Hi All!
Wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of and had the opportunity to sign up for a couple of things happening this week and next –

1)      Bishop’s Storehouse – we still need two volunteers to serve at the Bishop’s Storehouse this Thursday, September 11 from 2:45 to 5:30. Volunteers need to wear close-toed shoes. I know it is a not the most ideal time, but please sign up if you’re schedule is open – people who have served say it is a lot of fun and very rewarding experience

2)      Enrichment Night! September, 17 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This is will be a very fun evening and we hope everyone can come. Four things to sign up for and/or participate in –

a.      Halloween Decoration/Banner – cost is $15 and if you plan to make, please bring pinking shears, craft scissors, an iron, and a glue gun (we’ll have a few, but please bring if you have these things)

b.      Halloween Treats - Seen something on pinterest that you want to try before you make it for the BIG NIGHT!? Here's your chance to try it out and share the results (good or bad, let us be your guinea pigs)!
 Here's a site with an example:
http://www.myeasyrecipes.net/best-20-halloween-treats-ideas/halloween-healthy-snack
And some more ideas -
http://www.myeasyrecipes.net/best-20-halloween-treats-ideas

c.       Missionary Care Package – We’ll be putting together a Help support the missionaries in our ward by bringing items for a care package - we will also have supplies to write notes and letters to our missionaries:

-          Elder Braiden Green

-          Sister Jasmine Zamani

-          Elder Nathanuel Davis

-           Elder John & Sister Caroline Viernes
 What can we bring for a care package? Here is a site that has some GREAT ideas (note – not specific to LDS missionaries):
http://amanda47.blogs.com/following_an_unknown_path/2007/06/care-packages.html
What's NOT a good idea - items that are HEAVY in weight and quickly perishable or that will MELT.

d.      BABYSITTING!! Will you need a sitter for the evening – we plan to provide babysitting, but would like to know what the need is so that we can plan ahead with sitters for the evening. So, if your child (or children) will need babysitting, please sign up!

Use the button in the upper right to sign up or use the following link - they'll both take you to the same page!
Woodland Hills Relief Society Sign-Up Page

Relief Society Sisters - our Relief Society lesson this week will be #17 in the Joseph Fielding Smith Manual - Sealing Power and Temple Blessings and will be given by Sue Graff. (We've switched the schedule a little from your printed schedule - we will have a conference talk next week and the bishop will teach on the fifth Sunday).

https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-joseph-fielding-smith/chapter-17-sealing-power-and-temple-blessings?lang=eng

Faith, Covenants, and Personal Revelation 
based on "Conversations" with Elder and Sister Bednar

Our lesson on Sunday, August 3 was based on excerpts of an episode from an audio program on The Mormon Channel called "Conversations." The episode the lesson was based on is an interview with Elder and Sister Bednar that was conducted by Sheri Dew. The excerpts below are elements of doctrine that Elder Bednar, and in some cases Sister Bednar, talked about during the interview. We shared and discussed these during the lesson. The link to the full audio is above. If you haven't yet listened, it is a great interview!

Joseph Smith taught that faith is a principle of action and of power in all human beings.

When we act in accordance with correct principles, we are then taught by the Holy Ghost. The teacher is never a man or a woman, teacher is the Holy Ghost.

When we act in accordance with truth, we get it for ourselves. 

Acting in accordance with truth > receiving witness from Holy Ghost > Touches our heart 

This is what moves us from intellectual knowledge in our mind to spiritual conviction in our heart.

Not enough to know it in your mind, you need to have a spiritual conviction in the heart to stand in the midst of adversity that we now experience and will yet experience.

"If I thought we had to execute this transition relying on our own experience, then I would be terrified. But we will have help from heaven. No, I'm not scared.

You have to take a step into the darkness, anticipating that the light will move. Most of us would like the light to light the pathway. Take the step and then the light moves. (Elder Bednar's comment to a colleague who asked if he was scared on the evening before Ricks College became BYU-Idaho. Elder Bednar was then President of Ricks College and oversaw the transition from a two-year college to a four-year university)

Sometimes we talk and act like recognizing the Holy Ghost in our lives is the rare and exceptional event. Remember that the covenant promise is that we may always have His spirit to be with us. 

Covenants help us access the power of the Savior's atonement. In covenants we use our agency to accept the terms and conditions of agency as they have been established by God. We give to God the only thing we can give. Not my will, but thine. Only then do we have access to the full power. 

