Giving Tree

An opportunity for you or your family to help make Christmas special for someone else, will begin Sunday, November 30^th.  We will have a Christmas tree set up in the foyer with ornaments you can remove that will have an item to purchase on it for another family in our ward.

Here's what to do:

• Choose an ornament or 2
• Purchase the gift
• Wrap the gift
• Put a tag on the gift with the number that was associated with the ornament
• Turn the gift into the Bishop's Office or Clerk's Office

The tree will be in the foyer for 4 Sundays, beginning Nov. 30^th. 

Thank you in advance for helping to make another person’s Christmas merry!

Love,

Tracy

21 Days of Christmas!

Special Young Women and Relief Society Activity

Would you like to have a special experience this

year that will guarantee to give you the true

Christmas spirit? 

Then read along with our Relief Society and Young Women’s

organizations as we study a section of the Book of Mormon

each day for 21 days, beginning December 1^st.

We will read what Book of Mormon prophets had to say

as they testified of Jesus Christ.  As you read each day

and feel not just the spirit of their words, but the Spirit of the

Lord as well, you will have an increased feeling of love

and appreciation for the Savior and what He means to you,

as well as what Christmas is really all about.

The 21^st day of this reading will conclude on Sunday,

December 21^st.  That day we will meet as a combined

Relief Society and Young Women for a special Christmas lesson.

We will be passing out bookmarks with the reading schedule

on it so you can keep it in your scriptures and have the list right

at your fingertips.

We pray that as you participate in this daily reading of the

Book of Mormon, you will feel the united strength of the women

of this ward as we read together and are focused on the Savior. 

Great blessings can come to us individually and collectively

as we turn our hearts to Him. 

Merry Christmas,

Tracy, Wendi, Tiffany and Brenna

Emergency Preparedness Activity

A few years ago, I brought my kids to Columbus to watch some of my nieces and nephews while Teresa, Steve and Matt went on a trip. That was the week Columbus decided to host a major flood. Sonnie Warnick, her friend, and I took 10 kids to Louisville the day it rained. On our way back, any entry into Columbus was blocked, forcing us to turn around and stay in Seymour for the night. Luckily, were we able to get home that next morning. I remember driving to church later and seeing the serious damage everywhere. Many of you experienced this as well.

I bring this up because it's all I could think about the night of our meeting on emergency preparedness on Thursday, November 20th. Emergency situations are inevitable: they have happened before and they will happen again. We have been warned repeatedly by the voices of our prophets to prepare for this eventuality.

We started off the night with Jane Spencer instructing us while we made pinecone firestarters. They were easy and fun, and I'm looking forward to trying mine out. If you'd like to know how it's done, give Jane a call!

Wendy DeLuna then gave a lot of practical advice on what we need to start doing to be prepared for an emergency. We all know about the food, but keep in mind, as Wendy reminded us, that we also need to think about toiletries, matches, first aid, communication and easy access to important documentation if evacuation is necessary. Also, be sure to keep a hard copy of your scriptures nearby! If electricity is out, we can't charge our phones and iPads! 

We are all believers in the Lord's Gospel. We know that Christ will come again and we look forward to that day! Between now and then, however, there are going to be some major obstacles that we are called upon to be prepared for. Start with your 72 hour kit and build slowly from there, or get it all done at once! Whatever is in your power, get started!

We hope to see you at our next activity!

Pumpkin Dump Cake

If you have never heard of dump cake before it was a recipe that became popular in the 80’s by church cookbooks and potlucks…my mom made them and so did my grandma.  You basically dump in a few cans of fruit in a pan and cover it with cake mix and butter and bake it.

This is the same idea, only adios fruit and hola pumpkin!.

Here’s how…

First you dump a can of pumpkin, a can of evaporated milk, some sugar and some eggs into a bowl…

Pour your mixture into a sprayed 9×13 baking pan and sprinkle a yellow cake mix on top.

Then you can top it with nuts, but since I don’t like nuts I topped it with some crushed graham crackers and toffee bits.

Now here’s the kicker…You now melt 2 sticks of butter and pour that over the entire thing.

Then pop it in the oven and it comes out looking something like this…minus the spoonful that’s missing because I couldn’t wait.

So, you can stop there…but if you have ice cream in the freezer, I highly recommend plopping some on top.

Pumpkin Dump Cake

Ingredients

·       1 15 oz. can Pumpkin

·       1 10 oz. can Evaporated Milk

·       1 cup light brown sugar

·       3 eggs

·       3 tsp pumpkin pie spice

·       1 box yellow cake mix

·       1 cup (2 sticks) butter melted

·       1 cup coarsely crushed graham crackers or pecans

·       ½ cup toffee bits (optional)

Instructions

1.    Preheat oven to 350

2.    Spray a 9×13 baking pan lightly with cooking/baking spray

3.    In a large bowl combine the pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, eggs and pumpkin pie spice. Stir to combine.

4.    Pour into your prepared pan.

5.    Sprinkle your entire box of cake mix on top, followed by your nuts or graham crackers and toffee chips.

6.    Pour your melted butter evenly on top.

7.    Bake for 45-50 minutes until center is set and edges are lightly browned.

Notes

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream

From the blog:  cookiesandcups.com