Thank You to Sis. Julie Beck

A BIG Thank You to Sis. Julie Beck for her inspired leadership over the past 5 years! We are all sad to see her released. LDS Living Magazine interviewed Sis. Beck and here are some great quotes from the March/April 2012 article, "Sister Julie B. Beck- Continuing The Legacy":

"We (women) have never been second class. We have always been as important as his sons."

"I think sometimes people confuse stardom with influence. A lot of conversation focuses on what we don't have and what we don't do rather than focusing on what we do have and what we can do. It's like any blessing in our lives- if you focus on what you don't have instead of what you do have, usually you miss the real richness of what you have."

"Sister Beck believes one of the greatest myths that has been told to women is that they can have it all. 'Nobody can have everything, and you especially can't have it all at once,' she says. 'There's an opportunity cost to everything."

"So how can we know if our choices are correct? Sister Beck suggests asking questions like, 'First, Am I aligned behind the Lord's plan for me? Is what I'm doing moving me toward eternal life or am I just enjoying my time in Babylon? I have to ask myself that all the time,' she says. 'And then, How do I feel? Is the Spirit confirming my choices? Balancing is best done by revelation. I'm surprised what I can get done in a day when I'm aligned."

To read the entire article go to:

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Check out this great nutrition article by Joseph Crammer, M.D.  

Just another reason to eat our fruits and veggies!

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Family Emergency Preparedness Guide

Salt Lake Valley has a great booklet called the Family Emergency Preparedness Guide. Look for them in the foyers of our buildings on Sundays and on Tuesday before and after Sisters in Scriptures. Read through this great guide as a family and work on improving your emergency preparedness. Our goal as a stake is to be ready to respond in the event of any emergency. The more prepared we are the more we can take care of ourselves and our neighbors in need! Let's get prepared!

Happy Easter!

“My beloved brothers and sisters, in our hour of deepest sorrow, we can receive profound peace from the words of the angel that first Easter morning: ‘He is not here: for he is risen." - Pres. Thomas S. Monson.

^{This quote is from a great article in the April 2012, Ensign. There are great quotes from Pres. Monson, an Easter message for the youth and an activity for children. Here is the link:} 

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Providing in the Lord's Way

Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf gave an excellent talk at the Priesthood session of the Oct. 2011 General Conference, entitled, "Providing in the Lord's Way".

 Here are some quotes about the importance of self reliance from his talk:

"While it is important to have our thoughts inclined toward heaven, we miss the essence of our religion if our hands are not also inclined toward our fellowman....our spiritual progress is inseparably bound together with the temporal service we give to others."

"...the Lord's way has always included self-reliance and service to our neighbor in addition to caring for the poor."

"The lesson we learn generation after generation is that rich and poor are all under the same sacred obligation to help their neighbor. It will take all of us working together to successfully apply the principles of welfare and self-reliance."

"Whether we are rich or poor, regardless of 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."

To read the entire talk go to:

www.lds.org/ensign/2011/11/providing-in-the-lords-way 

Shake Out, Don't Freak Out!

submitted by Christi Jardine, Stake Provident Living Leader

In January 2012 the Deseret News published a pullout "Classroom Connections" section entitled "Shake Out, Don't Freak Out". It is a great pamphlet filled with information on how to prepare your family for an earthquake. Take some time for Family Home Eveing and do the crossword puzzles or word searches. Read over the information and start doing something to prepare for emergencies. 

Here is the link to see the online version. 

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Earthquake Preparedness Tips

Each Monday the Deseret News is printing an article on how to prepare 
your family in case of an earthquake leading up to  
Utah's earthquake drill on April 17 at 10:15 am. called 
"The Great Utah Shake Out".  

Here is a link to all the articles by Joe Daugherty, 
spokesperson for Utah Division of Emergency Management and Be Ready Utah.

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