Scripture for the New Year

With the New Year upon us...

The following Bible verses remind us of multiple things: that God is good, that He will continue to be good, and that we ought to continually strive to show our gratitude and love through our daily lives. Let these Bible verses for the New Year remind us of God's love, faithfulness, and goodness in order that we adjust our lives for the New Year accordingly! With that said, here are 20 Bible verses for the New Year!

Psalm 116:12 (#1 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?

Philippians 4:13 (#2 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (#3 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

17  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Psalm 20:4 (#4 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfill all thy counsel.

Lamentations 3:22-24 (#5 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Psalm 51:10 (#6 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Ezekiel 36:25-27 (#7 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A anew heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Jeremiah 29:11 (#8 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Proverbs 16:3 (#9 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established

Proverbs 19:21 (#10 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

2 Timothy 2:22 (#11 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Romans 12:1-2 (#12 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

1 Chronicles 16:34 (#13 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

34 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 23:6 (#14 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (#15 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Romans 8:28 (#16 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Philippians 4:8 (#17 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

1 Peter 3:15(#18 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give ban answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear

Hebrews 10:23 (#19 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)

Isaiah 64:3-4 (#20 of 20 Bible Verses for the New Year)

3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. 4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

Ward Christmas Party

Let Christmas Begin!!

Come to the Colfax Ward Christmas party, this Saturday!!

When: Saturday December 1st

Where: Colfax LDS Church

Time: 5:00PM

 

DINNER WILL BE SERVED

 

 Will you help us fill Santa's bag with paper products for the bood bank?

 

 Items needed:

 toilet paper

paper towels

napkins

baby wipes

 

Bridal Shower for Callie Kolb

You are Invited to a Bridal Shower!

For:  Callie Kolb

Location:  The Lundberg home 

Address:  304 S. Main Street, St. John, WA

Date: Friday, November 23rd

Time:  6:00 PM

We will be helping Callie make flowers for her reception on December 28th.

Please bring a pair of paper cutting scissors to the shower! We also need lace tablecloths to borrow, either white or off-white.

Any questions, call or email Audrey Kolb at 509-648-3835 / audykolb@gmail.com

Volunteers for Nativities Around the World

Kendra Pickard of the Rolling Hills Ward is reaching out on behalf of the Nativities Around the World Committee.  It is time for us to start mobilizing our volunteers.  The committee needs you to help us make this year a success! 

If you would like to volunteer at this year's Nativities Around the World, follow this link and you can sign up online.

(Notice there are numerous tabs at the bottom of the sign-up spreadsheet where you can volunteer for Family Craft Room, Decorating Wall Panels, Setting Up Trees, Clean-up, and more.)

Here's a preview of Nativities Around the World:

Family and friends are invited to a community nativity display. The unique collection of over 400 nativities from around the world are crafted from native materials representing each other's cultures' interpretation of the birth of Christ. This program will remind us all of the importance of having a “Christ-centered Christmas.”

This event will be held at the Moscow Stake Center.

DAYS AND TIMES

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Thursday, Dec. 6, 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Friday, Dec. 7, 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Saturday, Dec. 8, Noon to 9:00 pm

Sunday, Dec. 9, Noon to 9:00 pm

Click here to sign up to volunteer!

To learn more, go to moscownativity.org, or email Sister Pickard with specific questions about volunteering. pickardmk@yahoo.com

Stake Conference

Stake Conference will be held this coming weekend at the Stake Building in Moscow, Idaho, located at 1657 S. Blaine Street.

Saturday, Nov. 3

4 p.m. - Priesthood Leadership Meeting.

6 - 6:45 p.m. - Adult Soup and Roll Dinner (for all adults 18 years and older)

7 - 9 p.m. - Adult Session of Stake Conference (for all adults 18 years and older)

There is no nursery provided at any of the Stake Conference Meetings.

Sunday, Nov. 4

10 a.m. - General Session of Stake Conference (Everyone attends)



Elder Bussey of the Seventy



The General Session will also be broadcast at the Joseph Street Building in Moscow at 10:00 a.m.

 

We have a General Authority, Elder Philip K. Bussey, coming to address us at Stake Conference.  Elder Bussey was sustained as an area Seventy in April of 2010. Originally from Issaquah, Washington; In his profession served as CEO, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Also had served as president of the Bellevue Washington Stake; former bishop and stake mission president. Wife, Cathy; three children.

President Pennington said it will be wonderful conference. We do hope you can attend. 

