Sunday, May 1, 2016

MAY 2016 NEWSLETTER

Presidency Message by Marty Rozeski Taken from www.lds.org - I Was a Stranger 
“In a world of constant change and commotion, we may often feel like strangers. All around us we hear of distress, tragedy and hardship. We live in a time of uncertainty and unrest. Many around us live in fear of an unknown future. What can our role as women be in the last days to prepare the earth for the coming of Christ? What can we do to reach out, to love, to nurture, and to minister as He has invited us to do? We each have the invitation as women and young women to open our eyes and our hearts to see those among us who feel alone, afraid, or uncertain so that we are no longer strangers (see Mathew 25:35-36; Ephesians 2:19). We are invited to share our love, our confidence in the Lord Jesus Christ, and our hands to strengthen others and love them as the Savior would have us do. This is not a program; it is who we are. With our divine nature as women, we can be a light in a darkening world. We can give hope, love, and care to those around us. We are not asked to ‘run faster than [we have] strength’ (Mosiah 4:27). Although we can work together, we are each asked to seek personal revelation about whom the Lord would have us strengthen and love as individuals and as families. The Savior invites us to remember His words: ‘Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these…, ye have done it unto me’ (Matthew 25:40). The errand of angels is given to women; And this is a gift that, as sisters, we claim; To do whatsoever is gentle and human, To cheer and to bless in humanity’s name. (“As Sisters in Zion,” Hymns, no. 309)

Birthdays
1 Deborah Fiore
2 Claudia Forbes
2 Laura Hernbloom
14 Jamie Schenck
16 Mary Opidee
19 Kayla Cook
20 Jennifer Weight
21 Margaret Rhoades
23 Amy Johnson
29 Sharon Rankin
30 Jacquelyn Brady

Lesson Schedule – (Ezra Taft Benson)
May 1 Presidency Message by Marty Rozeski
May 8 #7 “Continuous Revelation through Living Prophets”
May 15 #10 “The Scriptures – The Most Profitable of All Study”
May 22 “Always Retain a Remission of your Sins” by David Bednar AND “Tomorrow the Lord will do Wonders Among You” by Jeffrey Holland

Upcoming Events 
May 8 Mother’s Day
May 18 Ward Temple Day
June 4-5 Stake Conference
June 9 Relief Society Meeting 6:30 pm

Other Opportunities 
May 10 Lunch Bunch at Dairy Queen
May 14 Ward Party 5:00 to 7:00 at the Quail bldg. (5k/1mi course begins at 4:00)
Thursdays 9:00 am playgroup (ask Jan)
Saturdays 8 am basketball Stake Center
Mon & Wed 9 am Aerobics

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