Learning how to receive personal revelation  comes when we are acting and moving, not when we are being acted upon or sitting and waiting. 

D&C - Oliver Cowdery is directed to meet Joseph Smith. Section 6 - intended to help Oliver understand he had been receiving revelation and didn't know it. 

Sometimes we think revelation is before the fact, but Nephi went back to Jerusalem, to obtain the plates of brass, not knowing why. 

Action first - revelation when we go. 

Sacrament meeting. We covenant to Mourn with those that mourn, etc. During Sacrament meeting, Sister Bednar said that she thinks about the Savior, and asks that the spirit help her identify someone who needs help - maybe just a smile or a note, etc. She said the Spirit helps you recognize someone, then she will write down the name and sometimes take it home, etc.

Revelation comes as a conclusion, not as an explanation. We want to attach a reason to an impression. There is rarely a why, there is always a what. 

To the degree that we respond to impressions, the capacity to receive revelation is increased. To the degree that we do not act upon that impression, our capacity is decreased. And if we don't respond to those simple, obvious promptings, then we won't be able to.

Revelation comes most clearly when it moves us to help others. This shows how eager our Father is to help his children.

My Heart is Telling Me by Annaliese Enderle

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he..." Prov. 23:7

I was visiting my old ward for fast and testimony meeting;
my heart was bursting as I told the following story:

Our house was a mess, and it was time to clean! I
told my five
year old son, James, that he needed to help me clean. He told
me he didn't like to clean. I told him that I didn't like to clean,
either (that's why it was a mess!), but that we all needed to
help out. He started giving me some attitude, so I told him to
go to his room and that he could come out when he was
ready to help. He stomped off, and I started cleaning.

About two minutes later, James returned, looked at me, and
said, "I'm going to help you clean. Do you know why?

I rolled my eyes and asked, "No, why?"

He said, "Well, my brain is telling me that I don't like to clean,
but my heart is telling me I should anyway."

I explained to him that was what choosing the right felt like.
Sometimes in life we have to do what our heart tells us to do
instead of what our brain is telling us to do.

The next Sunday a dear friend pulled me aside and told me
of some unfortunate events that had occurred in their home.
Over the previous week, one of their children had become
suicidal. At one breaking moment, the mother told her
daughter they both needed to pray. Each went to her room
and prayed. The daughter returned a few minutes later and
the mother asked her how she felt. With tears in her eyes,
she told her mother that all she could think about was what I
had said in testimony. She said, "My brain is telling me that I
don't want to live, but my heart is telling me I should
anyway.

I cried at the thought that a simple story could have such
impact on a struggling teenager. I am happy that the Spirit
prompted me to tell that little story, and I'm even happier
that she was listening.

(Story from Chicken Soup for the Latter Day Saint Soul)

Pumpkin Dump Cake (Hazel's Pioneer Day winning Cake)

Ingredients

15 ounce can pumpkin puree
10 ounces evaporated milk
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
3 teaspoons pumpkin spice
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1 cup graham crackers (crushed)
1/2 cup toffee pieces (I used Heath Bar Pieces)
1 yellow cake mix

Directions:

Preheat to 350
Spray 9x13" baking pan with cooking spray.
Combine pumpkin, milk, sugar, eggs and pumpkin spice. Stir to combine.
Pour into prepared pan, and sprinkle with cake mix, followed by the graham crackers and toffee.
Pour melted butter evenly on top.
Bake 45-50 mins until center is set and edges are browned.

Serve with ice cream of whipping cream.

(The original recipe calls for 1 cup of butter, but Hazel only used 1/2)

Here is a video if you need a visual

Quotes

Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse
to raise theirs.
-Mandy Hale

What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters
compared to what lies within us. And when you bring what
is within out into the world, Miracles happen.
-Henry David Thoreau

I don't care what you think about me, I don't think about you
at all.
-Coco Chanel

To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable
because God had forgiven the inexcusable in you.
-C.S. Lewis

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem,
smarter than you think, and twice as beautiful as you ever imagined.

Linger Longer This Sunday

We are planning a Linger Longer after church this Sunday, 7/27 (so sorry for the late notice!!) to say thanks and goodbye to both the Tippetts family as well as the outgoing Relief Society Presidency. This will be the Tippetts last Sunday before they move out of our ward (we will miss them sooo much!!).

