Thursday, August 19, 2010

Mormon Channel


Mormon Channel Sends Messages, Music on ‘Higher’ Frequency

Elizabeth Gosney - LDS Living 

The Church is on TV. It has its own YouTube channel and Facebook page. It’s been printing magazines and books for decades. And since May 2009, the Church created a presence on the radio, broadcasting familiar voices, as well as new ones, on frequencies across the country and the world.

The Mormon Channel, the official radio station of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, plays talks, devotionals, music and more than a dozen original programs...

(click HERE to continue reading this fabulous
article from LDS Living Magazine)

Better yet.... Click to begin listening to LDS Radio now!

Black Light Volleyball



Don't forget about this 
fun event tonight at 7:00 p.m. 
in the cultural hall at the church! 

It's as much fun to watch 
as it is to play! 
(And there will be plenty of spectators as we rotate players)


Moms of  our Young Women, 
please remember to bring
them along as they are invited, too!



Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Food Storage Tips!


Sister Leighann Gilson presented at our last storage meeting and shared some excellent food samples.  Be adventurous and try these recipes because Sister Janet Phinney ate them and LOVED them.  It is one thing to store food and another to actually rotate and eat the foods that you have stored, which Sister Gilson demonstrated for us.  Even better her children are being served foods they like and are nutritious. Each recipe looks very easy to make.
 


Posted: 18 Jul 2010 08:15 PM PDT
Thanks so much to everyone who gave positive feedback on the food storage items we sampled today! It is good to know that I'm not too wierd in my food tastes!

Brownies in a Pinch

1 box brownie mix
1 can of black beans
Chocolate chips

You can either puree the beans (juice and all) or rinse the beans and then fill the can with the beans in it with new water and puree that. Add the pureed beans to the brownie mix, mix in about 1 cup or so of chocoate chips, and follow the directions for baking.

Benefits: An excellent way to get more fiber into your families diet without them knowing. Also, since eggs and oil are hard to store - this is a perfect way to make brownies any time reguardless of your "fresh" storage items.

AMAZING Hummus
I got this recipee from the cookbook that I got with my Blend Tec Blender:

1 can of Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans) - I've used the equivalent of reconstituted and sprouted dried chickpeas with more water added
1 clove of garlic
1/2 cup sesame seeds
2-3 TBS olive oil
Add ins - fresh basil, roasted red peppers, pickled artichokes, ect.

Place all items in a blender and blend to desired consistency. You may need to add more water and/or olive oil to have enough liquid to continue blending.

This can be used as a spread on crackers, a vegetable dip, a spread on sandwiches and wraps (in place of mayo)

Powdered Milk Yogurt
2 quarts of powdered milk made up (I use warm water to make it) - for thicker yogurt, add more powder to the water than it calls for (mine calls for 3/4 cup per quart of water, I add about 1 cup powder per quart of water for the yogurt)
1/4 cup of plain yogurt with active cultures

I fill a thermos with hot water and set aside. I make up the powdered milk, add the yogurt and gently mix it. I pour the hot water out of the thermos and then pour the milk/yogurt into the thermos. I put the lid on and let it sit out on the counter over night. In the morning you can put the yogurt into the fridge. I mixed mine with homemade strawberry freezer jam - the sky is the limit on the flavors you can create!

Enjoy!

Back to School Clothing Exchange!


 
Just a reminder that it's time to start getting ready for our annual Children's Back-To-School Clothing Exchange!  This year's exchange will take place on Saturday August 28th, from 9-11am.  The exchange committee will be at the church on Friday August 27th from 6:30-8:30pm to accept donations and get things set up. If this drop-off time isn't convenient, please contact Stacey Elmont or someone from the presidency to make other arrangements.
 
We want:
 
*    Clothing of all sizes.  Newborn through teenage fashionista.Smiley emoticon
 
*    Clothing should be washed, mended and in walk-out-the-door condition.
 
*    Backpacks or other types of school bags.
 
If you are available to help with set-up on Friday night, please contact Stacey.  If no one calls to volunteer, I'll start calling you!  This event has been a big success the past few years for those who have participated and we'd love to keep it going. Everyone is welcome to come "shop" on Saturday, regardless of donation.  And everyone is welcome to donate, regardless of the wish to "shop".  Any questions, call Stacey.
 

