RS Lesson Links

Sisters,

The links to download our last two lessons are:

Nov. 27th - Teachings of Our Time - "Called to Be Saints" by Elder Benjamin de Hoyos, given by Gretchen Erb

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_11_27_TOT_CalledToBeSaints.zip


Dec. 4th - Presidency Message - "Becoming One with the Savior, Becoming Prayerful" - given by Jennifer Westwood, Yvonne Rodabough & Breann Farlow, testimony by Kathryn Jolley

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_12_04_PresMsg_BecomingOneBecomingPrayerful.zip


We hope you enjoy these great lessons!

RS Lesson Links

Sisters,

We've enjoyed two more great lessons in Relief Society! Here are the links to download the mp3's:

Nov 13th, Gospel Principles Ch. 42 - "The Gathering of the House of Israel" given by Kathryn Jolley

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_11_13_GP_Ch_42_GatheringHouseOfIsrael.zip


Nov 20th, Gospel Principles Ch. 43 & 44 - "Signs of the Second Coming" and "The Second Coming of Jesus Christ" given by Sally Crawley

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_11_20_GP_Ch_43_44_SecondComingOfChrist.zip


We SO appreciate our teachers!

Open The Gift!!

Sisters,

We have recently received such a special gift - it's the book "Daughters In Our Kingdom". Have you opened your gift??

This book contains testimonies, experiences, teaching moments, and stories about our sisters in the Church. It is meant to inspire us, to uplift us, to support us, and to increase our connection with our Savior and each other.

Take a moment and "open the gift"! I think you will want to keep reading more and more.

Here's a link to a 2 minute intro to "Daughters In Our Kingdom" by our Relief Society General President, Sis.Beck. We all have 2 minutes, right?

http://lds.org/relief-society/daughters-in-my-kingdom/about-the-book?lang=eng#modal=the-gift-daughters-in-my-kingdom

I hope you are uplifted and your hearts filled as you read this beautiful book.

With love,

Kathryn Jolley

RS Lesson Links

Sisters,
We've been well taught these past few weeks! HUGE thank you to our guest teacher, Paige Brown, and a HUGE thanks to our wonderful RS teachers, Sally, Gretchen & Saundra. We are always uplifted and instructed so well during your lessons.

Here are the links to download the last 4 RS lessons:

Oct 16, Gospel Principles Ch. 41, "The Postmortal Spirit World" taught by Sally Crawley

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_10_16_GP_Ch_42_PostmortalSpiritWorld.zip


Oct 23, Teachings of Our Times, "Your Potential, Your Privilege" taught by Gretchen Erb

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_10_23_TOT_YourPotentialYourPrivilege.zip


Oct 30, "Becoming Friendly" taught by Paige Brown

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_10_30_BecomingFriendly.zip


Nov 6, Presidency Message "Becoming Grateful & Positive" taught by Yvonne Rodabough

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_11_06_PresMsg_BecomingGratefulPositive.zip


It's always wonderful to hear from Yvonne. Her spirit & earnest testimony always shine through. Thanks for the wonderful lesson!

We love you, sisters!
Kathryn Jolley

RS Lesson Links

Sisters,

I have to apologize for taking so long to post these download links for our last few Relief Society lessons! The computer that had the software I use to prepare the mp3's was broken & it took awhile to get it fixed. Finally, we're up & running again!

We hope you took the opportunity to enjoy all the amazing sessions of General Conference last weekend. What an uplifting & inspiring weekend!


Our last three Relief Society lesson download links are:

Sept. 18th - Gospel Principles, Ch. 39 "The Law of Chastity" given by Sally Crawley

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_09_18_GP_Ch_39_LawOfChastity.zip



Sept. 25th - Teachings of Our Times, "LDS Women Are Incredible!" by Elder Quentin L. Cook, lesson given by Shayne Henke

(We appreciate her substituting & teaching our Laurels & their YW Leaders!! She did a great job!)
http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_09_25_TOT_LDSWomenAreIncredible.zip


Oct. 9th - Gospel Principles, Ch. 40 "Temple Work & Family History" given by Saundra Gall

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_10_09_GP_Ch_40_TempleWorkFamilyHistory.zip


With love, your presidency -
Jennifer, Kathryn, Yvonne & Breann

Ice Cream Social Pic's (Super Saturday Pic's below...)