We're using VolunteerSpot to help us organize the sign-ups. Please click the link below to learn more and sign up to to bring some goodies for the pot-luck. Thanks for helping us express our love and appreciation to both the Tippetts and the outgoing Relief Society.

If you have questions, you can contact Shirley Maney at 818-710-0905.

Sign Up Now / Learn More

Kristina Ferrin,

Relief Society Pres.

Lularoe Pop Up Shop hosted by Natasha Rezai

This is going to be from 1 to 3 pm on Saturday, July 26th. The owner of Lularoe is a member of the church so these clothes will be modest as well as stylish. Please bring cash or check.

Seminary Registration Time

To parents of all Seminary-age students:

It is Seminary Registration time! The Church has implemented a new on-line registration system and all parents are being asked to sign up their students right away. It would be very helpful for our incredible teachers to have an idea of how many incoming students they should be preparing for, so please take a few minutes to register your child at seminary.lds.org.

If you have any difficulties with this process or if you require any additional information, I can be reached at ddcollett@yahoo.com or (818) 451-3805.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter,

Debra Collett

Stake Seminary Supervisor

Single Adult Pot Luck

DON'T FORGET

ITS MONDAY

 

SINGLE ADULT FAMILY HOME EVENING

IS

MONDAY 21 JUNE 2014

AT

6:30 PM

IT'S

POT-LUCK TIME

AT

RN & JS JORGENSEN RESIDENCE

23147 CALFIA STREET

WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367

818-347-6915

VIEWING

THE JOSEPH SMITH PAPERS

EPISODE 14 LUCY MACK SMITH, JOSEPH'S

FIRST BIOGRAPHER

 

 COUPLES ARE WELCOME

Stake Single Adult Devotional

Single Adults Opportunity - CP Stake Single Devotional will be held on Sunday, July 20th at 4:00 p.m. at the CP Stake Center. We will be blessed to hear from Brother Tony and Sister Margo Harper. Brother Harper has 38 years in law enforcement and recently retired as the Asst Police Chief in Simi Valley. His wife is a professional nurse and at one time assisted Cardiac Surgeon, Russell M. Nelson. The dinner will be provided by the Reseda Ward. Hold the date: Aug. 23rd - Fish Fry, Chatsworth Bldg.

The How and the Why

 To have any measure of appreciation and gratitude
for what [Jesus] accomplished in our behalf, we must
remember these vital truths:
 Jesus came to earth to do our Father’s will.
He came with a foreknowledge that He would bear
the burden of the sins of us all.
 He knew he would be lifted up on the cross.
He was born to be the Savior and Redeemer of all
mankind.
 He was able to accomplish His mission because He
was the Son of God and He possessed the power of
God.
 He was willing to accomplish His mission because
 He loves us.
 No mortal being had the power or capacity to
redeem all other mortals from their lost and fallen
condition, nor could any other voluntarily forfeit his
life and thereby bring to pass a universal resurrection
for all other mortals.
Only Jesus Christ was able and willing to
accomplish such a redeeming act of love.
 We may never understand nor comprehend in
mortality how He accomplished what He did, but we
must not fail to understand why he did what he did.
Everything He did was prompted by His unselfish,
infinite love for us...
As was so characteristic of his entire mortal
experience, the Savior submitted to our Father’s will
and took the bitter cup and drank.
 He suffered the pains of all men in Gethsemane so
they would not have to suffer if they would repent.
 He submitted Himself to humiliation and insults
from His enemies without complaint or retaliation.
 And, finally, He endured the flogging and brutal
shame of the cross. Only then did He voluntarily
submit to death. In His words:
“No man taketh it [my life] from me, but I lay it
down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I
have power to take it again. This commandment have
I received of my Father” (John 10:18)

Quotes

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to
something bigger than oneself.
Joseph Campbell

“And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I
know I’m free. And I won’t forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.”
Lee Greenwood

This nation will remain the land of the Free only as
long as it is the home of the Brave
Elmer Davis

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.
Benjamin Franklin

It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that
this great country was founded, not by religionists, but
by Christians, not on religions but on the gospel of Je-
sus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths
have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of
worship here.
Patrick Henry

Recipe: Burrito Casserole

1 lb ground beef
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
6 large flour tortillas
1 can refried beens
3 cups shredded cheese
1 can mushroom soup, undiluted
1/2 cup sour cream
hot sauce (if you want it a little spicy)

Directions:
Brown ground meat and onion, drain if necessary.
Add taco seasoning and mix in refried beans. Mix
sour cream and soup in separate bowl. Spread 1/2 of
soup mixture in casserole dish. Tear up (or cut into
strips with a knife) 3 tortillas and spread over soup
mixture. Put 1/2 of meat mixture over tortillas. Add
a layer of cheese and then add hot sauce if you are
using it. Repeat layers. Then sprinkle cheese over
and bake uncovered 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees.

