Purposes of Relief Society:
Increase Faith and Personal Righteousness
Seek Out and Help Those in Need
Strengthen Families and Homes
FAITH
We had a fabulous ward conference today, and for the last hour we were trained by the Stake Sunday School Presidency. Following is a quick review of their lesson.
Key Doctrine:
It is important to learn and teach doctrine and principles rather than applications.
Invitation to action:
Elder Oakes has said, "Teachers who are commanded to teach 'the principles of the gospel' and 'the doctrine of the kingdom' (D&C 88:77) should generally forgo teaching specific rules or applications. For example, they would not teach any rules for determining what is a full tithing, and they would not provide a list of dos and don'ts for keeping the Sabbath day holy. Once a teacher has taught the doctrine and the associated principles from the scriptures and the living prophets, such specific applications or rules are generally the responsibility of individuals and families.
Promised Blessings:
"Well-taught doctrines and principles have a more powerful influence on behavior than rules. When we teach gospel doctrine and principles, we can qualify for the witness and guidance of the Spirit to reinforce our teaching, and we enlist the faith of our students in seeking the guidance of that same Spirit in applying those teachings in their personal lives." Elder Oakes
Revised Lesson Schedule:
April 20th – Joseph Fielding Smith #7 – “Joseph and Hyrum Smith – Witnesses for Jesus Christ.”
April 27th – Joseph Fielding Smith #8/ #21 – “The Church and Kingdom of God” and “Proclaiming the Gospel to the World”
May 4th – Joseph Fielding Smith #9/ #10 – “Witnesses of the Book of Mormon” and “Our Search for Truth”
May 11th – Joseph Fielding Smith #11 – “Honoring the Priesthood Keys Restored through Joseph Smith”
May 18th – Stake Conference
May 25th – Teachings For Our Time
FAMILY
April Youth curriculum: The Apostasy and Restoration
April Primary curriculum: The Family is Central to God's Plan
RELIEF
Following is a whole slew of pictures from our Relief Society Birthday celebration. It was a great evening!:
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| DanaRae and Lynn |
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| Amy, Belinda, Jolana |
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| Cindy and Becca |
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| Gretha, Lorraine, Barbara |
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| Kira and Ranae |
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| Sandy and Susan |
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| Laura and Holly |
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| Abby and Stacy |
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| Shandel |
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| Edna, Shantel, Bambie, ?, LeAnn |
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| Angie, Renae, Morgan |
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| Jennifer and Mindy |
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| Our guest speaker |
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| Lynn and April |
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| l-r: Becca, Cindy, Amy, Melinda, Andrea |
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| around the table starting at front left: Bambie, Diane, Wendy, Shandel, Amber, Sarah, Debbie |
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| Cheri and Wendy |
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| Chree' and Amber |
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| Cheri and Wendy |
Visiting Teaching:
A Visiting Teaching experience from our Visiting Teaching Supervisor Barbara Waters:
Barbara relates that years ago, (as in perhaps 20 years ago) she and her husband were asked to visit a woman each month for her visiting teaching. She said that when they started visiting her, the woman would open her door just wide enough to hurry and take whatever they had brought for her, and then she would close the door as quickly as she could. Years went by with this same response, but gradually she warmed up and started visiting with them and even began inviting them into her home. Finally, after many, many years, she comments when it is time for them to leave that she wishes that they could stay longer! Barbara knows that this result came about because they showed that they really cared about her and were consistent in their visits and showing of friendship.
Relief Society Announcements:
April 22nd – “Oh the Places You’ll Go"
Stake Meeting for all Laurels and their mothers. Held at the Burton East Building @ 6:30 p.m. Sunday Dress. Refreshments will be served.
May 18th – Stake Conference
May 25th – Relief Society Musical Number.
We will be singing “Come Thou Fount” in Sacrament Meeting.
BYU-Idaho's Education Week is scheduled July 31 - August 2, 2014. In order to keep costs to a minimum, volunteer hosts are being requested once again to help staff the event. Volunteer hosts will receive a complimentary pass when committing to serve a part-time shirt for three consecutive days (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). Interested individuals will be contacted with more information.
Hosting duties may include:
*Greeting participants *Checking registration tickets as participants enter classes *Taking attendance counts *Assisting the faculty *Hosting table *Ability to stand for 30 - 45 minutes, walk moderate distances, and climb stairs.
An orientation meeting will be held on the BYU-Idaho CampusSaturday, July 19 from 10 - 12 noon in the Austin Building (Room 105).
If you are interested in participating, please email me (Wendy) with the following information:
Name Mailing Address City State Zip Telephone E-Mail
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY AND GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Julie Coray helps with a "Teddy Bear Clinic" at the hospital, and she says they are looking for about 50 gently used stuffed animals that they can have on hand to give to the kids who don't have a stuffed animal to bring with them. Please talk to her if you can help out with this!
