APRIL NEWSLETTER

Presidency Message:

This month is Easter. When I look at the beautiful spring flowers and feel the warm sunshine, my faith in the Savior is renewed. As I visit with many of you dear Relief Society sisters, there seems to be many troubles among us-- divorce, addictions, excessive debt, wayward children, accidents, sickness, and even death. But I want to give my assurance to you-- you are not alone; others have and are still traveling the same path. The message of the gospel of Jesus Christ should bring us some comfort. And the messengers of the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ, can and will bring each of us gentle, quiet, soothing peace to our souls. I pray for each of us that we will remember the scripture from Joshua 1:5, "I will not fail thee or forsake thee." Please be of good cheer and know that I pray for you daily. Shanna Behling Relief Society President

Birthdays:

April 1st..... Angelica Talamantes
April 2nd..... Darkus Mary Swasy
April 3rd..... Barbara Kirby
April 5th..... Crystal Wiles-Palacios
April 6th..... Elizabeth Kosnikowski
April 9th..... Janet Parker, Tolika Alisi Swamy
April 10th..... Cheryl Lynn Day
April 11th..... Emily May Taylor
April 13th..... Ruth Lambert
April 14th..... Jeanine Parker, Mary Thompson
April 22nd..... Berthella Clyne, Debra Gennelle Thornton
April 26th..... Aileen May Equinoa
April 28th..... Shirley King

Visiting Teaching Message: http://http//lds.org/library/display/0,4945,2044-1-5252-1,00.html

Lesson Schedule:

April 3rd- General Conference
April 10th- Gospel Principles Manual #31 http://http//lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-31-honesty?lang=eng&noLang=true&path=/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-31-honesty
April 17th- Gospel Principles Manual #32 http://http//lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-32-tithes-and-offerings?lang=eng&noLang=true&path=/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-32-tithes-and-offerings
April 24- Conference Talk

March News

Happiness is...



... going to the temple!

Presidency Message:

"Follow the Prophet, Follow the Prophet, Follow the Prophet, He knows the way!" April conference is right around the corner. During conference, we will have the privlege to hear from a living prophet. Through the living propher, we hear the voice of our Savior. Are we prepared to hear His voice and follow His counsel? I pray that we can prepare our hearts and minds to be taught and uplifted. May we be prepared to make any changes that will bring us closer to Him and to be better disciples of Christ.




Love,
Sis. Judy Moor
Second Counselor
El Dorado Relief Society


Lesson Schedule:


March 6th: "Understanding our Divine Destiny"


lesson given by the Presidency




March 13th: Gospel Principles manual pg. 167- " The Lord's Law of Health"


lesson given by Sister Maldonado




March 20th: Gospel Principles manual pg. 173- "Charity"


lesson given by Sister Pocock




March 27th: Ensign- November 2010- "Recieve the Holy Ghost"- Elder David A. Bednar http://http//lds.org/ensign/2010/11/receive-the-holy-ghost?lang=eng&query=Receive+Holy+Ghost


lesson given by Sister Hunt




~ Be sure to bring your manual/Ensign on the appropriate days...

Visiting Teaching Message: http://http//lds.org/ensign/2011/03/under-the-priesthood-and-after-the-pattern-of-the-priesthood?lang=eng&query=Under+priesthood+after+pattern+priesthood

March Birthdays:

2nd: Amy Marian Bingham
4th: Kathleen Vance
5th: Jacqueline Krause
11th: Kiyoko Tanaka Martinez
13th: Maxine Stone, Brenda Joyce Hodgson
14th: Patricia McBride
15th: Sharla Odle
17th: Lillian Patricia Loyd
22nd: Rebecca Levena Paul
24th: Kathy Sue Johnson
26th: Judy Moore
28th: Rebecca Swan, Jessy Maashoff
29th: Alyssa Demattei, Virgina Fortuny, Dana Renee Allen
30th: Patricia Hunt