This Month at the Food Bank

“Through the Church, the Lord has established a way to care for the poor and needy and help them regain their self-reliance.... When people give, they should do so freely and with a spirit of love, recognizing that Heavenly Father is the source of all blessings and that those blessings should be used to serve others." D&C Sec. 78

Food Bank Wish List

The local food bank has shared with us their "Wish List" for the months of November and December. We hope you can help by making a donation. You can bring your donation to the church and it will be collected and transported to the food bank.

Items in Need of:

TUNA
CANNED CHICKEN
CANNED CHILI
PEANUT BUTTER
JELLY
SODA CRACKERS
MAYO
MARGARINE
MARGARINE STICKS
TUNA HELPER
OLIVES
PICKLES
CHICKEN BROTH
EVAPORATED MILK
SPICES
FROZEN PIES
FROZEN PIE SHELLS
STUFF FOR PIES
COLD CEREAL (KID FRIENDLY) too!

October 2011 Visiting Teaching Message

This Month's Message...

Honoring Our Covenants

Visiting teaching is an expression of our discipleship and a way to honor our covenants as we serve and strengthen one another. A covenant is a sacred and enduring promise between God and His children. “When we realize that we are children of the covenant, we know who we are and what God expects of us,” said Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “His law is written in our hearts. He is our God and we are His people.”

As visiting teachers we can strengthen those we visit in their efforts to keep their sacred covenants. By doing so, we help them prepare for the blessings of eternal life. “Every sister in this Church who has made covenants with the Lord has a divine mandate to help save souls, to lead the women of the world, to strengthen the homes of Zion, and to build the kingdom of God,” said Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

As we make and keep sacred covenants, we become instruments in the hands of God. We will be able to articulate our beliefs and strengthen each other’s faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

From the Scriptures

1 Nephi 14:14; Mosiah 5:5–7; 18:8–13; Doctrine and Covenants 42:78; 84:106

From Our History

The temple is “a place of thanksgiving for all saints,” the Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1833. It is “a place of instruction for all those who are called to the work of the ministry in all their several callings and offices; that they may be perfected in the understanding of their ministry, in theory, in principle, and in doctrine, in all things pertaining to the kingdom of God on the earth”.

Relief Society sisters in Nauvoo, Illinois, in the early 1840s helped each other prepare for temple ordinances. In the ordinances of the higher priesthood that Latter-day Saints received in the Nauvoo Temple, “the power of godliness [was] manifest” (D&C 84:20). “As the Saints kept their covenants, this power strengthened and sustained them through their trials in the days and years ahead.”

In the Church today, faithful women and men all over the world serve in the temple and continue to find strength in the blessings that can be received only through temple covenants.

For the complete visiting Teaching Message, follow this link to the message on lds.org

What can I do?

1. How do my covenants strengthen me?
2. How am I helping the sisters I watch over to keep their covenants?

Preparing Yourself For General Conference

We hope you will plan to watch or listen to the 182nd Semiannual General Conference on Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7, 2012. Messages will be given by the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities and general officers of the Church.

Broadcast Times:  General sessions will be held on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time), followed by the priesthood session at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). Two more general sessions will be held on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (which includes Music and the Spoken Word) and 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).

Ways to Prepare: Following are some suggestions from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency.

"In preparation for general conference, let me suggest three basic concepts that may help us to better receive, remember, and apply the words spoken by the Lord’s servants...

1. Members of the Church are entitled to personal revelation as they listen to and study the inspired words spoken at general conference.

As you prepare for general conference, I invite you to ponder questions you need to have answered. For example, you might yearn for direction and guidance by the Lord regarding challenges you are facing.

Answers to your specific prayers may come directly from a particular talk or from a specific phrase. At other times answers may come in a seemingly unrelated word, phrase, or song. A heart filled with gratitude for the blessings of life and an earnest desire to hear and follow the words of counsel will prepare the way for personal revelation.

2. Don’t discount a message merely because it sounds familiar.

Prophets have always taught by repetition; it is a law of learning. You will hear repetition in themes and doctrines in general conference. Let me reassure you: this is not due to a lack of creativity or imagination. We continue to hear messages on similar issues because the Lord is teaching and impressing upon our minds and hearts certain foundational principles of great eternal importance that must be understood and acted upon before we can move on to other things. A wise builder first lays the foundation before erecting the walls and the roof.

3. The words spoken at general conference should be a compass that points the way for us during the coming months.

If we listen to and follow the promptings of the Spirit, they will serve as a Liahona, guiding us through the unknown, challenging valleys and mountains that are ahead (see 1 Nephi 16).

Since the world began, God has raised up prophets who speak the will of heaven to the people of their times. It is our responsibility to listen and then apply the messages the Lord provides for us.

