October Presidency Message

Presidency Message: A huge, heartfelt thanks to the past Relief Society Presidency. They served us all well, and their time spent in our behalf is very much appreciated. We as a new Relief Society Presidency are very excited to be mingling with each one of you. We are excited to learn, love and serve with each other. We are thrilled with the dedication of all of the wonderful sisters in our ward. Thanks for your commitment to get out and visit, teach, and serve but most importantly to LOVE each other. As I approach this Relief Society calling in this new ward (my ward), and move forward in this calling with Karen Eberhard, Michele Rogers and Maranda Turner at my side, I know that if we all put our trust and faith in our Heavenly Father we can accomplish a great work together. We are never alone when we are on the Lord's errand. Many great days ahead! Love, Karen Woods

Join your Sisters at the Temple!!!

Oct. 18th – Ward Temple Night @ 6:00pm with a social after @ 8:00pm @ The Eberhard’s home (2085 S. Legacy Dr.), Oct. 24th – RS Sisters Temple Morning – 11:20am session with lunch in the cafeteria after, Blessings of Temple Attendance One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me upon a rock. (Psalm 27:4-5) If you are geographically able, go to the temple on a regular basis. You will be better fathers and husbands, better wives and mothers. I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed; life will be better for you. President Hinckley in “Stand a Little Taller.”

We want to congratulate the Congratulations to the Howick family on the birth of their new baby girl, Harper. She was born Sept. 14th and weighed 7.4 lbs and is 19.5 inches. Also congratulations to the Brinkerhoff family on the birth of their baby girl, Adeline. She was born Sept. 16th and weighed 6 lbs 8 oz and is 19 inches. All are home and doing well. Also congratulations to the Manning family on the birth of their son. Jaxon Rick Manning was born on September 19th early in the morning at 2:20am and is 7lbs 7oz. Both are home and doing well.

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THE RELIEF SOCIETY OF
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

are beloved spirit daughters of God,
and our lives have meaning, purpose, and direction.
As a worldwide sisterhood, we are united in our devotion
to Jesus Christ, our Savior and Exemplar.
We are women of faith, virtue, vision, and charity who:

Increase our testimonies of Jesus Christ
through prayer and scripture study.

Seek spiritual strength by following the
promptings of the Holy Ghost.

Dedicate ourselves to strengthening
marriages, families, and homes.

Find nobility in motherhood
and joy in womanhood.

Delight in service and good works.

Love life and learning.

Stand for truth and righteousness.

Sustain the priesthood
as the authority of God on earth.

Rejoice in the blessings of the temple,
understand our divine destiny,
and strive for exaltation.

VISITING TEACHING MESSAGE

Honoring Our Covenants

Prayerfully study this material and, as appropriate, discuss it with the sisters you visit. Use the questions to help you strengthen your sisters and to make Relief Society an active part of your own life.

Honoring Our Covenants

Visiting teaching is an expression of our discipleship and a way to honor our covenants as we serve and strengthen one another. A covenant is a sacred and enduring promise between God and His children. “When we realize that we are children of the covenant, we know who we are and what God expects of us,” said Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “His law is written in our hearts. He is our God and we are His people.”¹

As visiting teachers we can strengthen those we visit in their efforts to keep their sacred covenants. By doing so, we help them prepare for the blessings of eternal life. “Every sister in this Church who has made covenants with the Lord has a divine mandate to help save souls, to lead the women of the world, to strengthen the homes of Zion, and to build the kingdom of God,”² said Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

As we make and keep sacred covenants, we become instruments in the hands of God. We will be able to articulate our beliefs and strengthen each other’s faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

From the Scriptures

1 Nephi 14:14; Mosiah 5:5–7; 18:8–13; Doctrine and Covenants 42:78; 84:106

From Our History

The temple is “a place of thanksgiving for all saints,” the Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1833. It is “a place of instruction for all those who are called to the work of the ministry in all their several callings and offices; that they may be perfected in the understanding of their ministry, in theory, in principle, and in doctrine, in all things pertaining to the kingdom of God on the earth” (D&C 97:13–14).

Relief Society sisters in Nauvoo, Illinois, in the early 1840s helped each other prepare for temple ordinances. In the ordinances of the higher priesthood that Latter-day Saints received in the Nauvoo Temple, “the power of godliness [was] manifest” (D&C 84:20). “As the Saints kept their covenants, this power strengthened and sustained them through their trials in the days and years ahead.”³

In the Church today, faithful women and men all over the world serve in the temple and continue to find strength in the blessings that can be received only through temple covenants.

For more information, go to reliefsociety.lds.org.

What Can I Do?

1.
How do my covenants strengthen me?
2.
How am I helping the sisters I watch over to keep their covenants?

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

General Conference

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