September Newsletter Updates

Relief Society Message –

The new word for the month of September is “MEEK” to go along with our S.M.A.L.L. & S.I.M.P.L.E theme. Meek= “humbly patient”. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5

Pres. Uchtdorf said in April 2010 Conference, “When I think of the Savior, I often picture Him with hands outstretched, reaching out to comfort, heal, bless, and love. And He always talked with, never down to, people. He loved the humble and the meek and walked among them, ministering to them and offering hope and salvation. That is what He did during His mortal life; it is what He would be doing if He were living among us today; and it is what we should be doing as His disciples and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” May we be humble and meek followers of Jesus Christ.

--“Share the Harvest”—please bring to church any vegetables or fruit that you would like to share with others. Put it in a basket in the Relief Society room. We will share starts and seeds in the Fall.

--We had a grand time at Sis. Gartin’s backyard for our annual potluck dinner. Thank you to all who helped with it. It was fun to get to know each other better. Find out who has had five different hair colors and has never dyed her hair!

--We are looking forward to more babies being born! Our ward has been growing with new ones lately--what a blessing!

Primary News – The Primary Sacrament Program is next month! Please help your kids practice their songs & parts so they’ll be ready!

Young Women News – Leanna is volunteering at an animal shelter to complete her Knowledge project. The YW had fun visiting Wheeler Farm, eating cow pies, and learning about "Don't be a Stupid Cow." (See Mervyn Arnold's talk from Oct 2010 Conference) Good luck to all of our YW starting a new school year!

Young Men News - It has been an eventful month in the Young Mens organization. On August 10th-13^th, The 14-15 year old Varsity Scouts attended the Varsity Big Event at East Fork of the Bear, near the Wyoming Border. There the Young Men experienced an array of events. Each night at our campsite, we had our own little campfire program where we issued each young man their own journal notebook and gave them the challenge to write something in it daily that would promote faith and good works to those who read. We also had each present read or tell a story of one of their ancestors that was a faith promoting experience and to remind us all that we are creating our own scriptures for others to learn by.