I was born in Trenton, New Jersey in the era of the Baby Boomers, attending school in Trenton. I grew up in an area that played a somewhat significant part in the American Revolution and learned a lot about that time period in our nation's history.
My Dad always liked to drive and so he brought us out West for a couple of family vacations. One time we came to Salt Lake to see the Mormon Tabernacle (I found out later that my Grandfather, on my Dad's side, used to listen to the Tabernacle Choir broadcast every Sunday). While touring Temple Square, we got the Joseph Smith's story pamphlet which I started to read on the ride home to Jersey.
The next school year my history teacher handed out assignments to write papers on American religions and I got the Mormons. I wrote to Salt Lake for information and received information back from two Elders. They provided me with a filmstrip and information for my project. They then taught my family about the Church. We had to go to New Brunswick, NJ to be baptized. We attended church in Langhorne, PA. That summer we moved out West. We stopped in American Fork, UT to visit with one of the Elder's family. Elder Greenwood’s Mom said, "Stay here.” She found us a home in their Ward boundaries.
I graduated from American Fork High School in 1964, and then attended BYU. I had a poetry class at BYU where this guy from Boston was also enrolled. I met him at an off-campus dance where he found out we had the same poetry class - small world. Jeff and I were married in 1967. We lived in Provo for a month and moved to Los Angeles. From there we were transferred to Santa Rosa, CA. It was a pleasant area with the reputation of being the allergy capitol of the U.S. because Luther Burbank did a lot of his research there. We spent a year there and when it started raining in November and seemed to rain until April we had had enough and moved back to Utah.
By joining the Church, my family learned about doing genealogy. Remember the Trenton connection to the Revolution? Because of genealogy, we learned that one of our ancestors had been with George Washington when he crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians in Trenton. Much later, while doing a share time in Primary, I was showing how we are connected to the past through our family tree. I found out that the Birches and I have a common ancestor - John Alden.
I have enjoyed doing genealogy, teaching in Primary, serving in Primary and Relief Society and working in the Ward Library for a number of years with some really wonderful people. I have worked on German records extraction and currently am working on indexing, which is a lot of fun. I don't know how many of you remember the old style Ward dinners when several members would return to the kitchen to WASH the dishes. You could really get to know one another over a sink of hot water and tons of dishes!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
December 2008
December Lessons
December 7 Presidency Lesson
Teacher: Sandy Levinson
December 14 Joseph Smith Lesson #21
The Second Coming of the Millennium
Teacher: Camilla Lloyd
December 21 Joseph Smith Lesson #22
Gaining Knowledge of Eternal Truths
Teacher: Myrna Clark
December 28 Conference Talk
“Come to Zion” by Elder D. Todd Christofferson given at the Saturday afternoon session
Teacher: Ramona Ford
December Activities
December 4 Stake Temple Day
December 11 Ward Christmas Dinner 6:30 p.m. We are going to have the fun feasting activity we mentioned in November’s newsletter. We want to show our love for our ancestors and our heritage by sharing our favorite dishes that come from the areas of the world our ancestors came from. If you would prefer, just bring your favorite dish. Most important bring yourself, your family and a neighbor.
December 25 Christmas Day
The Lady of the Month
This month we are highlighting Sister Sandy Levenson. Sister Levenson has generously provided an interesting story of her life; including her birth, her introduction and conversion to the Church, how she met her husband and a sampling of her church callings. This fascinating story can be seen on the Newsletter blog site: http://www.springviewreliefsociety.blogspot.com/
Christmas Giving
Considering the economic conditions we are living in today, not to mention the advise we have been receiving concerning prudent living and preparedness, it would be a good idea to incorporate these ideas into our Christmas giving. Giving something homemade adds a special personal touch to the gift – making it something that could be used in food storage/family preparedness would make it even better. Some ideas include homemade mixes put in festive containers.