The Parable of the Bicycle

by Stephen E. Robinson

I was sitting in a chair reading. My daughter, Sarah, who was seven years old at the time, cam in and said, "Dad, can I have a bike? I'm the only kid on the block who doesn't have one."

Well, I didn't have the money then for a bike, so I stalled her. I said, "Sure, Sarah."

She said, "How? When?"

I said, "you have to save all your pennies, and soon you'll have enough for a bike." And she went away.

A couple of weeks later I was sitting in the same chair when I heard a "clink, clink" in Sarah's bedroom. I asked, "Sarah, what are you doing?"

She came to me with a little jar, a slit cut in the lid, and a bunch of pennies in the bottom. She said, "You promised me that if I saved all my pennies, pretty soon I'd have enough for a bike. And, Daddy, I've saved every single one of them."

My heart melted. My daughter was doing everything in her power to follow my instructions. I hadn't actually lied to her. If she saved all of her pennies, she would eventually have enough for a bike, but by then she would want a car. I said, "Let's go look at bikes."

We went to every store in town. Finally we found it -the perfect bicycle. She was thrilled. Then she saw the price tag, and her face fell. She started to cry. "Oh, Dad, I'll never have enough for a bicycle!"

So I said, "Sarah, how much do you have?"

She answered, "Sixty-one cents."

"I'll tell you what. You give me everything you've got and a hug and a kiss, and the bike is yours." Then I drove home very slowly because she insisted on riding the bike home.

As I drove beside her, I thought of the atonement of Christ. We all desperately want the celestial kingdom. We want to be with our Father in Heaven. But no matter how hard we try, we come up short. At some point all of us must realize, "I can't do this by myself. I need help." Then it is that the Savior says, in effect, "All right, you're not perfect. But what can you do? Give me all you have, and I'll do the rest."

He still requires our best effort. We must keep trying. But the good news is that having done all we can, it is enough. We may not be personally perfect yet, but because of our covenant with the Savior, we can rely on his perfection, and his perfection will get us through.

June Recipe

Quick and Dirty Chocolate Pie 
Note: This is seriously one of the best desserts I have EVER
made. -Sydnie Powell

Ingredients:
2-4 Tablespoons heavy cream
3-4 Tablespoons honey
2 Cups Ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon good tasting Stevia
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Directions:
Combine heavy cream, honey, salt, ricotta, stevia, and vanilla in
a food processor. Blend for a couple minutes, until perfectly
smooth. No lumps! Melt unsweetened chocolate on High in
microwave for 40 seconds. Stir, and melt chocolate in 15 second
intervals until liquefied. Scrape chocolate into food processor and
blend until thoroughly incorporated. With no streaks of chocolate
visible. Taste filling, and add more stevia if necessary. Spread
filling into a pie plate, or whatever serving container you desire.
Chill until firm. Top with stevia-sweetened fresh whipped cream
(3/4 cup). Grate 85% cacao chocolate over whipped cream if
desired.

June Quotes

"The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter is to
love her mother." -Elaine S. Dalton

"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised,
unnoticed, and yet on of the most valuable assets in our
society." -Billy Graham

"What is a dad? A dad is someone who wants to catch you
before you fall, but instead picks up, brushes you off, and
lets you try again. A dad is someone who wants to keep you
from making mistakes but instead lets you find your own
way, even though his heart breaks in silence when you get
hurt. A dad is someone who holds you when you cry, scolds
you when you break the rules, shines with pride when you
succeed, and has faith in you even when you fail…"
-Author Unknown

"A father is someone who carries pictures in his wallet
where his money use to be." -Unknown

Happy Father's Day

Pet Emergency & Disaster Plan

I am Sister Anastasia Vandoros and I have the calling in the ward to work on the Emergency and Disaster committee, specifically to help members to prepare, care for, and maintain pets as part of their family in the event of an emergency/disaster that might occur in the area. I have literature for display and to hand out for that purpose.

