President Gordon B. Hinckley's Challenge and Promise

President Gordon B. Hinckley said in a

worldwide leadership training meeting:

“I am convinced there is no other organization anywhere to match the Relief Society of this Church.

If they will be UNITED and speak with ONE VOICE,

Their STRENGTH will be INCALCULABLE!”

10 January 2004, 20

Relief Society - A Restoration of an Ancient Form

RELIEF SOCIETY

“A Restoration of an Ancient Pattern”


Although the name may be modern date,

the institution is of ANCIENT ORIGIN.

We were told by our martyred prophet

that the same organization EXISTED

in the church ANCIENTLY.”

Eliza R. Snow

(Published in: “Daughters in My Kingdom”)

Monday, January 28, 2013

Celebrate this NEW YEAR...by...

Dear Sisters:
I just watched this video, today...Wish I had at the beginning
of this NEW YEAR...However, it is still JANUARY...
and this video was too lovely NOT
to post...
May the sentiments of its message...
wrap you up...as you
"SEEK FIRST the KINGDOM OF GOD"

LOVE NEW BEGINNINGS!
(smile)

 

Friday, January 18, 2013

Relief Society Dinner

Our THEME for our Relief Society this year is:
"Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God"
(Matthew 6:33)

Journals - Entitled:
"What have I done...today...
to Seek the Kingdom of God"

 Diane Groves made a cake representing
the "3" degrees of Glory - each
level representing one of the
glories...She MADE the "Idaho Falls" TEMPLE
out of sugar cubes - (smile)

Each table had a scripture emphasizing our theme:
"Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God" (Matthew 6:33)
"Choose You this day whom ye shall serve..." (Joshua 24:15)
"Love One Another" (John 13:34)
"But Whom Say Ye that I Am" "Thou are the Christ, the Son
of the living God." (Matthew 16:15-16)
"I Will Go and Do" (1 Nephi 3:7)
"If Ye have experienced a change of heart...can Ye feel so now?" (Alma 5:26)
"Look to God and Live" (Alma 37:47)
"For I am NOT ashamed of the gospel of Christ!" (Romans 1:16)

Brenda Hardy holding one of the "Cisnaros" twins

 The Relief Society Board members made the 
dinner - lasagna was the main course

Got to spend some time talking
with one another 

Social time
 
 Decorations were done by Heidi Stott

I was trying to avoid the camera
Julie Denney and Susan Robison laughing at me...
 
Susan and I

Thursday, January 17, 2013

WINTER GARDENING

In our effort be SELF SUFFICIENT...learning how to grow FOOD in the WINTER months...especially HERE, would be extremely VALUABLE...Please watch this video, that is very exciting...IT CAN BE DONE!

Friday, January 4, 2013

"Back to Basics" Class - Using Wood Stoves

Last night's class on our "Back to Basic" series...was TERRIFIC!
We learned the art of cooking on different types of 
"wood stoves"...

We met in Honey's home...and with Mary Christensen as a
co-instructor...they showed us how to use the stoves
and made a FEAST for all of us who attended.

As soon as I get the email file, I will
send to those of you who were not in attendance
a copy of what we did learn last night.

Here are the pictures that were taken:

  Our incredible instructors:
Mary and Honey


Two different types of wood stoves
The top one was a "cooking wood stove" and in the lower picture - 
the type of stove many of us have in
our homes... 
"SOUP" was heating up on this lower stove and, also,
keeping "warm" was... I think...the corn muffins.

 Mary whipping up dough to make biscuits
 
 Mary Lou Hartman...stopped making faces
so I could take this one...(smile)

 Honey giving instructions on using this 
type of stove

Anna showing the use of wood
for this cooking stove...

Debbie Perrone wanting to feel the HEAT off the
cooking stove... 

 Honey explaining how the 
"cooking stove worked

This actually was Mary's stove when she lived
in this house...raising up her large family.

Pat Turner was feeling the WARMTH
of the "warming" part of the 
"cooking" stove...

Diane Groves helped cook up the 
"apple fritters"

 Linda Doty helping to cook up the "potatoes"

Even, I, tried my hand at cooking the "potatoes"
This would make Garvin "proud"...
(smile)
 Honey retriving the "corn muffins"

 FABULOUS results

 Whole wheat breads

Great tasting soup - that needs to cook
ALL DAY...

 Apple fritters

Fried up potatoes!
YUM!

 LOVE IT! 
Diane Denney!
(smile)

 We all got to enjoy
the FEAST!

 Honey and her daughter

For all you who painfully submit to my
picture taking...Patty Holcomb grabbed my 
camera...and started shooting
ones of me...
Ha...Ha...fun part is...I get to choose
which pictures to post...or NOT...
(smile)