Basic Muffins (1 dozen)
Mix:
1 1/2 C flour (preferably whole wheat)
1/4 C sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
2 Tbsp powdered milk
To make the muffins: (put the instructions on the container holding the mix)
Combine the mix with 1/4 C oil, 1 egg, and 3/4 C water. Bake at 375 for 10-14 minutes, until done.
Variations: The variations are infinite. Try about 1/2 C of almost any fruit; 1/2 C nuts; and/or about 1 tsp of any sweet spices you like.
Also decorated shoe box containing first aide items is cheaper to make and can be better equipped (and personalized) than those found at the store.
Results of Survey
Survey Question # of votes % of voters
Getting to know you 5 83%
Tips on Geneology 3 50%
Tips on Budgeting 2 33%
Fun Craft Ideas for Adults 3 50%
Fun Craft Ideas
to do with Children 3 50%
News Items of the Ward 6 100%
December 7 Presidency Lesson
Teacher: Sandy Levinson
December 14 Joseph Smith Lesson #21
The Second Coming of the Millennium
Teacher: Camilla Lloyd
December 21 Joseph Smith Lesson #22
Gaining Knowledge of Eternal Truths
Teacher: Myrna Clark
December 28 Conference Talk
“Come to Zion” by Elder D. Todd Christofferson given at the Saturday afternoon session
Teacher: Ramona Ford
December Activities
December 4 Stake Temple Day
December 11 Ward Christmas Dinner 6:30 p.m. We are going to have the fun feasting activity we mentioned in November’s newsletter. We want to show our love for our ancestors and our heritage by sharing our favorite dishes that come from the areas of the world our ancestors came from. If you would prefer, just bring your favorite dish. Most important bring yourself, your family and a neighbor.
December 25 Christmas Day
The Lady of the Month
This month we are highlighting Sister Sandy Levenson. Sister Levenson has generously provided an interesting story of her life; including her birth, her introduction and conversion to the Church, how she met her husband and a sampling of her church callings. This fascinating story can be seen on the Newsletter blog site: http://www.springviewreliefsociety.blogspot.com/
Christmas Giving
Considering the economic conditions we are living in today, not to mention the advise we have been receiving concerning prudent living and preparedness, it would be a good idea to incorporate these ideas into our Christmas giving. Giving something homemade adds a special personal touch to the gift – making it something that could be used in food storage/family preparedness would make it even better. Some ideas include homemade mixes put in festive containers.
Basic Muffins (1 dozen)
Mix:
1 1/2 C flour (preferably whole wheat)
1/4 C sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
2 Tbsp powdered milk
To make the muffins: (put the instructions on the container holding the mix)
Combine the mix with 1/4 C oil, 1 egg, and 3/4 C water. Bake at 375 for 10-14 minutes, until done.
Variations: The variations are infinite. Try about 1/2 C of almost any fruit; 1/2 C nuts; and/or about 1 tsp of any sweet spices you like.
Also decorated shoe box containing first aide items is cheaper to make and can be better equipped (and personalized) than those found at the store.
Results of Survey
Survey Question # of votes % of voters
Getting to know you 5 83%
Tips on Geneology 3 50%
Tips on Budgeting 2 33%
Fun Craft Ideas for Adults 3 50%
Fun Craft Ideas
to do with Children 3 50%
News Items of the Ward 6 100%
Sunday, November 2, 2008
November 2008
November Lessons
November 2 Presidency Lesson (given by a member of the Relief Society Presidency)
November 9 Joseph Smith Lesson #19
November 16 Joseph Smith Lesson #20
November 23 Conference Talk - “The Way” by Elder Todd Christopherson given at the Saturday afternoon session
November 30 Bishopric Lesson (given by a member of the Bishopric)
November Activities
November 1 Clean the Ward
November 4 Election Day
November 7 Ward Thanksgiving Dinner:
Earthquake Lady
These are suggestions that we received from the Earthquake Lady.
Leave a pair of shoes by your bed but away from the window. If an earthquake hits at night you will need a pair of shoes to walk around in especially if the glass breaks
Get a whistle for everyone in the family. On family outings they can be used if one gets lost or loses sight of the group, this also applies to emergency situations.