Animals unlimted Inc is a non profit, charitable humane organization headed by Anastasia. In that capacity I have received an okay from Bishop Grasteit to request donations of animal supplies to AU Inc so the group (along with other animal groups who would rally around) could assist the Ward in any kind of emergency disaster which might hit our area. We had experience in the Katrina disaster which gave us the know-how to help animals in an earthquake and/or fire.

We need the following items: Dog & cat houses, cages of all sizes, carrying cases, leashes collars, harnesses, kitty litter and boxes, washed clean blankets, feeding bowls & dishes, etc., medical supplies new and unopened, only canned food at this time due to storage problems.

If you wish cash donations are being accepted so we can buy the above items. Tax deductable receipts will be issued for all donations. Donations can be dropped off before or after church at Anastasia's Big Blue Chevy can at the back parking lot on the 22nd and 29th of June. If you have any questions please contact Anastasia Vandoros at (818) 340-3327.

We do not have to choose between please & animals. Together we can plan for both. Remember Noah took only eight people on the ark all the rest were animals.

Now is the time to part with those pet supplies you have no use for any more but have been hanging onto for sentimental reasons. The living animals will have a great need for them.

Thank you,

Anastasia Vandoros

Box Spring

Hello Sisters. Sister Taylor has a single raised box spring if anyone is looking to make their bed higher. If you are interested please call her or me (Lisa Bell)

Women's Conference

Saturday May 17th, 10am at the Stake Center

All women, youth and children ages 8 and up are invited to the Stake Relief Society Conference. Lunch will be served afterwards. Babysitting will be provided but please bring a lunch for your child.

Youth Fundraiser Dinner

DON'T MISS OUT! 

The Woodland Hills Ward Youth Fundraiser is this Saturday night, May 17th, at 5:30 PM. 

If you didn't get a chance to sign up for the delicious Spaghetti Dinner...it's not too late, but we would appreciate you letting us know you are coming, so that we prepare enough food. Please email Jamie Green at gardenswest1@aol.com with how many will be attending. Also, we will be having a Silent and Live Auction. Some wonderful items have been donated, so come and place your bid for...

"Movie" and "Spa" Baskets

Picnic and Sailing lesson to the back side of Anacapa Island (For 4 people)

Surf Lessons

Shooting Range Visit with and FBI Agent

Landscape Services

Social Dance Lessons

Karate Lessons

Delicious Homemade Goodies

In-home Massage

Beautiful Handmade Scarf

Tax Return Preparation

Summer Tutoring

Pottery Barn Couch Slipcover

Gel manicure

Handmade Blanket

Signed Artwork Prints by Buddy Reyes

Disney Snowglobe

Nascar Decoration

Diet and Exercise Consultation with Rob Godwin

'Great Clips" Haircut

4 Dodger Game Tickets

4 Night Stay in Mammoth Condo (Sleeps 8)

Also the youth will be auctioning off Babysitting, Yard Work, Coaching, and Swim Lessons...

We hope to see you there! Thank you for supporting our Young Men and Women programs!

Mormon Helping Hands This Saturday

Mormon Helping Hands: Saturday, April 26 - 8am to noon at Canoga Park High School Farm.  Check in at the corner of Vanowen and Jordan. Cleaning, painting, trimming, and weeding. Kids will enjoy seeing the horse, Llama and farm animals! Please bring any rakes, weed diggers, branch cutters, hoes, shovels, brooms, hat, gloves, and sunscreen. Be sure to mark your tools with your name! Light breakfast, BBQ lunch, and water bottles provided. All ages and abilities needed. Parking across the street at the mall next to the former Sizzler’s.

Food Sign-ups for Linger Longer 4/13

Ward Conference is Sunday April 13th. We will be having a Linger Longer after church and we are in need of food sign-ups.

Please email me at lisamarinagarcia@gmail.com if you can bring any of the following:

Finger Sandwiches (or any other type of finger foods)
Fruit
Vegetables
Salad
Dip
Chips
Dessert

Sorry for the short notice. Thank you!

Lisa Bell

Primary/Ward Easter Activity

Please join us at the Easter Celebration Saturday, April 12 from 10-12 at the Ward Building. There will be food, activities for the children, easter eggs and a good time by all.

