June 26th

Here are the announcements:

1. Canada Day Celebrations – July 1st at the Foothills Stake Centre from 10am until 1pm.
2. Please email Tamara any experiences you have had when another sister has touched your life and strengthened you spiritually. These will be shared anonymously as part of her lesson on July 3rd. 
3. Stampede Breakfast – July 16th 9-11am at the Woodgate Chapel. Don’t forget to sign up to help!
4. Ward FHE - July 11th at 7pm. We will be cleaning the parking lot in preparation for the stampede breakfast.
5. Don't forget to report your visiting teaching and please reply using email if possible as a few of the supervisors are on holidays.
6. Helaman's Encampment needs Relief Society! They are looking for some camping items such as tents, GMRS personal radios for hikes, rake, shovel, matches, tolietires, fire extinguisher, tinfoil, coolers, camp chairs, etc. If you are able to help, please contact Andy A.
7. If you are interested in walking in the afternoons or possibly some evenings, contact Lisa. 
8. What about working towards a triathlon by the end of the summer for a fitness goal? You could work with other sisters and put a team together – cheer each other on and have fun! Here are a few triathlons that some sisters are already participating in: http://www.ftmacleodtri.com/raceinfo.html and http://www.foothillscharitytriathlon.com/
9. If you do not have a “Degrees in Excellence” booklet and would like one, please contact a member of the RS presidency.
10. 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!

The lesson this week was taught by Sister Johnson (Stake RS Presidency) and President Spackman. We discussed the importance of worship and some ways to worship - through scripture study, at church and in the temple. We were encouraged to spend a little more time worshipping those things that are really important in our lives and a little less time on other things that might take up our valuable time. We were also reminded of one of the stake goals - to be worthy to receive and honor our temple covenants. We discussed the purpose of the temple which is to connect men and women with God. We are connected with God through the covenants we make at baptism and when we attend the temple. President Spackman challenged each of us to take some time in the celestial room of the temple to contemplate what we learned there and even reverently discuss these things with a close friend or spouse there.
Next week's lesson will be on unity and the talk "Stand Tall and Stand Together."