church are entitled to personal revelation as they listen to and study the inspired words spoken at general conference.

As you prepare for general conference, I invite you to ponder questions you need to have answered. For example, you might yearn for direction and guidance by the Lord regarding challenges you are facing.

Answers to your specific prayers may come directly from a particular talk or from a specific phrase. At other times answers may come in a seemingly unrelated word, phrase, or song. A heart filled with gratitude for the blessings of life and an earnest desire to hear and follow the words of counsel will prepare the way for personal revelation.

2. Don’t discount a message merely because it sounds familiar.

Prophets have always taught by repetition; it is a law of learning. You will hear repetition in themes and doctrines in general conference. Let me reassure you: this is not due to a lack of creativity or imagination. We continue to hear messages on similar issues because the Lord is teaching and impressing upon our minds and hearts certain foundational principles of great eternal importance that must be understood and acted upon before we can move on to other things. A wise builder first lays the foundation before erecting the walls and the roof.

3. The words spoken at general conference should be a compass that points the way for us during the coming months.

If we listen to and follow the promptings of the Spirit, they will serve as a Liahona, guiding us through the unknown, challenging valleys and mountains that are ahead (see 1 Nephi 16).

Since the world began, God has raised up prophets who speak the will of heaven to the people of their times. It is our responsibility to listen and then apply the messages the Lord provides for us.

Our merciful and loving Heavenly Father has not forsaken and will not forsake His children. Today, as well as in times past, He has appointed apostles and prophets. He continues to reveal His word to them.

What a marvelous privilege it is to hear God’s messages for each of us during general conference! Let us prepare well for this great blessing of divine guidance delivered by His chosen servants.

For this is no ordinary blessing.

Teaching from This Message

  • Read the article together. Encourage the family to identify things to listen for during general conference.

  • To help young children apply the counsel given by President Uchtdorf, show them a General Authority chart (found in the conference issue of the Liahona and Ensign). Let them know that the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will be speaking in general conference. Encourage children to listen to conference and draw a picture to help them remember what they learned. Parents can visit conferencegames.lds.org for more conference activities for children.

Youth

Good, Better, Best

By Mary-Celeste Lewis

In his October 2007 general conference talk, Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles talked about activities that are “good, better, and best.” When he got to the part about “the overscheduling of children,” I squirmed guiltily in my seat.

I knew I was doing too much. I was in school plays, taking challenging classes in school, and was involved in several other activities. I hadn’t been attending Young Women activities faithfully, and my Sundays were filled with the stress of trying to complete last-minute homework. Practicing music and editing the school newspaper had lost their element of fun and had become work.

Elder Oaks’s talk made me take a good look at my schedule. My activities were good, but there were too many of them. I had to choose the best ones. As I tried to decide which activities to forsake, I realized that the gospel of Jesus Christ was the best priority anyone can have. I put prayer and scripture study at the top of my list, and since then, my life has run more smoothly.

Elder Oaks taught me that when we do what the Lord wants us to do first, everything else will fall neatly into place. If I study my scriptures before I play games or even before I do my homework, everything important will get done. When I base my life around the Lord, instead of adding Him in as an afterthought, my life has an added measure of peace and success.

Now I’m very careful to listen to the counsel given at general conference!

I Can Find Answers through General Conference

President Uchtdorf teaches that if you think of some questions before general conference, the Lord can speak to you through His prophets and apostles during conference.

  1. 1.

    As a family or class, discuss what you need to learn, either individually or together. (For example: How do I strengthen my testimony? How should I deal with a problem at school?) On a piece of paper or in your journal, write down your questions.

  2. 2.

    In the weeks leading up to conference, you could think and pray about these questions.

  3. 3.

    Listen carefully during conference (it may help to take notes). Then write how the Lord—through Church leaders—answered your questions.

  4. 4.

    On another piece of paper, you could draw a picture of yourself doing what you learned.

September 2011 Liahona and Ensign.

 

With Conference soon approaching us this weekend, I have seen a few posts with some wonderful conference packets/activities for us “grown-ups” and our children. Just thought you might like these links…

http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8010

 

http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3101

 

http://www.therhouse.com/general-conference-ideas-for-kids/

Friday, September 2, 2011

Sisters in White

Sisters in White
Sept 24th

Session 12 pm 
Baptisms 8 am

General RS Broadcast

Sept 24th @ 6pm

Broadcast in Driggs and Jackson

*Laurels are invited to do Baptisms for the Dead and to the broadcast.

Recipe Exchange-Raspberry Trifle

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups heavy cream 1/4 cup white sugar

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup white sugar

1 (10.75 ounce) package prepared pound cake 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen raspberries, thawed

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, beat cream with 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, cream together cream cheese, lemon juice, vanilla and 1/2 cup sugar. Fold 2 cups of whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Reserve remaining whipped cream.

2. Slice pound cake into 18 - 1/2 inch slices. Drain raspberries, reserving juice. Line the bottom of a 3 quart glass bowl or trifle bowl with one-third of the cake slices. Drizzle with some raspberry juice. Spread one-fourth of the cream cheese mixture over cake. Sift one-fourth of the cocoa over that. Sprinkle with one-third of the raspberries. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cream cheese mixture, whipped cream and sifted cocoa. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours before serving.