Dear Sisters,

I hope that you and your families are all doing well. I want you to know that we as your Relief Society Presidency pray for you and love you. We are here for you. I am grateful for the opportunity to share a message with you today. 

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about light. Specifically the light of the gospel and the light of Jesus Christ. The chaos and uncertainty that we are seeing in the world today is overwhelming. I know we have all felt worried, unsure of what is next, things even may have felt  heavy and dark sometimes. 

Elder Cook said “As Latter Day Saints, we need to do our best to preserve light and protect our families and communities from this assault on morality and religious freedom.” He talked about our responsibility to be “in the world but not of the world.”  I would like to focus on what Elder Cook shared about protecting our families and our communities. It’s funny to me how important it is that we should always just stick to the basic principles of the Gospel when life gets crazy. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is our foundation and keeps us on the right path as we navigate life’s challenges. As families we can seek for light and truth, blocking out what destroys our spiritual development and growth. We have many distractions. If we can simply make time for the things that matter most, we can make our homes holy places that shelter us from evil. Family prayer, scripture study, family history, service, spending time together through FHE and other activities can be powerful sources of strength and protection.

In Matthew 5:16 it reads, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven”. We can be a source of light for those around us every day. Elder Cook illustrates how we can protect our communities through two basic principles… Honesty and treating all of God’s children as brothers and sisters. 

Being honest plays a significant … Read the rest

Good Morning Sisters,

I am grateful I had the opportunity to ponder and pray about a message for the Relief Society Sisters this week.  I want each of you sisters to know that the Relief Society Presidency loves you and we think of you and pray for you often. 

The message I would like to share today comes from the April 2020 General Conference address by Douglas D. Holmes ‘Deep in our hearts’.  The Lord is trying to help us get His gospel deeper in our hearts in order to prepare us to receive Him.  I would like to highlight two principles that Brother Holmes shared that each of us can work on to help us become closer to our Heavenly Father and be ready to receive Him. 

The first principle is relationships.  Brother Holmes reminded us that we are not expected to walk the covenant path alone.  Developing relationships with family, friends and leaders etc. will help us along the path.  Elder Renlund discussed how we can develop relationships with others: “To effectively serve others, we must see them through Heavenly Father’s eyes.  Only then can we begin to comprehend the true worth of a soul.  Only then can we sense the love that Heavenly Father has for all His children”. 

What a wonderful gift it is to be able to see others as God does.  If each of us were striving to do this, how would it impact our families, our ward and our communities?  There are so many things in the world now that divide us but if we are working on strengthening or building relationships with others through service and seeing them as God does, we can make an impact for good in our world. 

Second principle:  Connecting hearts with Heaven through revelation, agency and repentance.  Brother Holmes said, “in order to connect our hearts with heaven, we need individual experiences.  Those experiences come as the Holy Ghost carries the word and love of God to our mind and heart”.  In the same conference session, Elder Neil L. Anderson spoke about spiritually defining memories that help … Read the rest

Sisters, we look forward to seeing you at the Stake Center on Wednesday!

This last August during the United Nations event a service project in conjunction with Feeding Children Everywhere was completed. JustServe was able to help with the need for volunteers, around 4000, to help the project be successful. Many meals were assembled to help the poor.

This years Silicone Slopes Tech Summit will be held Jan. 27-Jan. 31, 2020 and a similar service project will be happening. They will need help with volunteers as well.

Many members of the community have expressed desire to help so the project is posted on the JustServe website. Here is information regarding JustServe.org and the “Fight Hunger With Silicon Slopes” project:

• There are many wonderful opportunities for service listed on JustServe.org.
• Working in partnership with JustServe and community organizations and businesses, the “Fight Hunger With Silicon Slopes” service project will be held in conjunction with the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit January 30-31 in the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City.

• One million meals will be assembled and packaged with partner, Hunger Fight, and shared with the Utah Food Bank for distribution to those in need within the state of Utah.
• Those attending the Tech Summit will be invited to participate in the project but – because of its scale – anyone else who would like to participate is also invited.
• Those interested in participating can go to the following link on the JustServe website to sign up: https://www.justserve.org/projects/5ea93258-9d16-402e-b343-2d2247a741d0

Sisters, in preparation for the Relief Society Lesson on Sunday January 12th, we invite you to read the talk “Holiness and the Plan of Happiness” by President Henry B. Eyring.

Sunday November 24th, the Relief Society lesson will be on the talk by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, ‘The Message, the Meaning and the Multitude’. We invite you to review this talk in preparation for Sunday’s lesson.

Sunday October 13th Sister West will give a lesson on President Russel M Nelson’s talk: Spiritual Treasures. Please read/watch the talk in preparation for Sunday’s lesson.

Sunday September 22nd, the Relief Society Lesson will be on the talk “Abound with Blessings” by Elder Dale G. Renlund. We invite you to review the talk in preparation for the lesson.