May 15th

Here are the announcements:

1. Mark your calendars for the RS Service Auction and Secret Ingredient potluck on May 19th at 6:30pm. It will be an evening of great food, superb service (by you of course) and excellent company! You will get bonus cash if you offer more than one service. The secret ingredient this month is lemon so bring something that includes lemon as well as the recipe to share. We look forward to enjoying all the lemon items as our refreshments for the evening.
2. Mark June 18th for the ward Day in Heaven temple trip. There will be lunch at 11am, baptisms, an adult session, and activities for the primary children. See the signup sheet so the temple can plan for us that day.
3. Playgroup will be meeting again on May 24th at 10am.
4. Sisters’ volleyball is scheduled for May 26th at 8pm. Come out to have fun and get some exercise!
5. If you are interested in walking in the afternoons or possibly some evenings, contact Lisa H.
6. If you do not have a “Degrees in Excellence” booklet and would like one, please contact a member of the RS presidency.
7. If you need help with one of your goals in the “Degrees of Excellence”, please let us know so we can try to find someone with the knowledge to share!
8. The sisters’ temple trip scheduled for May 26th has been cancelled.
9. There is a Stake Adult Dance on June 25th with a Hawaiian theme. Please talk to a member of the bishopric to get your "boarding pass" for the evening - this is so they know the numbers to plan for.

The lesson this week was on Chapter 33 - Missionary Work. We are all missionaries! We should follow all the promptings we receive from the Spirit to share the gospel. We also have a responsibility once people are baptized to teach them to do ALL the things the Lord has commanded. We were encouraged to review the list of 10 suggestions of ways to share the gospel found in the lesson.

Next week's lesson is the April 2011 Conference talk "Guided by the Holy Spirit" by President Boyd K. Packer.