Hey Sisters--November Birthdays

I had to include the 2007 Birthdays in the newsletter because I didn't have a copy of 2008--I now have the 2008 Birthdays. Please use this to compare and to celebrate Lecanto's sisters' birthdays!

LECANTO WARD RELIEF SOCIETY BIRTHDAYS
NOVEMBER 2008

Marilyn Wattles 01
Morcie Lipsey 03
Diana Roughton 03
Carol Barker 04

Millicent Lillian Downs 04
Pamela Dellich 06
Patricia Wells 06
Kay Couey 07

Kristal Ness 10
Janet Lynn Berry 11
Rebecca Stoltenborg 11
Andrea Johnson 12
Anita Mitchell 14
Sheila Sampson 19
Julia Swart 21
Rita Johnson 23

Bridgitann Resinger 24
Faith Cahoon 27
Kimberly Helton 27
Gia Brock 28

Emma Smith: My Story--MOVIE NIGHT

We are gathering at the church at 6:30 on Friday Nov. 14th for a movie night. The dress is casual. There will be POPCORN and CANDY for your enjoyment!

The dress is casual. This is an evening for sisters only and there will not be a nursery provided. So come out if it fits into your schedule to enjoy this great movie about Emma Smith!

Updates

Recent Relief Society Announcements--

Trunk-O-Treat Sign-ups will be at church on Sunday. The Relief Society is in charge of some of the food and clean-up. Our sign-up sheets will circulate through each of the organizations (primary, YW, and R/S). There will be spots for the Chili Cook-off, Desserts, and Chili side dishes (Bread, Saltines, Cornbread, etc).

The Primary has also asked us if sisters could bring noncaffine 2 liter soda bottles. The primary will be incorporating these soda bottles into a game at the Trunk-o-Treat, and if you win the game--the soda bottle is the prize. So there will be a sign-up sheet for that too!

Robyn Kanis was called as the Zone Leader for Crystal River (Zone 2).

Saturday night is the R/S Social and Broadcast. There is an ice cream social at 7pm and the broadcast is at 8pm in the chapel. (Church dress). There will be a TRASH to TREASURE table--so bring some stuff that you want to get rid of and take some stuff home with you! If you bring stuff--please check to see if it's gone by the end of the night. If the stuff is not gone it will either be trashed or donated to a local thrift store.

Remember that Sunday is Fast Sunday! It's a week early because of general conference.

PUT General Conference on your calendar! The sessions are on Saturday and Sunday! The church is available for all the sessions!

Please report your visiting teaching! It's the end of the month so there is still time to make a few phone calls or send out a few letters!

Zone 1: B. Hunt/C. Smith
Zone 2: R. Kanis/L. O'Neal
Zone 3: R. Wissler/D. Burkett
Zone 4: P. Howard/B. Whitman
Zone 5: P. Rowe/R. Horace

The zone folders are updated with the new routes and are in the R/S informational room. You can mark off your visiting teaching that way too! If you are not currently a visiting teaching, but you would like to be--please let us know! Some of our sisters are responsible for checking in with 10 sisters per month. We would love to have more visiting teachers!!!

Newsletter

Newsletter should be available at church tomorrow (sept. 14)!! Remember if you have a September b-day then you have a PSI tomorrow.

Electronic copies should be available next week! (I'll email to everyone on my email list. If you aren't on my email list, but you would like to be, please email me at brittanmitchell@gmail.com)

September's food storage goal: Legumes

Week: Food to Buy:
Sept. 1-6 10 lbs Dry Beans

Sept. 7-13 5 lbs Dry Soup mix

Sept. 14-20 4 lbs Lima Beans & Pack of Beef Jerky

Sept. 21-27 5 Gal. Water & Lemon Pepper

Sept. 28-30 Pleasure Food

book club

The mini enrichment book club has been cancelled.

RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Here are some of the announcements that were announced during the last 2 Sundays at church:
**Zone Leader Training--Tuesday Sept. 2nd, 6pm at Sister Fulfords (Zone leaders and Assistants--please plan on coming)

**Orlando Canning trips--sign up sheets at church. Wed. Sept 3 from 6-9pm; Tuesday, Sept. 2nd, 10-2pm; Tuesday Oct. 14: 10-2pm. We need 6 sisters for each. You can email me if you want to attend, but can't sign up during church (brittanmitchell@gmail.com)

This weekend is STAKE CONFERENCE (Adult session on Saturday, General Session on Sunday)

See Sister Hunt if you have a spare Twin Size Bed

We had some new sisters baptized recently--WE WELCOME them into our ward!!

SEE Sister/Brother Cody if you can Feed the missionaries--there are LOTS and LOTS of Open spots.

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE for our ICE CREAM SOCIAL that is going to be right before the General R/S Broadcast on Saturday September 27th. We are going to be hosting the Belleview sisters.

Sister Gidden needs to borrow the Game of Taboo--

NO EATING/DRINKING in Chapel (which includes sacrament meeting and relief society).

Our July visiting teaching numbers were less than 50% let's pick that up in August!!!! Please get with your zone leaders and let them know that you've done your visiting teaching.

Zone leaders for Homosassa (Hunt/C. Smith)
Zone leaders for Crystal River (Clay/O'Neal)
Zone leaders for Citrus Springs/Dunnellon (Wissler/Burkett)
Zone leaders for Inverness/Hernando/Floral City (Howard/Whitman)
Zone leaders for Lecanto/Beverly Hills/Hernando (Rowe/Horace)

Adult Temple Trip

FYI:

The adult temple trip tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday, Aug. 19th) has been cancelled due to Tropical Storm/Hurricane Fay.

