Friday, August 28, 2009
Institute on September 1st
Institute is held every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in the Larkspur Bldg. The reading assignment for September 1 is I Nephi 12 - 15 and Chapter 4 in the Student Manual. If you have any questions please call Lisa Croft or email us at deserthillssisters@gmail.com and we will send you her contact info.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
5th Sunday Lesson
The Bishop has encouraged us to watch or listen to the following link before the combined Priesthood/Relief Society lesson on Sunday.
Click to go to Elder David A. Bednar's recent CES Broadcast from BYU-Idaho
Click to go to Elder David A. Bednar's recent CES Broadcast from BYU-Idaho
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Brother Philips
As some of you may heard, Brother Vance Phillips, a long-time member of the Desert Hills Ward passed away yesterday afternoon.
There will be a grave side service this Tuesday, August 25th at 10:00 am at The National Memorial Cemetery at the end of Pinnacle Peak and Cave Creek Road. Anyone who wishes to attend this service may do so.
Sister Kris Thomas is organizing a small luncheon for the family and close friends at the Phillips home after wards. If you would like to help out with this luncheon please call her. (You can email us at deserthillssisters@gmail.com and we will give you her contact info if you need it.)
Our love and condolences go to his family and his wife Trudy.
~Denice Rasmussen
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Institute on August 25th
Institute has begun and will continue on Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. in the Larkspur building Relief Society room. The assigned reading for August 25 is 1 Nephi chapters 1 through 11. We are using the Institute Student Manual Book of Mormon - Religion 121-122. The manual can be obtained online at www.ldsces.org. We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions, contact us at deserthillssisters@gmail.com and we will send you the instructor's contact information.
(Click Image to view PDF Version of Manual)
Friday, August 14, 2009
Stake Institute Classes Begin Soon!
We will be sending you more information about the upcoming Stake Institute classes as we get it, but we have just heard of the "start date" and wanted to pass it along...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
A Wonderful Message from Our Presidency
Happy August Sisters! This month I am really looking forward to our Visiting Teaching conference on Sunday, August 23rd. It will be fun to be all together for the third hour of church and enjoy some music and thoughts about Visiting Teaching including refreshments. I hope all of you will make a special effort to be there! The scripture theme for our Visiting Teaching conference is:
I love to think of this scripture and how it applies to us when we Visit Teach. I think of powerful, bold women who are full of love and are on the Lord’s errand when I think of Visiting Teachers.
Think of your Sisters this month and their unique needs. Pray about them, love them, and remember that 90% of good Visiting Teaching is just showing up! The Lord really will take care of the rest! I know you will be guided by the Spirit as you desire to serve and love those that you visit.
If you have an additional minute, read this poem that I love that I think really embodies my thoughts about Visiting Teaching our needs as women. We all need to feel the love of the Lord and also from the women around us.
Love-Denice Rasmussen
The Secret Heart – by Claire Helmers (c)1997 all rights reserved
I wonder, sometimes, if you know how much I need your love.
How much I crave a compliment, how much I want a hug.
I wonder if you share my fear of always falling short
Of thinking I'm the only one with faults and sins and warts.
Do you like me, put on a face that says your life is swell,
But shake and tremble deep inside that fragile outer shell?
Please don't be fooled by my facade, I've worn it now for years
But often, just below my smile, my throat is full of tears.
Are you convinced that others here are worthier than you?
They know the gospel, pay their tithes, and shine in Sunday School
Their kids don't fight, their house is clean, they never raise their voice.
You'd gladly trade your life for theirs, if you just had a choice.
Well, please remember, sisters dear, that life's not all it seems.
The lives that other women live are only in your dreams
They worry, struggle, cry and pray, and never have enough
Of love from women like yourself, of gentle female stuff.
I need your love like you need mine; I need forgiveness too
For falling short of my ideals, and wishing I was you
So if you like me, tell me so, just tell me to my face
I need to hear that, oh so much: I need your warm embrace.
Do you like my dress, my hair, my smile, the lesson I just gave?
Well, tell me every Sunday, please; I'd love it if you rave.
You see, I'm not as smart or strong or good as you may think;
Life gets me down; you'd be surprised how low my moods can sink.
Well, who am I? I'm everyone--I'm every woman here
Who needs a friend, a confidante, a non-judgmental ear,
Who wants to feel important and to know somebody cares,
Who needs to feel she's up to all the burdens that she bears.
So please don't be afraid of me; draw near to me instead,
Pour out your heart and soul to me and get inside my head.
Let's be a whole fraternity of inter linking hearts.
That's how the Savior planned it, if we each just do our part.
2 Timothy 1:7
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
I love to think of this scripture and how it applies to us when we Visit Teach. I think of powerful, bold women who are full of love and are on the Lord’s errand when I think of Visiting Teachers.
Think of your Sisters this month and their unique needs. Pray about them, love them, and remember that 90% of good Visiting Teaching is just showing up! The Lord really will take care of the rest! I know you will be guided by the Spirit as you desire to serve and love those that you visit.
If you have an additional minute, read this poem that I love that I think really embodies my thoughts about Visiting Teaching our needs as women. We all need to feel the love of the Lord and also from the women around us.
Love-Denice Rasmussen
The Secret Heart – by Claire Helmers (c)1997 all rights reserved
I wonder, sometimes, if you know how much I need your love.
How much I crave a compliment, how much I want a hug.
I wonder if you share my fear of always falling short
Of thinking I'm the only one with faults and sins and warts.
Do you like me, put on a face that says your life is swell,
But shake and tremble deep inside that fragile outer shell?
Please don't be fooled by my facade, I've worn it now for years
But often, just below my smile, my throat is full of tears.
Are you convinced that others here are worthier than you?
They know the gospel, pay their tithes, and shine in Sunday School
Their kids don't fight, their house is clean, they never raise their voice.
You'd gladly trade your life for theirs, if you just had a choice.
Well, please remember, sisters dear, that life's not all it seems.
The lives that other women live are only in your dreams
They worry, struggle, cry and pray, and never have enough
Of love from women like yourself, of gentle female stuff.
I need your love like you need mine; I need forgiveness too
For falling short of my ideals, and wishing I was you
So if you like me, tell me so, just tell me to my face
I need to hear that, oh so much: I need your warm embrace.
Do you like my dress, my hair, my smile, the lesson I just gave?
Well, tell me every Sunday, please; I'd love it if you rave.
You see, I'm not as smart or strong or good as you may think;
Life gets me down; you'd be surprised how low my moods can sink.
Well, who am I? I'm everyone--I'm every woman here
Who needs a friend, a confidante, a non-judgmental ear,
Who wants to feel important and to know somebody cares,
Who needs to feel she's up to all the burdens that she bears.
So please don't be afraid of me; draw near to me instead,
Pour out your heart and soul to me and get inside my head.
Let's be a whole fraternity of inter linking hearts.
That's how the Savior planned it, if we each just do our part.
Food Storage Corner - August
Food Storage Corner – Please send in any recipes to share!
Oatmeal Pancakes2 Cups Flour (Wheat or White)
1/3 Cup Oil
2 Cups Oats
2 Eggs
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
3 Cups Milk
1 Teaspoon Salt
½ Cup Sugar
Mix All Ingredients and Cook on a Hot Griddle!
1/3 Cup Oil
2 Cups Oats
2 Eggs
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
3 Cups Milk
1 Teaspoon Salt
½ Cup Sugar
Mix All Ingredients and Cook on a Hot Griddle!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Primary Program
Mark your calendars! The Sacrament Primary Program will take place on November 8th at 1:00 pm.It's so fun to hear all the cute kids sing the songs they have been practicing all year.
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