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).