ANNOUCEMENTS:

Welcome to another new member to our Relief Society.  Sister Natalie Wadsworth has moved into our ward and living up by the Fitzwater's.  We are excited to have some more new, young blood among us.

Remember the Annual Meeting of Dixie Escalante Electric on Tuesday, June 7.  Dinner will begin at 5:00 and served until about 6:30.  There will be a bounce house, train ride, and hot air balloon.  Business meeting will begin at about 6:00.  Please note the change in location:  Escalante Valley Elementary School.

The Young Women will not meet on Wednesday evening, but instead on Friday at 5:30.  They will be doing preparation for camp and asked to bring their camp manuals.

LESSON:

Our new president, Sister Melanie Christensen, presented our discussion today.  Since our Laurel girls met with us, she gave the lesson that would normally be given to the Young Women on Missionary Work.  We learned some do's and don'ts regarding our interaction with our missionaries serving both locally and those of our ward away from home.

Our missionaries need to have "strength of body, strength of mind and strength of spirit" according to President Hinckley.  We need to encourage and help our young men to  have these qualities and to serve.  We need to pray for them, go out with them, feed and encourage them and then send them on their way. 

Young Women can help them by keeping them worthy to serve, by avoiding steady dating, by writing uplifting letters, encouraging them to serve and follow the rules, dressing modestly, and helping them to focus on their lives there and not at home.

Sister Christensen used the example of one stick that we can break pretty easily, but nine sticks are more difficult to break.  She applied this to the rules that a missionary has.  One rule makes us strong, but nine rules makes us stronger and gives us strength in our service.

May we go forward to help and support our missionaries as they serve the Lord.