Orlando Canning Trips

We booked the following dates for the Orlando Cannery


September 3rd (Wednesday) 6:00pm- 9:00pm

AND

October 14th (Tuesday) 10:00am- 12:00pm.


We will be handing out order forms starting this Sunday (August 17) for Sisters that are planning on going to the Orlando Cannery.

August PSI schedule

PSI's for August 10:
9:00 am (Betty Wade, Ruth Horace, M. Kowalczik)
9:15 am (K. O'brien, N. Goodenow, B. Mitchell)
9:30 am (J. Romney, C. Horal, P. Simmons)

PSI's for August 17:
9:00 am (R. Smith, D. Waters, J. Henry)
9:15 am (D. Ames, S. Frickey, K. Fulford)

PSI's for September 14:

9:00 am (R. Kanis, R. Stromquist, N. Thompson)
9:15 am (S. Cody, Kelly Ellis, R. Wissler, B. Rhames)

Dairy is the Focus for AUGUST's food storage

Week: Food to Buy:


August 1-2 Pleasure food

August 3-9 5 lbs Cheese product (canned, dehy’d, powder, etc.)


August 10-16 5 lbs Butter (canned, Dehy’d, powder, etc).


August 17-23 25 lb. Dry Milk


August 24-31 5 Gal. Water & Vanilla Extract

New Announcements

***Sister Vega is scheduled to be baptized on Saturday, August 16th! Welcome to our ward!!!

***The Enrichment scheduled for September 2nd has been cancelled because we are having a big activity on Saturday September 27th with our ward and the Belleview ward.

***We are going to host a Zone Leadership Training meeting. The tentative date is Tuesday, September 2nd @ 6pm. This is for Zone Leaders, Zone Assistants, The V/T coordinator, the R/S Presidency, and the R/S secretary! We will talk about reporting issues, zone socials for the rest of the year, and some other fun stuff related to visiting teaching and leadership.

***The Adult temple trip on August 19th--here are some details: The session is at the temple at 6:30 pm. If you want to carpool, then be at the church at 4:30pm. See the Family History Center if you want to bring a Family File. There should be more information announced at church during the next 2 weeks.

***The email that I posted earlier today had the August Newsletter in it and some other announcements***

Evening Book Club

Hey ladies! The first evening book club meeting will be held August 26th (Tuesday) @ 6pm. We will pick our first book to read and set a date for our next meeting. Everyone who is interested is welcome to attend. More details will follow. Please contact Joy Barker by the 22nd if you plan on attending. Hope you can make it!

PSI Schedules

I have posted the PSI schedules for June-December 2008 on the R/S Informational Group page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brittans-RS-Information/

I will post them here on a month by month basis.

Those people with Bdays January-June who did not get a PSI will be added to the schedule for July-December.

Here is a glimpse of the next couple of weeks of PSI's:

JULY 13:

9:00 AM (J. Chaffin, P. Coates, S. Metzger)

9:15 AM (I. Ward, L. Hoffman, J. Avery)

9:30 AM (K. Campbell, M. Ellis, P. Shrout)


JULY 20:

9:00 AM (B. Hunt, D. Williams, W. Galea)

9:15 AM (B. Stahl, C. Smith, L. Sumlin)

9:30 AM (A. Sanders, H. Mcleod, D. Beaumont)

JULY 27:

9:00 AM (M. Bing, K. Jacobs)

9:15 AM (M. Legros, J. Sparks)

9:30 AM (K. Horace, S. Bomhoff, M. Conkel)

JULY's Food Storage Goals: GRAINS

**Remember our goal here is to get a 3 month supply for a Family of 4 by the end of the year! This month we are focusing on GRAINS again!!!

Week: Food to Buy:

July 1-5 50 lbs Wheat

July 6-12 50 lbs Rice

July 13-19 15 lbs Pasta Noodles

July 20-26 6 Boxes Mac & Cheese

July 27-31 5 Gal. Water & a container of Basil Flakes

Announcements

There is a bulletin board that will be in the back of the chapel during Relief Society--it will have some of our ongoing announcements on it! Here are some of the recent and upcoming announcements:

**Tomorrow is the 5th Sunday, and it is a combined R/S & Priesthood

**Recently, the following sisters have moved from our ward: Sister Velez, Sister McCardells (mom and daughter), and Shannon Unger. We wish these sisters well in their new areas. These moves will also have a change in V/T routes for zones 1 and 3so watch for changes!

**Sister Treadway announced (on 6/15/08) that she had a King sized mattress and box springs. It might still be available--check with her if interested.

**Interested in carpooling to the temple--check with Sister Elliott

**Keep up with your missionary referrals--Relief Society should be turning in 2 per week for the ward's mission program.

**Please do not put personal information in emails!

**Our June Visiting Teaching Numbers are DUE EARLY--please get the reports to your zone leaders ASAP! Zone leaders--please get your numbers to Connie BY next Sunday!!!

Gertrude Katherine Mizikow

To read more about Sister Mizikow's funeral, please follow this link:

http://www.legacy.com/chronicleonline/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=112318544

Our sisters' blogs

Hey guys,
If any of you have your own personal blogs that you would like me to link to this blog--just let me know the web address--and I'll put it over to the side where it says "Our sisters' blogs".

Just another way to get to know one another.

Brittan

Food Storage Fair Pictures

PACE OF OUR LIVES

We started a Time Out for Women Book Club back in February. There wasn't a big turnout (in fact no turnout at all) for the 3-4 times that we had scheduled meetings. We have suspended the book club at this point. I still get newsletters every once in awhile . . .and this month's newsletter had a "devotional" that I enjoyed reading:

The Pace of Our Lives--Living with Rhythm. It talks about how, as women, each of us move to the rhythm of our own lives--and each of us is different. If you would like to read the entire article it can be found at http://deseretbook.com/time-out/devotional?dev_id=1522

If an interest in the book club resurfaces in our group--then we might reorganize--but for now, the group is suspended. We encourage the sisters to still seek out uplifting books and to read and share them w/ the sisters in our ward!

