Monday, September 29, 2008

Tot Lot - 10/1

This week we will be meeting at the pool at DC Ranch at 10 am. It is off of Desert Camp and Thompson Peak. They have a really great kid pool. If you have any questions, contact Erin Nielson. Or you can send an email to deserthillssisters@gmail.com.

Hope to see you there!

Friday, September 26, 2008

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) - List and Information

Hello Ladies,

The following are the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that we have established for our ward. We will be posting information about each group separately. This is just a list to let you see what SIGs we have and to help to you think of any ideas that we may have missed.

--Temple Trotters
--Granola Girls: Looking forward to more hiking and outdoor adventures as the weather gets a little cooler (which is hopefully soon!)
--Spicy Sisters: Delicious food...need we say more?? (Tentatively plan to meet the 2nd Thursday of each month)
--Tot Lot: Every Wednesday morning around 9:30 a.m. - Location to be posted each week
--Liz's Ladies...You know who you are! (Organized by Liz Bolster)
--Sisters with Skills: Once a month learn a new skill. If you have any talents you would like to share, please let us know.
--Book Club: Info TBA
--Institute: Tuesday Mornings from 9-10:30 at the Larkspur Building

Let us know if there is anything we've missed. To view information for a specific group, look in the "Labels" section on the right side of the blog and click on the title that you would like specific information about.

Institute


We are starting to post all the information for our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for Relief Society. One of our groups that has been going on is Institute. Here is a review of the Institute information:

--It meets every Tuesday from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m at the Larkspur Building.
--Eileen Allred is our outstanding instructor - the ladies are great!
--There is also child care available - Sister Golay will take care of the kiddos for $5 per child each week.

We are finishing up the Old Testament by Christmas - the schedule is below:

September 30 - Isaiah 55-66, pages 927-941
October 7 - 2nd Kings 21-25, Nahum, Zephaniah and Habakkuk, pages 540-548 & 1156-1165
October 14 - Jeremiah 1-19, pages 942-968
October 21 - Jeremiah 20-22; 24-29; 32; 34-45; 52 & Lamentations, pages 968-1026
October 28 - Jeremiah 23; 30-31; 33; 46-51; & Obediah, pages 972-1018 & 1146-1147
November 4 - Ezekiel 1-24, pages 1027-1061
November 11 - Ezekiel 25-48, pages 1061-1099
November 18 - Daniel, pages 1099-1121
December 2 - Ezra, Haggai and Esther, pages 634-638, 1166-1168 & 668-678
December 9 - Nehemiah, pages 648-668
December 16 - Zachariah and Malachi, pages 1168-1184

Each week we will post an Institute reminder on this blog as well as the reading for that week. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Don't Forget to Vote!

The following is the Maricopa County Elections Office information page that allows a person to register to vote and request an early ballot on-line. The site even allows a person to check whether or not they are registered to vote if they are not sure. The web address is:
http://recorder.maricopa.gov/web/elections.aspx

The deadline for registering to vote in the November 4, 2008 general election is October 6, 2008 at midnight. A person may request an early ballot at any time. Early ballots are sent out starting on October 2, 2008.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Welcome

"Relief Society stands for love. What a remarkable thing it is to witness the love of good women one for another. They mingle together in the bonds of love with friendship and respect for each other. This organization is actually the only resource that many women have for friendly association.
It is the natural instinct of women to reach out in
love to those in distress and need."
--President Gordon B. Hinckley


This blog is for us to let everyone know about all the different groups, activities, events, announcements, etc. for the sisters in our ward so that we can "mingle together in the bonds of love with friendship and respect for each other.

As we start to set up the Focus Groups on here, we hope that you can find time to participate in any or all of the activities. If there is a group or activity that you are interested in and we don't have it set up, please let us know. We are always so excited to hear your ideas and suggestions.