Announcements 2/15/15

Dear Sisters,

Our lesson this week was given by Sister Karene Hanks from chapter 4 of the Ezra Taft Benson manual, Living Joyfully in Troubled Times.  With faith, we can earn happiness every day.  Our Father in Heaven will bless us as we follow His will because He wants us to be happy. Sometimes we have to simply “righteously hang on and outlast the devil” and in so doing, we will be able to look back and say “Yep, that happened.” “Be cheerful in all that you do.  Live joyfully.  Live happily.  Live enthusiastically, knowing that God does not dwell in gloom and melancholy, but in light and love.” We watched these Mormon messages: Come What May and Love It and Men’s Hearts Shall Fail Them.

Next week’s lesson will be on sharing the gospel and will come from the following General Conference articles:

• Come and See (Elder Bednar, October 2014)
•  Come, Join With Us (Elder Uchtdorf, October 2013)

Announcements: 

• Empty Nesters- Monday, Feb 16^th @ 7 PM @ Rae and Diane Andersons home
• Play Group- Wednesday, Feb 18^th  at 11:00 at the church.   Come one, come all (whether you have kids or not!)  We’d love to have you join us! Invite those that you visit teach.
• Temple Trip- The Family History Committee has scheduled a temple trip on the 3^rd Friday of every month.  ALL members of the ward can attend with them.  The first one will be this Friday, Feb 20^th at 6 PM.
• Building Cleaning Schedule- It is our turn to clean the church on Saturday mornings throughout January and February. There are some weeks where we do not have good attendance.  Please come join us if it is your assigned time. THIS Saturday, February 21^st  8:00 AM , the following families have this assignment: Rodriguez (Bejoun), Roetto, Root, Rowley, Samuelson, Sauer, Schelhorn, Schopke, Sosa Alaniz, Squires, Staker, Stephan, Stokes, Stone, Sukut, Summers, Taylor, Torgerson, and Wride.  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 Roadshow- “A night of theatrics and fun!” Saturday, Feb 21^st, 6:00 PM at the Stake Center
• Fast Sunday- Sunday February 22^nd (due to a Stake Conference broadcast on Sunday March 1^st)
• Singles Activities
•  Monday, Feb 16^th- FHE Potluck 6:30 PM @ the Nampa North Stake Center
• Thursday Feb 19- 22^nd- Single Adult Conference @ Bogus Basin Chapel (Saturday the 21^st will include Keynote Speaker and Dinner and Dancing)
• Tuesday, Feb 24^th- For all sisters “55ish” and older- Silver Sweethearts luncheon and activities.  Starts at 11:00 AM and is at the Northside building.
• Stake Women’s Conference- Saturday, February 28^th, 9-11 AM at the Stake Center.  Sunday Dress. An uplifting program of words and song followed by a brunch.  (Please note: childcare is NOT available at this event.)
• Stake Conference- Sunday March 1^st.  This is a broadcast conference and will be broadcast to both the Stake Center as well as our building here on Middleton.
• General Women’s Broadcast- Saturday, March 28^th, 6 PM.  More information coming but please put it on your calendars now.
• Visiting Teaching- A couple of weeks left in the month of February.  Visit those sisters!  The message can be found here
• Meridian Temple Visitors Center- now open on occasion (generally M-F from 8:00 to 4:30 and Monday evenings until 8:00 PM.)  It is advised that you call in advance to make sure that the center is open.  The number is 208-884-1918.  Please see the attached flyer as well, it has more information about parking restrictions and what you can expect.
• Birthdays- Happy Birthday to Sister Jen Ricker on the 16^th, Sister Deidre Samuelson on the 17^th and Sister Vicki Taylor on the 19^th.  Wahoo- party time!! 

Love,

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

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