Relief Society Message

We have been having so much fun in Relief Society with our monthly themes to get us ready for our temple "Day of Dedication" on June 9th. We hope that each of you have taken the time to really look at your individual lives and evaluate those areas that you could maybe improve upon. We are looking forward to being in the temple with all of you, and hope that you will all feel the blessings of sacrificing to be in His Holy Temple. As usual, we have had to make a lot of changes in the Relief Society. We are so grateful to those sisters who have served faithfully. We will miss the wonderful lessons that Chris would teach, the talents of Linda E, who was our pianist, Tonya watching out for all of us, and providing the sisters with compassionate service, and Brooke as a visiting teaching supervisor. We would like to welcome the following sisters and look forward having them with us each Sunday. Tobi as our new Compassionate Service Leader, Jamie as a Sunday teacher, Becky as the pianist, and as District Supervisors for visiting teaching; Karen L., Sue N., and Carol T.

High Priests Message

"NEW FAMILY SEARCH"
For years we have been encouraged to:

1. Complete our "Four Generation Family Group Sheets" and submit to the Church Family History Center.


2. Do additional research on our family lines and extend them as far as possible, and submit as above.

3. Perform Temple Ordinance work where not previously done.

“New Family Search" was developed to combine all the above records and others into one file, eliminate duplicate submissions to the Temple, and to simplify how we submit names to the Temple for performance of Ordinance work.

Our primary goal for 2010 is to "CLEAN UP THE FILES AND RECORDS" that have been
combined in "New Family Search". There may be many duplicates in the combined files, and our
current goal is to review, combine, add missing information, correct, and connect family lines that are in the system but not necessarily tied to your family tree. A wonderful by product is to harvest any of our ancestry whose Temple Ordinance work has not been completed. We are hoping many of these names can be taken to the Temple on our Ward Temple day on June 9th. We will continue this "Take an Ancestor to the Temple" throughout the year. We have established a Ward Family History Consulting Committee made up of trained and experienced fellow Ward Members, who will come to your home and "One on One" help you get into the "New Family Search" to do as described above. This cleanup assist program will remain our
goal for 2010. We will assess our progress as the year matures. Some Research will be part of this phase also.

"RESEARCH" to continue to extend our family lines will then become our emphasis in the future. We are continuing our emphasis on the "INDEXING" program under the direction of Dale K. and invite your participation in this very meaningful program. Thank you for the opportunity to work with our fellow Ward members in these great programs.

Bishopric Message

The younger brother chased his sister down the hall. For once, he wanted to get out the door of the house and then to the car before his bigger sister. The sister could see that her little brother had

the jump on her. She knew she had to hurry to make up the lost ground. As they cleared the front door of the house, the sister knew that her brother was going to beat her to the car unless she did something to stall his momentum. Without giving it a second thought, she kicked her leg out and tripped her brother. His feet lost their contact with the ground and his body went airborne. Unfortunately that airborne state did not last for long and he came to a skidding halt on the grass. Before he even knew if he was physically hurt or not, he knew that he had been wronged and he gave a horrible cry of anger and frustration. The brought the father running from inside. The sister knew immediately that she was in trouble and so she began apologizing like crazy to her brother who was still lying on the ground. Just as his sister began

apologizing, the brother began to feel sharp pain in his elbow. He was in no mood to receive his sister's words of apology and angrily got himself to his feet The father comforted his son and questioned his daughter about what had happened. As the three of them discussed the situation, the daughter realized that her apology had not been sincere because it had been offered simply to avoid getting in trouble. She again told her brother that she was sorry and gently helped him into the house to care for his sore elbow. The brother, with the incredible forgiveness of a child, quickly and totally forgave his sister and soon they were laughing as they once again took off to race to the car.

Why do we do, say, and think, the things we do, say, and think? What is our motive? What is our intent? What desire is at the heart of our thoughts, words, and actions? A wise teacher in our midst once said that virtue is doing good for goodness sake. Does goodness really drive our good actions and words? We know our motives and inner-most thoughts are important to the Savior. Just as He discerned the history of the Samaritan woman at the well or the goodness of the chief publican Zacchaeus, so He knows our true motives and the desires of our hearts. Let us purify our motives and seek to do good for goodness sake. Paraphrasing section 121 of the Doctrine and Covenants, let our bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish our thoughts unceasingly. If we do this, then shall our confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distill upon our souls as the dews from heaven, and the Holy Ghost shall be our constant companion.

