Maplewood RS Newsletter

What a fabulous General Conference weekend we had last weekend! So many good things taught and so many lessons that we can learn, grow, and change from. WE are so lucky to know our Savior and to have prophets and apostles that lead us and guide us to Him. One of my favorite talks was given by Sister Emily Belle Freeman who is the new general young women’s president. She bore testimony of WHY she wants to be in a covenant relationship with Christ. Here’s what she said,

“When I returned home from Israel, I listened more closely to the conversations around me regarding covenants. I noticed people asking, Why should I walk a covenant path? Do I need to enter a house for making covenants? Why do I wear the holy garment? Should I invest in a covenant relationship with the Lord? The answer to these good and important questions is simple: it depends on what degree of relationship you want to experience with Jesus Christ.¹⁸ Each of us will have to discover our own response to those deeply personal questions.

Here is mine: I walk this path as a “beloved daughter of heavenly parents,”¹⁹ divinely known²⁰ and deeply trusted.²¹ As a child of the covenant, I am eligible to receive promised²² blessings. I have chosen²³ to walk with the Lord. I have been called²⁴ to stand as a witness of Christ. When the path feels overwhelming, I am strengthened²⁵ with enabling grace. Each time I cross the threshold of His house, I experience deeper covenant relationship with Him. I am sanctified²⁶ with His Spirit, endowed²⁷ with His power, and set apart²⁸ to build His kingdom. Through a process of daily repentance and weekly partaking of the sacrament, I am learning to become steadfast²⁹ and to go about doing good.³⁰ I walk this path with Jesus Christ, looking forward to the promised day when He will come again. Then I will be sealed His³¹ and lifted up as a holy³² daughter of God.

This is why I walk the covenant path.

This is why I cling to covenant promises.

This is why I enter His covenant house.

This is why I wear the holy garment as a constant reminder.

Because I want to live in committed covenant relationship with Him.

BIRTHDAYS

Here’s our October B-days. Make sure and tell these Queens Happy Birthday when you see them!

• Oct 2 Lee Jobe

• Oct 2 Taylor Romney

• Oct 5 Laura Gregory

• Oct 15 Jan Jones

• Oct 15 Janet Painter

• Oct 16 Pamela Harrison

• Oct 20 Maesa Gadsby

• Oct 21 Lauren Rosen

• Oct 24 Ashtyn Patino

• Oct 24 Nanci Vincent

• Oct 28 Karin Jobe

• Oct 29 Kuliana Cash

• Oct 30 Claudia Walker

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Maplewood Fall Festival Oct 14th. See flyer for info!

• October 22nd Stake Conference

• Friday October 27th RS Temple day, come and enjoy the 10 am session and lunch afterwards

• Thursday Nov 2nd Pie making at Connie Shumway’s house! Come and learn how to make a yummy pie for the holidays.

• Tuesday Nov 7th Merry Thanksgiving and Happy Christmas! Rs Holiday celebration 6:30-8:30 pm! Progressive dinner homes to be announced at a later time!

RS LESSONS

Schedule Coming Soon!

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