VIDEO USED BY SANDY IN HER RELIEF SOCIETY LESSON

Many sisters have asked where they can find the video that Sandy showed in her Relief Society lesson today.  It was pretty powerful.  She shared the link with us to put on the blog:


  Missionary Work and the Atonement:

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6FKiNVbw3Y


It is very good!

REQUEST FROM OUR LEADERS

Updating our photos in the Ward Directory

President Mills & Bishop Jeppesen have requested that we update our photos digitally in the ward directory.  This directory is included in both LDS Tools and LDS.org    See instructions below.  If you need help taking your picture, uploading it into the program, and/or having it approved, call Nikki Hoyt at 928-243-0691

You can get detailed instructions by clicking on the following link:
https://tech.lds.org/blog/511-how-to-update-your-directory-photo

I realize that this picture is small, but it is in pdf format, not jpeg, so I think this is as large as I can get it on the blog.  The link above has this same picture, and instructions.  Also, this picture is attached to the email I just sent out to the sisters.  You can open that attachment and see it larger!  If you have any questions, call Nikki!!!

FAMILY HISTORY LESSON GIVEN TO COMBINED PRIESTHOOD, RELIEF SOCIETY, AND YOUTH BY BISHOP JEPPESEN ON DECEMBER 15,2013

Bishop Jeppesen moved our "5th Sunday" meeting from December 29 to December 15.  This meeting was held for a combined Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Men and Young Women group.  The lesson, on Family History, was a lesson on the Church website, lds.org, and was to be given by every ward in the Church.  The lesson in its entirety can be found by clicking on the following link:

http://www.lds.org/topics/family-history?lang=eng

Specifically, there was a request to put the article from the New York Times that was cited in the lesson on our blog.  Read it in its entirety by clicking on the following link; it should take you to the article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/fashion/the-family-stories-that-bind-us-this-life.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

Some of the quotes Bishop Jeppesen used were these:

"What is the secret sauce that holds a family together? What are the ingredients that make some families effective, resilient, happy? ...I spent the last few years trying to uncover that information, meeting families, scholars and experts ranging from peace negotiators to online game designers to Warren Buffett’s bankers.
      

After a while, a surprising theme emerged. The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family narrative."

"I first heard this idea from Marshall Duke, a colorful psychologist at Emory University. In the mid-1990s, Dr. Duke was asked to help explore myth and ritual in American families...[Dr. Duke along with a colleague, Dr. Fivush,] developed a measure called the 'Do You Know?' scale that asked children to answer 20 questions.

 

Examples included: Do you know where your grandparents grew up? Do you know where your mom and dad went to high school? Do you know where your parents met? Do you know an illness or something really terrible that happened in your family? Do you know the story of your birth?

Dr. Duke and Dr. Fivush asked those questions of four dozen families in the summer of 2001, and taped several of their dinner table conversations. They then compared the children’s results to a battery of psychological tests the children had taken, and reached an overwhelming conclusion. The more children knew about their family’s history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives, the higher their self-esteem and the more successfully they believed their families functioned. The 'Do You Know?' scale turned out to be the best single predictor of children’s emotional health and happiness.

 

“We were blown away,” Dr. Duke said.

 

And then something unexpected happened. Two months later was Sept. 11. As citizens, Dr. Duke and Dr. Fivush were horrified like everyone else, but as psychologists, they knew they had been given a rare opportunity: though the families they studied had not been directly affected by the events, all the children had experienced the same national trauma at the same time. The researchers went back and reassessed the children.

“Once again,” Dr. Duke said, “the ones who knew more about their families proved to be more resilient, meaning they could moderate the effects of stress.”

Why does knowing where your grandmother went to school help a child overcome something as minor as a skinned knee or as major as a terrorist attack?

“The answers have to do with a child’s sense of being part of a larger family,” Dr. Duke said.

 

"The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family’s positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come. "

TIME OUT FOR WOMEN!!!

You can watch "Time Out for Women" -- put on in Salt Lake City by Deseret Book-- for free.  They are streaming it live.  You have to register, but registration is free.  This is such a good program, with such good speakers, I recommend it highly!  They offered this free last year also, and after registering, they sent a link to my email.  Clicking on the link allowed me to watch the whole program.  It is on Friday night, November 22 and Saturday, November 23 (which is also our Souper Saturday).  Last year, they left the link up for a couple of weeks so you could watch it anytime.  Not sure if they are doing the same thing this year, but I would think they probably would.  Here is the information!  (You can register for it starting Monday, November 18)

Are you ever SO excited about something that you just can't keep it a SECRET anymore?
Well...that's how we feel this very moment! So, we decided to not let it be a secret anymore.
BUT...you HAVE to be PATIENT and wait until Monday to register.
Promise?
Who is excited?!   

1Like · · Promote · Share

"SOUPER" SATURDAY!

Don't miss the fun of "Souper" Saturday on Saturday, November 23, starting at 9:00 a.m.  We will be making crafts from 9:00 to 11:00, then eating delicious soup and homemade bread for lunch from 11:00 to 12:00.  The crafts can be seen on display each Sunday and there will be sign-up sheets.  Crafts need to be paid for before supplies will be ordered.  Remember, the Sunday before is Stake Conference, so you need to sign up and pay for your crafts early.  Even if you don't want to do any crafts, come have lunch with us anyway!  Pictures of the crafts follow:

PHOTO BLOCK: (Has 6 pictures on the set)
PRICE: $3.40

ALSO NEED TO BRING:  6 of your own favorite photos (need to fit on 4 inch X 4 inch surface--like a 4X6 picture that can be cropped to 4X4)

 

 

CHRISTMAS BLOCK ADVENT CALENDAR:

PRICE: $2.75

 



 

 

DOUBLE SIDED DECORATIVE BLOCKS

NOEL on one side and FALL on the other side!

PRICE: $1.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPINESS (FROM FAMILY PROCLAMATION) WALL DECORATION:

PRICE:  No charge for one

 

Quote will be copied in color, then you will attach to a board with a ribbon around the top.  Choose from two quotes.

 

 

 

 

 

Midweek Relief Society Meeting

Family History Class Schedule

K Lyman has asked us to make an announcement about Family History classes at the Family History Center:  There are 3 classes repeated 3 times (the first one was September 1) PLUS a question and answer session.

The Q&A sessions are for help in specific areas where the patrons are having problems, answers will be specific to that question.  In other words, if you're stuck, come with questions and be prepared to get answers that will help you!!!!!

Sunday, September 8, 2013

6:00 - Family Tree

7:30 - FamilySearch-photos, stories, search

Sunday, September 15, 2013

6:00 - Question and Answer Session

7:30 p.m.- Researching on the internet

Sunday, September 22, 2013

6:00 - Roots Magic Basic

7:30 - Roots Magic  interface with Family Tree

Sunday, September 29, 2013

6:00 - FamilySearch-photos, stories, search

7:30 - Family Tree

Sunday, October 6, 2013    NO CLASSES

Sunday, October 13, 2013
6:00 - Researching on the internet

7:30 - Question and Answer Session

Sunday, October 20, 2013

6:00 - Roots Magic Basic

7:30 - Roots Magic  interface with Family Tree

Sunday, October 27, 2013

6:00 - Family Tree

7:30 - FamilySearch-photos, stories, search

Sunday, November 3, 2013

6:00 - Question and Answer Session

7:30 - Researching on the internet