Our merciful and loving Heavenly Father has not forsaken and will not forsake His children. Today, as well as in times past, He has appointed apostles and prophets. He continues to reveal His word to them.

What a marvelous privilege it is to hear God’s messages for each of us during general conference! Let us prepare well for this great blessing of divine guidance delivered by His chosen servants.

For this is no ordinary blessing.

~~~

To read President Uchtdorf's complete First Presidency Message, click the following link: "General Conference—No Ordinary Blessing"

Nobody Goes Hungry

"Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay." Psalm 40:17

Please, let us come together in generosity of heart and offerings to help the poor and needy. The Colfax Food Bank serves approximately 20 families each month. They are facing severe shortages at this time and are out of several items right now. They will gladly accept all dry good donations, but their specific needs at this time are listed below:

The Colfax Food Bank Needs You!

Totally Out Of:

~ Dish soap
~ Laundry soap
~ Toilet paper
~ Margarine
~ Cheese
~ Jelly/Jam
~ Pancake mix
~ Jello

Other Items They Need:

~ Dried milk
~ Sugar (small boxes)
~ Canned fruit
~ Juice
~ Cake mixes and frosting
~ Kid snacks (granola bars, cheese & cracker packages, etc).

 If possible, bring your donations to the Colfax Ward building this Wednesday evening. The items will be delivered to the Colfax Food Bank for distribution on Friday to those in need. If you are unable to make your delivery to the church that night, please contact Sisters Beth Moxley or Kelsey Livingston and we will make arrangements to pick up your donation. Contact information follows:

Kelsey Livingston | 717-891-6687 |  loughlin.kelsey@gmail.com

Beth Moxley | 509-397-0297 |  moxleybr@gmail.com

"Worth Every Sacrifice and Effort..."

Following is our weekly quote about "Going to the Temple". 

As we we prepare as families and individuals to participate in Ward Temple Day, Saturday November 17th, consider these thoughts from President Thomas S. Monson about the significance of Going to the Temple.

The Spokane Washington Temple

"My brothers and sisters, temples are more than stone and mortar.  They are filled with faith and fasting.  They are built of trials and testimonies.  They are sanctified by sacrifice and service...

"Some degree of sacrifice has ever been associated with temple building and with temple attendance.  Countless are those who have labored and struggled in order to obtain for themselves and for their families the blessings which are found in the temples of God...

"Why are so many willing to give so much in order to receive the blessings of the temple?  Those who understand the eternal blessings which come from the temple know that no sacrifice is too great, no price too heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive those blessings.  There are never too many miles to travel, too many obstacles to overcome, or too much discomfort to endure.  They understand that the saving ordinances received in the temple that permit us to someday return to our Heavenly Father in an eternal family relationship and to be endowed with blessings and power from on high are worth every sacrifice and every effort."

    ~ Pres. Thomas S. Monson, April 2011 General Conference

September 2012 Visiting Teaching Message

Visiting teaching is the heart and soul of Relief Society. The purposes of visiting teaching are to build caring relationships with each sister and to offer support, comfort, and friendship.

This Month's Visiting Teaching message: Special Needs and Service Rendered

“The needs of others are ever present, and each of us can do something to help someone. Unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives.”   ~President Thomas S. Monson

As visiting teachers we can sincerely come to know and love each sister we visit. Service to those we visit will flow naturally out of our love for them (see John 13:34–35). How can we know the spiritual and temporal needs of our sisters so we can render service when it is needed? As visiting teachers, we are entitled to receive inspiration when we pray about those we visit. Maintaining regular contact with our sisters is also important. Personal visits, telephone calls, a note of encouragement, e-mails, sitting with her, a sincere compliment, reaching out to her at church, helping her in time of illness or need, and other acts of service all help us watch over and strengthen each other. Visiting teachers are asked to report the well-being of sisters, any special needs they have, and the service rendered to them. These kinds of reports and our service to our sisters help us demonstrate our discipleship.

As you contemplate role as a Visiting Teaching sister... Ask yourself "What Can I Do?"

1. Am I seeking personal inspiration to know how to respond to the spiritual and temporal needs of each sister I’m assigned to watch over?
2. How do the sisters I watch over know that I care about them and their families?

If you click here, you will be taken to the Sept. 2012 issue of the Ensign, to the page featuring the current Visiting Teaching message.

Looking Ahead to Ward Temple Day

Ward Temple Day is Saturday, November 17th. In an effort to help us prepare to go to the temple, the Relief Society Presidency will be sharing a quote about the temple each week. Here is the first quote:

