Upcoming General Relief Society Meeting

Sister Linda K. Burton, center, Sister Carole M. Stephens, left, and Sister Linda S. Reeves, right.

From the Church News

The general Relief Society meeting of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be held on September 29, 2012.

Relief Society sisters worldwide are invited to view the satellite broadcast of the general Relief Society meeting at 6:00 p.m. mountain daylight time (8:00pm eastern daylight time). All women 18 years of age and older are encouraged to view the broadcast. They are also encouraged to invite friends and neighbors who may benefit from the meeting.

Linda K. Burton, Relief Society general president; Carole M. Stephens, first counselor; and Linda S. Reeves, second counselor, will speak, along with a member of the First Presidency. This will be the first Relief Society broadcast since the general presidency’s reorganization in spring 2012.

Live video streaming of the broadcast will be available at broadcasts.lds.org in 16 languages: ASL, Cantonese, Cebuano, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, and Tongan. Archives of the broadcast will be available in those same languages at the same site within 24 hours. Live video and audio will also be available in English and Spanish at mormonchannel.org. Click here for more information.

“Although the name may be of modern date, the institution is of ancient origin. We were told by our martyred prophet that the same organization existed in the church anciently.” Eliza R. Snow, Daughters of My Kingdom, Chapter 1 Heading.)

“This great circle of sisters will be a protection for each of you and for your families. The Relief Society might be likened to a refuge—the place of safety and protection—the sanctuary of ancient times. You will be safe within it. It encircles each sister like a protecting wall.” (Boyd K. Packer, Daughters in My Kingdom, Chapter 6 Heading.)

“The world's greatest champion of woman and womanhood is Jesus the Christ.” (James E. Talmage, Daughters of My Kingdom, pg. 3)

We pray that we will all be spiritually recharged and refreshed by the messages we will hear as we continue the great work and purposes of the Relief Society while serving in the Young Women’s auxiliary.

Recipe + Video Recommendation

Sisters, did any of you try Sister Alves incredibly yummy Saltine Toffee Cookies at the annual New Castle Commons activity on Saturday? The question should be, how many of you didn’t? I, for one, lost count after a half dozen. Sister Alves has graciously offered the recipe for those sweet and salty snacks (see below). This is a delicious and very easy refreshment idea for your weekly activities, firesides and Family Home Evening.

Ingredients for 36 servings

• 1/4 pound saltine crackers
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 cups and 1 tablespoon semisweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup and 1 teaspoon chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
2. Line cookie sheet with saltine crackers in single layer.
3. In a saucepan combine the sugar and the butter. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Immediately pour over saltines and spread t cover crackers completely.
4. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Let sit for 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts. Cool completely and break into pieces.

I also recommend to you Elder Holland’s CES address from last night. I pray you will feel uplifted, refreshed and strengthened as you view it. Israel, Israel God is Calling

Love&Gratitude
Shannon

Activity Ideas

Have you heard about this wonderful idea called The Birthday Project?

It was started by this woman. Her name is Robyn Bomar.

Having been inspired by an LDS  friend, she decided to do 38 Random Acts of Kindness to celebrate her 38th birthday and invited others to join her.

Here are just a few things she and her family did:

Returned grocery carts in store parking lots

Bought a gift card for groceries and turned around  and handed it to woman in line behind her. 

Walked up to a family eating lunch at a local restaurant, placed a gift card on their table and walked out.

Dropped off several hand written thank you notes and doughnuts at the police station.

Handed out Mylar balloons to children shopping with their parents.

Taped change to vending machines.

Wrote a letter to old friend and mailed it.

Brought in the neighbor’s garbage can for them.

Took  a large bag of clothes to the local homeless shelter.

There are so many layers here. Wouldn’t this be a fun way to celebrate all kinds of birthdays? Which birthdays would our Young Women want to celebrate this way? And what kinds of acts of kindness would they come up? Your next class presidency meeting with them would be a great place to bring it up.

WithLove&Gratitude.