Relief Society Announcements

RELIEF SOCIETY TEMPLE DAYS

Sister Beth Moxley has heard from a number of our sisters that they would like to attend the temple more often.  So let's do it together! Beth would like to plan one day a month to go up to the Temple and anyone who feels they would like to join her is welcome.  It's a zero pressure activity.  If you have the desire and availability, she would love to have you join her. If not this month, then perhaps another month will work out for you!  Beth is going this Friday, May 3rd, for the 11:30AM endowment session. She will leave Colfax at  9:45AM and can take up to five passengers. Call Beth at 509-397-0297 if you would like to join her!

ASSISTANCE WITH KIMBERLY HEINER RECEPTION

Brother and Sister Heiner need many helping hands to assist with setting-up and serving at Kimberly Heiner's "Open House at the Courtyard", in celebration of her recent wedding. If you can come early and help with set-up and serving on Saturday, May 11th, please contact Sister Aleta Heiner at 509-397-9166. The reception is Saturday, May 11th from 7:30PM-9:00PM at The Courtyard, 300 S. Main St. in Colfax.

RELIEF SOCIETY EVENING MEETING

Enrichment!

The RS Evening Meeting is coming up, Tuesday May 14th at 6:30 PM. Activities to include Dinner; special presentation by Sister Patti Cammack; hands-on project to make your own "Stress Kit";  and a game or two for extra fun.

MISSIONARY MEALS - LETS GET 'EM FED!

There has been a decline of dinner offerings for the Missionaries in recent months and those boys are getting hungry!  Please know that  you can deliver meals directly to their apartment, in the event you are unable to accommodate them in your home! To deliver dinners to their apartment, give Elder Church and Elder Folu a call at 509-553-9579. Their address: Bud Ackerman Apartments, 201 W Fairview, Apt. 4 in Colfax. 

VOLUNTEERS FOR TEMPLE LANDSCAPING PROJECT

The Spokane Temple is seeking volunteers for a grounds landscaping project, on May 13th and 15th from 10AM-12Noon. Just show up in work clothing appropriate for the weather and be prepared to get a little grubby. Tools and equipment provided.

Springtime 2013 Food Bank Needs

We want to thank you for your ongoing attention to the needs of our local food pantry. Please consider picking up a few of these items next time you are at the grocery store.

Food Bank Needs

children's cereal

baby food

baby wipes

bisquick

pancake mixes

syrup

shelf stable pudding

canned fruit

canned chicken/meats

children's snacks

instant soup packets

canned tomatoes

canned corn

can openers

taco seasoning packets

chili seasoning packets

canned kidney beans

plastic spoons

Simply bring your donation to the church foyer and deposit in the donation bins. Your items will be delivered to the Food Pantry by Patti Wilkinson within a week's time.

The Palouse Community Preparedness Fair

Are you Prepared?

Announcing The Palouse Community Preparedness Fair

Come join your community members this Saturday as we learn about Water and Food Storage, Food Productions, Car Seat Info, Radios, Medical Providers, Home and Personal Safety, and Emergency Preparedness.

Bring your children to meet Smokey Bear and view a Fire Engine and Life Flight Helicopter. Also, a donation of canned food for the local food banks would be appreciated.

Time, Date & Location

• SATURDAY, March 23, 2013
• 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• At The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
• 2600 W "A" Street, Moscow, ID
• (Behind Staples off the Pullman Moscow Highway)

Go to this excellent website for more details:
www.palousepreparedness.com

The following organizations are assisting with the Preparedness Fair:

Moscow Fire Department  *  Moscow Police Department  *  Latah County Sheriff’s Office  *  Life Flight  *  North Central Idaho Fire Prevention Co-op  *  Latah County Disaster Services  *  University of Idaho Extension  *  Idaho Public Health  *  Whitman County Department of Emergency Management  *  WSU Disaster Response Club  *  Palouse Hills Amateur Radio Club (amateur radio operators)  *  American Red Cross  *  Disability Action Center  *  Moscow Food Co-op  *  Palouse Beekeepers Assoc.  *  Moscow Garden Club  *  Idaho Food Bank  *  Humane Society of the Palouse  *  National Weather Service  *  Inland Northwest Broadcasting  *  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (sponsor)

Birthday Party Pictures

The Relief Society 171st Birthday Party was a real success and a great time for everyone. It was a Mad Hatter Party and sisters showed their spirit with lots of wild and whacky hats. The table decorations were fun and festive; dinner was delicious and the cake/cupcakes were works of art! We played a fun getting-to-know-you game, sort of like speed dating where we had to share "something cool about yourself". We also had a race to see which team could paint sisters' fingernails the fastest.

