RS Announcements 5/29/11

Birthdays this week:
Sheena WIlson ---------------Monday, May 30th
Sue Scoresby-----------------Friday, June 3rd

Sunday's lesson is a combined lesson with the priesthood (5th Sunday).


RS Temple activity: THURSDAY, June 2nd at 9:30 am at the church to carpool. We will not have a luncheon for the month of June.

The Ward picnic is Friday, June 17th.

RS Activity: Thursday, June 23rd at 6:00 pm. Let's kick off Summer! Bring your favorite Summer Salad and recipe to Judy Smith’s home for dinner and fun. Don't miss out!

RS Announcements 5/22/11

Happy Birthday:

VIKKI LOFGREEN--------Wednesday, 25th

FRANKIE ABBOTT-------Wednesday, 25th

JANN CHRISTIANSEN--Thursday, 26th

Sunday's lesson:  "LDS Women are Incredible"--(Elder Quentin L. Cook’s conference address)

Next week we will meet with the priesthood for a combined lesson (5th Sunday).

RS Temple activity: THURSDAY, June 2nd at 9:30 am at the church to carpool. We will not have a luncheon for the month of June.

The Ward picnic is Friday, June 17th.

This week!  Ward temple night is Thursday, May 26th. (6:30 pm session)

RS Activity: Thursday, June 23rd at 6:00 pm. Let's kick off Summer! Bring your favorite Summer Salad and recipe to Judy Smith’s home for dinner and fun. Don't miss out!

The latest from Alpine Food Storage

We are once again fully stocked on Extra Virgin Olive Oil in 1 gallon tins!  Several of you have been waiting for this to come in!

---$25 per gallon

---$135 per case of 6 gallons

We also got our shipment of Bulk Herbs and Spices, including great spice blends like taco seasoning and pizza blend,  and baking aids like citric acid, almond extract, and cream of tartar.

Don't forget to come get your Super Sweet Wisconsin Corn Seed (non-GMO)  if you ordered it.  I'm now letting it go first come first served as I want to make sure it goes in someone's garden, rather than in my freezer!  :-)  If you need me to hold yours, call me!

---1 lb corn seed $18

We'll have the Shelf-Stable Half and Half here this Saturday.  I'm going to stock up on Whipping Cream at the same time, so you should be able to get both, if you'd like.

---Half and Half Case of 12 quarts $25

--Whipping Cream Case of 12 quarts $42

--Whipping Cream Case of 27 8oz $32

We're also scheduled to get Hash Browns on the same delivery.  For those of you who don't know about these---they're about as yummy and as easy as food storage gets!  Pre-cooked, pre-seasoned, ready to eat in about 15 minutes----long shelf-life.  The perfect product!

---25 lb bag of Hash Browns $28  (inexpensive, too!)

Tel: (801) 319-9111
Web: www.alpinefoodstorage.com

Email: info@alpinefoodstorage.com

FHE from LDS Living : Humility

Conference Talk:

For more information on this topic read “Pride and the Priesthood” by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Ensign, Nov 2010, 55.

Thought:

Despite His magnificent abilities and accomplishments, the Savior was always meek and humble. (President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Pride and the Priesthood” Ensign, Nov 2010, 55.)

Song:

“I Need Thee Every Hour,” Hymns #98.

Scripture:

Therefore, blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the word of God, and is baptized without stubbornness of heart, yea, without being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe. (Alma 32:16)

Object Lesson:

Materials Needed: A lump of soft clay and a lump of hardened clay.

Procedure: Show the group how the soft clay can be molded into any shape you desire. Then try to mold the hardened clay. Show that the hardened clay is unworkable and impossible to shape. Similarly, we are like the clay. When we are humble and teachable, Heavenly Father can shape and mold us to become more Christlike. If we are prideful, we harden ourselves to the guiding influences of the Lord and become unworkable. Discuss ways that we can become more humble and teachable.

(Beth Lefgren and Jennifer Jackson, Object Lessons Made Easy, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2010], p.45.)

Story:

by Eldred G. Smith

Humility is one of the qualities that helps build faith. Would a missionary be successful if he were not humble? He has to be teachable, with a receptive mind, before he can teach others. And to be teachable, he must be humble. And we should all be missionaries.

All the requirements of living the gospel become easier through humility.

A young man told me his experience in becoming a member of the Church, which is typical of many in their activities of investigating the Church. He said the missionaries came to the lesson on the Word of Wisdom. He and his wife were both users of tobacco. After the meeting was over and the missionaries had left, they talked it over with each other and decided among themselves, “Well, if that is what the Lord wants and if this is the Lord’s Church, we will try it.” He said that he was not particularly concerned about himself, he thought he could do it easily. He was worried about his wife; she had never tried to quit before. On the other hand, he had quit several times. After proving to himself that he could quit, of course, he went back to the use of cigarettes again. But he said in this case it was just the reverse.

His wife quit without any apparent difficulty, but he had tremendous difficulty. He became nervous and irritable. He could not rest. He was cranky among his fellow workers. He could not sleep at night. But inasmuch as his wife had quit, he was not going to be outdone by her. So, one night, he became so restless, so disturbed that he could not sleep, and his wife suggested to him that he pray about it. He thought that was a good joke. He ridiculed the idea of prayer; he said, “This is something I have to do. Nobody can help me with this. I can do this.” But as the night passed and he had done everything he could to stimulate sleep and rest without any success, finally in despair, he humbled himself enough to kneel at the side of the bed and pray vocally.

