November Announcements

Don't forget about the RS Monday service project! If you can go, please contact Susan Holder and let her know.

The weight-loss group has been canceled until January. We will let you know when it will start up again.

The ward will host a Thanksgiving Dinner on Thanksgiving Day. I'll post more information when I get it.

We are still collecting recipes for our recipe book. Please turn in at least one so we can have a really good book. :) If you came to Super Saturday and took my pie crust class, you already have a preview of what the book is going to look like. ;)

This is the last call for the memory books for Bishop Bardin, Brother Blaty, and Brother Hubbard. Please have your pictures, letters, or stories turned in to me by Sunday.

We'd like to thank Lindsay Anderson, Melissa Holder, Steph Gibson, and Sam Moss for organizing and putting together Super Saturday!! And thank all of those who came and supported them! It was a great time.

Super Saturday

Super Saturday is going to be on November 6th. Sign-ups and money are due on Sunday October 24 so all the supplies can be bought. Be sure and write your email address on the sign-up sheets...some projects require some prep work that will be emailed to you. Here are a few of the projects that are available to sign-up for (there are a couple more that have sign-up sheets too). Keep in mind some of these will qualify for a RSU goal (make a holiday decoration, learn something new, etc). ;)











Hope to see you there!

July 18 Announcements and Lesson Link

Please let Susan Holder know if you can help out today with the sandwiches. It's at 1:00 at St. John's (6th and B).

July 24th is the FS Stake Pioneer Day celebration. Parking will at East Side Baptist with the activity taking place across the street at First Luthern School both of which are on Massard.

Girls' Night Out will be canceled this month.

Instead we encourage you to attend Andrew Hubbard's Missionary Farewell Party on the 27th at 6:00 at the Stake Center. He is asking that Relief Society bring finger foods.

The Stake Women's Conference is August 14th. Our ward has been asked to have a table of talents. Start thinking about what talent you want to display and let one of the RS Presidency know.

Steph Gibson taught our lesson yesterday on Priesthood Organization. Please click the link if you are interested in reading it.

Mother's Day and Girls' Night Out

Sunday, the Relief Society will meet in the chapel for a short lesson and then move into the gym for a reception by the Priesthood. They are providing refreshments for all the sisters.

On the 18th is our Girls' Night Out. It will be held at the Hubbard's home at 6:30.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Newsletter links

The links to the newsletter have been down, giving you an invalid link message if you clicked on them. They are fixed now so try again. Happy downloading!! :)

May 4th Relief Society Meeting-6:30

This month we are focusing on the goals in the Family Relations section of the Relief Society University goals. Number 5 is "start a memory book with stories, pictures, family traditions, etc. Compile stories of ancestors to add to your book. Record your memories of your relatives and invite others to also do so." We are going to help you get started!! We have cut out the mini-books and have them ready for you to decorate and put together. All you will need to do on your own is to put your memories in them.

This is what they will sort of look like...I painted the inside cover of mine but we actually have paper to use on yours.



And see that lovely wrinkle in the cover on the top photo?? You won't have that either. I got a little Mod Podge and paint happy but I'm over that now. :D

We'll have extra paper for you to use if you want to decorate the inside pages. We'll also have some decorative scissors and paper punches for you to use. You are more than welcome to bring anything you want too!!

If mini-books aren't your kind of fun, then you can bring another project that you want to work on too. Just come and have fun!

One of the other goals is to complete 6 scrapbook pages about your family. We won't have time to work on those too so I'm putting a link for you to help you get started. There are 6 scrapbook page sketches plus a sample for each sketch to give you an idea of what you can do. If you want to bring your own supplies and work on these instead of the mini-book, you can do that too. You don't have to use the sketches to complete the goal though...these are just to help you if you need it.

Scrapbook Page Sketches

We will start at 6:30. Hope to see you there!!

RS Sunday Lesson and Announcements

Steph Gibson did our lesson using Elder Bednar's talk from the October 2009 General Conference, "More Diligent and Concerned at Home."

Announcements:

Tuesday, May 4, is our next Relief Society meeting. It will be at 6:30 at church. More on that in the next post. ;)

The Fort Smith missionaries are needing beds. If you have any to donate, please contact Susan Holder.

