April 24th

Here are the announcements:

1. Thank you to everyone that planned, helped and participated at the RS Anniversary Party - it was a wonderful evening!
2. There will be a RS Sisters temple trip this Saturday (April 30th), please meet at the church at 9am.
3. There will be sisters volleyball on May 5th at 9pm at the church. Everyone is welcome - no experience necessary, just a desire to have fun!!
4. The Stake RS Evening will be on May 14th with dinner starting at 5:30pm. The evening is Sunday dress and we need an RSVP by May 1st.
5. If you would like to order food from the cannery, please fill out an order form and return it to the RS Presidency by May 1st. The youth will then be filling the orders.
6. A day in Heaven will be on June 18th. This is a ward temple trip which will include a lunch and activities for the children while you attend the temple. There will be sign ups on Sundays so the temple can be aware of the number of people planning to attend to be prepared for us.
7. The YM are planning a special Mother's Day dinner this Wednesday (27th) at 7pm for all the YW and mothers of the youth.

This week's lesson was on the conference talk "The Transforming Power of Faith and Character" by Elder Richard G. Scott. We discussed how struggles help to build character and learning from those struggles helps to build our faith so we can endure our struggles. Elder Scott said, "If you have determined to live righteously, don't become discouraged. Life may seem difficult now, but hold on tightly to the iron rod of truth. You are making better progress than you realize."

Next week's lesson is on Motherhood - in all its various forms.