Bishopric Message We have just celebrated a most wonderful and joyous time of the year we know as the Christmas season – a time of giving and caring about others. It is easy to carry this loving spirit this time of year as we follow and try to emulate the greatest example of all, our Savior Jesus Christ. We are kept busy making cookies and other treats to take to our neighbors and friends, and we try to remember anyone who might need a visit, a Christmas carol or just a warm “hello.”
May we remember the feelings we have in this season and make a greater effort throughout the year to share these things with all those with whom we come in contact. May we recognize these feelings as promptings of the Holy Ghost and act on them as He did.
May we take a little “Christmas spirit” with us throughout the year and remember the widows and widowers – those who are alone or anyone who needs a visit, a kind hug and smile. “For inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me” (Matthew 25:40).
May each of us recognize that we are all God’s children and we are all brothers and sisters, and that we live under the most blessed and fortunate circumstances of all mankind. May we in turn seek and take opportunities to bless others throughout the
year.
Happy New Year!
from your bishopric
Russell Mathis, Randy Hainsworth and Mark Nielsen
GOSPEL DOCTRINE CLASS
Study Schedule for January (Old Testament Studies)
Jan 3 My Work and My Glory Moses 1
Jan 10 Chosen Before . . . Born Abraham 3; Moses 4
Jan 17 The Creation Moses 1:27-42; 2-3
Jan 24 Transgression Opened Eyes Moses 4; 5; 6
Relief Society
Our Christmas party has come and gone. Those of you who were able to attend seemed to have a lot of fun! We appreciate those who were involved in any way. We hope you enjoyed the delectable variety of Christmas treats that were available to take home. We look forward to a new year of interesting and uplifting Relief Society events. We hope you plan to come! On Saturday, January 9th from 10:00 AM to noon, we plan to meet with each of the visiting teachers and supervisors. Please mark this date on you calendars. A signup sheet will be passed around on Jan 3rd to accommodate a time that will be best for you. Our first meeting of the new year will be on Tuesday night, January 12, at 6:30 pm. It will center around our special angels, also known as visiting teachers.
Congratulations to the Rob and Jeanette Bentley family on the arrival of their new daughter and sister, Ashlynn. Both mother and daughter are doing pretty well. Ashlynn has been on oxygen, but is getting stronger. Just at printing we also send congratulations to Laura and Aaron Rollins on the birth of their daughter, Megan Elizabeth, born Monday, December 28 at 2:30 am, weighing 7 lb. 4 oz. Mother and baby are home and doing well.
Earlene Thaxton is recuperating from her recent knee surgery. This is her second in so many weeks. We wish her a speedy recovery.
Congratulations to Jessica and Dave Bateman on their recent marriage. We are glad they are making their home on Whitehall.
Thank you for all your generous donations to ward and community this year during this holiday season. Overheard earlier this year from Anjuli Wheeler to her daughter: “Service is its own reward.” Thanks Anjuli.
Stake Temple Day will be Thursday, January 21, with a Chapel Meeting at 6:40 pm at the temple, therefore we will not have a separate RS Temple day that week.
We wish you all a HAPPY NEWYEAR!!
Relief Society Lesson Schedule
Jan 3 TBA Relief Society Presidency
Jan 10 Lesson 1 - Gospel Principles Diane
Jan 17 Lesson 2 - Gospel Principle
Jan 24 Stake Conference
Jan 31 TBA Bishopric
RELIEF SOCIETY PRESIDENCY
President Kay Williams 963-9706
1st Counselor Barbara Stott 969-8721
2nd Counselor Dorene Lynch 969-1700
Secretary Pam Magnuson 968-6506
Dear Biblios:
As we look back on the year we have just accomplished, we can reflect on all the good memories we have made in our participation in Book Club. Our year was brought to a close with an especially enjoyable evening under the care and keeping of Jean Stout as she presented Two From Galilee: The Story of Mary and Joseph for our final meeting in November. It was a thought-provoking discussion and Jean did a wonderful job of putting us there in those times, experiencing what it must have been like for that young couple and their overwhelming responsibility. Thanks for all the effort!
