June 2012 Newsletter - Until Sally returns to update our blog, I'm posting this here!
Presidency
Message
We all need a spiritual
"plug in"--even every day. Time to ponder. Time to reflect on our
life's path and our relationships--even our relationship with Jesus Christ. Was
he really the son of God as he professed or simply a highly developed spiritual
leader? "What think ye of Christ?" I believe Christ is
the son of God and that he is our Savior, not just a notable spiritual leader
who taught good principles. And I am thankful for his atonement.
But how do I further this conviction and why do I want too? Because
I find real inner peace and help at my disposal to work through life’s
challenges when I fortify my testimony of Jesus Christ--his gospel and the healing
power of his atonement.
So back to how do I strengthen
my conviction? We make the gospel our core foundation. Elder
Hallstrom in his April Conference address “Converted to His Gospel through His
Church” suggests 3 “fundamental ways to have the gospel be our foundation”:
1.
We must “deepen our
understanding of Deity” and “mindfully pray to the Father, in the name of
the Son, and seek direction from the Holy Ghost.” And then combine
“prayer with constant study and humble pondering to continually build
unshakable faith in Jesus Christ.”
2. “Focus on
ordinances and covenants”-- like partaking in the weekly “gift of the
sacrament” and having reverence for its cleansing power.
3. “Unite the gospel
with the Church”-- which means to let the church function as the
facilitator and accelerator to Christ’s gospel teachings by coming to church
“prepared to ‘seek learning, even by study and also by faith’” (D&C
88:118).
It’s my hope that we will all
nurture our faith and harness real inner peace by strengthening our convictions
and partaking of the healing power of Jesus Christ’s gospel and atonement.
Love, Sister Christy Bernat
June
Events
June 12th - Monthly RS Meeting - @ 6:30pm.
Our monthly activity is a service project where we are going
to do a trash clean up along the river front trail.
June 17th – Happy
Fathers’ Day!
June 22nd - Stake Temple Day
Lesson Schedule
3- Presidency Message
10 – Teachings of
George Albert Smith
#11 “Revelation from God to His Children”, pg 111-121.
17 – Teachings of
George Albert Smith #12 “An
Enthusiastic Desire to Share the Gospel,” pg 122-133.
24 – Teaching for our
Times
“The Merciful Obtain Mercy”by President Uchtdorf
pg 70
“Only upon the Principles of Righteousness” by Larry Wilson
pg 103
June Birthdays
1 – Sarah Leslie
4 – Kodi O’Bannon
7 – Mykan Stephan
9 – Michelle Berry
9 – Adele Chadwick
13 – Kimberly Simpson
15 – La Rene Goreham
16 – Kate Hall
16 – Amy Williams
19 – Jessica Knight
22 – Deborah Sexton
23 – Lois Dunn
27 – Damie Switzler
27 – Marsha Bradford
29 – Diane Harvey
