Jinqiao Branch Relief Society Bulletin June 21st

[Alena Budiman]

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   JUNE 21ST  2015 May’s fifth Sunday Combined Priesthood & Relief Society Lesson focused on planning for a wholesome  summer by including work, worship, and play in our family routines this summer.  Each week we will focus on a topic related to that lesson. If you would like to share how you are meeting these goals this summer, email me and I will place your comments in this column. What are your goals for finding opportunities to include the principle of worship?   Are you having family scripture study by Skype or FaceTime? Having a family “Book of Mormon Challenge?” Planning a family temple trip? Consider ways to bring the Savior into your daily summer activities.  This Week’s Lesson Summary —Combined Priesthood & RS (The lesson this week was a repeat of last week’s chapter)  Chapter 11: Follow the Living Prophet Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Ezra Taft Benson "The most important prophet, so far as we are concerned, is the one who is living in our day and age.” 1. The President of the Church is the Lord’s Mouthpiece on the earth.  Learn to keep your eye on the prophet.  What does this mean to you? 2. The most important prophet for us is the living prophet. What has President Thomas S. Monson taught?  See attachment for a list of themes he has taught in General Conference since he was called to be prophet in 2008.  President Thomas S. Monson Conference Addresses 3. The living prophet tells us what we need to know, not necessarily what we want to hear. "How we respond to the words of a living prophet when he tells us what we need to know, but would rather not hear, is a test of our faithfulness…." 4. We will be blessed as we follow the living prophet. President Wilford Woodruff stated: “I say to Israel, the Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as president of the Church to lead you astray. It is not in the program. It is not in the mind of God." "As members of the Church we have some close quarters to pass through if we are going to get home safely. We will be given a chance to choose between conflicting counsel given by some. That is why we must learn—and the sooner, the better—to keep our eye on the Prophet, the President of the Church." Read the Lesson  第11章：跟隨活著的先知 對我們而言，最重要的先知是生活在我們這個時代的先知。 1總會會長是主在世上的代言人 2對我們最重要的先知就是活著的先知 3活著的先知告訴我們的，是我們需要知道的事，而未必是我們想聽到的事。 4跟隨活著的先知會蒙受祝福。                            Scriptures  Matthew 24:37–39 D&C 21:4 1 Ne. 16:1–2 D&C 132:7  D&C 21:4-6 2 Chronicles 20:20;  Amos 3:7;  Ephesians 2:19–20;  4:11–15;  D&C 1:14–16, 37–38; 107:91–92; Next Week’s Lesson:  Combined Relief Society & Priesthood Filling our Homes with Light and Truth Cheryl A. Esplin, Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency "In order for us and our families to withstand the pressures of the world, we must be filled with light and gospel truth." 讓我們的家充滿光與真理 雪柔‧ 艾斯普林 總會初級會會長團第二諮理 我們和家人如果要抵抗世俗的壓力就必須充滿光與福音真理。 Read and Prepare for the Lesson      讓我們的家充滿光與真理    June Birthdays Becky Nicol 13th Lisa Peterson 21st Be sure to wish these sisters a happy birthday with a text or email.    Announcements Have a safe and happy summer. Our  Sunday church meetings in a two hour block with Sacrament meeting followed by a combined Priesthood and Relief Society Meeting and a small Primary until August.  The Relief Society Presidency was released this Sunday.  We extend our gratitude to Anne Hayden, Becky Nicol, and Camilla Sterri for their warm and dedicated service.  Alena Budiman remains as secretary and will continue the RS Bulletin during the summer.  Thought for the week:  We can alter the face of the earth one family, and one home at a time through charity, our small and simple acts of pure love.  —Anne C. Pingree More on LDS.ORG Study April 2015 General Conference   Visiting Teaching Be sure to report this month’s contacts and visits. We now have two Visiting Teaching Supervisors.  If you report to Victoria email your reports to her with this link:  Victoria Zungunde Call her or send a text to  136-7176-7402 The rest of the sisters email your reports to Norma Crosetto Call her or send a text to  186-2172-9760 June Visiting Teaching Message Divine Attributes of Jesus Christ: Virtue   Email a Missionary! Ryan Clark rnc...@myldsmail.net Jared Johnson jar...@myldsmail.net Dallen Peterson dallen....@mylds.net Jacob Dyer dyer....@myldsmail.net Nash Miller Jinqiao Branch Relief Society Alena Budiman Secretary Rather not receive it anymore?  Unsubscribe   Subscription Update Email Address    Share   gale...@gmail.com 418 Jinxiu Dong Lu #445 Willow Brook Pudong, Shanghai  China 200135