Good afternoon sisters. Hope you have enjoyed
your day thus far.
THOUGHT: “ Charity is having patience with someone who
has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is
accepting weaknesses and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly
are. It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim
through time. It is resisting the impulse to categorize others.”
President Thomas S. Monson
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Tonight at 6 pm is the First
Presidency Christmas Broadcast.
- Empty Nesters: Christmas
Party at the Cheney's. Please bring a pot luck dish and a white elephant
gift from each person attending. At 6 pm. 1083 E Murdock Dr.
- Birthday Brunch at
Martha's home, this coming Sat., the 8th at 11 am for those
whose birthday falls in Oct., Nov., Dec. or if you missed coming to any of
the other brunches.
- Christmas Elves Rescue
Mission,
Sat. the 15th from 9:30-11:00 am at the Church building. Come
in p.j.s/comfy clothes. There will be a delicious breakfast, visit and
photos with Santa Claus and a Service Project to show WE CARE!
- Stake Choir rehearsals
for Stake Conference will
be held Dec. 9th and 16th at the Stake Center from
6:30 – 8:00 pm. All voices welcome. This will be a fun experience as the
wards meet to sing together, learning beautiful music in preparation for
the Sunday morning session of Stake Conference.
Thank you to all who participated in the RS
Activity on Thursday. We have so many talented sisters and all of you
contribute to the wonderful spirit that is Relief Society.
Our message today was presented by Megan
Duckworth, our president. She wrote on the board:
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Thanks for all who attended our Thursday
activity. It was an incredible evening; for those who were not able to attend
your absence was felt. I had hoped that it would be a great start for the
Christmas season and thoughts of the Savior and we were not disappointed.
I hope the lesson today will continue to focus
on Christ. There are different thoughts and feelings about Christmas. There is
the joy and anticipation, but also for some there is the loneliness, the
despair, thinking of things that are lacking in their lives. With awareness of
all these different feelings, I start my lesson. I don't have any notes, just
my scriptures, so I pray for the spirit that it will guide me and you. I spent
one day watching all the videos the Church has put on about Christmas.
President Monson talks about the spirit of Christmas. If yo what to understand
the spirit of Christmas, take off the last syllable of the word. Focus on
Christ. I spoke with my presidency about my feelings for this lesson and of
sharing a personal story. They all felt it should be so.
In the last week's newsletter, I asked Lupe to
ask you to read the scripture from Matthew 25:40. I wanted yo to think and
ponder it because we would talk about it today. That will be our text for
today. As I studied and ponder about this, I decided that I needed to start
with verse 35. As I am sharing my personal example, I encourage you to think
about and share your experiences with us.
Matthew 25:35-40