Back in June, the Relief Society hosted an Ice Cream Social at Olympic Park. We had a "Get-to-Know-You" activity too.

We had a great time & we loved learning more about our friends!

Here's some pics from our fun activity -

Thanks to everyone who made the time to come! We truly enjoyed your company. :)

Super Saturday Pic's

We had a FABULOUS time at Super Saturday!!

We especially enjoyed sharing the day with our Young Women. Thanks for coming, girls!!


Here's some fun pics from our great activity - enjoy!



Thanks to Eileen Pearson for providing all the holiday crafts!

Thanks to Marty Watts for teaching the flower arranging!

Thanks to Saundra Gall for teaching the cake decorating!

Thanks to Russell Jolley for teaching the PhotoShop class!

Thanks to everyone that provided the decorations, the delicious lunch & helped with set-up and clean-up!!

And an extra-special thank you to those who organized & supervised the children's class!! All the mom's had a great time & got a lot done while you cared for their kids.

Thanks to everyone for coming & making our Super Saturday SO GREAT!!

We'll see you at our next Relief Society Activity!!

Super Saturday was AWESOME!!

Sisters,

A HUGE thanks goes to all those who helped make our Super Saturday activity such a success!!

The classes were well-attended and the teachers were great! Special thanks to Sis. Marty Watts, Sis. Saundra Gall, Sis. Eileen Pearson & Br. Russell Jolley for teaching us, preparing the crafts, and especially for all the hard work they put in preparing for their classes. Everyone had such a great time & learned many new things or went home with a fun new craft for their home.

It was wonderful to see so many of our ward sisters chatting & laughing together. The sounds of friends & laughter rang through the building.

Another HUGE thanks go to those who planned & supervised the Children's Class. Thanks for keeping the kids safe & happy, giving their moms an opportunity to enjoy their activities. You are very much appreciated!

Finally, another HUGE thanks to those who set up & cleaned up, filled the food tables with delicious goodies, and/or supported those who needed help. We appreciate you too!!

We're thrilled our activity went so well & we're already looking forward to our next one!

Love you, sisters!
Your Presidency - Jennifer, Kathryn, Yvonne & Breann

RS Lesson Links

Sisters,

We've enjoyed some great lessons as we finished the month of August and began September! We hope you were all able to attend Stake Conference. There were some beautiful messages shared and we sustained our new Stake Presidency Counselor, Br. Carlton. It was especially great to see our Young Men & Women participating in the youth choir. They were AWESOME!!

Here are the links to our last two Relief Society lessons:

Aug. 21st, Teachings of Our Times - "The Eternal Blessings of Marriage" by Elder Richard G. Scott, lesson given by Tiffiny Fredrickson.

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_08_21_TOT_EternalBlessingsOfMarriage.zip

She was substituting (and visiting from Young Women) and gave a fabulous lesson!! Thanks so much, Sis. Fredrickson!

Our Presidency Message for September was given on Sept. 4th by Kathryn Jolley. The theme for September is "Becoming Called to Serve".

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_09_04_PresMsg_CalledToServe.zip

In her lesson, she referenced a Conference talk given by Elder Russell M. Nelson called "Perfection Pending". Here is the link for that talk:

http://lds.org/general-conference/1995/10/perfection-pending?lang=eng&query=Perfection+Pending

We love you, sisters!!

Your Presidency - Jennifer, Kathryn, Yvonne & Breann

Super Saturday - Sept. 17th

Our ward Super Saturday activity will be on Saturday, Sept. 17th, from 9:00am - 1:00pm at our church building.

