"We are all in this together"

Relief Society and Young Women of the Dallas 4th Ward are getting together for a combined activity. The date is Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 28TH at 7:oo p.m. We will start with a dinner, and then three Crafts will be available to do at a minimal cost. We started signups today on the crafts, and signups will be available for two more weeks. It is important to sign-up, as we will be buying supplies, and want to be sure we cover everyone who wants to do a craft. You may want to sit and visit, and that's okay too.

We asked today, for you to hang on to the little flag that was stuck in the apple you received. If you bring that little flag with you to the party - you have a chance to win a "valuable prize".

We have a few fun suprises for you too. So circle your calendar, if your assigned visiting teaching sisters have not been to Church lately, be sure and contact them - maybe offer a ride, so they will feel more comfortable coming. Also, be a missionary - if you have a friend or neighbor who would enjoy the fellowship, invite them out.

We are all here in the "second estate". Each of us is trying to live the gospel, be missionaries to those around us, and fulfill our callings as Visiting Teachers. Here is a quality event, where you can feel confident to bring people, but it will require a little extra effort on your part. I hope we will all make the effort, because "We are all in this together!"

Sister Guerreiro will be posting the crafts with pictures on this blog to help you sign up - so be looking for that.

Postmortal Life

This Sunday's RS lesson is found in the Gospel Principles manual, chapter 41. President Ezra Taft Benson has a great article that pertains to this subject. I encourage us to read it as we prepare for this Sunday. You can find it by clicking on the name of the talk here: "Life is Eternal" (June 1971 Ensign)

Women and Books

We had our Book Interest Group meeting at Barbara Doerk's home last night. She is a generous hostess and there is always something fun to eat!
We discussed books we had read or not read over the summer months. And it reminded me of a Relief Society memory.
My mother was a convert to the church and one of the founding members of a small branch in the Imperial Valley, California. She often served in the Relief Society Presidency and as a teacher too. They met on Tuesdays and had a different course of study for each week. My mother's favorite was the week of "Cultural Refinement". The text was called, "Out of the Best Books", and it was an anthology of all the best of human literature down through the ages. Mother found the discussions very invigorating and gave her something to think about besides her 11 children (her words - not mine)!
We now meet only on Sunday so our lessons are of a different nature. The leaders have given us the concept of having the "invigorating" discussions our mothers might have had on the old Tuesday or Wednesday Relief Society Meetings in the form of "Interest Groups".
Hence, this reading group. For some, they would like reading to be stimulating like a good hike or a long jog/run. For others it is passive entertainment used to distract from the everyday.
BUT, as we saw/experienced last night, there are as many reasons and books to read as there are women!

'OUR KAY HOLLINGSWORTH"

Thirty-five or so years ago, when I moved into the Dallas 4th Ward, lovely Kay Hollingsworth was one of the stalwart "worker bees". She has served in many callings in the ward, and I know personally my family, has received many meals from her kitchen . She gave two of my daughter's showers when they got married, and helped me work on genealogy problems at the library. Kay, has always exhibited to me, a servant's heart.

Now, of course, age and disability are taking over Kay's mind and body, but her sweet, giving Spirit still shines through. She is appreciative of your visits, and loves to hold your hand, and feel that loving touch. Those of you who have known and loved Kay, we hope you will make the time to visit her. She is within our Ward Boundaries at 6908 Quarterway Drive, just off Beltline, right on Meadowcreek, and the third right is Quarterway. You can visit her at anytime, just try to avoid mealtimes for your convenience.

Sunflowers bring me "light"

I wanted to post a thank you to Karen Bateman (who had September birthdays) and Joyce Hall who just did an amazing job with August birthdays and Ruth Guerreiro and Alissa Post who also help with all the birthdays for the sisters in our Dallas 4th Relief Society. (Each member of the presidency takes a month of sisters!)
I just opened my festive yellow birthday bag with the yellow ribbon and the pretty sunflower - even the wrapping made me smile and feel special! I just love these women who take such time and skill to choose these gifts/remembrances on our birthday months.
This is something done by them - on their "own dime" - and I am touched by the care and thought I see in these offerings.
Once again, I feel the light and love in this ward and I wanted to share it with you!