Monday, May 4, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Note from the Presidency
Dear Sisters,
Do you ever feel that Motherhood wasn't outlined as clearly as it should have been? Ha ... That we had a lot to learn along the way? Hee Hee... Well I certainly have learned alot and I thought I would share a few of those comical moments that children have shared with me.
Tyler said "Someone at my church is going to get "Bath-tized" so they will be all clean"! Ha
Kendl said to me when she was about 6....Mama who made God? As I quietly thought about what to say she said "oh, don't worry about it Mama...I will ask Him when I see Him. Ha.....
Ray and Katie drove by a new construction area and they had torn down all of the beautiful trees.....Shocked Ray said, look Katie...they have torn down all of the trees....that’s terrible, they shouldn't do that. Katie said, "ya...God made those trees..."
Children are so precious....We are so blessed as women to be nurturers...I truly believe some of our most treasured moments in life will be from nurturing the children of our own and those of the world. Thank you for loving the children.
A Very Happy Mother's Day to you...The Precious Women of the Conway 1st Ward!
Love, Your Relief Society Presidency, Carol....etc.
Do you ever feel that Motherhood wasn't outlined as clearly as it should have been? Ha ... That we had a lot to learn along the way? Hee Hee... Well I certainly have learned alot and I thought I would share a few of those comical moments that children have shared with me.
Tyler said "Someone at my church is going to get "Bath-tized" so they will be all clean"! Ha
Kendl said to me when she was about 6....Mama who made God? As I quietly thought about what to say she said "oh, don't worry about it Mama...I will ask Him when I see Him. Ha.....
Ray and Katie drove by a new construction area and they had torn down all of the beautiful trees.....Shocked Ray said, look Katie...they have torn down all of the trees....that’s terrible, they shouldn't do that. Katie said, "ya...God made those trees..."
Children are so precious....We are so blessed as women to be nurturers...I truly believe some of our most treasured moments in life will be from nurturing the children of our own and those of the world. Thank you for loving the children.
A Very Happy Mother's Day to you...The Precious Women of the Conway 1st Ward!
Love, Your Relief Society Presidency, Carol....etc.
RS Message for May
Bounds of Creativity Unlimited
Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Ensign Nov 2008
"If you are a mother, you participate with God in His work of creation—not only by providing physical bodies for your children but also by teaching and nurturing them. If you are not a mother now, the creative talents you develop will prepare you for that day, in this life or the next.
"You may think you don't have talents, but that is a false assumption, for we all have talents and gifts, every one of us (see D&C 46:11–12). The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before—colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter.
"What you create doesn't have to be perfect. . . . Don't let the voices of critics paralyze you—whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside.
"If you still feel incapable of creating, start small. Try to see how many smiles you can create, write a letter of appreciation, learn a new skill, identify a space and beautify it."
Raising Heavenly Father's Children
M. Russell Ballard
Ensign May 2008
"Pray, study, and teach the gospel. Pray deeply about your children and about your role as a mother. Parents can offer a unique and wonderful kind of prayer because they are praying to the Eternal Parent of us all. There is great power in a prayer that essentially says, 'We are steward-parents over Thy children, Father; please help us to raise them as thou wouldst want them raised.' "
"Pray, study, and teach the gospel. Pray deeply about your children and about your role as a mother. Parents can offer a unique and wonderful kind of prayer because they are praying to the Eternal Parent of us all. There is great power in a prayer that essentially says, 'We are steward-parents over Thy children, Father; please help us to raise them as thou wouldst want them raised.' "
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