June 2012 Riverside Ward RS Newsletter

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This month's Visiting Teaching message is entitled "Sacred Assignment" and can be found in the June 2012 Ensign and/or by following the provided link.   Please read this message and share it with your VT sisters.

*Riverside Sisters in White* - May 30th

Relief Society sisters interested in going to the temple are invited to join the Riverside Sisters in White.  We will be taking a monthly trip to the temple starting May 30^th.  Grants Pass sisters meet at the church at 8:30am and Rogue River sisters meet at Umpqua Bank at 8:45am to carpool.  Please add your name to the sign-up sheet going around in RS, Primary, or YW, and please remember to call the temple in advance to have your name added to the list for the 9:45am initiatory/endowment session.  **Starting in June, the Riverside Sisters in White will meet every second Wednesday of the month.**

*The Card Makers!* - May 24th

Attention Relief Society Sisters!  Interested in making greeting/note cards?  Then come join The Cardmakers!  Sister Dietz will be hosting a monthly card-making group starting this Thursday, May 24^th, at 7pm at her house.  Feel free to bring whatever supplies you may have on hand (cardstock paper, scissors, glue sticks, pencils, ruler, etc.).  If you aren’t able to bring any supplies you are still welcome to come.  If you need the address, please contact a member of the RS presidency or refer to the Riverside Ward RS bulletin board in the hallway outside the RS room. 

May 2012 Riverside Ward RS Newsletter

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This month's Visiting Teaching message is your personal selection from the May 2012 Ensign that published the talks from the April 2012 General Conference. Please select a talk you found insightful and share it with your VT sisters.

April 2012 Riverside Ward RS Newsletter

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And just for everyone's reference, you can find April's Visiting Teaching Message online to read, print, and share.

*Spring Swap!* - April 28th

Have you been spring cleaning?  If so, save all your unwanted items for the annual Spring Swap!  Clothes, shoes, household items, toys, games, décor, craft supplies, kitchen items, books, small furniture, electronics, etc.  All items should be good, clean, and in good working order.  Saturday April 28th from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the GP Stake Center.  There will also be a mini-class on homemade cleaning supplies.  Please bring a finger food to share.

Introducing the new General Relief Society Presidency

During the 182nd Annual General Conference for Latter-day Saints, three new women were called and sustained as members of the General Relief Society Presidency.  Julie B. Beck and her counselors accomplished a great many things in their 5-year tenure and the women of the church appreciate all of their hard work and efforts during that time.  We are now looking forward to all the wonderful things yet to come from the following sisters who were called to lead the biggest women's organization in the world:

Introducing the new LDS Church General Relief Society Presidency: Sister Linda K. Burton, center, Sister Carole M. Stephens, (L) and Sister Linda S. Reeves (R) (IRI photo)