According to his own testimony, he said that he got up from his prayer, got into bed, went to sleep, and has never been tempted by cigarettes since. He has absolutely lost his taste for tobacco. He said, “The Word of Wisdom was not a health program for me. It was a lesson of humility.” He said, “I had to learn humility.” That is what it meant to him. As it is with many of the requirements of the Church, we have to demonstrate humble obedience.

(Jay A. Parry, Jack M. Lyon, Linda Ririe Gundry, Best-Loved Stories of the LDS People, Vol. 2, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999].)

Activity:

Give everyone an equal number of dominoes (or blocks, sugar cubes, or anything that can be stacked). Set one domino in the middle of the table. Have the next person place another domino on top of it, and the next place a domino on top of that.

Play continues, each person placing a domino on top of the stack without causing it to fall over. A player may place his domino crookedly, hoping that  the stack will fall over before his turn comes again.

The person who causes the stack to fall over is eliminated from the game. A new round is begun, starting over with one domino. The last person remaining is the winner.

(George and Jeane Chipman, Games! Games! Games!, [Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain, 1983], p.152.)

Refreshment:

Chocolate Brownie Pudding

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 cup cocoa

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup cocoa

3 1/2 cups hot water

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9×13×2-inch pan and set aside. Measure flour, baking powder, sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, and salt into a bowl and mix together. Add milk, vanilla, and melted butter and mix until incorporated. (This can be mixed by hand or with the mixer.) Stir in the walnuts. Pour into prepared pan and set aside.

In a large bowl mix together brown sugar and 1/2 cup cocoa. Pour hot water over sugar and cocoa mixture and mix together. When well blended, slowly pour over the flour mixture in baking pan. (The baking pan will be very full, so handle carefully when putting it in the oven.) Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cut into 15 squares.

(Lion House Entertaining, [Salt Lake City: Eagle Gate, 2001], p. 115.)

RS Announcements 5/8/11

Happy Birthday!!

JILL BALL ----Thursday 12th

Sunday's lesson is #31 “Honesty”

~taught by Anne Hansen

Next week's lesson is #32 "Tithes and Offerings" ~ taught by Sheri Zirkle

Thursday, May 19th, at 7 pm we will have a RS activity focusing on "Resources for Family Finances" taught by Pola Morrison. This will be in the Relief Society Room at the church.

Congratulations to Amy and Nate Smith on the arrival of their new beautiful baby boy!! 

Dear sisters have a wonderful Mothers Day!  We love you!  ~Michele, Judy, Alicia and Jannette

Power Free Cooking Class

On Saturday, May 21 from 6-8pm we are lucky enough to have the FOOD STORAGE MADE EASY girls coming to put on a FREE POWERLESS COOKING CLASS! I'm so excited for this. I am a follower of their website and get lots of ideas for storing and using food storage from them. I have learned SO much but there is still much I need to learn. When they were looking for a building to hold this close to the point of the mountain I jumped at the chance. We are lucky they are coming to OUR ward building. This is not a ward function anyone is invited to come.

Spread this along to any one you think would be interested in attending. Make sure to RSVP to them @  info@foodstoragemadeeasy.net and let them know how many will be attending from your group. They said they usually have around 100 attend their classes.

(They will have products there to demo for us and will give out coupons but no pressure to purchase anything.)

If you want to check out their website go here:  http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/   

 Thanks! - Jeannie Olsen (16th ward)

Big Band Dinner and Dance

Looking for something fun to do that also supports a good cause? Come to the "Jump, Jive, 'N Wail" Big Band Dinner and Dance on Friday, May 13th at 7:30 p.m. at Lone Peak High School (10189 N. 4800 W. Highland). Music will be performed by the award winning Lone Peak High School Big Band and all proceeds go to support Lone Peak's band program. So, bring a date or bring the family--everyone is welcome! To purchase tickets or for more information, go to the bands' website at www.lphsbands.com. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. You can also buy tickets at the Lone Peak High School finance office or by calling 801-717-4568. 

Delayed Broadcast of 2011 Women's Conference

BYU Women's Conference
Portions of this year's BYU Women's Conference will be broadcast on BYUTV on May 16 to 18, 2011, three weeks after the conference in Provo. The broadcast will be available in English only and will be closed captioned.
The broadcast schedule with speakers and topics: Monday, May 16, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. MDT (BYUTV) Tuesday, May 17, 8:00-11:00 a.m. MDT (BYUTV) Wednesday, May 18, 8:00-11:00 a.m. MDT (BYUTV)
Other Broadcast Times
KBYU and BYUTV will rebroadcast selected talks from BYU Women's Conferences so you will also be able to see these talks later if you miss the initial viewing. BYU Television weekly airings will begin on May 22 and air on Sundays at 4:00 a.m. BYU TV weekly airings will begin on June 5 and air at 5:00 a.m. BYU Broadcasting also periodically airs and or posts selected talks from past years for your viewing and listening enjoyment. Please visit their web site for details.
Conference Recordings and Transcripts
Please note that DVDs or CDs of conference talks will not be commercially available through KBYU, BYUTV, or Women's Conference. Selected transcripts will be posted on the Women's Conference web site.
Broadcast Availability in Your Area
To see if you can receive the broadcast, click on a country for BYUTV availability in your area. Scroll down till you see "Get BYUTV", then click on map of where you live.

RS Announcements for 5/1/11

Sunday's lesson: “Family Search/Indexing” -Bro Charles Walton. 

Next week’s lesson will be #31 “Honesty”.

This Tuesday, May 3rd will be the RS temple activity.  We will leave the church at 9:30 am to do an endowment session at the Timpanogos temple.  Afterwards, we will meet in the temple cafeteria for lunch.

On Thursday, May 19th, at 7 pm we will have a RS activity focusing on "Resources for Family Finances". This will be in the Relief Society Room at the church.