February 2011

Presidency Message:

Today is the last day of 2010. Today I attended the temple and as I drove up the road to the Sacramento temple, I reflected on what a miracle it is to have a temple so close to us! I grew up in Sacramento, only about fifteen minutes from where the temple is, and as a youth I never dreamed of having a temple in Sacramento. About three years ago I attended a singles conference and was challenged to "step-up your temple attendance." Each year since that time I have tried to go more than the year before. And so for the year 2011, I challenge each sister in the El Dorado Ward to "step-up your temple attendance." If you do so I promise that you will enjoy a better relationship with your Heavenly Father and feel the presence of the Holy Ghost more in your life. Also you can feel a great peace of mind when your family has been sealed together and you know that that family unit can not be broken by death. It is my hope that for this new year each of you may rejoice in the blessings of the temple.

February Birthdays:

Feb 1- Leah Schroeder
Feb 5- Lori Beyer
Feb 6- Ana Stanger
Feb 9- Ana Mohetau
Feb 11- Frances Gatsman
Feb 11- Anita Mc Bride
Feb 13- Lesia Balderama
Feb 14- Ana Cazale
Feb 15- Setphanie Loya
Feb 16- Rochelle Anderson
Feb 17- Mary Gainer
Feb 18- Erin McDonald
Feb 20- Rosalinda Venegas
Feb 22- Georgia Conner
Feb 23- Marguerite Fryer
Feb 28- Joyce Godi

Relief Society lesson schedule:

Feb 6~~~ "Rejoice in the Blessings of the Temple"
Given by Sister Behling
Feb 13~~~ Gospel Principles manual: Lesson #27 "Work and Personal Responsibility"
Given by Sister Pocock
Feb 20~~~ Gospel Principles manual: Lesson @28 "Service"
Given by Sister Maldonado
Feb 27~~~ November 2010 Ensign: "Pride and the Priesthood" by President Uchtdorf
Given by Sister Hunt
(click to get a copy of this talk: http://http://lds.org/ensign/2010/11/pride-and-the-priesthood?lang=eng

**Don't forget your manual/Ensign each week so you can participate in the lesson**


Visiting Teaching message:

February's message can be found by clicking on the following link:
http://http://lds.org/liahona/2011/02/a-restoration-of-all-things?lang=eng

August 2010

Presidency Message

The focus of the Relief Society theme this month is :

“Find nobility in motherhood and joy in womanhood.”

The family is central to the creator's plan for His children. Women have been given the privilege of helping accomplish that plan of happiness.

Prophets have been relentless in declaring that the role of homemaker is one of the most sacred, noble and meaningful pursuits possible to a woman.

Pres. Spencer W. Kimball said to the sisters of the Church:

“Each of you should be grateful to be a woman!...to be a righteous woman is a glorious thing in any age. To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the second coming of our Savior, is an especailly noble calling. The righteous woman's strength and influence today can be tenfold what it might be in more tranquil times. “

The noblility of this calling from the Lord presents an opportunity to strengthen the family and fill the earth with greater kindness and gentleness, greater love and compassion, greater sympathy and empathy.

Mary Ellen Smoot, former Relief Society General President, said:

”It is time to give ourselves to the Master and allow Him to lead us into fruitful fields where we can enrich a world filled with darkness and misery.”

The Joy that comes from exercising our privileges as a woman cannot be underestimated as the Lord blesses us. With the direction and inspiration of the Spirit our efforts become, ”an Instrument in the Hands of God.”

May we be equal to our task,
Virginia Bird

Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events for the month of August, but mark your calendars for the General Relief Society meeting, on Saturday the 25th of September.

The D.I. Trailer will be available at the Brookside Building from September 7-28.

Bits and Pieces

Congratulations to Rebecca Paul, who is expecting baby number three!

