May 2009 Newsletter

May Lessons

May 3 RS Presidency
May 10 Joseph Smith #30 Valliant in the Cause of Christ Ramona Ford
May 17 Joseph Smith #31 God Shall Be with You Forever and Ever: The prophet in Liberty Jail Kamilla Lloyd
May 24 Teaching for our Times General Talk from April 2009 Conference – TBA Myrna Clark

The Lady of the Month/Scripture Thought
This month we are spotlighting Sister Freed for both the story and a scripture thought.

Household helps
Here are some tips using a couple of common household items – ketchup and vinegar.

Some uses for ketchup (esp. “those old ketchup packets stashed away in [our] kitchen drawers.”
These suggestions include:
Shine copper bottom pots - with a pinch of salt for stubborn stains.
Get Auto Parts Gleaming – works well tarnish but not as well on removing dirt.
Get back prettier hair from chlorine damage – helps counteract the chlorine from pools.
Soothe wounds – again using the ketchup (or soy sauce) packets, just freeze for a quick ice pack to apply to wounds
Some tips for vinegar include:
Clean Windows - 1/3 c. vinegar to 2/3 c. water
Clean Carpets - one part vinegar, one-sixteenth part lemon juice and eight parts distilled
Wash produce – 3 parts water 1 part white vinegar then rinse with water
Deter Cats – pour vinegar around edges of areas you don’t want cats



My Sister – My Friend
Springview Relief Society
May 2009

May Recipe
In honor of Mother’s Day a recipe for family portraits would be fun. An elaborate recipe that basically boiled down to slicing bagels in half (larger ones for the grownups in the family and the mini bagels for the kids) – bread (or even round cookies) could possibly be used instead. Spreading some type of topping (cream cheese, peanut butter, etc) over the bagel and then creating a face with cut or chopped fruits, vegetables, nuts, olives etc. depending on your imagination and pantry. The main point is to have a fun family food that everyone can help make (and, as suggested, serve to mom as part of breakfast in bed).

In honor of Cinco de Mayo a recipe by Lucille Gardiner in the Springview Ward Cookbook would be nice.
Taco Soup
1 lb. hamburger ½ c. green/red ppers
½ c. onion 1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans
½ c. salsa 1 (11 oz.) can corn
½ pkg. taco seasoning mix 2 (15 oz.) cans stewed tomatoes
In a large soup pan, fry hamgerger and drain off fat. Add onion and green/red peppers. Fry about 3 minutes. Drain Kidney beans. Add rest of ingredients and simmer about 15 minutes. This is a thick soup. You can add water or beef broth. Top with grated cheese

"No matter what circumstances you sisters experience, your influence can be marvelously far-reaching. I believe some of you have a tendency to underestimate your profound capacity for blessing the lives of others. More often than not, it is not on the stage with some public pronouncement but in your example of righteousness and the countless gentle acts of love and kindness done so willingly, so often on a one-to-one basis."
--James E. Faust, "You Are All Heaven Sent," Ensign, Nov. 2002, 110