Our next Girls' Night Out will be on the 18th. We'll have more information later.

Friday, the 7th, the Elder's Quorum is having a volleyball and dodgeball activity at the church.

Don't forget the special Stake Conference on the 16th...it will be from 10:00-12:00.

And as usual...if you can help make sandwiches on Monday afternoons, please let Susan Holder know. And the weight-loss group will be meeting on Wednesdays at 6:30 in the RS room.

Have a great week!!

April 18th RS Lesson and Announcements

Today's lesson was taught by Sister Armstrong from the Gospel Principles manual. It was Chapter 8: Praying to our Heavenly Father.

Girls' Night Out will be Tuesday, April 20th at 6:30 at Liz Johnson's house.

If you can help make sandwiches tomorrow for St. John's, please let Sister Holder know.

The weight-loss group will meet Wednesday at 6:30 in the RS room.

May Newsletter Question of the Month: How do you save money/cut costs in your family? Send responses to Kim Hackworth to be included in the May newsletter.

April 6th Relief Society Meeting

From Samantha Moss:

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend our monthly Relief Society meeting next Tuesday, April 6 at 6:30

We will be having mini classes on the following subjects:

Gardening 101

72 Hour kits

1st Aid

3 Month Supply

We will also have an encore performance from our Relief Society Cheerleaders.

Compete dinner will not be provided- only finger foods and samples.

If you would like to bring something, please bring a finger food or receipe that we can sample using items from your food storage if possible. Please come even if you don't want to bring anything.

Please contact Samantha Moss if you have any questions. 479-414-2369

Young Women's Pancake Breakfast

The Young Women are trying to earn money for Girl's Camp this summer. They are having a pancake breakfast on April 10th from 8am to 10am. They would really appreciate all who can come!

Calorie Link and Sunday's Announcement

Want to know how many calories are in the food you are about to eat?? Look it up on Calorie Connect. Thanks for the link Susan!

Now for the announcements...

Volunteers are needed at St. John's (6th and B) to help make sandwiches tomorrow at 1:00. Please contact Susan Holder if you are able to help and with any questions.

The ward activity is Wednesday night at 6:30. The Cub Scouts will be showing off their pinewood cars as they race them in the Pinewood Derby.

Be sure to get your Visiting Teaching done this month so we can reach our goal of 100% the Stake Presidency asked us to make. If you are unable to finish it, please let someone in the RS Presidency know by Monday so it can be done for you. If you do have it completed, Sister Condren will love to get a phone call from you! ;)

Don't forget about General Conference next weekend! Check your email for a ward email with a conference packet for your kids.

Our next Relief Society meeting is April 6th at 6:30. We will be doing mini-classes to help out with our Relief Society University goals.

Beginning with the May newsletter (Charity Chatter), we will have a Question of the Month. May's question is this: How do you save money/cut costs in your family? You can email or write out responses to Kim Hackworth.

March 14 Announcements and RS Lesson

Announcements:

Volunteers are needed every Monday at 1:00 to make sandwiches at St. John's (6th and B).

The weight-loss group will meet Wednesday at 6:30 in the RS room. Men are welcome to attend too!

Visiting Teaching interviews are being held this month. Emails have been sent out with your time. If you need to change your time or find out when it is, please contact Kim Hackworth.

Be sure to get your Visiting Teaching done this month and reported to Sister Condren or Sister Holder. The Stake Presidency is asking for 100% completion this month.

Our Ward Temple day is March 20th.

Don't forget to work on your Relief Society University and/or Personal Progress.

Steph taught our lesson on the Creation out of the Gospel Principles manual. You can access it here.

Fort Smith and Spanish Missionaries Need Help

If anyone has any spare twin-size beds and/or some decent mattresses, please contact the missionaries. They would really like to have them! And they deserve a good night's sleep for doing the work they do. :) You can also call Kim Hackworth at 646-7638 and I can pass the information along. Thanks!

FHE Lesson Plan Sharing Project

As part of the R.S. we are putting together this wonderful project.

Those interested will be responsible for putting together two complete FHE Lessons 'kits' and make copies for all other participants.

Example: 10 participants=10 copies of each FHE kit per participant=a final product of 20 FHE kits for everyone to have for future use.