****Remember that tonight is the Elders' Quorum Social at the Mitchell's house. 6-8pm. Everyone is supposed to bring something (Brother Whitman and Brother Bing made the assignments). This is a social for husbands and wives--so come and enjoy!

June's Food Storage Suggestions: SUGAR

June 1-7: 2 lbs BROWN SUGAR

June 8-14: 1 lb Molasses

June 15-21: 2 lb Corn Syrup & 2 Containers Canned Fruit

June 22-28: 5 Gal. Water & Cinnamon

June 29-30: PLEASURE FOOD

Mid week announcements

PLEASE REMEMBER to keep an eye on your Primary Aged Children during Church. Primary aged kids should not be roaming the halls w/o adult supervision. (This is for their own safety).

The Memorial Service this weekend for Sister Wattles' son is as follows: 2pm Memorial, 3pm Family luncheon. (All at church). Our compassionate service leaders are making assignments to bring food to church on Saturday.

Ward Service Project:
From 8am to Noon on Saturday there is a ward service project. Everyone from the ward has an assignment. Relief Society is in charge of Paint. Sister Fulford will be making assignments.

There is a Primary Activity this Saturday at church too.

That's it for now! We are meeting tonight as a Relief Society presidency--so there might be updates (etc) that will be posted.

Remember that June's Enrichment is in less than a week! Please plan on coming (Tuesday June 3d) 6:30 at church. Food Storage, Hurricane Preparedness (etc).

Zone 3 Social Tomorrow--Reminder

Just a reminder that our "Red Hot" Zone Social is tomorrow at 12:30pm - 2:30pm at Sister Treadway's home. We are looking forward to seeing everyone and having a great time together. Hope to see you there! We sure hope you can come.................. See ya tomorrow!
Luv to all,
Sisters Wissler & Burkett

Youth fundraiser announcement

Just a reminder that this Saturday is the youth car wash fundraiser. They are once again trying to raise money for camp. The car wash will be at the same place as last year--the Wendy's in Crystal River--from 8-3. Please support our youth with your donation--every little bit helps. So, if your car is dirty let the youth make it shine!

A perfect inspirational thought for the celebration of women and mothers

Sister Vasquez (a former member of our ward) sent me this wonderful thought from Sheri Dew. The actual article is at http://www.mormontimes.com/WC_education.php?id=1006

The text of the article is as follows:
Published: Thursday, May. 1, 2008

Women of the church need to do more to differentiate themselves from the world by exerting their influence and making themselves ministers of Christ, Sheri Dew said at the opening session of Women's Conference at Brigham Young University on Thursday morning.


'We should be far more distinctive than even the very finest women in the world. Are we?' said Dew, president and CEO of Deseret Book and former member of the Relief Society general presidency.

Because women in the church have access to the Holy Ghost, the teachings of living prophets, and the blessings of the priesthood and the temple, they should be noticeably di fferent from other women, Dew said. They shouldn't base their personal worth on their size, shape or accomplishments made outside the home.

Referencing a magazine article entitled 'The World's 100 Most Powerful Women,' which featured politicians, businesswomen and entertainers, Dew said, 'What I dispute is the bold distortion that in order to have influence, a woman must have money, fame or a title. That is a big, fat lie ... We are here, my sisters, to influence the world rather than be influenced by the world.'

Dew, who mentioned her personal heartache from not marrying or bearing children, said every individual in the church has a profound influence on others. She said many women are complacent, though, and buy into Lucifer's lies that men are more intelligent, more powerful and more important. These false notions can lead women to try to be more like men, or to view marriage and family as menial.
'Nothing is more important than bearing children and leading them along the path home,' she said.

Societies are representative of the women within them, she said, and women have tremendous impact on their husbands and children, for better or for worse.
'Show me the women of any family or community and I will show you the character and the soul of that family and community,' she said.
This far-reaching impact is why women need to realize their potential and use it for the betterment of the world.

'It is time for us to wake up to the potential magnitude of our full influence as latter-day women of God and to arise and do what we were sent here to do,' she said. 'If (God) came to minister, then so did we.'
Each day needs to begin with a commitment to be a minister of God. Dew said that can include talking to friends of other faiths about the church, starting a blog to share personal beliefs or mentoring young adults, in addition to being mothers and wives.

Because women are innately nurturing, they will sometimes become so busy they don't make time for their own spirituality. In order to be effective ministers, Dew said women need to take time for themselves to be holy.

'If our lives are so busy that we don't have time for our personal worship, something needs to change,' she said. 'If we could unleash the full influence of covenant-keeping women, the kingdom of God and the world would change overnight.'

YW looking for someone to help out

The Beehives (under the direction of Sister Barker) are looking for someone to teach them how to crochet. The instruction would be on a Wednesday night during the normal activity time: 7pm -8:15pm.

If you know how to crochet and you are available on Wednesday evenings, please give Sister Barker a call (or stop her at church) and let her know that you'd be willing to help out

Thanks sisters

****Remember that if you have family files needing Baptism/Confirmations--the youth are going to the temple this month--and they can help you out. The youth are responsible for bringing all their own names--so any help from the ward would be MUCH appreciated!!!! ****

That's it for right now!!! Enjoy your Wednesday!

I've emailed out the newsletter--so if you aren't on my mailing list (and would like to be)--please email me at brittanmitchell@gmail.com

Zone 3 Social is this month--RED HOT SOCIAL

Zone 3 Red Hot Social will be on Saturday, May 24, 2008 from 12:30pm - 2:30pm at the home of Sister Treadway

Lunch will be provided.

