The Power of Everyday Missionaries

In Relief Society this past Sunday, Susan Parker led us in a discussion about making missionary work a part of our everyday lives. Here are some links and handouts from the lesson to help you get started.

The Power of Everyday Missionaries
This link will take you to the webpage created to support the book, The Power of Everyday Missionaries by Clayton Christensen.


Sharing the Gospel Naturally
On this page, the Church shares ideas for conversation starters with your friends about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Blessings of Sharing the Gospel by henryspoint1

Everyday Missionaries by henryspoint1

God gave Him.
Mary wrapped Him.
Will you receive Him?
Merry Christmas, Sisters!
Love, Bishop and Jessica Higginbotham

Moments that Matter Most

Here is the video that Jillian shared in her lesson today.

What Do LDS Women Get?

Reflection By, Cindy Bingham

The kids are asleep, the TV is off, 

Peace settles in for the night.

I have this time to reflect on my day

On the things that went wrong and right.

This moment I'm given to look back and see

All the ways in which I've been blessed.

There are things I could have done differently,

But at days end, I did my best.

And the joy I feel as I fall to my knees

Sometimes makes it hard to express,

As I thank the provider of all that I have,

And all with which I've been blessed.

I thank Heavenly Father for each sweet kiss,

As my children set out for their day,

For a sturdy roof, and a working car,

And even bills to pay.

I thank the Father for a loving home,

And enough for my kids to eat,

For the priesthood's power and influence,   

And good friends with which to meet.

I'm so very grateful for each breath of life,

That's given my family,

For challenges faced, and hardships borne,

And the beauty around that I see.

I thank the Good Lord for this moment,

And those that extend beyond my view,

And pray for the strength to find happiness,

And fulfillment in all that I do.

Dear Father, thank you for tomorrow,

For the hope in each new day,

And for the joys of being thy daughter,

For all these things I pray.

            Cindy A. Bingham

1000 Things to be Thankful For

    We would like you to submit on our RS Blog one or more things that you are thankful for. You can put your name if you like, or not, it is optional.  The only stipulation is that we cannot list anything twice.  So get creative, and be the first to list something you are thankful for before the task becomes more challenging!  Our challenge is to come up with our list of 1,000 things we are thankful for in 30 days, that would be October 31st.

General Relief Society Meeting, by Janae Nelson

This past Saturday I had the privilege of attending the General Relief Society Meeting in Salt Lake.  What a blessing it was to go into that beautiful conference center and here the words from our General Relief Society Presidency and beloved Prophet.  I could feel the love of my Heavenly Father pour through them as they spoke to us about covenants, families, and the blessings of Relief Society.
One part that particularly stuck out to me was in President Monsons message about a sister prompted to take some homemade bread to another sister in need.  She tried to ignore the prompting and even rationalize that it would be inconvenient but eventually gave in.  It turned out to be an enormous blessing and act of love that the sister receiving the bread couldn't of been more grateful for.  I thought to myself how many times have I rationalized myself out of a prompting?  Sadly far to often I do not follow through for various reasons and have later felt the sting of a missed opportunity.  That failure to me is a win for Satan and it breaks my heart.  I have promised myself to be more diligent when receiving a spiritual prompting recognizing it may not seem rational to me, but Heavenly Father is very aware of why that prompting is necessary and that I need to act!

I encourage you to watch this wonderful broadcast and feel of the love your savior and Heavenly Father has for you!

http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/archive/general-relief-society-meeting/2013/09?cid=HPTH091213087&lang=eng