Have a flashlight in every room. When the lights go out at night you’ll be in the dark and it is easier if there is one in every room rather than crawling through the house looking for one. There are all kinds of flashlights – shake ones or crank ones don’t need batteries.
Christmas is coming. You can give preparedness items as useful gifts. Space blankets are cheap, don’t take up much room and are great survival items.
Fun Trip
We are thinking about taking an imaginary relay trip. This should be a lot of fun. What we propose to do is to walk/jog/bike/treadmill from Springview Ward to the Nauvoo Temple. Each one who would like to participate will self report how much exercise they have completed each week. This will be added together in our group effort to get to Nauvoo. We will keep everyone apprised of our progress. Please let the Relief Society presidency
It’s Fall and so are the leaves (falling that is)
It’s that time of year again. If any of you older sisters need to have your leaves raked and removed please let the Relief Society Presidency know.
Recipe of the Month
Please feel free to submit your own.
Quick Beef and Rice
This is one of the easiest, quickest kid-friendly recipe around. It's not particularly healthy, although if you use low-fat ground beef or turkey and have some vegetables on the side, liked cooked carrots, it's not too bad.
1 pound ground beef or turkey
2 cups rice
1 package onion soup mix
4 cups water
1 15 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
Brown the ground meat and drain if necessary. Add soup mix, rice, soup, and water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, till rice is done.
Options: You can leave out the cream of soup if you don't have it or just make a simple white sauce. If you don't have any onion soup mix, sauté an onion and add 2 tsp. beef bouillon instead.
November 2 Presidency Lesson (given by a member of the Relief Society Presidency)
November 9 Joseph Smith Lesson #19
November 16 Joseph Smith Lesson #20
November 23 Conference Talk - “The Way” by Elder Todd Christopherson given at the Saturday afternoon session
November 30 Bishopric Lesson (given by a member of the Bishopric)
November Activities
November 1 Clean the Ward
November 4 Election Day
November 7 Ward Thanksgiving Dinner:
Earthquake Lady
These are suggestions that we received from the Earthquake Lady.
Leave a pair of shoes by your bed but away from the window. If an earthquake hits at night you will need a pair of shoes to walk around in especially if the glass breaks
Get a whistle for everyone in the family. On family outings they can be used if one gets lost or loses sight of the group, this also applies to emergency situations.
Have a flashlight in every room. When the lights go out at night you’ll be in the dark and it is easier if there is one in every room rather than crawling through the house looking for one. There are all kinds of flashlights – shake ones or crank ones don’t need batteries.
Christmas is coming. You can give preparedness items as useful gifts. Space blankets are cheap, don’t take up much room and are great survival items.
Fun Trip
We are thinking about taking an imaginary relay trip. This should be a lot of fun. What we propose to do is to walk/jog/bike/treadmill from Springview Ward to the Nauvoo Temple. Each one who would like to participate will self report how much exercise they have completed each week. This will be added together in our group effort to get to Nauvoo. We will keep everyone apprised of our progress. Please let the Relief Society presidency
It’s Fall and so are the leaves (falling that is)
It’s that time of year again. If any of you older sisters need to have your leaves raked and removed please let the Relief Society Presidency know.
Recipe of the Month
Please feel free to submit your own.
Quick Beef and Rice
This is one of the easiest, quickest kid-friendly recipe around. It's not particularly healthy, although if you use low-fat ground beef or turkey and have some vegetables on the side, liked cooked carrots, it's not too bad.
1 pound ground beef or turkey
2 cups rice
1 package onion soup mix
4 cups water
1 15 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
Brown the ground meat and drain if necessary. Add soup mix, rice, soup, and water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, till rice is done.
Options: You can leave out the cream of soup if you don't have it or just make a simple white sauce. If you don't have any onion soup mix, sauté an onion and add 2 tsp. beef bouillon instead.
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