Birthdays

2nd- Elena Romero

3rd-Datha Pocock

4th- Deborah Bond

5th- Jana Moulton

7th- Rose Hopkins

9th- Jennifer Perdue

10th- Leena Basurto

10th- Yessica Cervantes

13th- Michelle Orr

14th- Adrianne Demattei, Julie Anne Harris

15th- Eleanor Momi, Jeanette Tuitavuki

17th- Karen Lawry

18th- Heidi Stanger

21st- Melinda Chaney, Melissa Walker

29th- Connie Krause

Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue

By: Zanne Peters

"Use your slow cooker to prepare this great twist on basic barbecue chicken. Throw the chicken breasts in frozen, and serve with baked potatoes."

Ingredients

• 6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce
• 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Directions

Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix the barbecue sauce, Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the chicken. Cover, and cooke 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.

Visiting Teaching Message

"Our Responsibility to Be Worthy of Temple Worship" (Click to view)

July 2010

Dear Sisters, on the first Sunday of the month the lesson is going to be on Strengthening our Homes and Families. As I look around at the attack on the family that is happening in our society we probably need several lessons on this topic. " Adultery, divorce, cohabitation, child and spouse abuse, abortion, homosexuality, teen pregnancies, pornography,disobedient children, economic struggles, and increasing unwillingness amont married couple to bear and rear childrennnnn-- all these and more are proof tht the adversary understands very well the central role the family plays in the destiny of God's children."

Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has counseled and warned us."Satan makes a major effort to destroy the sanctitiy of the family, demean the importance of the role of men and women, encourage moral uncleanliness,...and to discourage parents from placing the bearing and rearing of children as one of their highest priorities.

Even in such circumstances, we need not fear. God is with us. In the end good will conquer evil. In the hear and now, however, we must take our place on the front line in this war that began in the premortal world and do all we can to preserve and protect the sanctity of the family." May the Lord be with us on a daily basis as we strive to strengthen our own home.
Shanna Behling

Summer Fun Schedule!

Free lunch Monday to Thursday at TCK School, 6511 Clarksburg Place, 11:00 am to 11:30, 1-18 years old, thru June 24th

Monday Free Day

Tuesday Park Day have kids play, bring lunch if you like

Wednesday Movie Day free movies at Holiday 8 Cinema on West Lane (the free movies are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)

Thursday Story time at Cesar Chavez Library downtown followed by Weber Point Water park

Friday Free Day

June Time Place

Tuesday 15th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Park by 8 Mile Target cross streets Consumes and Mukelome

Wednesday 16th 10:00 AM Doogal (G)


Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG)

Thursday 17th 10:30 AM Story time at Cesar Chavez Library

Tuesday June 22 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Baxter Park


Whistler and Muir Woods

Wednesday 23rd 10:00 AM Tale of Despereaux (G)


Planet 51 (PG)

Thursday 24th 10:30 AM Story time at Cesar Chavez Library

Tuesday 29th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Grupe Park


Cumberland and Meade

Wednesday 30th 10:00 AM Wallace and Gromit (G)


Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)

Thursday July 1st 10:30 AM Story time at Cesar Chavez Library

July Time Place

Tuesday 6th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Park by 8 Mile Target


cross streets Consumes and Mukelome

Wednesday 7th 10:00 AM Kit Kittredge: American Girl (G)


Aliens In The Attic (PG)

Thursday 8th 10:30 AM Story time at Cesar Chavez Library

Tuesday 13th 10:30 AM Mickey Grove Park and Splash area


Cost $3 for parking


11793 North Mickey Grove Road, off Eight Mile Road

Wednesday 14th 10:00 AM March Of The Penguins (G)


Where The Wild Things Are (PG)

Thursday 15th 10:30 AM Story time at Cesar Chavez Library

Tuesday 20th 10:00 AM ARCTIC TALE (G)


Kung Fu Panda (PG)

Wednesday 21st 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Park by 8 Mile Target

