February 2009 Newsletter

February Lessons
February 1 Presidency Lesson
Teacher: Linda Owen
February 8 Joseph Smith Lesson #23 Leading in the Lord’s Way
Teacher: Kamilla Lloyd
February 15 Joseph Smith # 25 Truths from the Savior’s Parables in Matthew 13
Teacher: Ramona Ford
February 22 Teachings for our Times “
Go Ye Therefore, Sylvia Allred Nov. 2008 Ensign, pg 10
Teacher - Myrna Clark
February Visiting Teaching Understanding the Devine Role of Women (a copy can be found @ http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=bca69d9ff732f110VgnVCM100000176f620a____ & will be on the Newsletter blog site.) http://www.springviewreliefsociety.blogspot.com/

February Activities
February 16 President’s Day
February 21 7:00 A.M. Ward Temple Day
February 21 6:30 P.M. Ward Soup and Bread Dinner Night
February 22 Ward Conference
February 25 Enrichment Night 7:00 – Disaster Preparedness --
January 8-Feb 26 Women’s Basket Ball -6:30 for the Young Women – 7:30 for Relief Society Sisters @ the Brookshire Ward
February 14 Valentines – Remember there is so much more to Love than Romance. There is love for our Savior – which is followed by love for our fellow sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father.
1 Jn. 4: 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Performing genealogical and temple work for those who have gone before us is also a form of love.
Mal. 4: 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

The Lady of the Month
This month we are highlighting Sister Jenifer Tate. Sister Tate has generously provided an interesting story of her life. This fascinating story can be seen on the Newsletter blog site. As a side not Sister Tate had her baby girl on January 21, 2009 named Brynn.


Goal Setting
The first of the year seems like a good time to make resolutions and goals. As we have new goals as a ward I thought I’d put the in.

1. Proclaim the Gospel
a. Each Family Pass Out a Book of Mormon Each Month
b. 100% Home and Visiting Teaching
c. Each Family To Bring Back a less Active Family or a Convert Baptism
2. Redeem the Dead
a. Attend the Temple Regularly
b. Complete Four or More Generation Chart
3. Perfect the Saints
a. Daily Prayer, Scripture Study, & Weekly Family Home Evening
b. Complete the Book of Mormon as a Family by November
c. Save 4 Months of Expenses & 6 Months Food Storage

February Recipe
The following recipes are courtesy of the Enrichment Activity.

Simply Delicious Truffle
1 Package (any flavor) “chocolate chips” (i.e. chocolate mint, peanut butter chips, etc.)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine and heat in microwave for 1 minute. Mix and shape into balls. These balls can be rolled into coconut, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, a blend of cocoa powder and powdered sugar, etc.
Other recipes on the blog