Sunday, April 28, 2013
Opening Hymn was Hymn 239 “Choose
the Right”
Announcements:
Relief Society Activity this Tuesday, April
30th
*Mini-lessons with food storage ideas beyond cans of wheat and powdered milk.
*April 30
*7:00pm
*Cultural Hall
*Nursery provided
*Invite your visiting teaching sisters!
-May 3rd Women’s Stake
Basketball Tournament 6:00pm-9:00pm in the Cultural Hall.
-May 4th Community
Provident Living Expo in Marianna.
They will have 75+ booths and demos.
It will be from 10:00am-3:00pm. 3141 College Ave. Marianna, FL ( Across from the Chipola health Center & Pool)
-May 4th Single
Adult BBQ from 4:00pm-6:00pm. It will
be held in Cherokee Park off of Covington Ave in Thomasville, GA. If you have questions about the event, please
contact Sister Whisnant at (850)-575-6880
-May 11th Cycling
Safety Course at the Lake Jackson Community Center 3840 N Monroe Street,
Suite 301. It will be held from 2:00 pm-6:00 pm
for ages 12 and up. The boys will also
need a parent with them to attend the event.
**It will cover the Boy Scout
Merit Badge for Cycling. The Cost is
3 dollars, and if you have any questions you may contact Sister Carol Gentry at (850)562-7448.
Practice Hymn 46 “Glorious Things
to Thee Are Spoken”
Birthdays: Amber Thomas' B-Day on the 25th and Catherine Alldredges' B-Day on the 29th!
Lesson:
Sister Hollett gave a wonderful
lesson on four different talks, and she gave it in record time!
“Learning with Our Hearts” By
Elder Walter F. Gonzalez http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/learning-with-our-hearts?lang=eng
“Come Unto Me, O Ye House of
Israel” By Elder Larry Echo Hawk http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/come-unto-me-o-ye-house-of-israel?lang=eng
“Blessings of the Sacrament” By
Elder Don R. Clarke http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/blessings-of-the-sacrament?lang=eng
“Be Anxiously Engaged” By Elder
M. Russell Ballard http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/be-anxiously-engaged?lang=eng
Sister Hollett began the lesson
with the talk titled “Come Unto Me, O Ye House of Israel” By Elder Larry Echo
Hawk. She shared one of his quotes “As we come unto our Savior, Jesus Christ,
and purify our hearts, we will all be instruments in fulfilling the mighty
promises of the Book of Mormon.”
In the talk “Learning with Our
Hearts” By Elder Walter F. Gonzalez she shared the following quote “One way to
come unto Christ is by seeking to learn essential truths with our hearts. As we
do so, impressions that come from God will give us knowledge that we cannot get
by any other means.” She also spoke
about the Holy Ghost. She
stated “We can access the Holy Ghost when we...”
- Read/study the Scriptures
- Hark unto the living Prophets
- Pray
- Take time to be still and feel and follow the Celestial Promptings.
She also shared this quote “Iniquity
hampers our ability to see, feel, and love others. Being quick to remember the
Lord by praying “with all the energy of heart”11 and bringing to mind
our spiritual experiences expands our ability to see and feel the things of
Christ.”
In the talk “Blessings of the
Sacrament” By Elder Don R. Clarke Sister Hollett also shared the following.
“President David O. McKay said, “I feel impressed to
emphasize what the Lord has designated as the most important meeting in the
Church, and that is the sacrament meeting.”3 If we properly prepare
for the sacrament, we can transform our lives. I would like to suggest five
principles that can bless our lives as we partake of the sacrament worthily.”
What can we do to prepare ourselves and partake of the
sacrament worthily?
- · Have a feeling of gratitude for the Atonement.
- · Remember that we are renewing our baptismal covenants.
In the talk “Anxiously Engaged” By Elder M. Russell Ballard
Sister Hollett talked about the dedication and the importance of honey bees. “Honeybees
are driven to pollinate, gather nectar, and condense the nectar into honey. It
is their magnificent obsession imprinted into their genetic makeup by our
Creator. It is estimated that to produce just one pound (0.45 kg) of honey, the
average hive of 20,000 to 60,000 bees must collectively visit millions of
flowers and travel the equivalent of two times around the world. Over its short
lifetime of just a few weeks to four months, a single honeybee’s contribution
of honey to its hive is a mere one-twelfth of one teaspoon.”
What do we need to do to be like the dedicated honeybees?
How do we make that kind of dedication become part of our nature?
- · Be willing and open our eyes to opportunities to serve.
- · We are gentle, meek and long suffering.
- · We no longer desire to do evil.
- · We feel charity towards all men.
- · Our thoughts are always virtuous.
How do we make this change? How do we ingrain this love of
Christ into our hearts?
- · In your morning prayer you can ask our Heavenly Father to guide you to recognize the opportunity to seek one of his precious children. Then go throughout the day with your heart full of faith and love, looking for someone to help. Stay focused, just like the honeybees focus on the flowers from which to gather nectar and pollen. If you do this, your spiritual sensitivities will be enlarged and you will discover opportunities to serve that you never before realized were possible. After continual practice it will become a wonderful habit of charity and love.
Our Closing Hymn was Hymn 229 “Today While the Sun Shines”
Closing Prayer by Sister Grey.
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