Conference Agenda

Conference Agenda

Monday August 29th

Our activity for Monday August 29th is a guest speaker - Sister Karen Judd.
Sister Judd will be speaking on Missionaries.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Snackluck - Please bring a snack to share!

Answers about animals in the afterlife

So, for those of us that have ever lost a beloved pet (who hasn't?) I came across this article recently, and felt compelled to share it. It is from an LDS perspective.
(clicking on the link will take you to the article)

Animals in the Afterlife

JFK on Mormons

Schedule Changes

Please note we have some schedule changes. -  Most notably: Next week is BINGO!  Please bring a white elephant gift.   After Bingo we have President and Sister Christensen coming to talk to us with the visiting teaching message!  After President and Sister Christensen we have Brother Richard Jones, (Who served as an assistant to President David O McKay) coming to talk to us on our third Monday "Meet the Apostles" activity.  We have an exciting month coming up!

We Have a Flyer! Pass it along!

Singles Temple Night

In case you didnt' know - The third Thursday of each month is Single Adult Temple Night..
7:00 P.M Endowment session.
Come early enjoy a bite in the Cafeteria.  Or just show up for the 7:00 p.m session

More information can be found here: http://oregonsa.blogspot.com/p/temple.html

Brother Zabriskie to speak to our group next Monday

Brother Dale Zabriskie to speak to our FHE on 20 June at 7:00 p.m at the Hazel Dell building.
He will be speaking on The Prophet Joseph Smith.
Please tell your friends! Bring a snack to share.
See you there!

Schedule - June - October

We have a few gaps (I'm sure we'll fill these in as we go), but here is our schedule for June - October.
Thanks to all who helped!

Vancouver North Stake Summer Game Night and Dance

Single Adults 31+  Vancouver North Stake. This is right around the corner!

Reminder: Mingling with the Missionaries Monday, May 9th

Reminder: FHE for Monday, May 9th is our Bi-annual "Mingling with the Missionaries" at the Stake Center.
Same time: 7:00 p.m.
Potluck.  Please bring a favorite dish to share.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!

March - May Home Evening Schedule

Fireside tomorrow night (21 February 2016)

Just a reminder - We have a fireside tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m at the Vancouver Washington West Stake building.  Brother Randal Day will be speaking on building powerful relationships

Keys to building powerful relationships. Presented by Bro Randall Day. Bro Day is retired from Brigham Young University. He is a Professor Emeritus of the School of Family Life at BYU. He has over 38 years experience as a university professor. During his career Bro Day specialized in research and teaching that is focused on building stronger family life. We hope you join us for this fireside. Refreshments will be provided

Seder Meal 23 April 2016

Those of you that are interested in attending the Seder meal - If you would send me an email to
maxone22@live.com letting me know that you plan on attending that would be great. We want to start getting a head count, before we open it up to those outside of our stake.

Thank you,
Erik

Single Adult Fireside

More information:
Single Adult Fireside February 21st from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Vancouver Washington West Stake Center in the Relief Society Room.
(9729 NE 50th Ave, Vancouver, WA)

The topic will be "Keys to Building Powerful Relationships"   by Brother Randal Day.

Seder Meal

Home evening February 15th

Reminder - We will not have a speaker for Monday, February 15th.  Our regularly scheduled Meet the Apostles event for this month had to be postponed.

In lieu of a speaker we are planning a game night.  If anybody has a different idea or would like to teach a lesson, please contact me.

Thank you,

Hope you are all having a great week!

Home evening - President Bean

For those that missed it - We had a GREAT home evening!!

Our special guest speaker, President Jim Bean told us some amazing stories of the construction of the Portland Temple from the time the land was acquired to the construction.

What an amazing story with so many side events that seemed to "miraculously" come together.
Impossible to hear those stories and not see the Lord's hand involved.

What an inspired, amazing story!

New Years Inspiration

Try This for a Change: 4 Simple Steps to Self-Improvement

By Sean JohnsonJanuary 22, 2016

Tags: Goals Inspiration

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’Tis the season of gym memberships, low-carb diets, and good intentions. Once a year, in the grand tradition of the New Year’s resolution, we resolve to eat healthier and brush up on our Spanish. Read more books and watch less TV. Be a little more patient and a lot more forgiving. We order yoga mats online and wait for serenity and better muscle tone to arrive at our doorsteps in 2–4 business days.

Maybe, like me, you’re able to stick with it for a month or so. But soon the kale smoothies of January give way to the milkshakes of February, and our good intentions become our failed ambitions. We stow our yoga mats beneath our beds, fall back to our old habits, and sigh, “Someday I’ll change.”

Change Is Hard

We all want to grow and learn and be better today than we were yesterday. So why is change so hard? Personal growth is key to God’s plan. The Savior asks us to become “even as [He is].” How can we ever reach that lofty goal when we fall short of even our more modest ones?

Here’s where I admit that I’m unqualified to give you advice. I have no triumphant personal stories to inspire you, no profound epiphanies to share. I’m just a guy trying to figure things out, same as you. But as I thought recently about what stands in the way of my own progress, a few ideas came to mind—impressions of simple things I can do to improve.

Maybe this is just me giving myself a pep talk. Or maybe you’ll find one or two ideas that can help you change for the better.

Ask for Direction

We forget sometimes, when making plans to improve, to check in with the One who made the plan. The scriptures promise that “he shall direct [our] paths” if only we will ask—but do we remember to ask?

He knows us—and our spiritual blind spots—better than anyone. If we humbly inquire, “What lack I yet?” then He can inspire us to consider paths that we may have overlooked but that lead to the most joy.

Think Small

Sometimes we’re required to make dramatic leaps of faith. But more often it’s the small hops that move us forward. Small adjustments over time can bring greater balance and peace to our lives.

Too quickly we forget that “out of small things proceedeth that which is great.” Be patient and remember the wisdom of “line upon line” and step by step.

Take Time to Reflect

“Set it and forget it” works great with toaster ovens and online bill pay, but it’s a lousy approach to goals. Regular self-checkins ensure we’re making good progress (and give us a chance to make adjustments when we’re not). Simply asking, “How am I doing so far?” can go a long way.

For me the sacrament is a perfect time to reflect and recommit to my spiritual goals each week.

Keep Trying

“One of God’s greatest gifts,” President Monson said, “is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final.” Don’t let discouragement get the best of you when you fail at first (or second or third).

Keep going. Keep pushing. Keep trying.

Nobody’s perfect, but everybody can be better. Remember that “God cares a lot more about who we are and who we are becoming than about who we once were. He cares that we keep on trying.”

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Sean Johnson, from Portland, Oregon, serves as secretary in the elders quorum.

Guest Speaker for Monday January 18th

Reminder:  We have our "Meet the Apostles" activity on Monday January 18th at 7:00 P.M in the Hazel Dell building.

Speaker will be Brother Josh Anderson speaking on Elder Neal Maxwell.

This will be great opportunity to learn more about Elder Maxwell from an accomplished speaker - Invite your friends!

As usual refreshments are "Snackluckk"

See you there!

Home evening canceled

Confirmation - Home evening for January 4th 2016 is canceled due to bad weather.

Happy New Year to you all!  Looking forward to a safe, fun, happy 2016!!!

See you next week!