August Presidency Message

This is a wonderful time of year to reflect on those who have made amazing sacrifices because of their faith. In our last General Conference, President Monson spoke of different examples of those who have made sacrifices in order to receive the blessings found only in the temples of God, and how they never fail to touch his heart and bring him a renewed sense of thankfulness for our temples. He asks, 'Why are so many willing to give so much in order to receive the blessings of the temple? Those who understand the eternal blessings which come from the temple know that no sacrifice is too great, no price too heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive those blessings. There are never too many miles to travel, too many obstacles to overcome, or too much discomfort to endure. They understand the the saving ordinances received in the temple that permit us to someday return to our Heavenly Father in an eternal family relationship and to be endowed with blessings and power from on high are worth every sacrifice and every effort.'
'The world can be challenging and difficult, and we are often surrounded by that which can drag us down. In this sacred house we will find peace, we will be renewed and fortified. Our sacrifice may be setting time aside from this daily chaos to go to the temple regularly, to be worthy of a recommend and regard it as the precious possession it is.' We challenge you to set this goal!! May we make whatever sacrifices are necessary to attend the temple and and to have the spirit of the temple in our hearts and our homes.
We love you! The Relief Society Presidency

July Presidency Message

Dear Sisters,
The companionship of the Holy Ghost is one of the greatest blessings we can enjoy
in mortality. It is our choice as to what extent we experience the Holy Ghost in our
lives. Sisters, do you recognize the Holy Spirit in your lives each day. If not, you are
living beneath your privileges as a daughter of our Heavenly Father. Our Heavenly
Father wants us to receive the marvelous blessings that can come through this wonderful
gift he has given to us. We must accept this gift, and learn to recognize it. We must
be careful not to hinder, disregard, or quench the Spirit in our lives. Learning to hear
and understand the Spirit takes considerable effort. But the Lord has promised that
the faithful will “receive revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge, that
[they may] know the mysteries and peaceable things – that which bringeth joy, that which
bringeth life eternal” (D&C 42:61).
It is our prayer that each of us will make it a priority to seek and recognize the spirit in our lives.
With Love, The 8th Ward Relief Society

July Lesson Schedule

1st Sunday- Presidency Message
2nd Sunday- Family Responsibilities (G.P. Ch 37)
3rd Sunday- Eternal Marriage (G.P. Ch 38)
4th Sunday- May Ensign Lesson
5th Sunday- Combined Meeting

July Calendar

2- Ashlee Turner and Hunter Hickman were baptized!
4- Independence Day
19- RS temple day 10:00 am session
23- Pioneer Day Festivities
24- Pioneer Day

June Presidency Message

In General Conference this April, we were reminded again and again that we are to strive to become like the Savior. Visiting Teaching is an oppurtunity to follow the Savior by extendingunselfish service and love. The Lord can use a dedicated visiting teacher to answer prayers of sisters who may be struggling, to touch hearts, and to change lives. Visiting Teaching is the plan the Lord has provided whereby the sisters of the church may be watched over. When we visit teach in the manner the Lord has prescribed, we are honoring covenants we have made to be willing to bear one another's burdens, to be willing to mourn with those that mourn, to comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times. We hope that the sisters in our wonderful ward will be blessed both through their service as visiting teachers, and by experiencing meaningful visits from committed visiting teachers!
We love you and hope you have a wonderful summer!
The Relief Socirty Presidency

June Lesson Schedule

1st- Presidency Message, by Pat Melessa
2nd- Obedience (GP #35), by Amanda Whitney
3rd- The Family Can Be Eternal (GP #36) by Emily Holt
4th- Sacred Keys of the Aaronic Preisthood, by Laura Klarman

June Calendar

14th- Rs Meeting: 8 Cow Woman, 6:30pm
15-18th- Girls Camp
19th- Father's Day
26th- Visiting Teaching Interviews

May Presidency Message

Dear Sisters,
Isn’t it amazing to live in a time when we have living prophets, seers, and revelators on the earth to give us direction. How wonderful it has this been this last month to be ‘spiritually feed’ by the leaders of our church during the April general conference. Now as we receive our May issue of the Ensign, (or we can go online) we have the opportunity to study the council that has been given to us. If we will take this opportunity, we will have great blessings come into our life, and we will find the direction that we need. Elder Jeffery R. Holland stated that, “If we teach by the Spirit and you listen by the Spirit, some one of us will touch on your circumstance, sending a personal prophetic epistle just to you.” It is our desire that we will all take the time to ‘feast’ upon the words from the April general conference; that we may find the security and peace God wants for each of us.

With Love – The Relief Society Presidency