ANOTHER WELCOME!

We are grateful this week with another addition to our Relief Society.  Sister MISTY GARDNER will be coming our way from the Young Women.  She will be honored this Wednesday night along with other graduating Young Women in our Stake.  Congratulations, Misty.  We certainly welcome you and hope you will feel at home among us!

It is our privilege to also welcome another new member to our ward, Sister MARTY CAVELLERO.  She has moved into the home just north of the church (on the lot where the candle factory used to be).  We are excited to have her here and are looking forward to a wonderful association with her.

There are those among us who need our prayers this week:  Sister COLLEEN JENSEN has been ill for some time and struggling to feel good.  Sister ANITA THOMAS has been diagnosed with a rare liver disease (cancer) and will be at the Huntsman Cancer Center this week.  We will keep you updated on her condition.  Please remember these special sisters in your prayers.

Sister THERESA DAY from St. George visited our ward on Sunday.  She is here visiting with Brett Christensen and his family.

If you would like to sign up to assist with meals for Sister KAYLA PLATT (for when her baby is born), please remember to do so this next week. 

LESSON:

What a wonderful lesson to give us a reminder of how we should be living and caring for those around us.  Sister Christy Gardner addressed the subject of "Charity" and gave us all food for thought.

"Charity comes from a pure heart . . . and is the pure love of Christ."  The Savior gave us the perfect example to follow and showed us that both spiritual and physical needs of those around us are as important as our own.

" . . . exept men shall have charity they cannot inherit that place which thou hast prepared in the mansions of thy Father." (Ether 12:33-34)

"We should not try to decide whether someone really deserves our help or not (Mosiah 4:16-24).  If we have taken care of our own family's needs first, then we should help all who need help . . . Even when we give to those in need, unless we feel compassion for them we do not have charity."

Several ways were discussed to help each of us develop the Virtue of Charity:
                              
                               Study the life of Christ
                               Pray to have greater charity
                               Learn to love ourselves
                               Avoid thinking we are better than others

May we all diligently work to be better sisters in the gospel!