Jesus Christ is the Lord of the Sabbath
Sister Angie Farr taught our lesson today. One of the things we discussed were ways we could make the Sabbath more meaningful - before, during, and after going to church. Some ideas shared were -
Before - (meaning Saturday night or Sunday morning) -
-Read Sunday School and Relief Society lessons.
-Listen to past conference talks.
-Listen to uplifting music.
-Set out clothes, including shoes for young children to wear to help avoid last minute stress.
-“Saturday night 10 minute clean up” -- before sending everyone to bed, have a quick 10 minute clean up so things are more in order Sunday morning.
During -
-Think about the Savior during the sacrament and about his sacrifice for us.
-Create a small book of pictures of the Savior to look at during the sacrament.
-Read and ponder the words of the sacrament hymn.
After -
-Journal about your week and thoughts and feelings from church services. Express gratitude for blessings you have received.
-Sit outside in the sunshine and enjoy the beauty of the world.
-Ponder ways you can better follow Him throughout the week.
-Read from the scriptures
Next Sunday (February 4th) will be our 2nd First Sunday “Council” meeting. We appreciate all who attended last month and helped us jump in to this new way of doing first Sundays. We got a lot of positive feedback, and are looking forward to this month’s meeting. We are going to try something different (again) and we will be having Relief Society in the back part of the Cultural Hall. Feel free to bring a light blanket along if you want to. We felt like we needed room for a bigger circle, so as soon as Sunday School is over, please head right in to the Cultural Hall. We will be starting promptly at 1:10. A reminder that we will begin our council meeting by asking for some feedback following through from last months goals. So here’s a reminder of what they were !!!
-Reach out to someone you don't know very well, and make an effort to get to know them better.
-Pick one thing that sits outside of your comfort zone and do it this month.
-If you didn't take the opportunity to comment and give feedback at this month's counsel, we hope you will consider doing so next month.
The topic for our discussion this week will be “What can we do to help loved ones who have left the church, have a desire to return?”
Announcements -
The Stake Humanitarian effort is in need of 4-5 oz. bars of soap (Ivory or Dove please), and baby socks, for some kits they are trying to get ready to ship. Questions, contact Sherrie Newbrand or Shawna Eggli.
Young Men’s Fundraiser - Gourmet Valentines Cookie Dough! 2 dozen frozen chocolate chip cookies balls (without nuts!) for only $15.00. Orders need to be in by next Sunday. For questions, contact Trevor Datwyler at 435-760-6306. If you text, add name and the number of orders you would like.
Ward High Priest Valentine Party - Thursday, February 1, 2018 at the church - starting at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30. They will be serving Prime Rib or Chicken Teriyaki. Contact Todd Burrows if you have questions.
Ward Ski Party will be held Tuesday, February 6th. Contact Chris Mortensen for sign up information or questions.
February 14th - The Stake is hosting a Valentine’s Day Celebration from 7-10. This will be held at the Stake Center. (See the flyer below)
Stake Relief Society Women’s Conference on February 24, 2018 at the Stake Center. It will be from 9 a.m. until noon. Speakers will be Diane Graham, Cecilia Benson and President Acevedo. This is for all sisters 16 years old and up. Breakfast will be served!
Relief Society Birthday Celebration - March 1st starting at 6:45. (That’s not a type-o!!) Please put this on your calendar. We will be starting at 6:45 with dinner. (Chili, cornbread and rolls –Topped off with dutch oven cobbler made by Blake Pulsipher) We are combining with the 4th ward Relief Society, and will have a special program by Clive Romney which will start at 7:15. We hope you will able able to attend. **We know there are other conflicts that night at the school, but we hope you will plan to attend afterwards. (See flyer below)
Congratulations to Carlie Godfrey on graduating from primary and entering the Young Women’s program.
The temple has new “Stake Family File Cabinets” that have been installed in the same room, across from the clothing rental desk. Please read through the information below if you would like to use them.
February Relief Society Lessons -
4th - Council Meeting - Topic is “ What can we do to help loved ones who have left the church, have a desire to return?”
11th - TBA
18th - TBA
25th - Partaking of the sacrament allows us to have the Spirit with us always.
Birthdays -
January
25th - Shawna Dawson
26th - Angie Mair and Nancy Sjostrom
29th - Erin Foster and Gloria Jones
31st - Carolyn Knowles
February
1st - Mauri Munsee
2nd - Heather Knowles and Amber Summers
Here's our UNITY newsletter ! Thanks to Jodie Pulsipher for putting this information together for us.