How the Atonement of Christ Eases Sorrow

• By Rebecca Rickman at familyshare.com
• When my youngest daughter, Hannah, who is now 22 and married, was little, she was a bit of a complainer and a whiner. I got so frustrated with her that I devised a little game and when she would complain, I would add something to it and she would add something to that. She would say, "I’m tired" I would add, "I’m tired and my leg hurts" She would say, "I’m tired and my leg hurts and the sun is in my eyes"_I would continue, "I’m tired and my leg hurts and the sun is in my eyes and I’m hungry."_We would go back and forth until we had a list of complaints far too long to be remembered and she would start giggling and that would solve the problem, at least temporarily.
  Being a young child, to her, these complaints were very real and very painful. That's the problem with grief and pain. You may feel completely alone in it because no one ever feels it quite the same way. Our pain generally gets all scrambled up with past painful experiences that are uniquely our own and so no one feels the pain in quite the same way as we do. Knowing that can cause the compound pain of feeling misunderstood and alone.
  For instance, if someone else is hungry, it’s an annoyance and they go and get something to eat. If I’m hungry, it is mixed with the memory that there was a time that I couldn’t feed my children properly.
  I was asked to speak at a funeral for a baby that died, inexplicably, the day she came home from the hospital. This young couple is dealing with what I believe must surely be the worst pain anyone can feel. Much worse than losing a parent, which is at some point anticipated. Worse than losing a sibling. But even in that greatest of sorrows, each of these two parents are feeling it differently. Most people can’t express all the crazy events in their lives that compose their current hurt. And that makes them feel alone.
  There is hope. Understanding the atonement of Jesus Christ can allow us to take comfort in the knowledge that there is someone who understands exactly how we are feeling. Exactly. Because through his atonement Jesus Christ has felt every hurt of every single person who has ever or will ever live. And not just the sorrows, but the anger and the betrayal and the hunger and the skinned knees and the broken hearts and the guilt.
  When the world will spoon-feed us platitudes and dismissals like, "Just get over it," or, "Time heals all wounds," or, "I know exactly how you feel," we can take consolation in knowing that there is one person who understands and feels our pain the way we feel it.

  The atonement is for everyone

  Christ atoned for everyone, whether or not they believe or accept or understand.

  The atonement is not just for our sins

  The atonement covers our pain, whether self-induced or inflicted by others or by circumstance. We are not alone.

  The atonement can heal us

  By knowing we are not alone, we can turn to our God and our Savior and pour out our hearts to them and receive comfort through the Holy Ghost.

  The atonement is infinite

  It does not stop or have a limit in its capacity to cover our ongoing pains and heal us with its power.
  This beautiful plan allows us to call on the powers of Heaven to overcome any trouble or pain that we may be in. We can discuss it any place, any time, with or without words, and receive comfort in the knowledge that we are heard, understood and loved without limits.

April Recipe

Vanilla Coconut Rice Pudding

1 1/2 cups cold cooked rice
1 1/2 cups of coconut milk
2 cups of whole or 2% milk
1/3 cup sugar
pinch of salt
1 vanilla bean, insides scraped out (or vanilla extract to taste)
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients together in a saucepan and simmer
medium-low heat for 40 minutes. Allow to cool and serve.

Quotes:

If you feel unclean, unloved, unhappy, unworthy, or unwhole,
remember, "All that is unfair about life can be made right through
the Atonement of Jesus Christ," Have faith and patience in the
Savior's timing and purposes for you. "Be not afraid, only believe."
Elder Timothy J. Dyches

"However late you think you are, however many chances you think
you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made
or talents you think you don't have, or however far you are from
home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify
that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love.
It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of
Christ's Atonement shines." Jeffrey R. Holland

"…Thee are times when we will experience heartbreaking sorrow,
when we will grieve and when we may be tested to our limits.
However, such difficulties allow us to change for the better,
to rebuild our lives in the way our Heavenly Father teaches us,
and to become something different from what we were -- better
than what we were, more understanding than what we were, more
empathetic than we were, with stronger testimonies than we
had before." Pres. Thomas S. Monson, Oct 2013

Coupons

Hello Sisters,

Sister Kim would like to know if anyone receives the Sunday Newspaper and would be able to give her the coupon inserts. She does not get the paper anymore but could really use the coupons. Let me or Sister Kim know if you are able to help.

Thanks,
Sister Bell

Food Storage

Hello Sisters,

Sister Vandoros has some old cans of food storage that she will not be using. They are about 20 or 30 years old but if you would like to take your chances with them and see if any are good then please contact Sister Vandoros and she will bring them to you on Sunday.

Sisters to Pray for

Please pray for the following sisters:

Dana Kim - MS attack and Asthma attack
Toni Staker - recovering from surgery.

