Healthy Relationship Workshop

Healthy Relationship

Saturday, May 21st 

10 am - 12 noon

Relief Society Room

Guest Speaker : Sister Stephanie Mathis

Welcome women and men.

 Please must sign up for attending & nursery at RS room

4-10-11 Good News

Today, Sister Gorham shared that her baby sister turned 16 and went on her first date yesterday - she was happy for her.

Sister Crowther shared that she is happy to have two bathrooms to clean at the church instead of 8 like in the other building.

Sister Loyo shared about her grandniece being baptized yesterday after her baptism had been postponed a few times.

Sister Pace shared her experience of being on the 10:00 PM news last week speaking about her brother coming home from the war.

If I missed your good news, or you didn't have the chance to share, please leave a comment below, so that we can celebrate with you.

4-10-11 Lesson Summary: Work and Personal Responsibility

Gospel Principles Manual

“Work and Personal Responsibility”

Lesson 27 p. 155-160

Sister Crowther

We Are Commanded to Work

Work has been the way of life on earth since Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden. The Lord said to Adam, “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread” (Genesis 3:19). Adam and Eve worked in the fields so they could provide for their own needs and the needs of their children (see Moses 5:1).

The Lord said to the people of Israel, “Six days shalt thou labour” (Exodus 20:9).

It's important for us to work, learn so we can teach our children and if we do right things to do, we can live back with Heavenly Father.

Family Responsibility

Parents work together to provide for the physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being of their family. They should never expect anyone to take care of this responsibility for them. The Apostle Paul wrote, “If any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith” (1 Timothy 5:8).

Children should do their part in the work of the family. It is necessary for children to have work assignments to fit their abilities. They need to be praised for their successes. Good work attitudes, habits, and skills are learned through successful experiences in the home.

We can always teach our children to do their own duties, like clean their bedrooms, empty dishwasher, throwing the garbages out, pick up the toys and more. so they can learn to live on their own in future. Also we as a family help cleaning our church bldg. It's a good experience for the children and parents. So we can keep our house clean like a temple and church.

Also to learn how to pull weeds, mowing the lawn, and watering the flowers and yard work. My children loves helping their grandpa Crowther at the farm. They loves getting eggs from chicken, feeding the cows.

We Can Enjoy Our Work

To some people work is a drudgery. To others it is an exciting part of life. One way to enjoy life’s fullest benefits is to learn to love work.

Not all of us can choose the kind of work we do. Some of us labor for long hours for the bare necessities. It is difficult to enjoy such work. Yet the happiest people have learned to enjoy their work, whatever it is.

We can help one another in our work. The heaviest load becomes lighter when someone shares it.

I want to share this story.

The following story shows how one man saw beyond his daily labor. A traveler passed a stone quarry and saw three men working. He asked each man what he was doing. Each man’s answer revealed a different attitude toward the same job. “I am cutting stone,” the first man answered. The second replied, “I am earning three gold pieces per day.” The third man smiled and said, “I am helping to build a house of God.”

It's interesting how to responded. 

God Condemns Idleness

The Lord is not pleased with those who are lazy or idle. He said, “The idler shall not have place in the church, except he repent and mend his ways” (D&C 75:29). He also commanded, “Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments of the laborer” (D&C 42:42).

As far as they are able, all Church members should accept the responsibility to care for their relatives who are unable to provide for themselves.

Work, Recreation, and Rest

We should each find the proper balance between work, recreation, and rest. There is an old saying: “Doing nothing is the hardest work of all, because one can never stop to rest.” Without work, rest and relaxation have no meaning.

Not only is it pleasant and necessary to rest, but we are commanded to rest on the Sabbath day (see Exodus 20:10; D&C 59:9–12). This day of rest after each six days of labor brings refreshment for the days that follow. The Lord also promises the “fulness of the earth” to those who observe the Sabbath day (see D&C 59:16–20; see also chapter 24 in this book).

On other days of the week, in addition to working, we may spend time to improve our talents and enjoy our hobbies, recreation, or other activities that will refresh us.

The Blessings of Work

President David O. McKay said, “Let us realize that the privilege to work is a gift, that the power to work is a blessing, that the love of work is success” (Pathways to Happiness [1957], 381).

“Men are, that they might have joy” (2 Nephi 2:25). Work is a key to full joy in the plan of God. If we are righteous, we will return to live with our Heavenly Father, and we will have work to do. As we become like Him, our work will become like His work. His work is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39).

3-27-11 Good News

Sister Angus shared that her son (4 years), Eli signed his first sentence this past week! He told his mom that he didn't want to take a shower, he wanted to take a bath! Very exciting news!

Sister Bishara shared that she is excited about moving to the new red brick building. (if you need directions to the new building, click here)

Sister Pickett shared about her family's new adventure they took yesterday by going to the color festival to celebrate Spring. (if you want to read about it, it the story and pictures are on her family blog)

If I have forgotten your good news or if you weren't able to share during RS, please leave a comment below and we can celebrate with you!

3-27-11 Lesson Summary: Two Lines of Communication

Teachings of Our Time

“Two Lines of Communication”

Elder Dallin H. Oaks

Sister Runnels

The Personal Line

In the personal line of communication we pray directly to our Heavenly Father and He answers through his Holy Spirit. The personal line is important in making personal decisions and to guide the family. Some seek to have their priesthood leaders make personal decisions for them, decisions they should make for themselves by inspiration through their personal line. Communication with our Heavenly Father is based on worthiness. When we renew our covenants by partaking of the sacrament each Sabbath day we qualify for the promise that we may always have His Spirit to be with us, to guide us. 