Patriotic Fireside 2010

Stephanie shared her "paper hug" story with the children.

The Primary children sang some patriotic songs to the group.

Bro. Bennion shared his love of country and experiences in Iraq.

Presentation to the Massey family of a quilt made for Nick who served in Afghanistan.

Ice cream social

Thanks to our wonderful Activities Committee for all of their

hard work for putting on a great Patriotic Fireside!   

2nd Annual Grandview Sunday "Farmers' Market"

Calling all Grandview gardeners!  Now that summer is finally here, the 2nd Annual Grandview Sunday "Farmers' Market" will begin whenever you are ready. 

What: Bring any excess produce from your garden that you are willing to share with members of the ward. 

When: Right after the Sunday block of meetings.  We will begin our "farmers' market" as soon as any Grandview gardener's produce is ready to share.

How to participate:  If you have produce, bring it to church and leave it on the Relief Society table.  ANYONE is welcome to come and take produce after the meetings are over. 

Happy gardening!

Upcoming July Relief Society Events

** Tuesdays Playgroup - check the calendar (posted below)

July 11  Patriotic Fireside - 7 pm (Pugsley's backyard)

July 12  Singles Group at Fay's - 7pm (2nd Monday of each month)

July 14  Combined RS/YW Summer Activity "Sole-cial" and dinner (Pugsley's backyard)

July 15  Ward temple day - Bountiful temple

July 18   Day of Dedication book testimonies and thoughts due

July 20   In the Kitchen - - Homemade Icecream! 

July Relief Society Birthdays

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
2 Audrey G.
7 Bette L.
8 Giannina B.
15 Georgia C.
16 Judy Mc.
23 Tobi B.
24 Jenna P.
26 Karyn M.
30 Carol R.
30 Andrea H.

Patriotic Fireside

Grandview 1st Ward

Annual Patriotic Fireside

Sunday, July 11th

7 pm

Pugsley's backyard

Please invite your friends and neighbors for a wonderful fireside and homemade ice cream!

Day of Dedication - Memory Book

For many of the members of the Grandview 1st Ward, the temple project, which covered a 9 month period and culminated in a full Day of Dedication will forever be remembered as a sacred highlight in our lives.  As a follow up to that Day of Dedication in the temple - June 9, 2010, we are compiling a booklet with testimonies of all of the ward members.  All of those who attended, all of those who did not, all of those who participated in our lead up to the Day of Dedication, etc. Our goal is to get a submission from every member of the ward - including the primary children.  We invite you to write about your feelings about the Temple, write about your experiences preparing to go to the Temple, attending the Day of Dedication, specific experiences, something you learned or things you observed.  This booklet will serve as a sacred reminder of the 9 months of preparation and the day we shared in the House of the Lord.  We hope this will be a constant reminder of your experience and the blessings that come from temple worship.

Please take a few minutes and write down your feelings and thoughts.  You may submit them in written form or by email to any member of the Relief Society presidency.

DUE BY SUNDAY: JULY 18

Congrats to Jamie and Trevor!

Free Movie Tonight

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

will be shown outdoors at

Big Cottonwood Park (4300 South 1300 East)

starting at dusk (approximately 8:45 p.m.)

Come early for a good spot.

Bring your blankets and snacks!

Enjoy!

Birthday Breakfast

Ward Swap this Saturday

The sun has come out just in time for our ward swap. We are setting up in the ward parking lot, Saturday, June 19 from noon to 3. So clean out your closets and drop your things off in the morning. Then be sure to come back to check out our great stuff!

* remember to bring a photo of large items for display on the bulletin board. If you would like to have one of these items, we'll help arrange for transportation. (furniture, etc.)

See you Saturday!

On The Patio Making Salmon

 

We were all anxious to learn something new.

We learned that the cedar board must soak for one hour before grilling begins.

Olive Oil is rubbed on the clean salmon before salting and peppering.

We also learned how to make Broiled Salmon with Citrus Glaze.

Once the Salmon is on the grill and in the broiler the cook tells a few stories.

We also learned to make a delicious Garden Sauce to serve with the Salmon.

The company and food was wonderful!

Broiled Salmon with Citrus Glaze

1 side, skin on, sockeye salmon, 1 1/2 to 2 lbs.

