Announcements 01/18

Dear Sisters,

Our lesson this week was given by Sister Karene Hanks and was from Chapter 2, Pray Always, in the Ezra Taft Benson manual. What a great lesson to reread- it has LOTS of ways to improve your prayers and many, many promises that result from continued family and personal prayer.  President Benson said, “Remember that whatever you do or wherever you are, you are never alone’ was my father’s familiar counsel to me as a boy. ‘Our Heavenly Father is always near. You can reach out and receive His aid through prayer.’ I have found this counsel to be true. Thank God we can reach out and tap that unseen power, without which no man can do his best.”

Next week’s lesson will be on the topic of Caring for the Poor and Needy and will reference the following articles: (make sure you print out and bring with you!) Are We Not All Beggars? by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, October 2014 General Conference The Law of the Fast: A Personal Responsibility to Care for the Poor and Needy by Bishop Dean M. Davies, October 2014 General Conference

Announcements: 

Empty Nesters FHE- Monday January 19th 7:00 PM at John and Joyce Hopkins home (10437 Boulder Peak).

Play Group- Wednesday, Jan 21st at 11:00 at the church.   Come one, come all (whether you have kids or not!)  We’d love to have you join us!

Building Cleaning Schedule- It is our turn to clean the church on Saturday mornings throughout January and February. THIS Saturday, January 24th  8:00 AM , the following families have this assignment: Harada, Hatch, Heil, Hopkins, Howard, Hulsizer, Isaacson, Jephson, Johns, Johnson (Chris), Johnson (Sam), Jordan (Tim), Jordan (Glenn), Jordan (Zachery), Jordan (Briana), Kahle, and Keeley.  If you are NOT able to make it, please find someone to trade with.  Thank you for doing your part in the upkeep of our facilities.

Stake Priesthood Meeting- Sunday, January 25th at 5:30 PM at the Stake Center.  For all priesthood brethren- please encourage your husbands to make it there!

Ward Temple Trip- Saturday, January 31st at 6:00 PM.  Please come join us for the chapel session at 6:00 (come to the chapel dressed in your white temple clothing) and then we will go up to the actual endowment session at 6:30 (or 7:00 if we can’t all fit.) You are invited to bring your own family search name if you can.  This will be our Humanitarian activity for the month.

Enrichment- February 3rd (Tuesday) at 6:30 PM.  This will be a Mother/Daughter activity.  Feel free to bring daughters, mothers, grandmothers, nieces, aunts, etc. if you would like to.  If you are interested in making the jewelry, please make sure you sign up so that enough supplies can be purchased. 

Visiting Teaching- A couple weeks left to get Visiting Teaching done for January.  Make it a 2015 goal to get it done every month- don’t let this month get past you!  The message can be found here.

Birthdays-
Happy Birthday to Sister Kim Petersen on Monday the 19th!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Love,
Sister Pam Eames
Sister Nichole Aldous
Sister Shelby Hansen
Sister Jill Burch  

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