The Priesthood Line

Unlike the personal line, in which our Heavenly Father communicates with us directly through the Holy Ghost, through the priesthood line God communicates through the scriptures and teachings and counsels of inspired leaders. This is the way we receive required ordinances and receive callings to serve in His Church. Like the personal line, the priesthood line cannot function fully and properly in our behalf unless we are worthy and obedient. The priesthood line does not supersede the need for the personal line and vise versa.

The Need for Both Lines

We cannot rely entirely on one line or the other. If we rely too heavily on the personal line, we may go our own way and not support the teachings of the prophets or leaders. If we rely only on a priesthood leader or teacher and not develop our own testimony through the personal line, we will be dependent on that mortal and their actions as a mediator between us and our Heavenly Father. We must use both the personal line and the priesthood line in proper balance to achieve the growth that is the purpose of mortal life and achieve eternal life. 

Special Announcement: Branch Meets in Different Building at New Time

As announced this past Sunday, our branch meetings will be moved to another building in the stake and will be held at a new time. We still are in the same stake and we still have the same branch name, but we will now meet in a different building at a new time.

Starting on April 10, 2011, 

we will be meeting at 9:00 AM at the building 

located at 1149 N 300 W

LEHI, UT 84043. 

On this map, point A is our current building and stake center. Point B is the red brick building we will now hold our meetings.

Click on map to get directions from your home to the new meeting location.

169th RS Birthday Dinner

We had such a great time at our RS birthday dinner this past Tuesday. Thanks goes to all those who helped make it possible. Sister Bishara out-did herself again with the beautiful decorations.
Sister Day from the church translation department was there to speak to us about how we should put our work shoes on and go to work for the Lord and serve others.
We took several pictures that night while we were there. They have been posted on the "picture" page for you to check out.
If there is anything you'd like to share about your experience that night, please share in the comments. What from Sister Day's talk touched you? Did you win one of the plants to take home - where did you put it in your home?

3-13-11 Good News

There wasn't any good news shared in Relief Society class today. But we are glad to welcome Sister Crowther to our teaching team. She is our new second Sunday teacher and she did a great job today!

If you have any good news you'd like to share, we'd love to hear it. Just leave a comment below and we can all celebrate together.

3-13-11 Lesson Summary: Fasting

Gospel Principles Manual

“Fasting”

Lesson 25 p. 145-148

Sister Crowther

How to Fast Properly

Since the time of Adam, God's people have fasted to help them draw near to Him and to worship Him. Jesus showed the importance of fasting by His own example. Through latter-day revelation we learn that the Lord still expects His people to fast and pray often.

Fasting means to go without food and drink. Occasional fasting is good for our bodies and helps our minds become more active.

The Savior taught us that purposeful fasting is more than just going without food and drink. We must also concentrate on spiritual matters.

We Should Pray When We Fast

Prayer is a necessary part of fasting. Throughout the scriptures, prayer and fasting are mentioned together.  Our fasting should be accompanied by sincere prayer, and we should begin and end our fasting with prayer.

We Should Fast with a Purpose

Fasting can have many purposes. We can overcome weaknesses or problems by fasting and praying.  Sometimes we may wish to fast and pray for help or guidance for others, such as a family member who is ill and needs a blessing.  Through fasting we can come to know the truth of things just as did the prophet Alma in the Book of Mormon. He said: "I have fasted and prayed many days that I might know these things of myself.  And now I do know of myself that they are true, for the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit."

Our Purpose in fasting should not be to impress others. 

We should be cheerful when we fast and not advertise our fasting to others.

The Fast Day

One Sunday each Month Latter-day Saints observe a fast day. On this day we neither eat nor drink for two consecutive meals.  If we were to eat our evening meal on Saturday, then we would not eat or drink until the evening meal on Sunday.

All members who are physically able should fast.  We should encourage our children to fast after they have been baptized, but we should never force them.

On fast Sunday, members of the Church meet together and partake of the sacrament.  They strengthen themselves and one another by bearing testimony in fast and testimony meeting.

Fast Offerings

When we fast each month, the Lord asks us to help those in need.  One way we do this is by giving through the proper priesthood authority the money we would have spent on food for the two meals.  We should give as generously as we are able. Through our fast offerings we become partners with the Lord in administering to the needs of our less-fortunate brothers and sisters.

We Are Blessed When We Fast

Fasting improves our lives and gives us added strength.  It helps us live other principles of the gospel because it draws us nearer to the Lord.

Fasting Teaches Self-Control

Fasting helps us gain strength of character.  When we fast properly, we will learn to control our appetites and passions. We are a little stronger by having proved to ourselves that we have self-control.  If we teach our children to fast, they will develop the spiritual strength to overcome greater temptations later in their lives.

Fasting Gives Us Spiritual Power

When we fast wisely and prayerfully, we develop our faith. With that faith we will have greater spiritual power.

3-6-11 Lesson Handout

During part of her lesson, Sister Holland shared a cute analogy she found with us. We women have beauty bags in which we can find many different things. Those items can also be reminders for us about things we should remember as we strive to become like our Savior.

Beauty Bag

Never forget there is "divinity in your very makeup"

Bandaid:  Cover and heal the hurts of life with forgiveness

Cotton Ball:   Show others gentleness and compassion

Comb:   Comb out the snarls of criticism

Rubberband:   Be flexible and understanding, turning to the scriptures for guidance.

Q-Tip:   The tip of your beauty is Charity

Soap:   Through the atonement, our sins can be washed away if we repent. Staying clean before the Lord is a wonderful feeling

Emery Board:   Although life may seem rough at times, our trials will shape our lives

Wet Wipes:   Wipe off any bad habits

"You are creatures of divinity; you are daughters of the Almighty. Limitless in your potential. Magnificent is your future.... Never forget that you came to earth as a child of the divine Father, with something of divinity in your very makeup."

-- President Gorden B. Hinckley