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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Sunday Happenings

Lesson: April 2010 Conference Talk "Continue in Patience"
Instructor: Sister Smith

What is patience?
  • "The ability to put our desires on hold for a time"
  • "active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can -- working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardships with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!"
  • "a godly attribute that can heal souls; unlock treasures of knowledge and understanding, and transform ordinary men and women into saints and angels. Patience is truly a fruit of the spirit".
  • "staying with something until the end. It means delaying immediate gratification for future blessings."
  • "Patience means to abide in faith, knowing that sometimes it is in the waiting rather than in the receiving that we grow the most."

Elder Uchtdorf started out his talk by sharing an experiment with four year old children. Each child was given a marshmallow and told that they could eat it now, but if they waited for 15 minutes they would then get two marshmellows. The children were left alone and watched behind a two-way mirror. "Some of the children ate the marshmallow immediately; some could wait only a few minutes before giving in to temptation. Only 30 percent were able to wait.
But as time went on, he kept track of the children and began to notice an interesting correlation: the children who could not wait struggled later in life and had more behavioral problems, while those who waited tended to be more positive and better motivated, have higher grades and incomes, and have healthier relationships. What started as a simple experiment with children and marshmallows became a landmark study suggesting that the ability to wait—to be patient—was a key character trait that might predict later success in life."

"Every one of us is called to wait in our own way. We wait for answers to prayers. We wait for things which at the time may appear so right and so good to us that we can't possibly imagine why Heavenly Father would delay the answer."

"The lessons we learn from patience will cultivate our character, lift our lives, and heighten our happiness. They will help us to become worthy priesthood bearers and faithful disciples of our Master, Jesus Christ."

Family Home Evening:

This talk would make a great Family Home Evening lesson go here for a copy.

LDS Living has a FHE lesson on patience, go here to see it.

Another idea would be to find a Young Woman Personal Progress goal that would fit with patience and work on it this week.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Decorating on a Dime Recap

Here are some of the beautiful ladies of the 4th ward! It was so fun to have so many of you there. We had the most divine Milk & White Chocolate Fondu! Thanks for bringing all of the delicious goodies to dip!

We are so glad Sister Webb could be with us to share some very fun & practical ideas for decorating our homes, here are a few notes:
1. Find your style: I've never thought about this before. It makes sense to find out what you like....it really narrows down the search when you are decorating. Look through magazines and create a collage of the colors, ideas, decorations, & styles you like. It will help you define your style and help you decide if you are more Traditional, Shabby Chic, Country, Modern/Contemporary, etc.... Here are some web sites that also have quick style quizzes in case you would like some more direction....they seemed pretty accurate when I took them.

2. Get rid of clutter: Keep what you love or anything that has sentimental value.....get rid of the extras. Have a yard sale! Use the money to purchase the basics that you will need, like paint.

3. Start small: Don't try to do everything at once! Take it one room or project at a time. Start with the entryway....the place people will see as they walk into your home.
4. Measure your space: Space plan, draw it out, don't forget the ceiling height.

5. Paint: The most inexpensive way to change the look & feel of a room.

6. Accessorize: add pops of color to a room by adding a rugs, throws, pillows, or pictures.


Go here for an easy pillow cover tutorial!

7. Sofa/Chairs: An inexpensive way to change your sofa is to add a slip cover. You can also recover chairs to give them an updated look.

8. Mirrors: Make a small room look bigger by placing a mirror across from a window.

9. Remember to use odd numbers, different heights, textures & patterns when decorating a table or shelf!
10. Have Fun! Make it your own! Add your own touches.


Here are some fun blogs you can check out for additional ideas:

Today, Young House Love had a post about "Seven Cheap Ways To Crisp Up A Room"

http://www.decorchick.com/
http://houseofsmiths.blogspot.com/
http://granvillehouse.blogspot.com/
http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/
http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/
http://www.younghouselove.com/

Happy Decorating on a Dime!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Decorating on a Dime


Don't forget our Relief Society Activity tonight: "Decorating on a Dime", 7:00 @ the church. Sister Webb will be sharing her expertise with us on where to begin when decorating our homes, how to spruce up garage sale finds, and helping us know how to space plan. Hope to see you there.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Book Club Change


Book Club has changed to Tuesday, July 27. We will meet at Sister Murphy's House at 7:00 p.m. We will be reading Stolen Lives by, Malika Oufkir. Join us for a great discussion, friends and refreshments afterwards!