If you you know of any other sisters that would like extra prayers please contact me Lisa Bell at lisamarinagarcia@gmail.com

Taking the Reins

by Jourdan Strain
From the June 2010 New Era

When it comes to setting goals, this world champion is easily guided.

You could say that Emily Winegar is pretty good at horse reining. She was recently crowned the American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Champion. She was named the National Reining Horse Association’s Youth of the Year in 2008. She’s rigorously training for the junior U.S. team for the World Equestrian Games.

Maybe we should rephrase: Emily Winegar is really good at horse reining.

Horse reining is a western riding competition in which a horse is judged on its athleticism and controllability by performing a series of circles, stops, and spins. The rider must control the horse with extremely limited movement, and Emily has worked hard to become proficient at it. She says that her many accomplishments can be traced back to one important habit: she sets goals for herself and takes the steps necessary to achieve them.

Emily says that she likes the Young Women Personal Progress program because it encourages setting goals, like reading her scriptures every day and getting married in the temple. But Personal Progress has proven fruitful in other ways, too. For her Knowledge value project, Emily started a dog breeding business. Though the project only called for 10 hours of work, Emily didn’t stop there. Two years later, her business continues to thrive, and she’s earned enough money for college.

Emily completed her Personal Progress and is now doing it for the second time. “A lot of Wednesday nights, we do activities related to Personal Progress, and I started thinking, ‘Oh, I’ve done this before.’ A girl in our ward finished the program about the same time I did, and she started doing it again. I thought it was really cool, so I decided to start working on it again, too.”

Setting goals and meeting them successfully requires ambition, practice, and in Emily’s case, a full schedule. On top of practicing for competitions, she’s a good student as well as an active participant in Church activities, and she makes sure to spend plenty of time with her family. “It’s not as hard as a lot of people think it is. Every night I make a to-do list and make sure I get everything done. It happens line upon line, just like the gospel.”

But Emily has even more to think about: she has to be a good example. “Everyone knows that I’m Mormon, and they watch to discover what that means,” Emily says. “I realize I may be a person’s first introduction to the Church, so it’s important that I radiate the gospel in my life. The scripture I keep on my mind most often is Alma 5:19, which says, ‘I say unto you, can ye look up to God at that day with a pure heart and clean hands? I say unto you, can you look up, having the image of God engraven upon your countenances?’ I hope others can look at me and see the image of God in my countenance. I want them to know I’m a daughter of God.”

“You can’t be perfect overnight,” she says. “You have to take it step by step, even if it means reading five minutes a day in your scriptures. If you try to perfect the things you do, I think it helps you become a better member of the Church.” Spoken like a true champion.

Name: Emily Winegar

Age: 15

Location: Aubrey, Texas

Major Accomplishments: Crowned American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Champion in 2009; named the National Reining Horse Association’s Youth of the Year in 2008; Palomino Horse Breeders Association Youth World Champion for the last four years.

To see a short video about Emily, go to youth.lds.org.

Slow Cooker Hawaiian Meatballs

Ingredients:
32 oz package precooked frozen meatballs
13.5 oz can of unsweetened pineapple chunks (put juice aside)
1 large green pepper, diced
1 cup brown sugar
2 TBLS cornstarch
2/3 cup white vinegar
2 TBLS soy sauce

Directions:
Place meatballs in crock pot, and top with green pepper and drained pineapple chunks. In a separate bowl, mix reserved pineapple juice, brown sugar, cornstarch, vinegar and soy sauce. Pour over meatballs, pineapple and green peppers. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until heated through. Serve with rice.

Elder M. Russell Ballard - Talk givent to the Salt Lake Area Young Adults, Oct 18, 1981

"I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don't set goals in our life and learn to reach our goals, we can reach a ripe old age and look back on our life only to see that we reached but a small part of our full potential. When one learns to master the principles of setting a goal, he will then be able to make a great difference in the results he attains in this life."

Gordon B. Hinckley - Ensign, May 1995

There is something of divinity within each of you. You have such tremendous potential with that quality as a part of your inherited nature. Every one of you was endowed by your Father in Heaven with a tremendous capacity to do good in the world. Train your minds and your hands that you may be equipped to serve well in the society of which you are a part. Cultivate the art of being kind, of being thoughtful, of being helpful. Refine within you the quality of mercy which comes as a part of the divine attributes you have inherited.

From Brigham Young