Creative Tutorials!

Thanks to all of the sisters who participated in our weekly meeting last week. What great food, fun and conversation. Special thanks to Mary Lou who made the most amazing wraps ever for refreshments:

For those of you who couldn't make it, we wanted to post some pictures and tutorials for at least some of the activities we did.




Here is the tutorial for the heart wreath, the holiday wreath, and patriotic wreath.

We hope to see everyone at our next activity, the Relief Society Tea Party (October 7th, at 6:30).

One Hour Bread

Makes 2 loaves

5 1/4 cup flour (Bread flour is best or add 2 Tablespoons gluten)

1/4 cup sugar or honey

1/2 T salt

1 1/2 T (maping) instant yeast (SAP)

1 1/2 T lecithin

2 cup hot water

2 T dough enhancer

Mix flour, sugar, salt and yeast in mixer. Add lecithin and hot water. Mix, then knead in mixer 5 min. Shape into loaves. Let rise 25 min. Bake at 350 for 25 min.

Potato Cauliflower Soup

by Mary Grover

Serves: 6

Preparation time: 35 min.

4 med potatoes

1 med head of cauliflower

1 med onion

1 peeled carrot

enough water to cover potatoes

From food storage:

canned chicken

dried diced onions

dried chopped carrots

Peel and cut into bite sized pieces 4 potatoes. Clean and divide cauliflower into small sections. Peel and dice 1 med onion. Dice carrot finely. Boil potato in just enough water to cover. Boil or microwave cauliflower, onion, and carrot just until cauliflower is tender. Use as little water as possible. Wen potatoes are tender, mach lightly, leaving some chunks left unmashed. Do not drain water. This is what makes the soup think.

Add the cauliflower, onion, and carrot. Add salt and patter to taste. (I like a little garlic powder also).

If soup is too thick, add a little more water. Simmer for about 25 minute more.

Poor Man's Cake (no eggs)

Depression Era recipe

by: Janet Packard

Serves 8

1 cup water

1 cup sugar

i cup raisins

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 tsp. cloves or all spice

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. cinnamon

Bring to a boil in pan. Cool pan in sink with cold water. Stir in 2 cups flour with one level tsp. baking soda. (sifted). Grease loaf pan . Bake 40 minutes at 350.

delicious with vanilla ice cream or shipped cream and apple sauce.

R.S. Humanitarian Activity April 1

Come lend your shoulder to this wheel this April Fools' Day!

What: We will be finishing some quilts, making doll gowns for the dolls they give to children at the hospital, collecting items for hygiene kits, and assembling cards for the local Juvenile Center.

Oh yes and we will enjoy some lovely dinner and visiting as well!

Where: Cultural Hall

When: Thursday April 1. The quilts will be available beginning at 4:00 pm, and we will begin dinner and the other activities at 6:30.

What should you bring: donations for hygiene kits, left over scrapbook supplies for the cards.

Christ Centered Book of Mormon Reading Schedule

You can click to enlarge the image below:

Handout from Stake Relief Society Mini Class

Let your Light So Shine

Through Creative Scripture Study

Why do we need to develop a game plan when it comes to scripture reading?
• When you fail to plan you plan to fail!
• John 14: 23-24 tells us to keep the words of Christ, it also tells us that “He that loveth me not, keepeth not my saying” – when we readeth and esteemeth not we are indifferent towards Christ. This scripture denotes a spiritual formula:
o Love of Christ = Love of his words
o Indifference to scripture = Indifference to Christ


Family Scripture Study Ideas:

In holding regular family prayer & scripture study, Elder Bednar noted that, “The consistency of our intent and work was perhaps the greatest lesson, a lesson we did not fully appreciate at the time.” (November 2009 Ensign, pg 19)

• Consistency is easier when you have more willing participants. We should make an effort to get our children actively engaged in scripture study.
o What are their interests? How can I marry that with the scriptures?
o Make your scripture study visible. (butcher paper journey, charts, graphs, scripture mastery posters)
o Make the scriptures come alive. Put together a model ship (during Nephi), dress up as characters, put on a play, bind arms with strong cords as Nephi was bound (momentarily of course!).
o Come up with fun scripture mastery games or contests as a family!
o Hold your own scriptural Olympics, with different events.

Personal Scripture Study Ideas:

Make yourself a roadmap or timetable. It’s easier to take time for ourselves when we have a schedule and we are already planning on it.

Look at the scriptures from a different viewpoint and new things will stand out in a way that we haven’t thought of before.

Read the scriptures with a specific topic in mind.
• Christ Centered Reading
• Repentance
• Faith
• Blessings
• Parenting
• Charity
• Obedience/ Commandments

March Relief Society Activity: The Birthday Party!

Mark your calendars! The Relief Society Birthday party will be March 4th at 6:30!

We will have fun, games, a wonderful message, and of course, birthday cake!

** no children's class

Stake Relief Society & Humanitarian Day this Saturday!

Let Your Light So Shine!

That is the theme for the activity this week held on Saturday, February 27th, from 9:00 -noon at the Stake Center.

Come & Enjoy

Breakfast

Humanitarian Service Projects & Workshops

and special guest speakers: Nathan Gibbons & President Norman

**No children's class is provided