Monday, January 19, 2009

Houston North Stake Enrichment Meeting

Saturday, February 21, 2009

11am-2pm

Attire: Sunday Casual

Please arrive on time
Lunch will be provided

Those who knit or crochet please bring size 6 knitting needles or size G crochet hook
and if you have it
60 yards 3 ply yarn, good for babies-not sparkly or scratchy

Service projects will also be a part of the program, and the majority of supplies will also be provided. If you have fabric or batting just itching to become a quilt, let you RS Presidency know.

Bring those you Visit Teach
Bring Single Sisters

Laurels (especially 2nd year) are invited

No Nursery Provided

Of One Heart and One Mind

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Food for Thought: Tribute to Carissa

As personal as are these next two videos (Carissa is my niece, her mom my sister), they testify so strongly of our Savior, Jesus Christ, they need to be shared.

Of nearly equal importance, they show the lives one person can affect through their example during the short tenure of their life.

I hope you take the time to watch them, and that they strengthen your testimony of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer, as it has done mine.

Food for Thought: Tribute to Carissa Part 2

Sunday, January 11, 2009

FYI: ABC News Covers the Draper Utah Temple Open House

ABC News

Here's a story ABC's Nightline did about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the opening of the Draper Temple.

Friday, January 09, 2009

Link of the Week: A Tour Of The New Mormon Temple : NPR

A Tour Of The New Mormon Temple : NPR

In this short piece, NPR does a good job covering the opening of the Draper Temple to the public this week, including short sound bits from Elders Ballard and Christofferson.
All Things Considered, January 9, 2009 · A new Mormon Temple in a Salt Lake City suburb is a public relations opportunity for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's a controversial time for Mormons, given criticism over Church involvement in Proposition 8 in California and other recent issues.
The interior pictures to which the commentator refers are actually found here at newsroom.lds.org.