Many, many thanks to the "Enrichment Team", Nancy Anderson, Beth Moxley, Tia Langston, Shaena Nelson and Jenny Meyer for a job well done! 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relief Society Birthday Party - This Tuesday

Nancy Anderson as the Mad Hatter

Wear a Crazy Hat!!

Joins us Tuesday evening, March 12th, at 6:30 for the Mad Hatter's Tea Party in celebration of  Relief Society's 171st birthday.

Come at 6:30 PM for dinner and birthday cake, and wear a crazy hat!

Brief Background on Relief Society

Relief Society was founded on March 17th, 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois and has approximately 6 million members in over 170 countries and territories. The Relief Society is often referred to by the church and others as "one of the oldest and largest women's organizations in the world."

The motto of the Relief Society, taken from 1 Corinthians 13:8, is "Charity never faileth". The official purpose of Relief Society is to "prepare women for the blessings of eternal life by helping them increase their faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and help those in need. Relief Society accomplishes these purposes through Sunday gospel instruction, other Relief Society meetings, visiting teaching, and welfare and compassionate service." 

This Saturday's RS Event

This Saturday is the Stake Relief Society Humanitarian Service Event.

You don't have to sign up to attend! 

Just show up because we would love to have you be involved!

Our plan is to go to Hill Ray and Courtyard nursing homes to visit a dozen or so female senior citizens.

Please join us!

Our sole objective in visiting the seniors is to give them some special attention; it's as simple as that. Through gentle hand massage, fingernail painting and conversation, we hope to give them contact (in touch and friendship) which they may receive less of compared to their younger years before they became widowed and alone. 

Come to the Stake Center at 11:00 AM this Saturday  (Feb 16th), enjoy a hosted lunch and orientation, and then we'll head to the nursing homes for visiting, musical numbers and fingernail painting. Our stay at the nursing homes will be one hour in length. We'll be wrapped up at 3:00 PM.

Contact Kelsey Livingston with questions:  kelsey_aes@hotmail.com

February's Visiting Teaching Message

Converted Unto the Lord

"... Every convert needs three things: a friend, a responsibility, and nurturing with ‘the good word of God’."  President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008)

New sisters of the Church—including Young Women entering Relief Society, sisters returning to activity, and new converts—need the support and friendship of visiting teachers. “Member involvement is vital to convert retention and in bringing less-active members back into full activity,” said Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “Capture the vision that the Relief Society can become one of the most powerful friendshipping resources we have in the Church. Reach out early to those being taught and reactivated, and love them into the Church through your organization.”

As members of Relief Society, we can help new members learn basic Church practices, such as:

• Giving a talk.
• Bearing testimony.
• Living the law of the fast.
• Paying tithing and other offerings.
• Participating in family history work.
• Performing baptisms and confirmations for their deceased ancestors.

“It takes attentive friends to make new members feel comfortable and welcomed at church,” said Elder Ballard. All of us, but especially visiting teachers, have important responsibilities to establish friendships with new members as a way of helping them become firmly “converted unto the Lord” (Alma 23:6).

From the Scriptures:

2 Nephi 31:19–20; Moroni 6:4

From Our History

“With the ever-increasing number of converts,” said President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008), “we must make an increasingly substantial effort to assist them as they find their way. Every one of them needs three things: a friend, a responsibility, and nurturing with ‘the good word of God’ (Moroni 6:4).”

Visiting teachers are in a position to help those they watch over. Friendship often comes first, as it did for a young Relief Society sister who was the visiting teacher of an older sister. They had been slow in building a friendship until they worked side by side on a cleaning project. They became friends, and as they talked about the Visiting Teaching Message, they were both nurtured by “the good word of God.”

President Joseph Fielding Smith (1876–1972) said Relief Society “is a vital part of the kingdom of God on earth and helps its faithful members to gain eternal life in our Father’s kingdom.”

What Can I Do?

1. Do I pray for my companion and ask that the Spirit will guide us as we minister to our sisters?
2. In what ways do we serve each sister we watch over so that she knows we truly care about her?

Take me to the Ensign to see the complete message!