There will also be a door prize for the craziest "Red" outfit. We will have games also.

Invitations will be forthcoming. Food assignments will be forthcoming too!

(Zone 3 Leaders: Wissler and Burkett) Zone 3 encompasses Dunnellon, Citrus Springs, and some of Crystal River.

Teacher Development Meeting

All teachers, substitutes, and music leaders in Relief Society, please mark the following on your calendar:

Teacher Training Luncheon 5/15/08 @ 10:00- 12:00pm @ Barbara Stahl's this is for Teacher's & Music Leaders on Relief Society Board

Announcements affecting Young Women & parents

*YW graduating this June-
Jessica Fulford on 6/03/08 from Lecanto High School & Lauren Ellis on 6/05/08 from Citrus High School.
*YW Rainbow River Float Saturday May 10th
*YW Pre-Camp Saturday 5/17/08 in Leesburg @ 10:00 am
*Youth Car Wash at Wendy's in Crystal River from 8:00am - 3:00pm (5/24/08)

An Excerpt about food storage

Here's something that I read this week that I thought was really really good! Our June Enrichment will have some kind of food storage component to it--so let's spend the next month really getting prepared! If you have any questions that you'd like us to try to answer (or have someone else in the ward answer that may be more knowledgeable) please email me at brittanmitchell@gmail.com

Here's the article that I liked:

During the past few weeks the news has finally picked up on the fact that grain prices are skyrocketing, especially rice and wheat. I have one warehouse that reports that it will get two more shipments guaranteed, but then it is unsure. Other storehouses are rationing. And the price of wheat which used to be $9.00 for 50 lbs is now more like $35.00 to $50.00.

So what does this mean? Should we be afraid? Absolutely not. All we need to do is modify our plans and continue our preparations. The most important part of preparation is actually having a personal plan and following that plan.

Let me give you some positive perspective in hopes that it will help.

First, we need to expect that food will cost more than it did, but there is still food--plenty of it. Don't be afraid. Don't despair. You may need to look a little harder, and we'll do our best to help you.

Second, remember that spring is here and farmers are planting more grain. There will be another harvest, and you will need to pay attention to get wheat. . . .

Third, remember that food storage is more than just wheat. So yes, continue to locate wheat as you can. Wheat is a staple, at least in the Western world. BUT, wheat is only one of the commodities--one of the grains. Look at rice (also being rationed, but more about that in a moment), barley, oats, rye, millet, amaranth, quinoa, spelt and kamut. Learn to integrate different grains to supplement and extend your wheat. This is not only to "spread the wealth" but also to add more and balanced nutrition.

Fourth, learn to use beans. Legumes are not being rationed. Prices may be rising a little, but not nearly at the same pace as the grains. Begin to stock beans and legumes. Choose a variety of beans. And don't wait. Use money out of your current food budget and buy 25 lbs whenever you can. They are not that expensive, yet As you have seen in our videos, you can sprout, grind, bake, boil, preserve, and cook beans in a wonderful variety. If you don't know how yet, LEARN to use them in ways that your family will eat. IT IS POSSIBLE--EVEN IN YOUR FAMILY.

. . . .

Now a little perspective on Rice. Rice is also being rationed. But what that really means currently, at least in the United States, is that stores are only letting you buy one or two bags, instead of 5, 10, 50 bags at a time. That's not really rationing; it is simply controlling a potential hysteria. I believe that was a wise move, not a crisis one. So don't let yourself get caught up in that.

Interestly, rice is the only grain commodity that is commonly sold in 25-50 pound bags in the supermarkets. This means that during each trip to the supermarket you should pick up only one or two bags, and let others do the same. Let the normal flow of grains continue. So don't despair. Just be wise. Buy one each time you can. Let others do the same.

Create your plan. Stay with your plan. Acquire the kitchen tools that you need, and be positive and encouraging to others. (From SimplyLivingSmart)

Walton Feed

Walton Feed orders are due to S. Bomhoff by APRIL 30th! That's this week--so don't put it off any longer if you are planning on using Walton Feed to get your food storage. (For all of you that asked me where I bought by creamed Honey--this was the place)

Brittan

Quick Look at May's food Storage Goals

May 1-3 Pleasure Food

May 4-10 25 lbs Dry Milk

May 11-17 10 Cans Evaporated Milk

May 18-24 5 lbs Cheese Product (dehydrated, canned, or powdered)

May 25-31 5 Gal. Water Chili Powder

Quick Look at May's food Storage Goals

April Food Storage Goals: GRAINS

April 1-5 50 lbs Wheat

April 6-12 20 lbs Flour

April 13-19 20 lbs Corn Meal

April 20-26 20 lbs Oats

April 27-30 5 Gal. Water & Parsley Flakes

Sister Dorothy Metzger passed away this week

The viewing for Sis.Metzger will be Monday from 4 pm to 7 pm and again Tuesday from 10 am to 11 am at Hooper's Funeral Home in Inverness.

The funeral will be at 11 am at Hooper's. We are looking for volunteers to bring food to the church for the family after the funeral, they estimate they will be back to the church to eat at 2:00 pm...so they need the food to the church by 1:00.

If anyone wishes to participate,they should contact either Sis. Strickland at 637-3044 or Liz Branson at 637-0000.

Announcements for Sunday, April 13 2008

We have a new Relief Society Presidency:
President: K. Fulford
1st Counselor: B. Fisher
2nd Counselor: B. Stahl

We are sooooo thankful for all the hardwork and devotion that Sister Ellis, Fisher, and Kanis put into the Relief Society for the past 2 years.