" Let us be a temple-attending and a temple-loving people. Let us hasten to the temple as frequently as time and means and personal circumstances allow. Let us go not only for our kindred dead, but let us also go for the personal blessing of temple worship, for the sanctity and safety which is provided within those hallowed and consecrated walls. The temple is a place of beauty, it is a place of revelation, it is a place of peace. It is the house of the Lord. It is holy unto the Lord. It should be holy unto us."

(Pres. Howard W. Hunter, The Great Symbol of Our Membership, Oct. 1994).

Doing Our Part to Share the Gospel

On Sunday, August 19th, Sister Audrey Kolb taught a lesson on Doing Our Part to Share the Gospel, taken from Teachings of Presidents of the Church - George Albert Smith.

In every neighborhood there is unending opportunity for each of us to radiate a spirit of peace and love and happiness. This is just one step we can take toward sharing the Gospel with those around us. Sharing the Gospel can be done in many ways, from outwardly preaching the gospel on a formal mission call, to simply demonstrating Christ-like behavior through our kindness and good works toward those we come in contact with during the day.

Here are some ways we participate in missionary work...

   ~ By preparing to serve missions ourselves

   ~ By helping prepare future missionaries

   ~ By supporting missionaries on their missions

   ~ By living exemplary lives - Our influence may encourage others to learn about the Gospel

   ~ By inspiring confidence in others

   ~ By being kind to others

   ~ By loving others

   ~ By following the promptings of the Holy Ghost

   ~ By being like the Savior

Doing missionary work plants seeds in other people. The seeds may not sprout for years! The best missionary work is to be the best person you can be. Through your behavior, others will see the power of the Gospel!

10 Things to Do to Cultivate Lasting Friendships

This list, based on Scriptural Truths, was published by LDS Resources on June 30, 2008. What a priceless investment, to devote yourself to learning ways to best Cultivate Lasting Friendships!

1. Guard your tongue. Say less than you think. (Isaiah 53:7)

2. Make promises sparingly and Keep them faithfully. Under commit and over perform. (Alma 18:8-10)

3. Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind word. (DC 42:27)

Cultivate friendships that stand the test of time

4. Be genuinely interested in others, their pursuits, work, families. (Prov 1:5)

5. Be cheerful and optimistic. Don’t dwell on minor aches and small disappointments. (Alma 26:27)

6. Keep an open mind. Discuss but don’t argue. Disagree without being disagreeable. (Prov 15:18)

7. Discourage gossip. It’s destructive. (DC 20:54)

8. Be careful of other people’s feelings. (1 Ne 8:37)

9. Pay no attention to ill-natured remarks about you. Live so that nobody will believe them. (Matt 27:11-14)

10. Don’t be anxious about getting credit. Just do your best and be patient. (Alma 29:14-16)

Ward 4th of July Breakfast Wrap-up

We had a great turnout of at least 150 people (family, friends, members, and non-members) at the 4th of July Breakfast and Flag Raising Ceremony. Brother Kelly Messinger lead in a flag raising ceremomy and 3-Gun Salute. The High Priest Group cooked a fantastic breakfast; the food was plentiful and good! Many thanks to those in Relief Society who pitched in, arriving early to help set tables. We were told that the table settings looked nicer than they ever have! There were lots of less active and non-members who joined us for breakfast. The weather was perfect for the occasion and everyone seemed very pleased with the way the whole event turned out.

    

Communicating to Our Children with Love

The Relief Society Presidency will periodically be teaching a lesson from an LDS resource guide entitled "Strengthening the Family". This month's presidency lesson was taught by Relief Society 2nd Counselor Nancy Anderson. Her lesson came from chapters entitled "Understanding Child Development" and "Communicating with Love".

Sister Nancy Anderson teaching from "Strengthening the Family"

There was a lot of class participation from the many mothers attending Relief Society on Sunday. Nancy walked us through the progression of developmental stages including Developing Independence (ages 1-3), Channeling Initiative (ages 3-6), Learning to be Industrious (ages 6-12), Seeking Independence and a Sense of Identity (ages 12-18). Having realistic expectations and paced progress should be guiding principles in the parenting/growth process. Get to know your children. Be available to listen and help when your children are willing to talk. Play with them. Show interest in what they do. Provide learning opportunities. Establish boundaries.

In communicating with children, there are harmful communication practices and there are Christlike communication methods. It is harmful to lecture, preach, interrogate, placate, judge, condemn, threaten, blame, ridicule and criticize. It is harmful to talk about one's own feelings when a child needs to share his or her feelings.

