Sunday Happenings

Lesson: Chapter 22: Gifts of the Spirit
Instructor: We want to welcome Sister Bell as our new instructor! She did a wonderful job today!

The Gift of Tongues: (D&C 46: 24)
The Gift of Interpretation of Tongues: (D&C 46: 25)
The Gift of Translation: (D&C 5:4)
The Gift of Wisdom: (D&C 46:17)
The Gift of Knowledge (D&C 46:18)
The Gift of Teaching Knowlege & Wisdom (Moroni 10: 9-10)
The Gift of Knowing the Jesus Christ is the son of God (D&C 46:13)
The Gift of Believing the Testimony of Others (D&C 46:14)
The Gift of Prophecy (D&C 46:22)
The Gift of Healing (D&C 46: 19-20)
The Gift of Working Miracles (D&C 46:21)
The Gift of Faith (Moroni 10:11)

"Think about some spiritual gifts that would strengthen you personally or help you serve the Lord and others. What will you do to seek these gifts? To develop our gifts, we must find out which gifts we have. We do this by praying and fasting. We should seek after the best gifts (see D&C 46:8). Sometimes patriarchal blessings will help us know which gifts we have been given."

"Satan can imitate the gifts of tongues, prophecy, visions, healings, and other miracles. Moses had to compete with Satan’s imitations in Pharaoh’s court (see Exodus 7:8–22). Satan wants us to believe in his false prophets, false healers, and false miracle workers. They may appear to be so real to us that the only way to know is to ask God for the gift of discernment. The devil himself can appear as an angel of light (see 2 Nephi 9:9)."

FHE Ideas:
-LDS Living: Spiritual Tools
-Please see last weeks lesson below: The Gift of the Holy Ghost for more FHE ideas

Fun & Fabulous Craft Night

Don't forget about our Craft Night
When: Tomorrow night, Tuesday Nov. 16
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Church

Remember to bring:

Fabric Flowers: fabric, & fabric scissors

Subway Art: $2.00 for each additional plaque you are making (we need to have the money before we can give you the supplies), 2 pieces of scrapbook paper for each plaque, & paint if you have some that matches your paper

Gift Tags: Just yourself to make them

If you need additional information please refer to the post below this one. Hope to see you there!

Sunday Happenings

Lesson: Chapter 21 The Gift of the Holy Ghost
Instructor: Sister Ashby

Attention Getter: This was a great object lesson that Sister Ashby started out with to illustrate all that we receive through the Gift of the Holy Ghost. She had a gift box and passed out items to the sisters. Each sister had to bring her item to the front and talk about how it relates to the Holy Ghost and place it in the box. Go here for a paper version. You could play a matching game if you cut the cards apart, or you could use the pictures to talk about all the blessings that come with receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost. This could be used for FHE to teach about the Holy Ghost.

The Holy Ghost:

• a member of the Godhead


• a personage of spirit


• influence can be everywhere at once


• bear witness of truth


• purifies our hearts

The Gift of the Holy Ghost:

What is the difference between the Holy Ghost and the gift of the Holy Ghost?

"The gift of the Holy Ghost is the privilege—given to people who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ, been baptized, and been confirmed as members of the Church—to receive continual guidance and inspiration from the Holy Ghost."

"A person may be temporarily guided by the Holy Ghost without receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost (see D&C 130:23). However, this guidance will not be continuous unless the person is baptized and receives the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. We read in Acts 10 that the Roman soldier Cornelius received inspiration from the Holy Ghost so that he knew the gospel of Jesus Christ was true. But Cornelius did not receive the gift of the Holy Ghost until after he was baptized. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that if Cornelius had not received baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost, the Holy Ghost would have left him (see Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, 97)."

Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost:

What must we do to receive the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost?

• keep baptismal covenants


• act upon promptings


• invite daily through prayer

Recognizing the Influence of the Holy Ghost:

• communicates with us quietly, "a still small voice" (Hel. 5:30)


• President Packer said, "a voice you feel more than you hear", most will say "I had a feeling", "This voice speaks gently, prompting you what to do or what to say, or it may caution or warn you."


• happy


• comfort


• stupor of thought if what we want is not the right thing for us


• calm


• peaceful

One of God's Greatest Gifts:

"The gift of the Holy Ghost is one of God’s greatest gifts to us. Through the Holy Ghost we may know that God lives, that Jesus is the Christ, and that His Church has been restored to the earth. We may have the promptings of the Holy Ghost to show us all the things we should do (see 2 Nephi 32:5). The Holy Ghost sanctifies us to prepare us for God’s presence. We may enjoy the gifts of the Spirit (see chapter 22 in this book). This great gift from our Heavenly Father can also bring peace to our hearts and an understanding of the things of God (see 1 Corinthians 2:9–12)."

