From our Lesson - The Sabbath is a day to serve others.
Often we get caught up in the things we “can’t” do on the Sabbath. We talked today about many things that we “can” do.
What can we learn about serving others on the Sabbath from the ways the Savior served and blessed those around Him?
As you read the following scriptures, consider ways that you might serve on the Sabbath.
Matthew 9:10–13; Luke 19:1–9; John 11:32–46; 13:1–5, 12–17; and 3 Nephi 17:5–10.
Some ideas mentioned were –Serving family members. Reaching out to individuals and families you minister to as visiting teachers. Work on family history. Visit the sick, or share the gospel. Perhaps you could have a family council to plan ways you can serve others on the Sabbath.
Announcements -
An Easter Musical Fireside Thursday, March 29th 7pm @ Logan Tabernacle, put on by missionaries from the Logan, Utah mission and the USU Institute choir. Admission is free. Bring a friend.
General Conference -- March 31st and April 1st (Easter Sunday)
General sessions both days at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
General Priesthood meeting will be held Saturday March 31st at 6:00 p.m.
Pack Meeting will be held a week later than usual due to Spring Break. Please plan on April 11th for the next Pack Meeting!
Stake Humanitarian center is in need of donations of trial or travel size shampoo, and individually wrapped tooth brushes. If you would like to help donate, bring items to church or get them to Sherry Newbrand or Shawna Eggli.
Visting Teaching -
We appreciate all that you do with Visiting Teaching. The care and love you extend through this program makes a BIG difference. Thank you for all that you do!
We have had a few questions about Visiting Teaching assignments. Please see the blog post for February 25th for the most recent Visiting Teaching assignments.
Congratulations-
Emery Gale for graduating from Primary and entering the Young Women’s program
Relief Society Lessons -
April 1 - General Conference
April 8 - Council Discussion led by Sandra Sorensen
Birthdays - (for two weeks since we have General Conference Next Sunday!!)
March -
26th - Julie Ann Edwards, Shailyn Haviland and Charlene Nelson
31st - Brandy Ensign
April -
1st - Joanne Burrows
2nd - Roma Christiansen
3rd - Heather Godfrey
6th - Rosann Wilson
7th - Samantha Knowles
From our Lesson - Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good --Elder Stanley G. Ellis
Hard is part of the gospel plan. One of the purposes of this life is for us to be proven (see Abraham 3:25). Few have suffered more undeservedly than the people of Alma. They fled from wicked King Noah, only to become slaves to the Lamanites! Through those trials the Lord taught them that He chastens His people and tries “their patience and their faith” (Mosiah 23:21).
During the terrible days in Liberty Jail, the Lord taught Joseph Smith to “endure it well” (D&C 121:8) and promised that if he did, “all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good” (D&C 122:7).
President Thomas S. Monson has pleaded, “May we ever choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.” With regard to our temples, he stated that “no sacrifice is too great, no price too heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive [temple] blessings.”
In the world of nature, hard is part of the circle of life. It is hard for a baby chick to hatch out of that tough eggshell. But when someone tries to make it easier, the chick does not develop the strength necessary to live. In a similar way, the struggle of a butterfly to escape the cocoon strengthens it for the life it will live.
Through these examples, we see that hard is the constant! We all have challenges. The variable is our reaction to the hard.
Announcements -
No Mutual activities this Tuesday (March 20th) due to the caucus being held at the fire station in Paradise Tuesday night.
Stake Humanitarian center is in need of donations of trial or travel size shampoo, and individually wrapped tooth brushes. If you would like to help donate, bring items to church or get them to Sherry Newbrand or Shawna Eggli.
General Conference is coming up!! March 31st and April 1st.
General sessions both days at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
General Priesthood meeting will be held Saturday March 31st at 6:00 p.m.
Condolences to Bobbie Fredrickson on the passing of her Sister.
Congratulations to the following -
Hunter Potter for becoming a Priest.
Michael Atkinson for becoming a Deacon.
Sierra Zook for graduating from Primary and becoming a Beehive.
Olivia Gale for earning her Young Women’s recognition award.
Relief Society Lessons -
25th - The Sabbath is a day to serve others
Birthdays -
22nd - Diane Fredrickson
23rd - Betty Weeks
From our Lesson -
Love One Another as He Has Loved Us -Elder Jose L. Alonso
During the Last Supper, the Savior gave a new commandment to His disciples, saying:
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
The Savior’s disciples were given a new commandment to do something more, something greater, and something more divine. This new commandment and invitation is summarized in the key phrase “as I have loved you.”
“Love is a feeling of deep devotion, concern, and affection. The greatest example of God’s love for His children is found in the infinite Atonement of Jesus Christ.” “For God so loved the world,” John recorded, “that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” “Love for God and fellowmen is a characteristic of disciples of Jesus Christ.”
By serving and forgiving others with real love, we can be healed and receive the strength to overcome our own challenges.
The pure love of Christ, which is charity, inspires us not only to act and provide service but also to have the strength to forgive, regardless of the situation.
**Thanks to Heather Godfrey for giving an awesome lesson. She spoke on loving one another, but also spoke on forgiving ourselves using an example from the Stake women's conference.
