April Activities and Workshops

"Unless we understand this concept of renewal, it’s difficult to understand the resurrection and atonement of Jesus Christ. What our Savior made possible was not just the eternal renewal of our bodies and a renewal of innocence that will qualify us to dwell in our Heavenly Father’s presence; the reach of his gift extends even further. Because of our Redeemer, we can renew and refresh and rejuvenate our spirits here and now in a manner just as miraculous as anything we see in nature." (Darin Cozzens, Ensign, April 1993)

May we refresh and renew our spirits as well as our devotion to our Heavenly Father and the Savior as we reflect upon the redeeming and enabling power of the Atonement and the glory of the Resurrection during this Easter season and during General Conference.

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April Activities and Workshops...Join us for one or many!

*Saturday, April 3rd/Sunday April 4th - General Conference

*Sunday, April 4th - Happy Easter!

*NEW DATE!...Tuesday, April 20th - New FamilySearch 101 at Amanda's at 7pm-8pm. Come learn helpful tips as you navigate New FamilySearch and prepare to take ancestors' names to the temple. We will also discuss Record Search and Indexing.  Bring a laptop, if you have one. Also, if you haven't yet registered, bring your birth date, confirmation date, and Church Membership number. (*We'll have another night in April to have this workshop.*)

*Thursday, April 22nd - "A Hair Affair" at the ward bldg. at 7pm.  Three classes to choose from or attend all of them. Come learn basic cuts for your kids, yourself, bangs, etc. from our resident ward hair stylist expert, Nicole. We'll also be making white ponytail scrunchies as a service to the Temple Baptistry, and utiize our creativity by making some easy, cute hair accessories.

*DATE CHANGE - Sign-up in Relief Society - "Food for Thought, Caring, and Sharing" at Alison's home.  This month, Alison will be sharing salad and soup recipes.  If interested, please let her know, email her, or sign-up in Relief Society.  You'll receive an email with the information.

*Thursday, April 29th - "Book Club" at Toni's at 7pm.  The book is, "The Last Chinese Chef" by Nicole Mones.  It's an entertaining story highlighted with the philosophy of Chinese cooking and culture.  Feel free to come even if you haven't read the book.  For a book review, click here.

*Date/time to be announced - "Sisters of Service" workshop. We'll be finishing the quilt we had planned on finishing at our Relief Society Anniversary dinner. The quilt will be donated to the Humanitarian Center is greatly needed with the increasingly frequent natural disasters that have recently occured.

*April Emergency Preparedness Goal - attend the Home Depot Family Safety/Preparedness Fair on Saturday, April 24th at the Home Depot.  More details to come.  This satisfies our monthly preparedness goal, too!

*Coming Soon - "Girl's Night In" - Come enjoy a relaxing and fun night "off" at Cathy's. Lots of laughs, socializing, and goodies to enjoy.

**New ideas for activities and workshops always welcome.**

"Angels Among Us"

Did you know?...

There are "angels among us!"  That's right, all around you, everyday.  You'll have to look hard to find them sometimes because they may not be so obvious.  But, they are there watching, protecting you, serving you, reaching out and helping you along...  They come in various ways...in our homes, at church, our jobs, the grocery store, and many other places we may not expect to find them.  They come in all shapes and sizes, some are young/older, some are short/tall, some are seasoned with wisdom, while some are ready for something new.  Many are truly miracles in our lives...

Angels are among us in our Relief Society and we look forward to celebrating the Relief Society Anniversary together.  Join us, and bring the angels in your life!

• When:  Tuesday, March 23rd
• Time:  6:30pm
• Where:  Cultural Hall at the ward building
• Light dinner/dessert, getting-to-know-you activity, service opportunity, and special thoughts/music
• Nursery provided by sisters from the YSA wards

~~What an enjoyable, uplifting evening it will be!  Come celebrate the angels among us!~~

Questions???:  Please contact a member of the Relief Society Meetings Committee

Happy Anniversary, Relief Society Sisters!

"This organization is divinely made, divinely authorized, divinely instituted, divinely ordained of God to minister for the salvation of the souls of women and of men. Therefore there is not any organization that can compare with it, that can be compared with it, that can ever occupy the same stand and platform that this can, unless the Lord will organize another."

("Teachings of Presidents of the Church:  Joseph F. Smith, p. 183, as quoted from the "Minutes of the General Board of the Relief Society," 17 Mar. 1914, Historical Department Archives, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 54.)

Coupon Crazy

As a follow-up to our recent "Cooking on a Budget/Couponing" workshop, click here for many more coupon-cutting and money-saving tips.  With some planning and effort, you and your family can save those hard-earned dollars!  Happy Couponing!

March Relief Society Temple Day

Join us for a spiritually uplifting experience!  Relief Society Temple Day will be Friday, March 12th at the Jordan River Temple.  Meet in the foyer by 8:30am for the 9:00am session. 

If you have questions, please contact Siv.  Hope to see you there!