* Card Party at the Park* cross streets Consumes and Mukelome

Thursday 22nd 10:30 AM Story time at Cesar Chavez Library

Tuesday 27th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Grupe Park


Cumberland and Meade

Wednesday 28th 10:00 AM Clifford's Big Movie (G)


The Spy Next Door (PG)

Thursday 29th 10:30 AM Story time at Cesar Chavez Library

June 2010

Presidency Message

In "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" it proclaims that "marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children"

President Spencer W. Kimball states "Life is eternal. The greatest joys of true married life can be continued. The most beautiful relationships of parents and children can be made permanent. The holy association of families can be never-ending if husband and wife have been sealed in the holy bond of eternal matrimony. Their joys and progress will never end.

If we have already received this great blessing we must guard it and do all we can to keep it strong . If we have not yet received this blessing I pray that we will make it a goal . We know that this isn't always possible in this life, but know that this blessing is promised to all faithful sisters whether in this life or in the life to come.

-Judy Moor

Bits and Pieces

We would like to welcome Monica Fisco and her family into the ward! To learn more about her, read the spotlight towards the end of the newsletter.

Upcoming Events

June 12th @ 9:00- Visiting Teaching Workshop and Speaker. Breakfast will be served, and a nursery will be provided.

June 11th and 25th @ 7:00- Pie Night at Shanna Behling's.

Spotlight-- Monica Jane Fisco

Birthdate: August 16, 1983

Favorite Hymn: More Holiness Give Me

Favorite Scriptures: D&C 76:22-23

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Food: Italian

Husband: JR Fisco

Children: Bradley Cole Fisco, age 16 months

I am the youngest of seven children. I grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado. My dad is an architect for the church, and my mom is an amazing mother, and also a medical assistant. I graduated high school in American Samoa, and went on to study at Snow College in the University of Utah. I studied Spanish and am re-enrolling in school to study interior design.

I met my husband while serving a Spanish speaking mission in the Missouri Independence Mission, where he was also serving, and later were reconnected through a mutual friend. We were married in the Jordan River Temple in 2007, and had Bradley in 2009.

I am a photographer by hobby and occasionally by profession. I enjoy biking, hiking, swimming, and kickboxing. I want to become an interior designer and a mother of many children. I'm excited to get to know everyone in the ward and become part of the ward family.

Anything wrapped in tortillas is always a smash hit. I set out this grilled chicken (seasoned with cumin, chili powder, and oregano) and assorted toppings and let guests build their own fajitas.

Ingredients

• 1 ripe avocado, cut into chunks and tossed in 1 teaspoon of lime juice
• Salsa
• Sour cream
• Fresh ciliantro, chopped
• 4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 4 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half
• 1 small red or yellow pepper, sliced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 8-inch flour tortillas

Instructions

1. Place your toppings (avocado, salsa, sour cream and cilantro leaves) in separate bowls and set them on your table.

2. Next, make the rub. Combine the cumin, chili powder, oregano, and salt in a shallow bowl. Lightly rub the spices into the chicken with your fingertips until the meat is coated on all sides. Heat your grill to medium. Grill the chicken on both sides, just until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Remove from the heat, slice thinly, and set it on a platter.

3. While the chicken is cooking, toss the pepper and onion in the olive oil. Set them on the grill, using a vegetable screen, if desired, and cook for 5 to 8 minutes, turning once. Remove from the heat and set on the platter with the chicken.

4. Place the tortillas on the grill for 5 to 7 seconds on each side, turning with tongs, until hot. Set out the grilled chicken, pepper, and onion with the toppings and tortillas. Let guests assemble and roll their own fajitas. Serves 4 to 6.

Tips:

Kid's Steps: Kids can set toppings in bowls and rub the spices into the chicken (washing hands thoroughly afterward). - Family Fun Mag

"A sister in this Church has no other responsibility outside of her family that has the potential to do as much good as visiting teaching." -Julie B. Beck

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