Because of Him

The Relief Society is extending an invitation to all to join us in our journey this week in rediscovering what the Resurrection mean to each of us individually and as a whole.  The church has invited us to participate in an Easter Campaign that testifies of the miracles and blessing that come from the greatest gift we all have been given freely.  Go to http://www.mormon.org/easter and day by day let us renew our commitments to Him that has saved us all.  The site is set up with a daily writing of what occurred up to the Savior's Resurrection starting today (Sunday) and going to the following Easter Sunday.  The videos are beautiful and stir a desire to come unto him and partake of his love.  As I have watched the videos I feel an overwhelming desire to know him personally, that I may testify of Him and be a witness and disciple of that love.  Let's discover Christ all over again this week together.  As we go through the week if anyone is willing to send us a photo and their answer to this: "Because of Him ______________" I will post your picture and your feelings that we might all be edified together in this week of celebration that HE LIVES!  Your photo and answer can be emailed to aubreyaguilar@gmail.com.  #becauseofhim

A Clothing and Household Item Giveaway

Sisters!  Kathy Nielsen let us know that this Saturday here in Colfax there will be an event for the community at a local church.  All the information is below.  What a great opportunity to not only find some things that we might need, but also to get to know others in our community.  See ya there!

TUESDAY TIPS

SCRIPTURE JOURNALS

Our Tuesday Tip today is on scripture journals.  A fantastic way to study the standard works and more specifically the New Testament this year, is to create and use a scripture journal!  Why create a scripture journal you say?  Here are a few words from the prophets and apostles on why it can be important to have a scripture journal:

Why Scripture Journal?

Elder Richard G. Scott: “We often leave the most precious personal direction of the Spirit unheard because we do not record and respond to the first promptings that come to us when the Lord chooses to direct us.”

President Spencer W. Kimball: “Get a notebook, my young folks, a journal that will last through all time, and maybe the angels may quote from it for eternity.”

Elder Gene R. Cook: “I've found, as I’m sure you have, that when you’re trying to learn from the Lord and you feel an impression from the Spirit, it’s important to make a note so it will not be forgotten. The more you not only hear but abide by what you've been told, the more the Lord will give to you. It will come more and more rapidly and you will begin to hear and feel those impressions of the Spirit more quickly than you have previously done.” 

Elder Neal A. Maxwell: “The prompting that goes unresponded to may not be repeated. Writing down what we have been prompted with is vital. A special thought can be lost later in the day through the rough and tumble of life. God should not, and may not, choose to repeat the prompting if we assign what is given such a low priority as to put it aside.”This method of scripture study can really help the scriptures come alive and help us to understand the meaning of the scriptures as well as reveal things we may not have come across by just reading the scriptures alone. 

We absolutely love the line from President Kimball when he says that the words we may record in our journals may just be quoted by angels!!!!  Imagine that!   

There are amazing templates to help us in our quest to journal our findings in the scriptures and we would like to share a few of these for those of you ready to dive a little deeper into the scriptures this year!  These templates were found from various bloggers who shared their templates and printables through Pinterest.  The link are provided.

The first FREE printable to share is one that focuses on General Conference.  This is one that could be printed and used in your study of the General Conference Addresses, which is ALSO SCRIPTURE!  

The link to this fabulous printable is from a blog named Our Scribbled Walls and you can find the link to download here,

Another very simple FREE printable comes from the blog Rock, Paper, Scriptures. 

This we love as a way to record those promptings and inspiration that comes through studying the word of God.  Click here to download this printable.

An amazing site called The Red Headed Hostess, provides some amazing and beautiful printable resources for scripture study.  And although they are not free downloads, it might be worth a few dollars for those of you who love beauty and organization.  

The link for these amazing downloads are here.  Again, there is a fee, but these are so fantastic.

There are more resources online, these are just the tip of the iceberg, and if you want to keep it super simple like a lot of us just find yourself a notebook and start recording what you are studying and the inspiration that can come so that you one day can just maybe be QUOTED BY AN ANGEL!

Tuesday January 13th Enrichment

Hello Sisters! Join us this Tuesday evening for a fun and creative presentation by the Relief Society Presidency. We guarantee a fun time for you and your friends in Relief Society as we take a unique and uplifting approach to our annual Visiting Teaching Conference.

We are grateful to Jenny Meyer for refreshments she will be serving. Come early to get a seat as we prepare for wheels up at 6:30 PM.

Date: January 13th, Tuesday

Time: 6:30 PM

Where: Colfax Ward Cultural Hall

Carol Stoner

We regret to inform all that Carol Stoner Passed away this after noon at her home. Her funeral arrangements are currently being made and could very well be early to mid next week. We will updated when the arrangements have been finalized.
if you can, please keep your meal appointments and add a tad extra for the potential of a few extra guests that may be there to help. Thank you so much.

presented by Jackie Burnett

May 4th Lesson Overview

Mother's Day Presentation

by Kelsey Livingston 

Welcome to Relief Society

Keep Trying. Be Believing. Be Happy. 