There were some major V/T changes in Zone 3 and some minor changes in the other zones. Sister Mitchell is passing out the new slips during church.

The V/T folders have been updated with a report for your APRIL V/T numbers.

The 19th (this Saturday) is the mini-enrichment at S. Bomhoff's house!

Yesterday's trip to the Orlando Cannery was lots of fun! The sisters that went were excited to be able to get some wheat and other dry goods in their food storage! There was a good group of about 10 sisters that went yesterday!

May 10th the YW are going tubing down the Rainbow River--mothers of the YW are invited to participate in this adventure.

The Primary activity is coming up on the 26th--details will be available soon--but parents are going to be encouraged to attend this activity with their children.

There were a few announcements about the health status of a few of our sisters, but I did not catch them all--so I am not posting those tonight. Contact me if you are specifically concerned about someone--and I can get you the information that you need.

General Conference transcripts are now available online--so if you missed a talk or two--then go online to lds.org and read/watch them online.

Walton Feed Wheat update

I got an email today indicating that all Wheat products from Walton Feed may be UNAVAILABLE for the Spring 2008 order due to worldwide shortages. S. Bomhoff will gather all details during the week and give us an update this Sunday. Please do not include wheat items on your order form until we get an update from Stacey.

Thanks,
Brittan

Happy Easter (Announcements from church today)

Sisters to Visit:
**Dorothy Metzger in Munroe Regional in Ocala
**Sister Martha Beane @ Woodland Terrace in Hernando

Brittan has phone numbers and room information--call her if you need more information!

Sister Clay:
Has 2 apt's for rent--one in Bev. Hills and one in Hernando. She also has a waterbed for sale--call her for details

Sister Ellis passed out the details for the Lecanto Strawberry Jam Canning trip for this Saturday. There are still a few more slots--call her if you are interested. There might be some nominal fees associated with this mini enrichment--so bring a few extra dollars--just in case.

Our Food Storage Specialist discussed some details related to the upcoming Walton Feed orders--$$ is due by the end of April. Brittan has the order form in an electronic version--just email her if you need a copy.

THIS WEEK'S FOOD STORAGE: 5 Gallons of Water and either ONION SALT or ONION POWDER

GREEN BEAN PICKING (See Sister Wade) in Brooksville between April 15-30.


There are still spots for the April 12th Orlando Canning Trip; the April 19th Tote Bag Sewing Project; and the April 8th Book Club Meeting.

Questions/Comments:

Email: brittanmitchell@gmail.com or lecanto.visit.teach@gmail.com

Thanks!!!

The dry canning Mini-Enrichment that is on the R/S calendar is the same day as a Primary Activity. The Primary Activity is a parent/child activity. We wanted to make sure that the sisters were aware of this conflict before committing to going to the Orlando Cannery that day. (APRIL 12)
****Sister Mannis called me today and they are changing the date of the Primary Activity--so this ALERT is no longer important***

Missionaries need a vacuum cleaner and a washing machine for their apartment. Please see Brother Howard if you have either of these items to donate to the missionaries.

This week's food storage item is 15 lbs of Sugar.

April 19 – School Bags – combined with YW at Bomhoff's house, bring sewing machine & sewing box – all fabric will be supplied – 10am. To about 2pm. *Sign up in the R/S informational room**

This Sunday's lesson

In R/S this Sunday we will be covering:

Joseph Smith - Chapter 4: The Book of Mormon: Keystone of Our Religion


1) Go to www.lds.org
2) Choose "Prepare a Lesson" on the right hand side of website
3) Click on the Joseph Smith Book under "Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society"
4) Click Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith
5)Click on the appropriate chapter (for this week--chapter 4)

Thanks,
Brittan

March's food storage goals: SUGAR items

March 9-15 (15 lbs SUGAR)

March 16-22 (5 lbs Powdered FRUIT DRINK)

March 23-29 (5 Gal Water; Onion Salt or Onion Powder)

March 30-31 (Pleasure Food--Your choice)

***I emailed out to all R/S sisters the Spring 2008 Walton Feed order form. If you didn't get it--please email me at brittanmitchell@gmail.com and I'll get you a copy. You can also get w/ Stacey Bomhoff during church.

Walton Feed is just one of the many establishments that you can get your food storage. Walmart, Sam's Club, the church storehouse, your grocery store, other online establishments (like Emergency Essentials, Shelf Reliance) are all alternatives.

I saw an add in an LDS magazine for a free food storage planner on Shelf Reliance's website: http://www.shelfreliance.com/planners/thrive/

You can type in your family's information--and it will tell you how much food to purchase. They have links to all the food too--so it's a "One Stop Shop" for food storage.

We'll have a couple of displays of Fruit Drink on display at church on Sunday for next week's food storage goal!

Happy Planning!

Brittan

Honey Honey Honey

Last week, we focused on 5lbs of Honey and 15 lbs of Sugar for our Food Storage Focus. I brought in a 5lb tub of Honey from my food storage and I had tons of sisters ask me how I got creamed Honey.

I actually bought what was on display from the Walton Feed order this year--but the label on the honey was from Cox's Honey in Utah.

So, I went online today and I found what looks to be the same product: http://www.coxhoney.com/store/product_view.php?id=22

A 5 lb tub of Creamed Honey costs $14.40. I'm not sure what they charge for shipping and handling.

Anyways--I hope this helps in the quest for Honey for food storage.

New R/S Calling

Sister Kim Horace was called as a News Letter Assistant. Her focus will specifically be related to the "SISTER SPOTLIGHT" in each newsletter.

Looking forward to reading about our sisters in upcoming publications!

Strawberry Jam Canning Enrichment

Here is some basic information about the canning mini enrichment that is coming up at the end of the month.