Announcements -
We want to extend a BIG THANK YOU to our activities committee --Charmaine Kuss, Kris Blankman, Amy Miller, Amber Summers, Betty Weeks, Adele Bingham,
Diana Atkinson and Sherri Edwards for all of their hard work on the Birthday Dinner/Clive Romeny activity. It was such a great night. Also, thank you to all those who attended!
The Bishopric is extending an invitation to increase temple attendance this month. Also, if your recommend needs renewing, contact Travis Haslam to schedule an appointment 801-550-1709.
Wednesday, March 14th Relief Society temple session 10am. We would love to have you but if this is a difficult time, please attend anytime that fits your schedule!
Scouting for food drive: Saturday, March 17th. Food will be picked up between 10 and noon and may be placed in ANY type of plastic bag. Please place at mailbox or end of driveway if you have animals out. If the scouts miss you for any reason, please bring Sunday, March 18th to the church and the scouts will deliver it Monday. Thank You!! Questions please contact Mark Seymour 801-390-9266
Save the Date: An Easter Musical Fireside Thursday, March 29th 7pm @ Logan Tabernacle
Condolences to Kris Mair on the passing of her father.
March Relief Society Lessons -
March 18th - Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good (Elder Stanley G Ellis)
March 25th - The Sabbath is a Day to Serve Others
March 31/April 1 - GENERAL CONFERENCE
March Birthdays -
12th - Jordan Benson
From our lesson today - Council discussion on Forgiveness -
Charmaine shared some things from an article written about the experience Elder Stevenson had as he visited with two families impacted by the recent shooting at the school in Florida.
He said -
“We know that Heavenly Father could have stopped this tragedy, And we ask, why didn’t he? The answer we have is that we know that there is a Father in Heaven, an Everlasting God, and he understands the purpose for everything. Our faith gives us the comfort in this knowledge. I know that the Lord knows why and one day we’ll know with a perfect clarity too, because we’ll be able to see through his heavenly perspective.”
From a talk given by President James E. Faust, in April 2007 -
Speaking of the tragedy at the Amish school, he said -
Forgiveness is not always instantaneous...... When innocent children have been molested or killed, most of us do not think first about forgiveness. Our natural response is anger. We may even feel justified in wanting to “get even” with anyone who inflicts injury on us or our family.
Dr. Sidney Simon, a recognized authority on values realization, has provided an excellent definition of forgiveness as it applies to human relationships:
“Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds. It is rediscovering the strengths we always had and relocating our limitless capacity to understand and accept other people and ourselves.”
Most of us need time to work through pain and loss. We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours. The folly of rehashing long-past hurts does not bring happiness.
Some hold grudges for a lifetime, unaware that courageously forgiving those who have wronged us is wholesome and therapeutic.
Forgiveness comes more readily when, like the Amish, we have faith in God and trust in His word. Such faith “enables people to withstand the worst of humanity. It also enables people to look beyond themselves. More importantly, it enables them to forgive.”
Visiting Teaching -
**Please see the recent changes to visiting teaching in the chart posted in last weeks blog.
Visiting Teaching Principle For the month of March -
Pray for Each Sister by Name
Our love for and inspiration concerning those we visit will increase when we humbly pray for each sister by name.
One sister related that during a difficult period in her life, a phone call or simple text message often came from her visiting teachers on “particularly dark days.” They seemed to know just when she needed a lift. She knew that they prayed for her, both during their visits and on their own.
The scriptures share many examples of men and women who prayed for others by name. Among the most dramatic is the father of Alma the Younger. An angel spoke to Alma the Younger, telling him that his father “ha[d] prayed with much faith concerning thee … ; therefore, for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith” (Mosiah 27:14).
Praying for others not only invokes Heavenly Father’s blessings upon them but also helps us know how we can bless them too. Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught, “Praying for others with all of the energy of our souls increases our capacity to hear and to heed the voice of the Lord.”1
“Think of our combined strength if every sister had sincere prayer every morning and night or, better yet, prayed unceasingly as the Lord has commanded,” said Julie B. Beck, former General Relief Society President.2 Praying for those we visit strengthens us as individuals and as Latter-day Saint women.
President Henry B. Eyring, then First Counselor in the First Presidency, said: “Pray for the way to know their hearts. … You will need to know what God would have you do to help them and to do it all, as nearly as you can, feeling God’s love for them.”
Announcements -
Pack Meeting is this Wednesday, March 7th, at 6 p.m. at the church
Remember that it’s Daylight Savings time next week. Remember to set your clock forward an hour when you go to bed on Saturday.
Congratulations - to Oak Musselman who was called to the Brazil, Maceio mission, leaving on June 12th!
March Relief Society Lessons -
March 11th - Love One Another as He Has Loved Us (Elder Jose L Alonso)
March 18th - Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good (Elder Stanley G Ellis)
March 25th - The Sabbath is a Day to Serve Others
March 31/April 1 - GENERAL CONFERENCE
March Birthdays -
4th - Tonya Jewell
5th - Charmaine Kuss and Colette Pulsipher
7th - Laura Weeks
8th - Jennifer Willis
March UNITY
March Friendshipper
