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).