Finding the Child Within

We played and had fun!  

The dinner was delicious! 

Our ward has awesome cooks :).

"Seasons of Our Lives"

Our Relief Society Evening Meeting was a great success!

Thank you sisters for bringing the delicious food! And thank you Lyle for the beautiful lesson!

Here are some notes from that night:

Ecclesiastes 3:1— To every thing there is a season, and a time to 

every purpose under the heaven. 

This verse suggests that there is a proper sequence for all things.

We used the evolution of recorded sound and compare it to the seasons of our lives. So on one hand, we got a little cultural development, and on the other we heard from a number of sisters who spoke of the joys and difficulties of their “season of life.”

The Graphophone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.  Sounds produced were somewhat distorted and could use further refinement. This was the beginning of sounds and music of the world entering individual homes. The graphophone was compared to early adulthood or the Springtime of our lives when we separate from family and begin to set goals for ourselves.

The disc playing phonograph evolved to have a spring wound motor. A Victor phonograph from the early 1900s was played representing the Summer of our lives when we form lasting friendships, develop relationships, create our own homes and family units.  It’s a period in our lives where we go through definition of character and maturation. 

Next came the Radio which brought free music to the masses. Later, in 1948 vinyl records arrived which produced better fidelity than the thick 78s.  The invention of magnetic tape, cassettes, and then the portable Walkman with headphones gave the listener freedom and the ability to listen by themselves.

In the Autumn of our lives we sometimes change directions as we focus on personal goal achievement. Growing older gives a perspective on life that isn’t available from the earlier parts of the journey. Gratitude comes forward as a primary consciousness. If we didn’t find the time before, we want to live with purpose and meaning. We may put more effort into discovering what God wants us to do. At times we may find ourselves caught between the Summer & Autumn of our lives.

In 1982 compact discs or CDs began replacing cassettes. CDs offered the purest sounds of the recordings. With the advent of  ipods and many other personal devices it’s no longer necessary to buy, handle, or store any of the previous formats. Free music can simply be downloaded.  This brings us to those who range from the  Autumn to the Winter of their lives. It is a composition made up of all the previous stages. We examine all that we’ve experienced and consider what we might still do.

Change usually isn’t easy and is seldom painless. But it is inevitable. Similar to the progression of sound recording, we all go through different times and seasons that require us to change. Some changes we hope for, and other change we reluctantly go through. As we age in this life, we typically have more time to gain knowledge. With that knowledge, when properly applied, we can then say we have gained wisdom that will follow us throughout the eternities.

A wealth of experience was openly shared demonstrating how our seasons are intertwined with the purposes under Heaven; some of us stay a little longer in one season than we want, and there is a limit to our seasons in this life.

Marilyn closed our meeting with an object lesson on making the best use of the time we are allotted in this life.

  

Evening Meeting with Joni Hilton

Our Relief Society Evening with Joni Hilton 

was such a great success!

Thank you to Joni for sharing your tips

and thank you to everyone who brought hot dishes and cakes!

Evening of Heritage, Journal Writing and Food

Lovely, Lovely Evening!

We had delicious food and we learned more about Family History.

The best part of the evening was when we each received a jar of journal prompts so that we can begin our Life History!  

We are all excited to get started.

“Those who keep a book of remembrance are more likely to keep the Lord in remembrance in their daily lives. Journals are a way of counting our blessings and of leaving an inventory of these blessings for our posterity.” (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball)

Thank you to Lyle and her committee and for their hard work!  

Lots of time and effort went into the journal jars

 and the whole evening and we appreciate it.

  

New Beginnings - Spring Into Action

Thank you to all who attended our "New Beginnings - Spring Into Action" Evening Meeting!

The salads were delicious and the dessert was wonderful!  Thank you Lyle for making the homemade pies -- yumm! :)

We are excited for the upcoming RS Evening Meetings.  Many fun ideas were shared as possible future activities.  Remember, there will be a suggestion box out soon so that you can submit any ideas that you might have to the committee.

Book Exchange and Potluck

We had such a great turn out and everyone brought such great food as well.

Thank you to our Evening Meeting leaders and thank you for all of the books that were brought to our Book Exchange. We had enough books to fill two tables :).