Will need these items for making Jam on 3/29 :
**7 to 8 ( 8oz.) Jelly/Jam Jars , lids & seals.
Best deal on Jars : Walmart ,Save a Lot (sometimes Big Lots carries them).

Other items needed :

**Sugar , pectin , Strawberries

1 flat will make 3 batches of Jam.
each sister will make one batch ( 7 to 8 jars).
2 flats/strawberries per 6 people .

Remember, space is limited on this mini enrichment--so sign up during church or contact Sis. Ellis if you are interested.

March Enrichment

The sisters had a blast last night at Enrichment. We celebrated the Bday of the R/S. We started the evening out by sitting at tables according to our Bday months. This helped us get to know some sisters in our ward that we might not otherwise have the chance to talk to! We found out neat things about each other! Sister Williams, our Enrichment Leader, led us in this fun game! Here are some of the things that I heard about the sisters in our R/S:
--We had 2 sisters that were mother's day babies,
--one sister that put a snake on her Teacher's desk in grade school,
--a sister that danced/sang in a rock band,
--a sister that had recently taken a trip to London,
--we had a sister that was a NY native and several native Floridians,
--2 sisters said that they were cheerleaders (one was also a gymnast that went to State Competitions)
--a sister that played the clarinet in highschool,
--a sister that owns her own beauty shop,
--a sister that loves ceramic crafts,
--a couple of sisters that lived in a bunch of states (because of military lives),
--one sister has supplied flowers for sacrament meeting for over 40 years,

There were so many wonderful things shared last night--this was just a few!!!

We had a wonderful lesson by Sister Irma Ward about the history of Relief Society! Sister Ward does an amazing job sharing fun and spiritual lessons! She started out w/ a joke--You know you are getting old when you have all the answers--but no one is asking the questions :) (Telling jokes is not one of my talents--so if I messed that up--I'm sorry Sister Ward!!)--You just have to come to the Enrichments and get it from the source--cause Sister Ward shares wonderful messages!

We also heard from our amazing R/S President--Sister Ellis. Our special guest speaker was the President of the Inverness Pregnancy Center! She expressed thanks for the food order that was provided to her organization and for all the baby donations that were gathered last night. (All the sisters brought baby items and put them in baskets). These donations go to new mothers in our community who can't make ends meet. The new mothers have to earn points by doing good works, continuing their education, etc. These points allow them to earn the items that the Pregnancy Center has available--no freebies! It's a wonderful organization--and we are honored to be able to help them. The Pregnancy Center said with today's economy--they have more young mothers than ever before--so they really appreciated our generosity!

Robyn Kanis (2nd Counselor in R/S Presidency) announced the Mini Enrichments for the next quarter:
--Orlando Dry Canning Trip (See Robyn Kanis)
--Lecanto Jam Canning Trip (right across from the church)--(See Karen Ellis)
--Tote Bag sewing (to help YW get ready for a service project at Girls Camp)--(See Stacey Bomhoff)
--Time Out for Women Book Club--April Book (21 Days Closer to Christ) (See Brittan Mitchell or Jessicca Romney)

We also had a delicious feast of Bday Cake/Icecream, Little Sausage Dogs in BBQ sauce, and an assortment of Chips and cookies.

Thanks Sister Williams, Sister Sampson, and the R/S Presidency for your hard work in organizing and setting up this wonderful Enrichment! We had a blast!

Some Pictures from the March Bday Party

Book Club Update

February's book: God wants a Powerful people (Sheri Dew). The book club met and discussed this book during February.

During March-April the book club voted to read:

21 Days Closer to Christ by Emily Freeman.

Join us on the 2nd Tuesday in April for a discussion on this book (more details to follow).

March's Food Storage Goals: SUGAR

• March 1-8 (2 lbs HONEY; 15 lbs SUGAR)

• March 9-15 (15 lbs SUGAR)

• March 16-22 (5 lbs Powdered FRUIT DRINK)

• March 23-29 (5 Gal Water; Onion Salt or Onion Powder)

• March 30-31 (Pleasure Food--Your choice)

Mid week updates

• At church on Sunday everyone received a Lecanto Ward Family Tracker Hand out. This handout was on nice card stock and it is for each family to track various spiritual indicators (monthly scripture reading, food storage, stake scripture reading program, V/T, H/T, etc.). If your family didn't get one last Sunday--please make sure you get one. If you got one--please start using it--as the year is passing by SOOOO quickly!
• D. Metzger – Age 78 has double pneumonia is in CMS She is in CCU RM # 235
• C. Mclendon - Is at Arbor Trails RM # 304 Bed A Ph. 860-7698
• The Cody/Watson family was baptized last Saturday and confirmed last Sunday. Sherri is now officially a part of our Relief Society. (She lives in Zone 4--Inverness)
• Sister Jackie Fox is a new sister in our Relief Society--she attended our ward for the first time last Sunday. She lives in Zone 2--Crystal River.

Stake Activity on Saturday

The Saturday R/S Activity this week is at the Leesburg church building. They are setting it up like an airport. Please do not go to the Leesburg airport--as there will not be an activity there!

Brittan

March Enrichments

The first Tuesday in March is our first quarterly enrichment for 2008. It is the celebration of the Bday of the Relief Society.

Last year we gathered all those baby items and donated them to the pregnancy center in Inverness. This year we are going to focus on that same community group but in a couple different ways.

We are asking the sisters simply to bring (if they want to) something that evening that is related to Newborn babies. One thing the pregnancy center said that they can't keep in stock is bottles. So, if all the sisters grab something small (like a pack of bottles) and bring it that night--we will present those items to the Pregnancy Center.

We will have some other fun things planned for that evening--and a Nursery will be provided. The activity will span from 6:30-8:00pm.