Depending on the interest we may have to do more than one group.

We will be taking interested participants through March 7th. I will pass sign-up sheets at church and accept sign-ups through email.

Our first meeting to give instruction will be on March 13th. It will be a 'brunch' type meeting at my house.

It's a lot of fun and SOOO helpful to have a ton of FHE's already planned out.

This is obviously something geared toward sisters with small children (around ages 2-10) but not exclusive to those sisters.

If you have grandchildren or you know someone who would benefit from this resource feel free to participate!

If you are interested or have questions please email me: gibsoncasa@gmail.com

Personal Progress with the Young Women

"The Young Women of our ward are so excited several women and mothers in the ward are interested in participating in the Personal Progress program along with them! We have additional books on order, and are excited to work together."

"Should I do Personal Progress with my mother? - You are invited to participate in Personal Progress with your mother. Both of you are constantly doing so many good things. You can encourage each other and recognize the good things you are doing and you can even approve each other’s projects and sign each other’s books! Have fun together, and if your mother does not desire to participate, you may also do Personal Progress with an older young woman or another righteous woman who is working on her Personal Progress. You can also ask for the help of your leaders when you need it."

(all from Sister Dalton, general YW Pres., Jan. 2010 New Era)

Here's an article from the Church News on the new Personal Progress program.

The Church is also developing a new website just for Personal Progress. You can access it at personalprogress.lds.org.

For information on what our ward is doing you can contact Jen Houston or Kira Gustin.

This is a great opportunity to get to know our Young Women better and work on your own spiritual growth at the same time.

Email Subscriptions

If you have signed up to receive email updates and haven't been getting them, try signing up again. I changed the email subscription. It's still Feedburner and you still follow the same steps, but it's been updated. Please let Kim Hackworth know if you are still having problems receiving updates. Thank you!!

Jan 31 Announcements and Spiritual Thought

Sorry...forgot to add these to the last post!

This is the last day to do our VT for January. Please make sure that your sisters are contacted this month.

The new Visiting Teaching routes are available today. You can find them on the round table outside the Relief Society Room. If your route is not there or if you have any questions please contact Susan Holder, 452-0600.

We need volunteers to make sandwiches tomorrow at St Johns at the corner of N. 6^th and B. We meet at 1pm. If you have any questions please contact Susan Holder.

Our weight loss support group meets every Wednesday evening at 6:30 at the church. It is open to everyone who wants to attend.

We will have our Girls Night Out in February. More information will be available next Sunday.

Obedience opens the door to the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. And the spiritual gifts and abilities activated by the power of the Holy Ghost enable us to avoid deception—and to see, to feel, to know, to understand, and to remember things as they really are."

David A. Bednar

Sunday Lesson--Jan 24 and Announcements

Susan Holder did our lesson today in Relief Society. She used Ann Dibbs talk from General Conference (October 2009) called Hold On. It was a great lesson!!

Here are our announcements for this week:

Volunteers are needed to help make sandwiches at St. John's on Monday.

The weight-loss group meets Wednesday at 6:30 in the Relief Society room. Men can come too!

The new Visiting Teaching routes will be available next Sunday.

Don't forget to finish your Visiting Teaching for January! Please let Sister Condren or Sister Holder know when you are finished. There are VT reports in the folder that is passed around on Sundays that you can fill out and give to them too.

If you would like to complete your Young Women in Progress and receive your medallion, contact the Young Women's Presidency. They are letting the Relief Society work with the girls to accomplish their goals. This is a great opportunity to get to know our future Relief Society sisters and to strengthen our own spirituality at the same time!

Spiritual Thought:

"The purpose of Relief Society, as established by the Lord, is to organize, teach, and inspire His daughters to prepare them for the blessings of eternal life.

"To fulfill the purpose of Relief Society, the Lord has commissioned each Relief Society sister and the organization as a whole to:

"1. Increase in faith and personal righteousness.

"2. Strengthen families and homes.

"3. Serve the Lord and His children.

"Each one of these responsibilities supports and reinforces the other two. When we increase our faith, the result of that effort strengthens our family. When we serve the Lord and His children, our faith and capacity for righteousness increase."

Julie B. Beck, "Fulfilling the Purpose of Relief Society," Ensign, November 2008, 109