We Never Walk Alone

Dear Sisters,

For our lesson this coming Sunday, we will be discussing President Monson's talk, "We Never Walk Alone." In his talk, President Monson promises us: 

"As we seek our Heavenly Father through  
         fervent, sincere prayer and  
                                      earnest, dedicated scripture study, 

our testimonies will become strong and deeply rooted. 

We will know of God’s love for us. 

       We will understand that we do not ever walk alone. 

I promise you  
     that you will one day stand aside and look at your difficult times, and  

you will realize that He was always there beside you."

My one abiding wish for every Relief Society sister in our ward is that each of us (me included) would feel and understand God's love for us. My hope is that we can stand together, "rooted and grounded in love, [that we] may be able to comprehend. . . what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height" of God's love for us (Ephesians 3: 17-18). 

In preparation for our lesson, will you join me in an experiment?  

Over the next few days, let's test our prophet's words. Let's all try to be more fervent and sincere in our prayers and more earnest and dedicated in our scripture study. Wherever you are in your practice of these two principles, step it up. Make a plan for today on how to fit these two things into the rhythm of your life, and tomorrow, make a plan for tomorrow. 

Please do not let Satan tell you that it is too hard or that you are too busy. The strength and peace you will feel will be worth the sacrifice of time and energy. When you pray, talk to God like He is your parent or your friend. Tell Him how you are feeling and what you have been worried about that day and how you hope it will all play out. Open your heart to Him so that He may fill it. 

I believe that if we will all prepare, our fast Sunday experience will be a feast! We will be able to feast upon the Spirit during sacrament meeting as we listen to each other testify of Christ, and we will be able to feast upon the Spirit in our other classes, including Primary, Nursery, Young Women, and Relief Society. 

Above all else, 

we will be able to feel God's love, and it will be sweet!

I love you, my dear sisters. 

Love, 

Erica 

 

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.