General Conference

If you are in need of activities to keep the kids focused during Conference, try these sites:

http://lds.org/general-conference/children?lang=eng

http://ldshandouts.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-conference-bingo.html

http://diapersanddivinity.com/2011/03/28/countdown-to-general-conference-packets-and-preparation


Have a wonderful Conference weekend!

quilts for japan

The church has posted about an immediate need for twin and full-sized quilts to relieve suffering in the disaster in Japan. I have scheduled the ward building from 8-4 this Saturday to tie quilts. This is obviously last minute, but also as obviously, an easy thing we can do to give service and help our sweet brothers and sisters. This would be a great opportunity to teach your older children about the power of timely service (even when it might be a little inconvenient).


Saturday, March 19th
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1075 W 1100 N (church building)
Orem, UT

Come tie quilts to be donated to Japan. If you have twin or larger sheets, batting, or yarn you can donate, bring those as well.

Cookies provided. :)

Anyone who comes to help for at least an hour, or who donates materials will be entered to win a prize.

Please, consider coming to help, and invite friends and family members (even the bretheren!) who are willing to come or donate materials as well. The more we can get done, the better.


Comment with any questions. Pass the word along to anyone who is willing to help.
Thank you, thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Quarterly Relief Society Additional Meeting: Birthday Celebration!

 via Flickr

Please join us for our Quarterly meeting to celebrate the founding of the Relief Society!
6:30pm
Wednesday, March 9th
Dinner Provided
Young Women Invited
Children's Class

Please come and share a fun night with the sisters in our ward.

January RS Meeting: Service and Personal Health

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
7:00pm

We will be continuing work on the file folder service project we started last activity as well as starting a new service project. In addition, Kirstin Spencer's sister is coming to do a little "Introduction to Yoga" class for us, so come prepared to exercise! If you have a yoga mat, bring it. If not, she has some extras you can use. . We will have light snacks. This is a great opportunity to invite your visiting teaching sisters to join us. Hope to see you there!

P.S. I have had a few complaints that people aren't hearing announcements. While we do all we can to announce activities in each auxiliary, we're sorry we missed you. Please know you can find information on activities in the RS newsletter, on the ward calendar, on Facebook, and the RS blog. We are in the process of planning exact dates for the activities for the rest of the year, and will get those to you as soon as we have them so you can mark your calendar.We will continue to email about activities as well, and will continue to phase out flyers for both cost and convenience purposes.

The general sign-up for canning chili at the cannery has passed, but if you missed out on signing up they have just announced a few open shifts. It's kind of fun to go and it's a good way to add to your food storage...and it tastes pretty good too!

A few shifts on Oct 22nd and November 3rd have opened up.



To Schedule for Chili on Friday, October 22nd enter the following into your web browser:
http://www.mysignup.com/chili_fri_oct_22 (or click on the link.)



For Chili on Wednesday, November 3rd enter the following into your web browser:
http://www.mysignup.com/chili_wed_nov_3 (or click on the link.)



Remember to save the “undo code” you create during registration so you can unscheduled your shift if you cannot come.



Here are the other two links in case you need to go back to review/cancel your scheduled shifts:



For Chili on Tuesday, November 2nd enter the following into your web browser:
http://www.mysignup.com/chili_tue_nov_2 (or click on the link.)



For Chili on Friday, October 29th enter the following into your web browser:
http://www.mysignup.com/chili_fri_oct_29 (or click on the link.)



Please read column headings carefully. All shifts begin on the hour and last for 2.5 hours.

Shifts begin at 8am, 10am, 12 noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm-clean-up.



Reminders will be sent for your scheduled shifts.

General Conference

Just a reminder that General Conference is this weekend, October 2nd and 3rd. Morning sessions start at 10am and Afternoon sessions at 2pm. You can watch on KSL (Channel 5?) or listen on the radio, or even online.

Also, here's a great link to the church's children's conference site. There are games, coloring pages, and other activities to help keep your kids interested.

I always love General Conference time, it's a nice change of pace and a great time to be really edified for a few days. Please, make an effort to watch all sessions. You will see blessings for your efforts.

Fall Fabric Wreath

Easy, no-sew fabric wreath for fall! Approximately 14" in diameter. Fabric used will be Summer's End by Kansas Troubles for Moda.  Click the link to see swatches.
$15
To sign up, please leave a comment with your name, email and quantity. If you have questions, email April Rosenthal at gmail dot com.

Reuseable Gift Tags

Cute, laminated tags you can wipe off and use over and over! Please specify Christmas (C) or Generic (G) when ordering. We suggest using overhead projector markers for best results.

To sign up, please leave a comment with your name, email and quantity. If you have questions, email April Rosenthal at gmail dot com.

Personalized Journal

A quick and easy way to make a simple notebook more personal. Can be as elaborate or as simple as you can think up. Basic supplies will be provided, feel free to bring your own ribbons, embellishments, rub-ons, etc. 

Combine with the personal history jar for a great gift!

To sign up, please leave a comment with your name, email and quantity. If you have questions, email April Rosenthal at gmail dot com.

Family History Jar

Filled with thought provoking questions, this jar is the perfect way to get started on writing down life and personality details. A great gift for parents and grandparents, especially paired with a personalized journal.
Also a great gift for school teachers, these questions would work great for student daily writing prompts. $4

To sign up, please leave a comment with your name, email and quantity. If you have questions, email April Rosenthal at gmail dot com.