Hi Sisters,
I love November and Thanksgiving because it gives us the chance to focus on the things we are grateful for.
Dates to
Remember:
Nov. 11:
Primary program
Nov. 14: Ward
Cannery Assignment in Fountain Valley 5:45-8 p.m.
Nov. 15: Stake Temple Day 7 - 8:30
p.m.
Nov. 22: Thanksgiving
Nov. 22: Thanksgiving
Nov. 29:
Relief Society Meeting Night 6:30 p.m.
Visiting Teaching:
This month's message is taken from a conference talk of your choice. You can print read or watch conference here
Relief Society Meeting
Night:
Come join us for our annual Christmas program! We'll
spoil you with a delicious dinner and beautiful music as we celebrate the
beginning of the Christmas season. Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Missionaries:
Elder Brendan Hong
LCPL, Ryan, Sean, M.
RCT Joyce, Jessica, M
One of our goals as a Relief Society Presidency and the focus of our Stake Relief Society Presidency is to get sisters to the temple, so when I found this video of President Monson talking about the purpose and importance of temples, I had to share it. Please watch it when you have a chance!
Lesson
Schedule:
In addition, rather than pointing out what someone is doing wrong or criticizing, encourage them with love. As President Smith said,
Cindy Porter - Secretary cindyporter@cox.net
If you would like to feed the missionaries serving in our
ward, please contact Lauri Rex at laurirex@yahoo.com or 589-2929.
If you'd like to write to any of the missionaries from our ward, here are there addresses:
If you'd like to write to any of the missionaries from our ward, here are there addresses:
Elder Patrick Carlile
Germany Berlin Mission
Zerbster Straffe 42
12209 Berlin
Germany
Hermana Danielle Anderton
Chile Concepcion South Mission
O'Higgins 940, Oficina 503
Concepcion Bio-Bio
Chile
Elder Landon Gold
South Africa, Durban Mission
Suite 4, 2 Derby Place
Derby Downs Office Park
Westville 3630, South Africa
Elder Brendan Hong
Bacolod Philippines
Mission
P.O. Box 660
Bacolod City
Philippines
Whether you know them or not, they would love to hear from you!
Whether you know them or not, they would love to hear from you!
Members in the Military:
In addition to
our missionaries, we have two young adult members of our ward currently serving
in the military who could also use your letters and support. Here are their
addresses:
LCPL, Ryan, Sean, M.
P.O. Box 349000
#696
Kailua, HI
96734
RCT Joyce, Jessica, M
4th RTBN, PLT
4027 Co, O
P.O. Box
16435
Parris Island, SC 29905-6445
(Jessica has completed boot
camp and is home for a few weeks. I will update her address when she goes back
out, but make sure to tell her hello while she's here!)
Temple
Theme:
One of our goals as a Relief Society Presidency and the focus of our Stake Relief Society Presidency is to get sisters to the temple, so when I found this video of President Monson talking about the purpose and importance of temples, I had to share it. Please watch it when you have a chance!
Nov. 4: Visiting Teaching Conference
Nov. 11: George A. Smith ch. 21 The Power of Kindness
Nov. 18: George A. Smith ch. 22 Bringing Up Children in Light and Truth
Nov. 25: TFOT Of
Regrets and Resolutions by President Uctdorf
Lesson
Recap:
The Power of Kindness
Sister Annette Flint taught our lesson today and even though she was short on time she did a great job sharing this important message with us.
The following story told by a grandson of President George Albert Smith is shared in the manual:
“Once on a hot summer day there was some problem happening under the street near Grandfather’s home in Salt Lake City, and some workers from the city had come to fix it. It was hot outdoors, the sun shone fiercely, and the job at hand was a pick-and-shovel kind that made the sweat pour off the men’s faces and backs as they dug into the roadway. The workers were not careful with their language, or maybe their mothers hadn’t taught them any better, but they were swearing and using terrible language. Their words soon became offensive to many of the neighbors whose windows were open to catch any breeze that might help to cool them.
“Someone went out and asked the men to stop their foul talk, and in the process pointed out that Brother Smith lived right there—couldn’t they show some respect and keep quiet, please? With that the men let loose a new string of bad words. Quietly, Grandfather prepared some lemonade and placing some glasses and the pitcher on a tray he carried it out to the struggling men with, ‘My friends, you look so hot and tired. Why don’t you come and sit under my trees here and have a cool drink?’ Their anger gone, the men responded to the kindness with meekness and appreciation. After their pleasant little break they went back to their labor and finished their work carefully and quietly.”
President Smith was known for his kindness and we can still follow his example today. He once said of the importance of being kind,
I feel sad sometimes when I hear the unkind things that are spoken, not only of people in our Church, but of people in the world. Unkind things are not usually said under the inspiration of the Lord. The Spirit of the Lord is a spirit of kindness; it is a spirit of patience; it is a spirit of charity and love and forbearance and long suffering; and there are none of us who do not need all these virtues that are the result of the possession of the Spirit of our Heavenly Father.4
Every influence for peace ought to be exercised. Lucifer is exercising every means to destroy the souls of the human family. He is more active than he has ever been and he works in such an insidious way. I will not take time to enumerate the many ways he employs but there is one way in which he operates, and has operated from the beginning of the world, and that is to tempt one individual to destroy the reputation of another by saying unkind things of them.5
Sister Flint shared with us her opinion that social media has become an outlet for many to spew personal information and hurtful things that they wouldn't share with someone face to face. We should be careful when we use social media that we represent ourselves in a positive way.
Part of being kind is not judging others. In Matthew 7:1–4 we read:
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
“For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
“Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?”
Another quote Sister Flint shared from President Smith states,
Another quote Sister Flint shared from President Smith states,
Aren’t we rather prone to see the limitations and the weaknesses of our neighbors? Yet that is contrary to the teachings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is a class of people who find fault and criticize always in a destructive way. There is a difference in criticism. If we can criticize constructively under the influence of the Spirit of the Lord, we may change beneficially and properly some of the things that are being done. But if we have the spirit of fault finding, of pointing out the weaknesses and failings of others in a destructive manner, that never comes as a result of the companionship of the Spirit of our Heavenly Father and is always harmful.
One way to be less critical of others is to always look for something to compliment in them. President Smith said,
Many of us live in such an atmosphere that we are almost dumb when it comes to praising somebody else. We seem unable to say the things that we might say … to the blessing of others. Let us look for the virtues of our associates and observing them make them happy by commending them.8
In addition, rather than pointing out what someone is doing wrong or criticizing, encourage them with love. As President Smith said,
Let us not complain at our friends and our neighbors, because they do not do what we want them to do. Rather let us love them into doing the things that our Heavenly Father would have them do. We can do that, and we cannot win their confidence or their love in any other way.
Sister Flint left us with these final words on kindness from President Smith,
I pray that the love of the gospel of our Lord will burn in our souls and enrich our lives, that it will cause husbands to be kinder to wives, and wives to be kinder to husbands, parents to children, and children to parents because of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is a gospel of love and kindness
Thank you for the wonderful lesson, Annette!
Brittany
Larsen
brittanylarsen73@hotmail.com
Jalane Hong - 1st Counselor john_jalane@msn.com
Melanie Jacobson - 2nd Counselor melanie53@hotmail.com
Cindy Porter - Secretary cindyporter@cox.net