Please mark your calendars!!! More details will follow (and the March newsletter should have some more information too!).

Stake Announcement

The Stake Relief Society Event Relief Society
A Worldwide Sisterhood this Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 @ the Leesburg Building from11:00 am - 1:00 pm
(Unless you need to be there earlier to set up... Stake Leaders will be there at 8:00 am.)

Sisters should know to enter the LEESBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL (building) from the gates (doors) at the back parking lot only.

Needless to say that we are really looking forward to being with you, and not only the sisters that you visit teach but friends & family are welcome.

A nursery will be provided ........ so come and enjoy yourselves.....! CU Saturday!

Funeral and other announcements

Sister Mary Philbrick passed away this week. Her viewing/funeral are at Charles E. Davis Funeral Home 3075 Hwy 41 S. Inverness. (Wednesday Feb. 20th)

10 am: Viewing
11 am: Funeral

Sister Philbrick was in the Lecanto ward until the they moved the Floral City sisters to the Branch. If you have any additional questions, please contact Sister Maillard or Sister Mitchell.


Just a Food Storage Reminder:

February Food Storage Goals (FATS & OIL)
February 1-2: Pleasure food (your choice)

February 3-9: 3 lbs Shortening

February 10-16: 2 lbs Vege Oil; 4 lbs Peanut Butter

February 17-23: 2 lbs Mayo; 1 lb Salad Dressing

February 24-29: 5 Gal. Water; Garlic Salt

Recent Updates

Recent surgeries:

S. Bomhoff recently had surgery.

Hospitalized sisters:
D. Metzger – has double pneumonia is in CMS She is in CCU RM # 235

C. Mclendon - Is at Arbor Trails RM # 304 Bed A Ph. 860-7698

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The Book Club met this last week--the book we voted to read during March/April is "21 Days Closer to Christ" by Emily Freeman. We will meet and discuss this book during the 2nd week in April.

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Remember that the Stake R/S Activity is coming up! Feb. 23 in Leesburg--from 11:00-1:00pm.

Walton Feed

Walton Feed helpers for Monday should plan on leaving Citrus County at about 8:30 am. Please talk to Stacey tomorrow at church (or call her Sunday night) if you can help.

Time Out for Women information

2008 is all about discovering the JOYFUL LIFE waiting for each of us. We are SO excited about our TIME OUT FOR WOMEN tour this year and we're coming to TALLAHASSEE on March 7 & 8.

Sheri Dew, Wendy Watson Nelson, Kenneth Cope, Mary Ellen Edmunds and Hilary Weeks are among the great list of presenters.

Get the full details online: http://deseretbook.com/time-out/event?event_id=353 All new messages.All new music.And an all new theme JOYFUL LIFE. We hope you can join us.

The "pre-registration" and group discount offer will end at MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11th. So, there are still a few days left to register and save!

Walton Feed

Walton Feed orders will be picked up in Gainesville On Monday February 11th. Stacey needs some people to go up their with her to help load.

Please call if you can help during the day.

Brittan

Fast Sunday's Announcements

1. Sister McLendon had open heart Surgery she is in Rooom 328 bed1 at Citrus Memorial Hospital and will be there for another 2-3days then will go to Arbor Trails rehab.

2. Sister Bomhoff (FoodStorage Specialist) is having more surgery on her arm (extensive procedure) there is a Walton Food order to pick up and she will need help with that. Sister needed to be able to go to Gainsville and do some lifting. Please contact her.

3. RS Presidency would like to thank all the sisters who have helped with the funerals for Brothers Elliott and Sjogren.

4. Lights Out Sunday, Please call your VT sisters before the lights go out tonight.

5. Visiting Teaching Conference is Feb.10th all Sisters are invited to attend. We will be meeting in the Chapel.

6. Missionary Open House Friday, Feb 8th. Please bring a Neighbor or a Friend to learn more about our church.

7. Stake RS Social. "A Worldwide Sisterhood" is February 23rd at the Leesburg building. from 11 to 1 Lecanto has been assigned the country of Japan.

8. Food Storage for the week is on display. January 27 - 31 5 Gal of Water and Black Pepper Feb 3-9 3lbs shortening and pleasure food of your choice Next Sunday Feb10-16 Sister Romney will be bringing in 2 lbs Vege Oil and 4 lbs Peanut Butter

9. Book Club - Sheri Dew's"God wants a powerful people" See Sister Mitchell for details.

10. Time Out For Women - in Tallahassee this year March 7 & 8th, Friday March 7th 6:30 to 9:30 PM doors open at 5:45 PM, Saturday March 8th 8:45 AM to 3:45 PM doors open at 8 AMRegistration information: Pre-Registration available through Feb 8th. for Fri & Sat is $57Group Offer - Pre register your group of 5 or more and save $7 per person.Registration after Feb 8th for Fri & Sat is $65Registration at the door will be $20 for Fri and $55 for Sat. Availability is not guaranteed.Box lunch is available for $12 and must be pre-purchased, or you can bring your own lunch

President Hinckley's funeral

President Hinckley's funeral will be this Saturday at 11am (MST)/ 1pm (EST).

The funeral will be broadcast at the Lecanto building on Saturday (you can also get it on BYU TV)

Attire: CHURCH DRESS.
Please be in your seat at 12:45 pm

The broadcast should last about 3 hours. The first 90 minutes will be the funeral, and the second 90 minutes will be a compilation of meaningful events in President Hinckley's life).

Relief Society: A Worldwide Sisterhood (Mark Your Calendar)

Leesburg Stake Relief Society is having an activity on February 23, 2008.