I know you have all been anxious to hear how things came out on our Books for Kids Project . . .so I shall keep you in suspense no longer! As always, the true Spirit of Christmas took over and we gave the Elves of the North some real competition. There were big smiles and many, many THANKS when our gift of 126 BOOKS (no typo -- that is a triple digit number!) was delivered to the Ronald McDonald House. I tell you, Scrooge does NOT live among the blessed souls of this Ward. A million thanks to everyone who was so generous in this project.
Since I am quite sure that your little eyes have been skimming and darting in hopes of getting a glimpse of the upcoming read, you should know that we first have to give our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Earlene. She received quite the Christmas present from Santa . . . I'll let you decide if she was naughty or nice. In an attempt to lengthen her stride, she is recuperating from an unexpected knee replacement. Earlene had the book presentation for January. Obviously, it would be a bit difficult to work on a book review through the fog of drugs. Rather interesting and entertaining for us maybe . . . but, still difficult. HEE HEE
My delay in submitting to the newsletter was attributed to the dilemma this left me with. After much deliberation, I regret to inform that you best start groaning and making other plans for the night of January 26th --- our next get-together. You are left with Yours Truly to once again grind the motions of a Book Review. Please register any
complaints with Earlene! HEE HEE
I would not say that we could be considered a "Literary" group and my own personal choice would be more like Mystery Guild, but we are going to invite ourselves to another time that is most fascinating and engaging. Prepare, my friends, to learn, laugh and DISCUSS (def. -- to consider or examine by comment, etc.; talk over or write about) an extremely well-written novel that opens in London in 1946. January, 1946: Writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (no, it is not referring to cows!). And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.
I am fortunate to have been told recently about this book and had just read it, so I will now pass on the gift and give you an opportunity to read it. Help me out here, my fellow Biblios, and pick up this great story. It will help you get through your January blahs and it will prove to be a fun discussion. Treat yourself and give the New Year a terrific start!
Your Devoted Editor,
Kris Humphries
801.963.9706 or 801.808.9783
Book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Presenter: Kris Humphries
Place: Jean's Island
Date: Tuesday, Jan 26th
Time: 7:00 pm
MISSIONARIES
Elder Joseph C. McManama
Family and Church HistoryMission Church Office Building
Dear Mom, Dad and family,
The days fly by. I am shocked how time has begun to pick up. I guess when you do the same things every day that’s what happens. I now have 17 months in the mish.
I am happy because this week we have two baptisms planned for tomorrow. We will be finishing this field strong. Our zone has racked up 50 baptisms. We have a zone of about 12 missionaries. So good thing all are working hard.
The other day we were walking home with some members from playing volleyball in the church and a little boy in the street screamed something out at us, some racist comment or something. One of the little member girls who was walking with us (like 12 years old heard what he said and ran full speed at him and pushed him while screaming in his face "you don’t talk to angels of the Lord like that!" Hearing that, I looked around thinking "what angels is she talking about?" Then I realized she was talking about us! Weird to think that. . . and hearing it made me want to be better.
Elder McManama
Thought for the month
“Never forget that the purpose for which a man lives is the improvement of the man himself, so that he may go out of this world having, in his great sphere or his small one, done some little good for his fellow creatures and labored a little to diminish the sin and sorrow that are in the world.”
-- William E. Gladstone
FORMER WARD MEMBER GREETINGS
Hello WV 4th Ward Family,
Hey! It was great to read the Newsletter and feel connected to the many happenings there.
Wow! Four babies in one month. Congrats Crissy, Harkers, Burtons, and Pratts and I thought Bentleys were close??? I see the RS cookie tradition is going strong. Wendy and I still find great recipes from that old email Sister Williams sent out.
The update with us is we found a home in thecity of Frisco, a city about 20 minutes North of Dallas. My counseling practice is in the city of Lewisville, about 15 minutes from Frisco. It has a giant lake with three fingers. Our office overlooks a small lake. Our home is in a nice neighborhood in the Frisco 3rd Ward. There are eight stakes in the North Dallas area. The kids have adjusted fairly well. We became friends with our real estate agent's family, the Paulssons, who hosted us forThanksgiving. They have children close to our kids’ ages.
Noel and Taylor go to facebook regularly to catch up on their friends and life in Utah. So, keep posting your updates and add all of us as friends on Facebook so we can stay in touch. If you are not on Facebook, you can email us or send us a letter. Our family Christmas letter will go out next week.
Love you all, Shane Adamson&Family
