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.