In being Christlike in our means of communicating, we are slow to condemn, we forgive, we are compassionate, we are considerate of our family.  We are willing to return good for evil, we are appreciative, eager to serve, and willing to sacrifice. Always look for the good in children. Listen to them, showing an interest and willingness to listen. Respond non-defensively when your child is upset at you. Clarify your expectations. Resolve problems that impair your ability to listen. Words and behavior have the power to hurt or to help, to inflict pain and suffering or to soothe painful feelings. Words and behavior can provoke doubt and fear, or instill faith and courage. As you master the way you communicate, you can exert a tremendously positive influence on your children.

Thank you, Sister Anderson, for a influential lesson that was relevant to all of the sisters in Relief Society. In attendance this Sunday were mothers,  grandmothers, a great grandmother, aunts, teachers, and even a nanny. We all learned valuable lessons from your teachings and will take this information home as we strive to better understand childhood development and communicating to our children with love.

TFOT: Teaching after the Manner of the Spirit

This past Sunday we were blessed with a presentation by Sister Andrea Barrett who taught the monthly Teachings for Our Time lesson. This month's TFOT lesson was based on a talk given by Matthew O. Richardson, Second Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency, at the October 2011 General Conference. His talk was entitled "Teaching after the Manner of the Spirit". 


Sister Andrea Barrett



"While we are all teachers, we must fully realize that it is the Holy Ghost who is the real teacher and witness of all truth." ~ Matthew O. Richardson

What is the job of the Holy Ghost? He testifies, prompts us, guides us. How does the Holy Ghost teach us? He teaches gradually, He teaches through feelings, He teaches in different ways for different people.

 “The responsibility to teach [effectively] is not limited to those who have formal callings as teachers.” In fact, every family member, Church leader, and Church member (including the youth and children) has a responsibility to teach."

Teaching involves more than just asking the spirit to be with us; we need to think about how the Holy Ghost teaches. Then we want to work in tandem with the Holy Ghost.

There are several principles taught in Brother Richardson's talk.  First, the Holy Ghost teaches individuals in a very personal way. We don't all learn the same way. We are teaching "people" , not "lessons". We are teaching individuals, and it is a personal process.

Parents, leaders and teachers who mirror how the Spirit teaches intentionally pause to listen, carefully observe, and then discern what to do next. One of the rolls of the teacher is to not get in the way of the Spirit.

Second, the Holy Ghost teaches by inviting, prompting, encouraging and inspiring us to act.  The Spirit leads, guides and shows us what to do. He will not, however, do for us what only we can do for ourselves.

Brother Richardson invites us to align the manner of our teaching after the manner of the Holy Ghost in all we do. He testifies that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that His gospel is restored. Because of this we must be real parents, real leaders, real teachers, and real learners. God will help us in our efforts, in the sacred name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, amen.

The Colfax Ward Relief Society would like to thank Sister Barrett for her time and effort in teaching us with the Spirit. There was much valuable dialog amongst the sisters and there were numerous valuable lessons learned by those in attendance.

To read the full text of Matthew O. Richardson's conference talk, click on this link:  Teaching After the Manner of the Spirit.

4th of July Breakfast and Flag Ceremony

We hope everyone will plan to join us at the church on the morning of July 4th for our annual Breakfast and Flag Ceremony. This is a FREE event and you are encouraged to bring friends and family. Fun activities are in store for the kids, including a fire engine, bounce castle, potato launcher, water balloon toss, three-gun salute, and more.

Search the Scriptures...

"If we have failed to read the scriptures, we have missed the better part of this world's literature". George Albert Smith.

In Relief Society on Sunday, Kathe Martin taught a lesson from "Teachings of Presidents of the Church - George Albert Smith". Chapter 10 is entitled "The Scriptures, the Most Valuable Library in the World".

Why did the Lord give us the scriptures?

Knowledge: President G.A. Smith taught that the truths contained in the scriptures are far more valuable than the philosophies of men. We find more comfort in the sacred records that are the scriptures than in all the philosophies of the ages, as given to us by the wisdom of men.

Exaltation: The Lord gave us the scriptures to help us overcome our trials and prepare for exaltation. He has given us the information that we need to adjust our lives and to prepare ourselves that no matter what may transpire we will be on the Lord's side of the line. In the scriptures, He has told us how to proceed.

Strengthen the family: We inspire faith in our families by reading the scriptures to them. Read them prayerfully and faithfully, teach them in your homes; call your families around you and inspire in them a faith in the living God, by reading those things that have been revealed.

God has given us the holy scriptures to help us and our families prepare for eternal life. For these sacred records, we are forever grateful. Amen.