November 2009 Newsletter

November Lessons
November 1 2009 Presidency/Group Leadership Instruction - Teacher Kristy Gellersen
November 8 Joseph Smith #41 Becoming Saviors on Mount Zion – Teacher Ramona Ford
November 15 Joseph Smith #42 Family: The Sweetest Union for Time and for Eternity – Teacher Judy Paxton
November 22 Teaching for our Times General Conference Talk from October 2009 General Conference talk TBA – Teacher Myrna Clark
November 22 2009 Bishop’s Instruction

The Sister of the Month
This month we are spotlighting Sister Robinson we want to thank her for this glimpse into her life.

Ancestor of the Month
This month the Ancestor is another installment of Sister Marie Dueman's 4-great grandfather.

Scripture Thought
Daily Gems - 28 May 2008
Being Grateful Will Make Us Happy
"Mercies and blessings come in different forms--sometimes as hard things. Yet the Lord said, 'Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things' (D&C 59:7). All things means just that: good things, difficult things--not just some things. He has commanded us to be grateful because He knows being grateful will make us happy. This is another evidence of His love."
Bonnie D. Parkin, "Gratitude: A Path to Happiness," Ensign, May 2007, p 35

Book of the Month
The Book for this month is “Heaven Can Wait” by Fanny Flagg. The meeting is on November 12, 2009 @ 7:00 pm @ Sister Linda Owen’s Home located at
780 East Lisonbee Ave.

November Recipe
Since we have just finished with Halloween, there are pumpkins are very delicious and nutritious. Although I have thought that using jack-o-lanterns into pumpkin puree, I saw something on the computer that advised against using them. I called the Utah State University extension and was told that this is correct. She gave two reasons. The first is the 4 hour out of the fridge rule – once you cut open the pumpkin, this exposes the flesh of the pumpkin to bacteria. Also, she was saying that the pumpkins being sold for jack-o-lanterns aren’t good for cooking with. She said that there are those pumpkins that are specifically sold for cooking; they are either called cooking or sugar pumpkin and are smaller than the ones sold for carving. However, if you paint the pumpkin instead of carving this eliminates the safety issue. Personally, I have had varying success as far as the quality of the pumpkins I have used – possibly I have inadvertently bought the cooking type. Since this is still a good time for pumpkin recipes, I have included a Pumpkin Chili recipe and two ingredient Pumpkin Cake. One of the things that my father used to tell me is that the better pumpkin pies weren’t made from pumpkin, but from Sweet Potatoes. I googled pumpkin substitutions and found some information from About.com: Home cooking, that I have included with the recipes. For the full text see http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodequivalents/a/pumpkinequiv.htm. Also, since we are in Harvest season and apples are in plentiful supply of apples, I thought a couple of wholesome apple recipes seemed fun.

Gratitude
I found a couple of items concerning gratitude that are very good. One was from a blogger named Melodie Beatty concerning a gratitude attitude. The other was by Wayne Parker in About.Com concerning teaching children to be grateful. I have included them on the newsletter blog.

Health Tip
Since the flu season is upon us, there are a few tips concerning basic hygiene. Although it is geared toward children, it is useful information for everyone.
Review basic hygiene practices. Unless you are with your child every single second of the day (and who is?), your kids need to know basic hygiene. Teach them at a very young age about how to wash their hands properly, to cover their mouth with a tissue when they sneeze or cough (or to sneeze into the crook of their arm and not their hands), and not to share food or drinks with anyone. This is a good as time to discuss the no-no practice of "double dipping" snacks as well.
I have also included a website address concerning the H1N1 flu:
http://www.flu.gov/professional/community/faithcomchecklist.html
Also, keeping our furry companions in mind, here is some information from The Pedigree Foundation concerning Doggie Flu
http://pedigree.com/02All%20Things%20Dog/Article%20Library/fetch.aspx?artId=654&catId=3&sCatId=9&catName=Adult&sCatName=Health&zjxj=01900004W634654W865W0

Safety Tip
With the changing from Mountain Daylight Time to Mountain Standard Time, we are always reminded to check the batteries in our smoke detectors. I have also included a piece on fire alarm safety that can be downloaded at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/campaigns/smokealarms/.