We will be offering 3 classes and loads of crafts, plus some yummy food and a chance to hang out with your friends & neighbors! It's going to be a great activity!

All money due will need to be given to Yvonne Rodabough by Monday, Sept. 12th.


Here's a quick overview of the classes and the crafts we'll be offering:

PHOTOSHOP FOR THE HOME USER - no cost

Br. Jolley will be teaching two 1-hour classes on PhotoShop, beginning skills at 10:00am & intermediate skills at 11:00am. He'll introduce PhotoShop, teach the Top 5 home uses, & give you some quick tips in the beginning skills class. He'll move on to intermediate-advanced processes during the second hour.

After the classes are done, he'll be staying around if you want to continue to work/learn, ask questions, or practice the skills you've just learned. If you have a laptop with PhotoShop, feel free to bring it so you can work along with his lessons.

** He'd love to know what your specific interests are, if any, for this class. He wants to focus his time on the things that are of interest to you. So if you have a specific skill you'd like to learn or a question feel free to email him or call him anytime. He'll be sure to work your needs/interests into his skills lessons. rjolley@cleanlinemedia.com **


CAKE DECORATING - $6.00 (choose a 6" round 2-layer cake OR 8 cupcakes)

Saundra Gall will be teaching us how to decorate our cake or cupcakes so we can all look like professionals! :) Her class will begin at 9:00am. You choose a layer cake or 8 cupcakes and she will bring the frostings, tools & fun extras for decorating.

She is SO talented! Here are some pictures of her work:





CREATE AN AUTUMN ARRANGEMENT - Bring the things you've gathered (see note from Marty below) plus any silk and/or dried flowers you would like to use in your arrangements along with the container you would like to use.

Marty Watts will be teaching this class. You can choose to make -

A door hanging:



A laying table arrangement:




A small container arrangement:

or a large (tall) container arrangement:

A note from Marty:

If you are interested in one of these arrangements, please spent some time during the next few weeks looking for dried flowers, weeds, seeds and grasses to use in your arrangements. Many are in your yard, along the road or along the marshland. (ie., oats, wheat, cattails, corn tassels, leaves, grasses, etc.)

Remember to bring the things you've gathered plus any silk and/or dried flowers you would like to use in your arrangements along with the container you would like to use.



PAINTED CRAFTS

There will be lots of adorable painted/modpodged crafts available. You will need to pay for these in advance & bring your own scrapbook paper that day. Tables will be available with room to work on your crafts.

For prices, see the sign-up sheets on the display tables outside the Relief Society Room each Sunday.

Here are pictures of the crafts available:

If you have any questions, please call Yvonne Rodabough, Rachel Smith, or any member of the Presidency.

We're looking forward to seeing you there!

RS Lesson Link & Sister Spotlight

Sisters,

We truly enjoyed Sally Crawley's lesson on August 14th - Gospel Principles, Chapter 37 "Family Responsibilities". Below is the link to download her lesson.

Also on the mp3 is our Sister Spotlight of Nicole Neer, given by Candy Florek. Nicole is darling! We had fun getting to know a little bit more about her (and to see her in Relief Society!)

Thanks to both sisters for popping in from Primary & Young Women!

mp3 Lesson & Spotlight link:

http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_08_14_GPCh_37_FamilyResponsibilities.zip


For this Sunday, August 21st, here is the link to the Teaching For Our Times lesson, given by Elder Richard G. Scott in April 2011 General Conference, "The Eternal Blessings of Marriage":

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/the-eternal-blessings-of-marriage?lang=eng&query=Eternal+Blessings+Marriage

Sis. Tiffiny Frederickson will be teaching our lesson, so please pre-read Elder Scott's talk and come prepared to participate. We're looking forward to her lesson! :)

Thanks, sisters!! We love you -
Your Presidency

5th Sunday Message - "Employment & Preparedness"

Our Bishopric turned the 5th Sunday message over to Br. & Sis. Murdock who taught us about the LDS Employment Center & the opportunities available to us there. Br. & Sis. Murdock have recently been called to serve in the Employment Center.