FHE Lessons:

This is a wonderful lesson to share for Family Home Evening. Here are a few others connected to the Gift of the Holy Ghost.

Sharing Time: One of God's Greatest Gifts

Sharing Time: The Holy Ghost Can Help Me

Sharing Time: The Gift of the Holy Ghost

LDS Living: The Holy Ghost

Midweek Activity: Fun & Fabulous Craft Night

Join us for our Fun & Fabulous Craft Night, Tuesday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served and a nursery provided. Here are the fabulous crafts you can sign up for:

Subway Art Plaque: You will need to bring 2 sheets of scrapbook paper to complete your plaque of choice. If you would like to make more than one plaque, the cost will be $2.00 for each additional plaque. There are plaques for Winter, Fall, & Halloween. (Spring & Summer will also be available that night).

Winter Plaque

Winter Plaque

Halloween Plaque

Fall Plaque

Holiday Gift Tags: Supplies provided. Just bring yourself to make them.

Fabric Flowers: You will need to bring 1/8 yard of 2 coordinating fabrics, and 2 buttons. Makes two flowers.

These flowers look really cute on purses, they can dress up a sweater, or would look great on a headband, and they are easy to make.

You can sign up for any of these projects by leaving a comment or sign up on Sunday at the table next to the Relief Society room. Hope you can join us!

Sunday Happenings

Instructor: Sister Baumann
Lesson: Charity Never Faileth

Sister Baumann started out with the song "If the Savior Stood Beside Me" (video above).

What is Charity?

• Serving Others
• Unconditional Love
• Kindness
• Reaching Out
• Non-Judgemental

President Monsen taught us that there are several ways we can show charity to one another in his talk "Charity Never Faileth". He illustrates this using several stories.

"A young couple, Lisa and John, moved into a new neighborhood. One morning while they were eating breakfast, Lisa looked out the window and watched her next-door neighbor hanging out her wash.“That laundry’s not clean!” Lisa exclaimed. “Our neighbor doesn’t know how to get clothes clean!” John looked on but remained silent. Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, Lisa would make the same comments. A few weeks later Lisa was surprised to glance out her window and see a nice, clean wash hanging in her neighbor’s yard. She said to her husband, “Look, John—she’s finally learned how to wash correctly! I wonder how she did it.” John replied, “Well, dear, I have the answer for you. You’ll be interested to know that I got up early this morning and washed our windows!” Tonight I’d like to share with you a few thoughts concerning how we view each other. Are we looking through a window which needs cleaning? Are we making judgments when we don’t have all the facts? What do we see when we look at others? What judgments do we make about them?"

"Forty-seven years ago this general conference, I was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. At the time, I had been serving on one of the general priesthood committees of the Church, and so before my name was presented, I sat with my fellow members of that priesthood committee, as was expected of me. My wife, however, had no idea where to go and no one with whom she could sit and, in fact, was unable to find a seat anywhere in the Tabernacle. A dear friend of ours, who was a member of one of the general auxiliary boards and who was sitting in the area designated for the board members, asked Sister Monson to sit with her. This woman knew nothing of my call—which would be announced shortly—but she spotted Sister Monson, recognized her consternation, and graciously offered her a seat. My dear wife was relieved and grateful for this kind gesture. Sitting down, however, she heard loud whispering behind her as one of the board members expressed her annoyance to those around her that one of her fellow board members would have the audacity to invite an “outsider” to sit in this area reserved only for them. There was no excuse for her unkind behavior, regardless of who might have been invited to sit there. However, I can only imagine how that woman felt when she learned that the “intruder” was the wife of the newest Apostle."

There are many charitable things that happen in our ward: Visiting teaching each month, reaching out to those who need it, feeding the missionaries when the family doesn't have a lot themselves, meals being taken to those in need, being willing to help with activities, and many more things.

Yet, there is still a lot of need in our ward and neighborhoods and homes.

2 Cor. 13: 4-8: Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

Would you continue to do the same things if the "Savior stood beside you?"

Family Home Evening Ideas:

• LDS Living: Service
• LDS Living: Good Works
• LDS Living: Love One Another
• Other Site: Charity