Hi Sisters,
Welcome to the Aliso Creek Relief Society Blog! There are a lot of links to follow here, so when you see a highlighted word be sure to click on it and it will take you directly to the link. We've got a lot of fun things going on over the next month!
Dates to Remember:March 8 - S.O.S. Humanitarian Day. See below for more info
March 11 - Daylight Savings Time. Spring forward one hour.
March 6, 15, 16, 23 - Demo days. See below for the fun activities we have planned.
March 20 - Girls Night Out! Come join us for Bunco at 7 pm in the cultural hall. Babysitting will be provided.
March 24 - Stake Cooking Class: Fabulous Meals for Today's Busy Families. 9:30 am at the Stake Center. See the attachment to the email for more info or look for an email from Debra Rice
March 24 - Stake Temple Day. Call 949-644-1820 to make an appointment
March 29 - Solar oven demonstration 10 am at Peggy Nelson's in the Santa Margarita Ward. Please contact her at 949-459-1911 or peggymnelson@hotmail.com to RSVP and for directions.
Mar. 31 & Ap. 1 - General Conference
April 8 - Easter. The church has released new videos about the Savior's life you can find here.
S.O.S. (Sisters of Service):
Our next Humanitarian Day is coming up on Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 9:00 am -12 noon & 7:00 -9:00 p.m. Invite your friends and/or bring your kids (age 8 and over) for a fun day of service!
The other service we will be working on is indexing. Never heard of it? You can learn more about it on this night and from this Ensign article from February. If you already know about it and are interested in indexing the 1940's US Census, you can go here.
Monthly Demo Class:
We will be offering demos monthly that can help strengthen our families and homes. Here is the schedule for the next few months. The times and dates change depending on the teacher, so take note of when demos are offered.
We will be offering demos monthly that can help strengthen our families and homes. Here is the schedule for the next few months. The times and dates change depending on the teacher, so take note of when demos are offered.
February 27th- Geocaching Adventure-10am with Cheri Haggard (1 ½ hours)
March 6th- Breadmaking using a Bread Machine-10am with Tania Robertson (at her home)
March 15th- Fun with Ukuleles- 7pm with Cheri Haggard (at her home)
March 16th- 20 Minute Meals- Sally Hunt- Time TBD
March 23rd - Haircutting- 4pm with Geralene Beckett (at her home)
April- Making wheat bread- with Eileen Stidham- time and date TBD
April 24th- Food Nanny- 7:30pm with Geralene Beckett (at her home)
May 3- California Rolls- with Jane Boihem- 11am at Geralene Beckett’s home
May- Food Dehydration with Elaine Gold- Date and Time TBD
If you have a skill you would like to learn or a skill you would be willing to offer, please contact Katie Anderson or Geralene Beckett and we will get it on the schedule for the second half of the year. If you would like a copy of these dates to print out, you can find it here.
Visiting Teaching:
Lesson Schedule:
Mar. 4: Presidency Message by Katie Anderson - Watching For the Bridegroom
Mar. 11: George A. Smith chapter 5, The Holy Priesthood
Mar. 18: George A. Smith chapter 6, Sustaining Those Whom the Lord Sustains
Mar. 25: TFOT, President Henry B. Eyring's talk A Witness.
Lesson Recap: Watching for the Bridegroom
In keeping with our presidency's focus this year on understanding the symbolism in the Parable of the Ten Virgins, Katie Anderson taught us today about preparing for the Second Coming.
The Bridegroom in the parable is, of course, our Savior and now is the time to prepare to meet Him. Sister Anderson shared the following scriptures with us that further testify of our need to prepare in this life:
Alma 34:32
D&C 1:12
Alma 34:32
D&C 1:12
D&cC133:10
Elder Oaks had this to say about preparation, "We need to make both temporal and spiritual preparation for the events prophesied at the time of the Second Coming. And the preparation most likely to be neglected is the one less visible and more difficult--the spiritual. a 72-houir kit of temporal supplies may p0rove valuable for earthly challenges, but, as the follish virgins learned to their sorrow, a 24-hour kit of spiritual preparation is of greater and more enduring value."
But how do we prepare? President Monson said mortality is a time for testing which can break us if "we don't have foundations of faith or a testimony of truth."
What are these foundations of faith that will help us build our testimony of truth?
Scripture study - We should have it daily and apply the scriptures to ourselves. We have to want to learn from them.
Prayer- We should pray sincerely and specifically, outloud and on our knees in order to humble ourselves. Ask to bring your will in line with the Father's. Listen after we pray and then act on that answer.
Attend meetings - Participate and come prepared by having read the lessons or scriptures to be studied that day. Keep in mind the sacredness of the sacrament. Pray for speakers and teachers that they may teach us what Heavenly Father would have us learn.
Family Home Evening - No matter how short the lesson may be or the topic you're teaching, bring the spirit in by bearing testimony.
Temple- Strive to attend the temple regularly or make preparations to go. If we are doing all these things we will have a desire to go to the temple and receive the blessings our Father wants to bestow upon us.
Why do we procrastinate receiving these blessings? Whatever we are letting stand in our way of receiving all that Heavenly Father is offering us, we should put aside.
Family Home Evening - No matter how short the lesson may be or the topic you're teaching, bring the spirit in by bearing testimony.
Temple- Strive to attend the temple regularly or make preparations to go. If we are doing all these things we will have a desire to go to the temple and receive the blessings our Father wants to bestow upon us.
Why do we procrastinate receiving these blessings? Whatever we are letting stand in our way of receiving all that Heavenly Father is offering us, we should put aside.
Thank you Katie for a great lesson. And thank you to Sister Bair and Sister Hill for their beautiful testimonies.
Have a great week!
Brittany Larsen
brittanylarsen73@hotmail.com
Presidency members:
Geralene Beckett - Presidentbeckettbunch@cox.net
Diane Smith - 1st Counselordianebsmith.smith5@gmail.com
Katie Anderson - 2nd Counselorkatiewoodanderson@gmail.com
Shannon Lo - Secretaryfoxymomsml@cox.net
brittanylarsen73@hotmail.com
Presidency members:
Geralene Beckett - Presidentbeckettbunch@cox.net
Diane Smith - 1st Counselordianebsmith.smith5@gmail.com
Katie Anderson - 2nd Counselorkatiewoodanderson@gmail.com
Shannon Lo - Secretaryfoxymomsml@cox.net
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