Don't Get Discouraged. Everything

Will Work Out -Gordon B. Hinkley

Honoring Women

• Not here to honor motherhood as much as to honor the pain we feel surrounding Mother's Day.
• Anyone can say Happy Mother's Day.
• Who ask's, "Why is it painful?"
• Who says, " I am sorry; It's hard for me too."

For Whom is Mother's Day Hard?

The " Outside Category"

• Those who are unmarried
• Those with no children 
• are infertile
• whose children have died
• Adoptees
• Adopted out
• Career choices
• Feel judged for being childless

For Whom is Mother's Day Hard?

The "Inside Category"

• Children are estranged / mothers are estranged
• Divorce / widower
• Mothers who feel inadequate
• Some feel like natural nurturers
• Feel inadequate compared to church contemporaries
• Not all women find happiness in motherhood

Quit Beating Yourself Up

• If we compare ourselves to other Mormon women walking the halls of the church building, Satan has destined us for feelings of anguish and failure
• God does not judge or compare us against anyone else. He compares us against our own potential given the current circumstances in which we live.

Celebrate Nurturing

• To nurture: To cultivate, care for , make grow
• All women have a nurturing quality that they bless the world with, whether or not they impart that with their own offspring.
• Sheri Dew: " Women are the regenerating force in the lives of God's children."

Elder John A. Widtsoe

• "Women who through no fault of their own cannot exercise the gift of motherhood directly, may do so vicariously."
• All around us are those who need to be loved and led 
• The blessings of Church Callings

To the right is Kelsey's Very First Calling.....

"What we celebrate about mothers is much more than a biological link. It's the desire to connect with others, to love and help other people. It's caring that helps a women enrich the lives of people around them"

Mother's Day Gift

• Flowers and chocolates are nice but...
• Forgive - Self and others
• Forgive yourself, Because when your feel guilt, sorrow and pain, your Heavenly Parents feel it too.

Try for a moment to see

 ourselves as God sees us - 

as loved children, regardless of our age

To the right is a picture of Kelsey and her Mom. 

I believe taken at her Mom and Dads 60th Wedding Anniversary this year. 

You are truly a royal spirit daughter of almighty 

God. You are a princess, destined to become a queen. Your own wondrous story has already begun. Your " once upon a time" is now. 

                                                -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

presented by  Jackie Burnett

Relief Society May 4th

Announcements 
Liz Fiorentino is getting baptized on Saturday May 10th
at the Pullman Bldg. All are welcome please join us in welcoming
Liz into the Colfax Ward family.  It is so exciting to know that she has
chosen to follow Heavenly Fathers teachings.

Welcome Carolyn Arnett into the Ward Family. It's always a very happy day
when we can welcome another sister into the Relief Society. Please make sure when you see
Carolyn (Tracy Mathia's mom) you say hi and welcome her to the Ward.

Welcome Sarah Mortensen into the Ward Family. So glad to have more friends and families in the Ward.  Please welcome the Mortensens into the Ward.

Thank you for the out pouring of meals for the Stoner family.

The Relief Society would like to extend a request to you. I know that we have spent quite a bit of time taking meals to the Stoner's and you may be tired of hearing about it, but I am going to extend this request to you one more time.

To make a short request a bit longer, I would like to share a bit of her story so you can keep tabs on what is going on.

Carol has been battling cancer for quite some time. She was doing chemo and while that has had battles all on it's own, she has also been hit with a fractured leg, an overdose on pain medication and the realities that her cancer has spread and she now has a brain tumor. She was sent to a nursing home to try to recover when she decided she just wanted to be home so she could pass away in the peace that her home provides.

The doctors have only given her a short time to live and due to this, we need to work together to help Harry out during this awful time. Lets help support him so he doesn't have to worry about one more thing while he is watching his wife deteriorate and slip away.

I need the following days filled up. Lets shower this couple with love and kindness so they have one less thing to worry about and can focus on each other.

*Please remember that there are only 2 of them and that simple meals are best as Carol is still battling nausea. NOTE: Carol does love home canned peaches. :)*

May 5 (TODAY)     Betina Workman

May 7th               Kathe  Martin

May 12                 Liza Dailey

May 14                 Erica Anderson

May 19                 Liza Dailey

May 21                 Liz Fiorentino

May 26                 Tonya Knox 

May 28                 Dee Bryson

                 

If you would like to sign yourself up for any of the listed dates (or a few of them) feel free to add your name here, respond to this email, text me @ 509-398-6301 or call me at 509-553-2025.

Thank you all so much for your time and help so far. Their family is so appreciative of the meals and it is definitely a huge help.

presented by Jackie Burnett