23 FEB 2014 RELIEF SOCIETY OVERVIEW

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CAROL STONER                        CHERYL BONNELL
ALICE HACKETT                       VERDA BIGSBY
THESE LADIES WOULD SURE APPRECIATE A VISIT.  STOP BY AND LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THEM. 

WE HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT FROM THE YOUNG WOMEN IN RELIEF SOCIETY. I CAN SAY I NEED TO BRUSH UP ON    "THE YOUNG WOMEN THEME"
THEY WILL BE VISITING US THE 4TH SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

NOTE CARDS
VT NOTE CARDS ARE IN PLACE IN THE YW, PRIMARY AND NURSERY. IF YOU ARE WANTING TO SEND A NOTE TO YOUR SISTER FOR VT. THEY ARE NOW READILY AVAILABLE. ALL YOU NEED IS A STAMP.

Time Out for Women - Friday, March 14th through Saturday, March 15th in Spokane!

TOFW is a great inspirational women's conference to uplift and edify us in every way possible. It's a two day event filled with wonderful music and motivational speakers. We encourage as many to attend as possible. It's a wonderful event.

Meals for the Missionaries: If you would like to feed the Missionaries on any particular night please feel free to do so. Contact Joseph Nelson (509)288-2255 for details.  He is available anytime he is in cell service.

Meals for the Stoner's - If you would like to offer a meal for the Stoner's, please contact Stephanie Mackey at 509.553.2025 (home) or 509.398.6301 (cell). You can also sign up online at www.takethemameal.com - Recipients Name: Stoner - Password: Stoner

Stake Relief Society Women's Conference - Thursday, February 27th from 6:30 to 9:00pm
Come join us for fun and informative classes followed by a dessert bar.

CLASS LINE UP       CHOOSE TWO CLASSES

1. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS & A PERFECT BRIGHTNESS OF HOPE 
2. MOTHERHOOD ... A VIRTUOUS OCCUPATION
3. simplification DON'T LOSE THE PEARL IN THE CHAOS! 
4. HE LOVES YOU ... NO MATTER WHAT!
5. PERSONAL REVELATION 
6. THE ATONEMENT ... PEACE AS A RIVER

LESSON
presented by Michelle Hubert

" I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP!"  

Skiing with his grandson, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf fell and found himself unable to get up.

“I began to wonder what it would take to rescue me,” related President Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency, in his priesthood session address. “That was when my grandson came to my side. I told him what had happened, but he didn’t seem very interested in my explanations of why I couldn’t get up. He looked me in the eyes, reached out, took my hand, and in a firm tone said, ‘Opa, you can do it now!

“Instantly I stood.

“I am still shaking my head over this. What had seemed impossible only a moment before immediately became reality, because a 12-year-old boy reached out to me and said, ‘You can do it now!’ To me it was an infusion of confidence, enthusiasm and strength.”

Drawing a lesson from the experience, President Uchtdorf said to the priesthood session congregation that there may be times in one’s life when rising up and continuing on may seem beyond one’s ability.

“Sometimes we just need someone to look us in the eyes, take our hand and say, ‘You can do it now!’” he remarked.

 He added, “Brethren, our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off and move forward.”

“That does not mean that we should be comfortable with our weaknesses, mistakes or sins. No,” he said. “And there is an important difference between the sorrow for sin that leads to repentance and the sorrow that leads to despair.”

When guilt leads to self-loathing, it impedes rather than promotes repentance, he said.

“Let us rise up and become men of God. We have a champion, a Savior, who walked through the valley of the shadow of death on our behalf. He gave Himself a ransom for our sins. No one has ever had greater love than this – Jesus Christ, the Lamb without blemish, willingly laid Himself on the altar of sacrifice and paid the price for our sins to the ‘uttermost farthing.’”

My dear brethren, my dear friends, there will be times when you think you cannot continue on. Trust the Savior and His love. With faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the power and hope of the restored gospel, you will be able to walk tall and continue on. 

The Latter Day Saint's view a fall as an ascent not a step backwards. It's all part of the learning process. 

presented by Jackie Burnett