The April 2013 Newsletter is now available online. You can view it by following the link at the bottom of this post.
Presidency Message
Dear Sisters,
As we pondered a Relief Society theme for 2013 prior to submitting our auxiliary goals, we kept in mind that to be a good steward you have to first be in a good place personally and as a result we settled upon “Uplifting the Sisters” as our 2013 theme.
The corresponding 2013 R.S. Goals to assist us on this journey are the following four:
* 3 RS Temple trips during 2013
* Specific weekday meetings with focus on inviting friends/less active sisters to join us
* Having 2 musical presentations in Sacrament Meeting per year by the R.S.
* Specific quarterly prayer topics to unite us
President Monson also gave a talk in the Priesthood session of last October’s conference that gives some good ideas about how we can uplift each other on a regular basis. He suggested the following strategies:
* Strengthen/share your testimony
* Tell each other we amount to something
* Believe that people can change
* See people not as they are, but as they can become
* Display courage in doing hard things/Gospel sharing
We hope that as a R.S. we can focus on “Uplifting each Other”, work to put into practice the strategies suggested by President Monson and join together around our 2013 goals. An important step in doing this is that as we pray daily we include the quarterly Relief Society Prayer Topic. The prayer topic for the 2nd quarter is...
“Please pray for the kind of charity that ‘impels us to be sympathetic, compassionate, and merciful’; pray to have patience and understanding and love for each of your Sisters”
(See President Monson's talk in the Nov. 2010 Ensign entitled “Charity Never Faileth” for additional understanding on this principle). -Sister Weathers
April Theme
“Charity…manifests itself when we are tolerant of others and lenient toward their actions, the kind of charity that forgives…that is patient…that impels us to be sympathetic, compassionate, and merciful, not only in times of sickness and affliction and distress but also in times of weakness or error on the part of others.” President Monson - Nov 2010 “Charity Never Faileth
Provident Living Message
"The prophetic promises and blessings of Church welfare, of providing in the Lord's way, are some of the most magnificent and sublime the Lord has pronounced upon His children. ...Whether we are rich or poor, regardless where we live on this globe, we all need each other, for it is in sacrificing our time, talents, and resources that our spirits mature and become refined. "This work of providing in the Lord's way ... cannot be neglected or set aside. It is central to our doctrine; it is the essence of our religion" (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Providing in the Lord's Way," Oct. 2011 general conference).
Temple Thoughts
"The temple is the house of the Lord. The basis for every temple ordinance and covenant…is the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Every activity, every lesson, all we do in the Church, point to the Lord and His holy house." -Russell M. Nelson
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