September Presidency Message

Each month our Relief Society Activities Committee meets together to try and plan meaningful activities for all the sisters in our ward. This week while trying to brainstorm ideas, President Uchtdorf‟s talk in October 2008, “Happiness, Your Heritage,” was brought up and discussed as being inspiring to us. In that talk he talked about the work of creation, how “the desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.”
“No matter our talents, education, backgrounds, or abilities, we each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before.
Everyone can create. You don‟t need money, position, or influence in order to create something of substance or beauty.
Creation brings deep satisfaction and fulfillment. We develop ourselves and others when we take unorganized matter into our hands and mold it into something of beauty.
You might say, „I‟m not the creative type. When I sing, I‟m always half a tone above or below the note. I cannot draw a line without a ruler. And the only practical use for my homemade bread is as a paperweight or as a doorstop.‟
If that is how you feel, think again, and remember that you are spirit daughters of the most creative Being in the universe. Isn't it remarkable to think that your very spirits are fashioned by an endlessly creative and eternally com-passionate God? Think about it—your spirit body is a masterpiece, created with a beauty, function, and capacity beyond imagination.”
We hope that each month our activities inspire you to try something new, learn a new skill, deepen friendships, help fill this desire to create, and remind us of our Father‟s love for us all. Please join us each month as you are able as we love spending time with you and please bring a friend. Love, Trisha White

Ward Temple Night Thursday, Sept. 1st

Primary family temple activity
Saturday, Sept. 10th 9:30 am @ the Reno temple.
For primary children and their families, Sunday dress. Bishop speaking, family activity and pictures. Primary program will be Oct. 16th.

Relief Society Activity
Thursday, Sept. 15th from 6pm—9pm
“It’s a Mall World”
Dinner will be served Children class provided @ our church building

Book Group Tuesday, Sept. 27th @ 7:30 pm (new time).
Reading any book about an American Patriot @ Shirley Rogers' house

August Presidency message

“Trust in God and believe in good things to come”
The home page on our computer is LDS.org. I’ve noticed that there are some in-teresting looking messages that rotate each time I log in. I’ve avoided taking the time to watch any of them because I always feel rushed and besides watching them will only make me cry. Well, today I sat down to the computer, the house was very quiet, meaning everyone was really taking a nap all at the same time. I decide, tears or no tears, I was going to watch some of those little videos.
The one that touched me the most was by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. He told how he and his little family, many years ago, started out on a trip from the southern part of Utah to the East coast where he would be attending school. The old car they were travel-ing in broke down and he had to walk for help, twice. Years later he drove past that very spot on the road and remembered the experience and all the emotion that went with it. Looking back to that time he wanted to tell that young man what life had taught him.
The things he would have said are timely for us in our lives. He said, “Don’t you quit. There is help and happiness ahead. Everyone has times when they need to know things will get better. Some blessings come soon, some blessings come late, and some blessings don’t come till heaven. Trust in God and believe in good things to come.” Our Heavenly Father loves us and wants us to succeed. Some times in life we too have “break downs” along the road. Remember these few words of Elder Holland’s and trust in God. Love, Olivia Anderson