Visiting Teaching Thought for December.....

"The Fellowship of TRUE friends who can hear you out, share your joys, help carry your burdens, and correctly counsel you is PRICELESS."

  --Pres. Benson, October 1986 Ensign.

Poem from Sister Perkins Dec. Lesson

Have you ever walked on water??

Have you ever walked on water? 

Have you ever had such faith?

Have you ever moved a mountain--

Ever seen the Savior’s face?

Most of us might think

There’s no way I could do that.

Most of us might feel,

Quite unequal to the task.

But, think about a time

When you thought your heart would break

And, still here you are—

Proof you lived another day.

Has there ever been a call

You felt you could not fill?

But, then tried ever humbly

to do the Father’s will?

As you served with faith

Were there times you stood in awe

Of what you had accomplished

As you held onto the rod

Have you ever felt the emptiness

Of Peter’s fishing nets?

Aching to be filled,

Or overcome all life’s regrets?

Did you call his name or seek His face,

And feel you couldn’t find

Relief from all the hurt

Or any peace of mind?

But as the days went by

Did it seem to come a bit by bit

And slowly you were stronger

Than you alone have ever been

Did you know you walked on water

Did you know you saw His face

Did you know that you were capable

Of mountain-moving faith?

He is there and waiting,

When the water will not hold us

He is there and willing

To lift us and to show us

When it seems our humble offering,

Is not enough to do the job

Somehow our loaves and fishes

Are more than we had thought.

Take a step in faith,

stand forth and start to shine

You may feel you are only water,

But He can make you into wine.

For with Him all things are possible,

and the same is true for you

Let us go forth and do

The things He taught us to.

--J. Perkins 12/12

WARD CHRISTMAS DINNER!!

PANACA 2nd WARD

CHRISTMAS DINNER!!!!

WHEN:  Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

WHERE: The Cultural Hall

TIME:  6:30 PM

WHO:  EVERYONE!!

WHAT:  Pulled Pork, Potatoes, Casseroles, Rolls, Pie!

Musical Program.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!

NOVEMBER 2012 PRESIDENCY MESSAGE

Dear Sisters: Time. We all have the same amount. Three hundred sixty-five days each year, twenty-four hours each day. Sounds like a lot, but what are we doing with all that time? The hymn "Improve the Shining Moments" has the words "Time flies on wings of lightning. We cannot call it back.. .life is quick in passing. ..."tis as a single day." We have all thought to ourselves that we can't believe that November is here already. What happened? There were so many things that we were going to do this year and it's almost too late. Perhaps your goal was to become immersed in family history research, or maybe this was the year you were really going to catch up on your life's story. Maybe back in the beginning of the year, you felt that you had plenty of time to accomplish what you felt you should. Even during the summer, there was still lots of time. But here you are in the latter months of 2012, and, if you're like me, you have procrastinated your goals away. President Joseph Fielding Smith has stated that "procrastination as applied to gospel principles is the thief of eternal life." We cannot put off until tomorrow what we should be doing today. We will be judged after this life on not only the sins we've committed and not repented of, but also for the things that we should have done and neglected to do. D&C 60:13 says, "Thou shalt not idle idle away thy time." Sisters, please take an inventory of your activities and make sure that you are spending your precious time doing needful things. "Today while the sun shines, work with a will. Today while the sun shines, your duty fulfill..." "Time, literally, is running out--for each of us. We have less remaining today than we had yesterday, and we have no idea how much of it we have left in our mortal sojourn. Let us make the most of our time." (Church News 6/7/08) “For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors." Alma 34:32 Let's all strive to do our very best to use our time wisely so that we won't have any regrets in the years to come.  We love you all and hope that you have a wonderful holiday season. The Relief Society Presidency

A few things I missed......

Well, as you know I have been wayyyy behind on the blog since I had the baby, but today I tried to take a few minutes to catch up--who needs clean clothes or dishes, right? ;)  Anyway, I had found these pictures I took at the Relief Society Birthday Celebration in March and wanted to add them--it was a great night and a great thing to be celebrating.  We just learned that next March we will be having a Stake RS Birthday, so we are looking forward to that!

July 2012 PRESIDENCY MESSAGE

July 2012 PRESIDENCY MESSAGE 

Dear Sisters,
It's hard to believe that 2012 is half over. Have you achieved the goals that you set for yourselves on January 1st? Are you still working on them? I know of one young lady who made it her resolution to refrain from drinking soda pop throughout the entire year. She has been able to keep that goal. For a teenager, that is an remarkable achievement. Are you able to show that kind of resolve? Hopefully we all are working to better ourselves, both physically and spiritually.
Since it's July, we will be celebrating the birth of our country (July 4th) and the anniversary of the Saints' entry into the Salt Lake Valley (July 24). We should always remember and acknowledge the sacrifices that the patriots and pioneers made for us. The patriots ensured that we could live in a country with unprecedented freedoms. The pioneers made it possible for the gospel to flourish and "bloom like a rose". Many brave men and women from both groups gave up family and possessions so that we could be so blessed. 
When times are hard, and they will be, reflect on these words from the favorite pioneer hymn by William Clayton, "Why should we mourn or think our lot is hard? 'Tis not so, all is right...Gird up your loins; fresh courage take; Our God will never us forsake...All is well! All is well!" 
Just as with the pioneers and the founding fathers, God is with us and will never forsake us. We know this to be true.

Love,
Jamie, Cindy, Loree, & Kathy

Appetizer Night Recipes

Sorry everyone! I'm not sure why I never posted these, I have had them saved on my computer for months. I am going to blame it on pregnancy flakiness! Anyway, here are the recipes from the appetizer recipe night we had. Enjoy!

(Just click on the recipe you want to and it will bring it up larger so you can actually read it)