1/3 cup dark brown sugar

2 Tbsp lemon zest

1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper

Position a rack in the oven 3 inches from broiler.  Line half sheet pan with aluminum foil and place salmon on pan.

Place sugar, zest, salt and pepper into small food processor and process for 1 minute until combined.  Evenly spread mixture on salmon.  Allow to sit 45 min.

Broil salmon on high broil for 6 to 8 minutes or until thickest part of fish reaches 131 degrees internally.  Remove salmon and allow to rest uncovered for 8-10 minutes.  Serve Immediately.

4 -6 servings

1 cedar plank (about 7 x 16 inches)

1 Salmon fillet, 1 1/2 to 2 pounds

Olive Oil

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

1 lemon sliced

Soak cedar plank in water for 1 hour, then drain.  Remove any remaining bones from Salmon.  Rinse the salmon under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels.  Generously rub the salmon with olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper.  Lay the salmon the cedar plank.  Arrange lemon slices around salmon.

Set grill for indirect grilling ahd heat to medium-high.  Place the cedar plank in the center of the hot grate, away from the heat.  Cover the grill and cook until cooked through, around 20 to 30 minutes.  The internal temperature should read 135 degrees F.  Transfer the salmon and plank to a platter and serve right off the plank.  Serve immediately.  4-6 servings.

My Day of Dedication

This past Wednesday our ward dedicated an entire day to working in the Salt Lake Temple. For those who follow our Relief Society blog you know that we have been preparing for this day for 9 months. Many members worked hard to prepare names to take to the temple, while others prepared themselves to enter the temple, some having been absent from the temple for 30 years.


During Sunday School we learned a bit more about all that was accomplished. The youth were proxy for 560 people's baptisms. One of the breathren was delighted to report that he was able to complete all of the ordinances (baptism to endowment) for one of the names another ward member had brought to the temple. We were told today that between the youth and adults we had a total of 141 people attend the temple from our ward. We were told that the temple workers were delighted with the number of people we brought as well as the spirit we came with.

As a group in Sunday School we agreed that seeing so many people we know and love in the temple was just a small glimse into the Celestial Kingdom.  There were many spiritual experiences, a few were shared today in Sunday School and I was asked to share mine here.

As a convert to the church (I joined at age 14) and the only member in my family, family history work has fallen on my shoulders. I caught the family history bug early, thankfully I did because my Mother and Grandmother have now passed away and my Uncle does not want to share family history with me because he is so opposed to the Church.  My Grandmother was a walking family history library and remembered the names and birthdates of her side of the family as well as her husbands for several generations back.  Thanks to her I have been able to complete a lot of work.

Over the years I have had spurts of activity with my family history research and temple work. During one of those spurts six years ago I printed out a number of names and set to work on completing my relatives ordinaces. The advantage of being the only member has been performing the work for people I have heard about my entire life or personally met, known and loved.

After quickly completing baptisms, confirmations and initatory work it took a little longer to complete the endowment work. Once all of the endowments were complete the cards were wrapped up with a rubber band, set aside and basically forgotten until the day of dedication.

That afternoon, after an endowment session, lunch with the ward and some initatories I finally made my way to the sealing rooms. All of the cards I had were people who needed to be sealed to their parents.  I gave my cards to Bro. Walker, our sealer, and asked him if we could try to complete some of the names, and specifically that we try to complete the mens names since we had plenty of priesthood holders available.  Bro. Walker found that some of the names were children of the same parents and so we proceeded to seal these children to their parents all at the same time. After completing some of the couple sealings provided by the temple, Bro. Walker looked at the rest of my cards and decided we should finish the three female names despite my request to complete the male names first. I didn't point out this request again but rather jumped up for the chance to serve as proxy for these three woman. I was touched when I heard Bro. Walker mispronounce Aunt Louise's last name and felt happy that I was able to serve as a proxy for one of my favorite aunts. When Bro. Walker read the next name I was taken by surprise: Phyllis Ann Clay. I wanted to shout "Wait! This is a special moment! That is my MOTHER!" Fortunately I restrained myself and was able to feel a warm spirit as we sealed her to her parents and I felt certain that she is delighted with her temple work.  I did not realize I had not completed this important ordinance for my Mom and was grateful I had the opportunity.

Bro. Walker said "There are no accidents in the temple." To this I can attest. The work of the temple is important and I'm grateful I had such a special opportunity.