Relief Society Purpose

Relief Society Purpose: The Relief Society is an auxiliary to the priesthood. All auxiliary organizations exist to help Church members grow in their testimonies of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the restored gospel. Through the work of the auxiliaries, members receive instruction, encouragement, and support as they strive to live according to gospel principles.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Spiritual Thought - Feb 1

“No one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another.  I testify that He loves each of us – insecurities, anxieties, poor self-image, and all.  He doesn’t measure our talents or our looks; He doesn’t measure our professions or our possessions.  He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other.”  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Monday, January 23, 2012

Announcement - 01/23/12

Stake Relief Society Meeting and Luncheon
Building and Strengthening Relationships. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28,
2012 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Elder David LeSueur will be speaking.

Welcome the little ones
Traci Scown had her baby boy on January 5th. Jessica Cowart had her baby girl on January 8th.
Becky Pulsipher had her baby girl on December 24th. Stephanie Whitfield had her baby boy on
December 23rd.

Visiting Teaching
Visit early and report to your supervisor.

Friday in the Park

Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Lesson Manuals
If you are interested in getting your Teachings for Our Times (George Albert Smith) manual spiral bound, please bring your manual to Dorothy H.'s house by this Friday (Jan 27) at noon. You are welcome to bring other people's manuals as well. The cost is estimated at no more than $2 a piece. The more people that bring their books, the cheaper the cost will be. We will let you know the final cost once a total count has been made.   

If you don’t have your copy of the lesson manuals for 2012, Teachings of the Presidents
of the Church, George Albert Smith please ask Beth Destefano or one of the Relief Society
Presidency for your labeled copy. If you are serving in Primary or Young Women, read
along with the rest of the sisters – the schedule of lessons is inside the front cover of the
manual. Summaries of the lessons are posted the following week on our blog.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Announcements - 01/08/12

Teaching In-service
Everyone (women and men) who teaches at church or at home is invited to the teacher training classes Steve Anderson is holding once a month. The next one is Sunday, January
22 at noon in the Highland Seminary Building. The lesson will be less than one hour.
Brother Anderson has wonderful insight to teaching people of all ages, so come and join us!

Stake Relief Society Meeting and Luncheon
Building and Strengthening Relationships. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28,
2012 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Elder David LeSueur will be speaking.

Welcome the little ones

Jessica Cowart had her baby girl on January 8th. Becky Pulsipher had her baby girl on December
24th. Stephanie Whitfield had her baby boy Wyatt on December 23rd.

Visiting Teaching
Start the new year off right - visit early and report to your supervisor.

Friday in the Park

Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Lesson Manuals
If you don’t have your copy of the lesson manuals for 2012, Teachings of the Presidents
of the Church, George Albert Smith please ask Beth Destefano or one of the Relief Society
Presidency for your labeled copy. If you are serving in Primary or Young Women, read
along with the rest of the sisters – the schedule of lessons is inside the front cover of the
manual. Summaries of the lessons are posted the following week on our blog.

Gilbert Temple Picture
If you haven’t yet received a picture of the Gilbert Temple, ask Milena or one of the presidency.

Spiritual Thought - Jan 14

"When you are confronted with challenges that are difficult to conquer or you have questions arise, the answers to which you do not know, hold fast to the things you do know.  Hang on to your firmest foundation, however limited that may be, and from that position of strength face the unknown." 
-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Announcements - 01/08/12

Lesson Manuals
If you don’t have your copy of the lesson manuals for 2012, Teachings of the Presidents
of the Church, George Albert Smith please ask Beth Destefano or one of the Relief Society
Presidency for your labeled copy. If you are serving in Primary or Young Women, read
along with the rest of the sisters – the schedule of lessons is inside the front cover of the
manual. Summaries of the lessons are posted the following week on our blog.

Stake Relief Society Meeting and Luncheon
Building and Strengthening Relationships. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28,
2012 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Elder David LeSueur will be speaking.

Welcome the little ones
Stephanie Whitfield had her baby boy Wyatt on December 23rd. Becky Pulsipher had her baby
girl on December 24th. Jessica Cowart had her baby on January 8.

Visiting Teaching
If you haven’t already done so, please report to your supervisor today. Supervisors, please
report to Bonnie Taylor.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Gilbert Temple Picture

If you haven’t yet received a picture of the Gilbert Temple, ask Milena or one of the presidency.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Gilbert Highland Stake RS Mtg & Luncheon

Saturday, January 28 - 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Spiritual Thought - Jan 1

January 1
At the beginning of a New Year, I always reflect back on the past and look forward to the future.  I love this quote from Elder Holland,

“The past is to be learned from but not lived in.  We look back to claim the embers from glowing experiences but not the ashes.  And when we have learned what we need to learn and have brought with us the best that we have experienced, then we look ahead; we remember that faith is always pointed toward the future.”

With this New Year, let us take that faith that points us toward the future and work on being truer to what we know in our hearts is right for us individually and our families.

Announcements - 1/1/12

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!


Lesson Manuals
If you don’t have your copy of the lesson manuals for 2012, Teachings of the Presidents
of the Church, George Albert Smith please ask Beth Destefano or one of the Relief Society
Presidency for your labeled copy. If you are serving in Primary or Young Women, read
along with the rest of the sisters – the schedule of lessons is inside the front cover of the
manual. Summaries of the lessons are posted the following week on our blog.

Stake Relief Society Meeting and Luncheon

Building and Strengthening Relationships. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28,
2012 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Elder David LeSueur will be speaking.

Welcome the little ones
Stephanie Whitfield had her baby boy Wyatt on December 23rd. Becky Pulsipher had her baby
girl on December 24th.

Visiting Teaching

If you haven’t already done so, please report to your supervisor today. Supervisors, please
report to Bonnie Taylor.

Friday in the Park

Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Gilbert Temple Picture

If you haven’t yet received a picture of the Gilbert Temple, ask Milena or one of the presidency.