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Evergreen Relief Society

March5 Evening RS 10 Daylight Savings Time begins (Spring forward) 11 Kitchen Clean-Up 12 Stake Temple Day 17 St. Patrick's Day 31

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May7 Evening RS 10 Share House 12 Mother's Day 14 Stk. Temple Day 18-19 Stk. Conference 21 Stk. Blood Drive 27 Memorial Day

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Experience the Book of Mormon

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Dates to Remember A Month of Lessons Happy Birthday

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First Presidency Message 3 Missionaries Serving 3

Join us this year as we study the words of the prophets and strive to experience the Book of Mormon in our everyday lives." -President Nashif

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Visiting Teaching Message 4

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RELIEF SOCIETY PRESIDENCY

President - Thea Landers 1st Counselor - Julie Conrady 2nd Counselor - Megan Hartwig Secretary - Yvette Ogata 360-604-2185 815-342-9509 360-882-1938 360-721-3959

February 2013 Relief Society Lessons

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The Grand Destiny of the Faithful

#6 Becoming Perfect before the Lord:"A little better day by day" "See Others as They May Become", PH, President Monson Bishopric

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FIRST PRESIDENCY MESSAGE

Peace, Be Still
BY PRESIDENT THOMAS S. MONSON We gave a blessing to him. A spirit of peace prevailed. We had a lovely visit, after which I left. The following morning a phone call revealed that Gene Hemingway had passed awayjust 20 minutes after he had received the blessing from his son and me. I expressed a silent prayer of thanks to Heavenly Father for His guiding influence, which had prompted my visit to the care center and led me to my dear friend Alfred Eugene Hemingway. I like to think that Gene Hemingways thoughts that eveningas we basked in the Spirits glow, participated in humble prayer, and pronounced a priesthood blessingechoed the words mentioned in the hymn Master, the Tempest Is Raging: Linger, O blessed Redeemer! Leave me alone no more, And with joy I shall make the blest harbor And rest on the blissful shore. I still love that hymn and testify as to the comfort it offers: Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea Or demons or men or whatever it be, No waters can swallow the ship where lies The Master of ocean and earth and skies. They all shall sweetly obey thy will: Peace, be still.1 Through tears and trials, through fears and sorrows, through the heartache and loneliness of

Missionaries of the Evergreen Ward

Elder Dallan Babb Oklahoma Tulsa Mission 3351 E. Linwood Dr. Springfield, MO 65804 Elder Jacob Hullinger Brazil Sao Paulo-Interlagos Mis. Rua Euzebio De Souza, 121 Jardim Londrina CEP 05638-100 SP Brazil

Elder Mitchell R. Hullinger MTC Mailbox #262 CA-SJO 0403 2005 N. 900 E Provo, UT 84604-1793 Elder Andreas Martinson MTC Mailbox #93 CAM-PPEN 0413 2005 N. 900 E. Provo, UT 84604-1793 Elder Kristoffer Martinson Sweden Stockholm Mission Enebybergvagen 38 182 46 Enebyberg Sweden Elder Clint Schwabedissen MTC Mailbox #141 SWE-STO 0304 2005 N. 900 E. Provo, UT 84604-1793

OUR PROPH ET SPEAK S

Finding Joy in the Journey

Let us Elder Ben Goold relish losing loved ones, there is assurance that life is Nevada Las Vegas West Mission 4455 Allen Lane #140 everlasting. Our Lord and Savior is the living life as North Las Vegas, NV 89031 witness that such is so.2His words in holy writ are we live sufficient: Be still, and know that I am God it, when (Psalm 46:10)."Follow by Email" to receive automatic email updates find you Click on I testify to this truth. joy in Check out our new blog at www.rsevergreenward.blogspot.com the

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Activation
Our prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, has encouraged us to reach out to rescue those who need our help and lift them to the higher road and the better way. It is the Lords work, and when we are on the Lords errand, we are entitled to the Lords help.1 Many years ago LaVene Call and her visiting teaching companion visited a less-active sister. They knocked on the door and found a young mother in her bathrobe. She looked ill, but they soon realized her problem was alcohol. The visiting teachers sat and talked with the struggling young mother. After they left, they said, She is a child of God. We have a responsibility to help her. So they visited often. Each time, they could see and feel a change for good. They asked the sister to attend Relief Society. Though reluctant, she eventually attended regularly. After encouragement, she and her husband and daughter attended church. The husband felt the Holy Ghost. He said, Im going to do what the bishop suggests. Now they are active in the Church and have been sealed in the temple.2

Visit Teaching Message

From the Scriptures:

3 Nephi 18:32; Doctrine and Covenants 84:106; 138:56

From Our History

Helping those who have gone astray come back to the gospel of Jesus Christ has always been part of being a Latter-day Saint and a member of Relief Society. President Brigham Young (180177) said, Let us have compassion upon each other, and let those who can see guide the blind until they can see the way for themselves.3 Eliza R. Snow, second Relief Society general president, gratefully acknowledged the efforts of sisters in Ogden, Utah, USA, to strengthen one another. I am well aware that a great deal is donated [in terms of service] that never reaches the [record] books, she said. But recognizing that a heavenly record is kept of the sisters work as they reach out to those whose hearts have grown cold, she said: President Joseph Smith said this society was organized to save souls. Another book is kept of your faith, your kindness, your good works, and words. Nothing is lost.4

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