December Newsletter

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Golden Meadows 2nd Ward Relief Society
“Charity Never Faileth”
Presidency Message
Once again the Christmas season is upon us and our thoughts turn to the birth of our Savior. President Hinckley said, “He (Jesus) was the lowly babe who came to earth in the meridian of time and brought to us the gift of Christmas. He was the Resurrection and the Life, who brought to us the wonder of Easter. There would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter. The babe Jesus of Bethlehem would be but another baby without the redeeming Christ of Gethsemane and Calvary, and the triumphant fact of the Resurrection.”
Truly, it is the atonement and resurrection of our Savior that brings meaning and awe to the events surrounding His birth. We testify that Heavenly Father gave us the gift of His only begotten Son. In obedience to the Father and through immeasurable love, the Son freely gave His life. Because of this gift, we may repent, be resurrected, and return triumphant to our heavenly home.
May we ponder the miracle of His birth, the majesty of His life, and the mercy of His sacrifice. May we seek Him as the Wise Men of old and bring others with us on our journey back to Him. May we be filled with the love of the Lord and reach out to share that love with others.
With love: Bonnie Peterson, Dawn Lords, Jill Jorgensen, Heather Hansen

Sister Spotlight: Sarah W. Frank
Sarah grew up in Oregon, spent a few years attending BYU-Hawaii, met her husband in Jerusalem, served a mission in the Philippines, got married in the SLC temple, graduated from the U of U, gave birth to twins and is now expecting baby #3! She’s a bit freaked out about having three children less than 16 months, but is up for the adventure! Sarah teaches voice lesson, is the executive director (part-time) for a non-profit org that teaches music, dance, theater programs for elementary schools and just launched Sounds of Music Studios – voice/piano/guitar lessons from SL – Provo. On the side, Sarah is working on her Master’s degree at BYU in Public Management – don’t worry, only one night a week. She is a busy girl, but is the kind that can’t stand to be idle! She loves spending time with her twins the most and adores her happy-go-lucky, adventurous, comedian of a husband, Brandon. Sarah also has “pregnant brain,” totally forgot about the newsletter, and stayed up too late to spotlight anyone other than herself!

December Announcements!
8 Court of Honor
9 RS Christmas Dinner
10 Dry Pack
12 A Trip to Bethlehem


December Birthdays!
1 Suzie Harmon
4 Barbara Beck
7 Kathy Parke
12 Sunni Sargent
15 Patricia Mascara
15 Hilary Simon
15 Lucille Wagstaff
20 Amy Lewis
24 Diane Bird

Lesson Schedule
Dec 6: Sister Lords (Presidency)

Dec 13: Ch. 45 - Joseph Smith's Feelings About His Prophetic Mission

Dec 20: Ch. 46 - The Martyrdom: The Prophet Seals His Testimony With His Blood

Dec 27: Elder Scott: Spiritual Guidance & Sister Matsumori: Recognizing the Spirit, Nov. 2009 Ensign

Christmas Dinner

This Wednesday night at 6:30 is our Relief Society Christmas Dinner. Come and enjoy the evening with warm food and great musical entertainment! There will be a children's class provided if your husband has to stay late at work. It is at our building. Nice dress. See you there! Oh! Don't forget to bring a neighbor or someone you visit teach! Can't wait to see you!

"Swap Night"

Don't forget to take your clothes, shoes and toys that you dont want to Nicole Campbells house asap for our SWAP Night this wednesday night. Come and get "new" things for your family. All of the left over items will be taken to the DI. Hope to see you wednesday night, 7pm at our church!

RS Craft Activity

Don't forget our craft night. Wednesday,7pm at the church. I do have a couple of extra things if you want to buy them that night. If you aren't interested in what we have, bring your own projects. Those unfinished projects. Or just come to visit with us and get to know each other! Bring a pumpkin dessert to share. See you then! Jill Jorgensen

Winter Clothes

As you have been getting out your winter clothes for your family and realiziing that some things just dont fit anyone...I will gladly take them off of your hands. My parents mission would love any winter clothes for any size children and adults. Thank you to those who donated clothes! It really has touched some familys and ward members. Thank You!

GM 2nd Ward Enriching Ideas October 2009

Presidency Message
“Conferences have been part of the Church since the beginning of this dispensation. The first conference was held just two months after the Church was organized. We meet twice a year to be instructed by the General Authorities and general officers of the church…. Every time we are obedient to the words of the prophets and apostles we reap great blessings. We receive more blessings than we can understand at the time, and we continue to receive blessings long after our initial decision to be obedient.” (Paul V. Johnson, “The Blessings of General Conference,” Liahona, Nov 2005, 50–52) Once again we had an opportunity to listen to the words of our Prophet and General Authorities to know of the Lords love and desire for us. One of my favorite scriptures is found in Doctrine and Covenants 1:38, “What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.” We pray that you have enjoyed listening to General Conference, that you have learned from our leaders the things our Heavenly Father would have you do and to be able to receive the blessings that come from obeying our church leaders. We pray your testimonies have been strengthened and your spirits renewed.
Bonnie Peterson, Dawn Lords, Jill Jorgensen, and Heather Hansen

Food Storage
"We encourage members world-wide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings. We ask that you be wise as you store food and water and build your savings. Do not go to extremes; it is not prudent, for example, to go into debt to establish your food storage all at once. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve." —The First Presidency, All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage, Feb. 2007, 1

Visiting Teaching Message- quote
Sister Julie Beck (General R.S. President) “To nurture means to cultivate, care for, and make grow…Nurturing requires organization, patience, love and work. Helping growth occur through nurturing is truly a powerful and influential role bestowed on women” (“Mothers Who Know,” Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2007, 76, 77).
New Babies!

Congratulations to Ken and Mary Jackson! Baby Girl Nora just joined their family.

Happy Birthday!
Christie Underwood 5th
Kathy Ockey 7th
Jill Fullmer 7th
Heather Hansen 13th
Melodee Curtis 15th
Liz Andreason 23rd
Emily Rasi-Koskinen 23rd
Angela Spencer 27th’
Kelly Young 28th
Tamara Goodwin 28th

Relief Society Meetings
October 14th –Craft Night. We have a lot of crafts to make that night:
Journal Jar $4.20
Photo Box $2.00
Quiet Book $2.15ea with a boy or girl on the cover
Fall Wreath $7.50
Christmas Candle Jar $4.00
(look at pictures below)

Relief Society Lessons
Oct. 4th – General Conference
Oct 11th –Ch. 11 Becoming
Saviors on Mount Zion
Oct. 18th –Stake Conference
Oct. 25th –Elder Dallin H.
Oaks, “Unselfish
Service” May 2009
Ensign

October 14th Relief Society Activity

October 14th we are having a Relief Society activity. Craft Night. 7pm at the church. Look at these pictures of crafts we are doing. With General Conference this sunday we only have one other sunday to sign up. See what you would like to sign up for and then click on the "comments" at the bottom. In the comments you can leave your order and we will get it. Please spread the word.

Journal Jar. Inside has lots of slips of papers with ideas of what to write in your journal. $4.20

Photo Box $2.00

We will supply lots of various paper to make a cute box. You supply the pictures of course!

Prophet Book. A older kids "Quiet Book." $2.15each Boy or Girl on the cover?

Lots of great information on all of the prophets with a picture of them.

Fall Wreath $7.50

Christmas Candle Jar $4.00

Leave a comment with what you would like. We will need your money before the 14th. Any questions contact Jill Jorgensen or Nicole Campbell. Hope to see you there!