April 2009 Newsletter

My Sister – My Friend
Springview Relief Society
April 2009


April Lessons

April 5 General Conference
April 12 Joseph Smith #28 Missionary Service: A Holy Calling, A Glorious Work Ramona Ford
April 19 Joseph Smith #29 Living with Others in Peace and Harmony Myrna Clark
April 26 Teaching for our Times Lift Where You Stand Dieter F. Uchtdorf Ensign November 2008 P53-56 Kamilla Lloyd

April Activities
April 25 Preparedness fair in Home Depot parking lot 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
April 30 Emergency Food Demo

The Lady of the Month
This month we are spotlighting Sister Kayelyn Birch.

Scripture Thought
Barbara Freed
D&C 101:16
Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God.
The latter part, be still and know that I am God, is something to comes to my mind often. I, like many others who have read those words, have felt that I was personally being spoken to. Troubling times get frustrating, but knowing that God exists, that I am his creation, that He is my cheerleader while I am here, gives me confidence that He is in charge. He will not let things happen that will damage the continuation of the Plan of Salvation.
Sandy Levinson
Sister Levinson feels this is a good scripture concerning preparedness: 1 Nephi 2:4 And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents, and departed into the wilderness.
Patricia Wilson
Sister Levenson’s scripture started me thinking. I agree that we need to be able to walk away from everything if we are called upon or be able to give it up if it came between that and defending it to the death. I also believe that we need to be vigilant in our preparations for the times when we need to wait out the storms. I have included a couple of examples/sites on http://www.springviewreliefsociety.blogspot.com

April Recipe


Hard-Boiled Egg Mice


1 Egg 1 Black olive
1 Radish 2 Fresh chives
1 Tiny Swiss cheese wedge
1. Slice the egg in half lengthwise. Place the halves yolk side down on a plate. (Alternatively, you can slice off a bit of the bottom of a peeled, hard-boiled egg so it can sit flat on a plate.) Slice tiny black olive "eyes" and radish "ears." Then make small slits in the egg halves for the eyes and ears and push in the olives and radishes. Add chive tails.
2. Serve the pair of egg mice with a wedge of Swiss cheese for a playful lunch. Makes 2 mice.
More fun recipes on the blog

Geneology Tip
U.S. Civil War Records: A Wealth of Information About the Soldier and His Family Jimmy B. Parker, FUGA, AG
Military-related records can be the source of an abundance of information. Approximately 3.5 million served in the Civil War. Even those who did not serve may have had information recorded about themselves in records that were associated with potential military service. If an ancestor actually served in the military, often there are details to be found in service and pension files that are unavailable in other records. There are pre-service, service and post-service files that can be useful in obtaining information. The key to finding any military record is the name of the company and regiment of service. This can be located in Family records, County histories, Reports to Adjutant General from state from which he served, Militia Rolls and Draft Registration records.