Watch the General Relief Society Meeting

The General Relief Society Meeting will be broadcast to the Stake Center tonight at 6:00pm.

You may also watch online by clicking on this link.

Visiting Teaching: Strengthening Families

September's Visiting Teaching Message:

Strengthening Families by Increasing Spirituality

"There has grown in me an overwhelming testimony of the value of daughters of God ... I have felt that there has never been a greater need for increased faith and personal righteousness."

- Julie B. Beck

Click here to read or print the entire message.

You can also listen to a Mormon Channel program expounding on the principles of the message:

Relief Society: Episode 18 - September - Strengthening Families by Increasing Spirituality

Sunday Lesson: Temple Work and Family History

You never know what you may find when researching your family history ...

Sister Tami Nielson gave a beautiful lesson on

Lesson 40: Temple Work and Family History.

We talked about:

the sealing power

the importance of finding our ancestors and performing their work

how to find our ancestors

the blessings of participating in family history and temple work

"All temple ordinances are performed by the power of the priesthood. Through this power, ordinances performed on earth are sealed, or bound, in heaven. The Savior taught his apostles, 'Whatsoever thou shalt bound on earth shall be bound in heaven.' (Matthew 16:19)"

-Gospel Principles Manual

Some ideas shared for those starting out:

Complete a 4-generation chart

Collect items you may have at home such as birth certificates, journals, etc.

Talk to Sister Markham or Brother Davis

Try out the Family Search website

What if "all your genealogy has been done?"

Make sure the information on the Family Search website is correct

Start collecting personal histories and photos for your posterity

Help someone else with their family history

Continue to serve in the temple

Work on extended family lines (siblings, other spouses, etc)

For Additional Study:

"Getting Started" Webpage

Who Can Help Me?

Blessings

Family History Game for Children

Free Online Classes

Care Packages

No, we didn't get our holidays mixed up!

As you may have heard, the Relief Society is collecting items for care packages to send to missionaries and members of the military.

The theme of this service project is

"THANKING THOSE WHO SERVE"

Look for the display on Sunday!

The last day to bring items will be October 1st.

Some ideas for items to bring include:

notes of encouragement

drink mix (powerade or hot cocoa type)

hymns on cd

candy, nuts, pretzels

mints

chapstick

pens, small notepads

stickers

please, no chocolate or home baked goods!

September Birthdays

02 - Tana Conde

05 - Michele Jones

05 - Carol Koelliker

08 - Kandise Forsberg

08 - Ruth Ann Schulz

12 - Carrie Watters

12 - Lorraine Watkins

15 - Ximena Freeland

23 - Tiffany Crawford

25 - LaRinda Hills

27 - Maija-Liisa DeBirk

29 - Mindy Fowler

*Make sure to wish these sisters a Happy Birthday if you see them!*

Sunday Lesson: Generations of Testimony

On Sunday, R.S. President Mary Norwood gave a beautiful lesson on having a testimony of the Book of Mormon. She taught about what a testimony is and the blessings of gaining a testimony of the Book of Mormon. Sisters from the ward shared how they gained their testimonies.

The introduction to the Book of Mormon states: "Concerning this record the Prophet Joseph Smith said: “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”'

For further study:

Mormon.org Book of Mormon Page

A Testimony of the Book of Mormon - Russell M. Nelson

A Living Testimony - Henry B. Eyring

Pure Testimony - M. Russell Ballard