Time 11:00 am-1:00pm

LEESBURG BUILDING

Each ward is focusing on presenting food/information on a country:

Lecanto: Japan
Apopka: France
Belleview: Germany
Clermont: England
Leesburg: Fiji Island
Sumterville: Italy
Minneola: Tonga

February Food Storage Goals (FATS & OIL)

February 1-2: Pleasure food (your choice)

February 3-9: 3 lbs Shortening

February 10-16: 2 lbs Vege Oil; 4 lbs Peanut Butter

February 17-23: 2 lbs Mayo; 1 lb Salad Dressing

February 24-29: 5 Gal. Water; Garlic Salt

Announcements for Sunday January 26, 2008

Today was stake conference so we didn't meet officially as a Relief Society--However we do have an announcement:

Brother Sjogren's funeral information is as follows.

The viewing/funeral will be on Thursday of this week at the Davis Funeral home in Inverness. The viewing will be at 10am and the funeral at 11am.

Also, President Hinckley died tonight--and the details can be found at http://www.kutv.com/content/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=aedea6c9-7797-40e8-a1e5-1e7a54050390

Brittan Mitchell

Announcements Sunday January 20, 2008

* Bro Elliott passed away 9pm Sat 1/19. Funeral information will be forth coming. Assistance may be needed with meals for Sis Elliott, please be willing to help out if called upon. (Funeral will be held on Thursday morning--check back later for further details).

* Sis Judy Sparks has navel oranges that are ripe & ready – anyone interested, contact her, she lives in Bev Hills

* Pinewood Derby & Ice Cream Social this Fri – starts at 6:30. Cars can be brought in Wed night for weigh in or just bring them Fri night. Sign up sheet was issued for Toppings – contact Sis Hoki for what is still needed.

* Stake conference this coming weekend. Priesthood session 3:30 on Sat. Adult session at 7pm & Sun begins at 10am. It is a broadcast from Salt Lake & will be held in our chapel. No other meetings scheduled for Sun.

* Sis McClendon is having open heart surgery on Tues 1/22 – keep her in your prayers.

Food Storage Goals for January 2008

January’s Food Storage Goal: Cooking Essentials

• Jan. 1-5
  5 lbs Salt
• Jan. 6-12
  1 lb Baking Powder
  1 lb Baking Soda
• Jan. 13-19
  1 lb Yeast
  1 Box Pancake Mix
• Jan. 20-26
  1 Gal. Vinegar
  2 Boxes Potato Flakes
• Jan. 27-31
  5 Gal. Water
  Black Pepper

sisters with January Birthdays

Watch the newsletter for the exact dates for these Bdays. If you are a V/T w/ a January Bday--please sign up for a PSI. The schedule will be posted in the R/S informational room. The visiting teachers are in bold.

Glennell Munne
Edna Baldwin
Annie Hodges
Francis Grabill
Melenie Weaver

Kathy Wade
Harlow Shannon Prather Nieves
Betty Payne
Martha Beane
Gloria Johnson

Denea Bramel
Kathy Campbell
Jerri Conard
Ashley Crisci
Joy Barker

Ethel Smith
Christi Mason
Gladys Ackroyd
Linda Hoffman

Mid week updates

• Missionary Open House--Feb. 8, 2008
• Temple trip for Youth (newer members of church--see Bishop if you want to attend and participate)--March 8, 2008

Ward Linger Longer Updates (Sunday, Jan. 6) Pot-Luck

• Crock pots will not be allowed to be turned on until 1:00pm (they will not be on during church).
• Suggestion to bring food cooked/warmed--or items that could go in the fridge.
• Kitchen will be locked before 10am--so please have your food their early.
• Call/Email Robyn Kanis/Betty Fisher if you have any questions.

PSI's:

• January PSI's will be posted on the outside of the R/S informational room--if you have a January Bday--please sign up for a time.

FOOD STORAGE:

• We are going to put a list of food in each month's newsletter as a "suggestion" for items to buy during the month. If you purchase the items listed, then after 12 months you will have a 3 month supply for a family of 4. Feel free to double, triple, reduce (etc) the list as necessary to meet your food storage goals.

Visiting Teaching:

• PLEASE REPORT December's Numbers TODAY! They are due to the stake on Sunday, Jan. 6th. If you can't get ahold of your zone leader please call Connie Debusk or email lecanto.visit.teach@gmail.com

End of the Year Announcements

We haven't had very many announcements during the last 2 weeks--but here's what is happening in your Relief Society . . .

The Ward Lingers Longer Luncheon is this upcoming Sunday (January 6th) at 1:30pm. It's a "Break the Fast" Luncheon. Relief Society is in charge of the meal. Please bring your hot items in a crock pot, and you can store your cold items in the fridge. We did not have sign up sheets--we are simply doing a "pot luck" style meal. All food preparation will occur between 1:00pm and 1:30pm. Betty Fisher and Robyn Kanis are in charge of this event--so please call one of them with any questions.

Last week the missionaries took some time and explained the rules related to eating at member's houses. Food consumption must be done by 6pm unless an investigator/less active member is at the house. They can stay past 6pm to give the member a spiritual message.

The Missionary Open House is coming up--February 8th in the evening. Start thinking about investigators to invite down to the church.

The next Book club meeting will be Feb. 11th at 10:30 at Jessicca Romney's house. We are reading "God wants a powerful people" by Sheri Dew. Please join us!

If you still have a R/S Survey--please feel free to turn it in.

All December V/T information must be turned in on this Sunday (Jan. 6th)--so PLEASE contact your ZONE LEADERS SOON!!! December is a month that is turned into Salt Lake--so the numbers matter this month!!!! Please report!

Karen Ellis will be out of town for the next few weeks and Brittan Mitchell will also be unavailable. Please direct all questions/concerns to Sister Fisher or Sister Kanis.

Brittan Mitchell