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Dear Sisters,
This Sunday Sister Pugmire taught about the value of scripture study.  Here is the lesson synopsis.  May the Lord bless you as you study, learn, and increase your faith!

LESSON SYNOPSIS            
AUGUST 1, 2010         
SISTER SHANNON PUGMIRE
God has commanded his disciples on many occasions to search the scriptures in order to learn how to live the doctrines of salvation.
During his mortal ministry, the Savior stated:  John 5:39
During his appearance to the Nephites following his resurrection Christ quoted from the scriptures then said in 3 Nephi 23:1, “…ye ought to search these things.  Yea, a commandment I give unto you that ye search these things diligently.”
In our day the Lord says:  D&C 1:37
The Savior also revealed to the Joseph Smith that it is possible to hear his voice and know his words through the scriptures:  D&C 18:34-36
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In order to come unto Christ and be perfected in him, each person needs to receive a testimony of the Lord’s words. Some falter because they fail to open the books, others because they read casually. As one would expect, there is a difference between diligent searching or “pondering over the scriptures” and casual reading. A Church history story illustrates the difference.
A small six-year-old boy wandered away from his handcart company during a storm and was lost. When the storm subsided, Robert and Ann Parker realized their boy was missing and began searching. For two days an organized search was unsuccessful. The decision was made that the company must move on because of the approaching winter.
A pioneer journal records the following:
“Ann Parker pinned a bright [red] shawl about the thin shoulders of her husband and sent him back alone on the trail to search again for their child. If he found him dead he was to wrap him in the shawl; if alive, the shawl would be a flag to signal her. Ann and her children took up their load and struggled on with the company, while Robert retraced the miles of … trail, calling, and searching and praying for his helpless little son.”
One suspects that he did not just casually look behind a few trees or leisurely walk along the trail, but that he vigorously investigated every thicket, every clump of trees and gully or wash.
“At last he reached a … trading station where he learned that his child had been found and cared for by a woodsman and his wife. [The boy] had been ill from exposure and fright. [But] God had heard the prayers of his people.
“Out on the trail each night Ann and her children kept watch and, when, on the third night the rays of the setting sun caught the glimmer of a bright red shawl [above her husband’s head], the brave little mother sank in a pitiful heap in the sand. … [She] slept for the first time in six … days.”
The story illustrates the difference between just looking and searching diligently. A casual, infrequent exposure to the scriptures will generally not open the door to the whisperings of the Spirit or provide insights into the Savior’s life and character. We need to search the scriptures with the same vigor that Robert hunted for his son and with the consistency of the mother searching the horizon if we expect to hear his voice and know his words.
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I find that casual or inconsistent reading and studying of the scriptures is ineffective and that many of us simply don’t know how best to start and keep studying.  Let’s discuss some ways to accomplish this:
Nephi says in 1Nephi 19:23 - I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.
1.   The key to successful scripture study is to simply start, and then do it over again and again.
2.   Pray for understanding and ask for help of the Holy Ghost
3.   Choose a subject in the Topical Guide that you need to know more about
4.   Start at the beginning of a book of scripture and look for specific teachings
5.   Look past the story and find the principle being taught.  Example: Nephi commanded to build a boat, though he had never built one before he went about the task with great personal effort and received divine help.  We may not be asked to build a boat, but we may be asked to do things that seem beyond our abilities.
6.   Substitute our name or others names for names in the scriptures.  1 Nephi 3:7: I______, will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them. Or, Matt 19:19 … Thou shalt love thy (neighbor) as thyself.
Quote from Sister Beck:  “It would be impossible to learn the lessons the scriptures contain by reading them only one time through or studying selected verses in a class.”
She also said, “Through my scripture reading and the prayers that accompany my study, I have gained knowledge which brings me peace and helps me keep my energies focused on eternal priorities.”
I love the scriptures… all of them!  They teach with “plainness, even as plain as word can be” (2Ne 32:7).  They testify of Christ.  They tell us all things we should do.  They “make us wise unto salvation.” (2Tim 3:15)