As our bishop said at the end of the lesson - "It's about preparedness." We can always educate and prepare ourselves and we are blessed to have such a great resource so close.

Here is the link to download the Murdocks' lesson:
http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_07_31_BishopricMsg_Employment.zip


And now, an apology -
I think I hit the record button accidentally during my lesson this Sunday, August 7th, shutting off the mp3 recorder. The recording I got cuts off after just 7 minutes. (A perfect example of my technological ineptitude, to be honest)

SO - we don't have a link for Sunday's lesson. I'm so sorry about that.

Please take time to read from your Gospel Principles manual, Chapter 36 "The Family Can Be Eternal". There are some great insights & suggestions in the lesson.
- a very embarassed, Kathryn Jolley

Presidency Message for August

For the month of August the Theme for Relief Society is: To Be Smart and To Learn.

Heavenly Father has given us a wonderful world in which to live, learn, and progress. Our life on earth is a schooling process, during which we are to seek knowledge and understanding of the things of God and the world around us.

“Isn’t it wonderful how many interesting things there are around to be seen, heard, felt, learned and enjoyed! “We have only to open the ‘many windows’ to our soul—to happily employ our eyes and ears and intuition, to use our sense and our senses and our ‘inward vision.’ We can furnish our minds with interesting pictures to look at, inspiring things to hear, happy memories to live with” (Marion D. Hanks, Improvement Era, Oct. 1964, 883).

As members of the Church, we have three important centers of learning: the home, the school, and the Church. Each of these offers opportunities for continued learning. Learning requires constant effort. It is far too easy for us to become mentally lazy when we do not study.

Heavenly Father expects us to use our capacity to learn for building our own lives and for doing good to others. The Savior has commanded us to become perfect, as He and our Father in Heaven are. To become like them, we must learn and grow in the knowledge of the truth.

Learning and growing are so very important. Think of something specific you can do to continue learning. Plan your time so that you can learn something new and worthwhile each day. Plan a way to increase opportunities for learning in your home. Discuss the importance of learning in a family home evening. Help your children prepare a plan for their education.

We as a Relief Society Presidency want you to know that we love you and learn from each of you every day.

With Love,
Jennifer Westwood, Kathryn Jolley, Yvonne Rodabough, and Breann Farlow

Sister Spotlight & RS Lesson Links

Sisters,

Here are the links to download the last 2 weeks' Relief Society Lessons. We have such great teachers! We are so grateful for their preparation & the spirit they bring to our Relief Society meetings.

July 17 - Gospel Principles, Chapter 35 "Obedience" by Sally Crawley
http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_07_17_GPCh35_Obedience.zip

July 24 - Teachings of Our Times, "What Manner of Men and Women Ought Ye To Be?" by Lynn G. Robbins, lesson by Gretchen Erb
http://www.cleanlinemedia.com/JordanRiverWard/RS/2011_07_24_TOT_WhatMannerOughtYeToBe.zip

Here is the link for the original talk. It's from the May 2011 Ensign.

This mp3 also includes our Sister Spotlight on Candy Florek, given by Yvonne Rodabough. We loved the opportunity to have Candy in Relief Society from Young Women, if only for a few minutes. :)

We love you, sisters!
Your Presidency - Jennifer, Kathryn, Yvonne & Breann

It's a BOY!

Congratulations to Tera Braby!!

She & her family welcomed Bridger Morgan Braby early Sunday morning.

Everyone is happy, healthy & well.

We can't wait to meet him!

Lunch Group at Olympic Park

Sisters,

Our Lunch Group at the Park starts TODAY!!

Olympic Park, 12:00 noon

Bring lunch for you & your kids. It's a good time to let the kids run & play, and for you to hang out with some friends!

See you there!