Be the first to see the 2014 edition of Ready Resource for Relief Society!

I'm so excited to announce that my newest book "Ready Resource for Relief Society - Teachings of the President Joseph Fielding Smith" will launch on November 19, 2013!  Woohoo!  It will be available for purchase in stores and online on that date.  Yay!

Here is a sneak peek at the lesson topics for next year's Relief Society and Priesthood lesson manual for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  My book will offer creative and fun ideas to help teachers with object lessons, visual aids, video suggestions, artwork, handouts, inspiring quotes, article links, as well as 3 new features: Seminary Scripture Mastery tie-ins, Preach My Gospel pages, and personal challenges for every chapter!

Topics for 2014 include:

Lesson 1      Our Father in Heaven

Lesson 2      Our Savior, Jesus Christ

Lesson 3      The Plan of Salvation

Lesson 4      Strengthening and Preserving the Family

Lesson 5      Faith and Repentance                     

Lesson 6      The Significance of the Sacrament

Lesson 7     Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Witnesses for Jesus Christ   

Lesson 8     The Church and Kingdom of God   

Lesson 9      Witnesses of the Book of Mormon

Lesson 10     Our Search for Truth

Lesson 11     Honoring the Priesthood Keys Restored through Joseph Smith

Lesson 12     The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood

Lesson 13     Baptism 

Lesson 14     The Gift of the Holy Ghost

Lesson 15      Eternal Marriage 

Lesson 16      Bringing Up Children in Light and Truth 

Lesson 17      Sealing Power and Temple Blessings 

Lesson 18      living by Every Word That Proceeds from the Mouth of God

Lesson 19      In the World but Not of the World 

Lesson 20       Love and Concern for All Our Father’s Children

Lesson 21       Proclaiming the Gospel to the World 

Lesson 22       Prayer – a Commandment and a Blessing 

Lesson 23       Individual Responsibility  

Lesson 24       The Work of Latter-day Saint Women: “Unselfish Devotion

                       to This Glorious Cause”    

Lesson 25       The Birth of Jesus Christ:  “Good Tidings of Great Joy”

Lesson 26       Preparing for the Coming of our Lord

Encouraging advice when planning Relief Society activities

                                                      

This blog is all about making your calling easier in Relief Society!  
Serving in the Church should be a great blessing and truly ENRICH our lives.

I'd love to hear from YOU!  What Relief Society activities have you been having this summer?
What activities have been great successes?   Which ones were terrible bombs?

Sometimes when we start to plan a Relief Society activity we feel overwhelmed with all that needs to be done.  Here is some encouraging advice....

                                                               

 

Max Lucado's newest book Great Day Every Day has some excellent advice for all of us searching for success in any endeavor. The following is a short excerpt that reminds us how we can reach our goals one baby step at a time:


"An accomplished Ironman triathlete told me the secret of his success.  He said, “You last the long race by running short ones.”   Don’t swim 2.4 miles; just swim to the next buoy.  Rather than bike 112 miles, ride 10, take a break, and bike 10 more.  Never tackle more than the challenge ahead."

"Didn’t Jesus offer the same counsel?  He said in Matthew 6:34, “So don’t ever worry about tomorrow.  After all, tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.” 
When asked how he managed to write so many books, the author explained that he’d never written a book.  All he did was write one page a day."

"Face challenges in stages.  You can’t control your temper forever, but you can control it for the next hour.
Remember, you last the long race by running the short ones!"

Great advice, Max!  Thanks for the reminder!

Ready Resource for Relief Society Lessons

Whether you're a new Relief Society teacher or a seasoned pro, preparing lessons for Relief Society just got a lot easier with "The Ready Resource for Relief Society"!   The 2011 course of study is the second half of the "Gospel Principles" church handbook.   Trina Boice has written both parts 1 and 2.   

The books provide a lesson summary, pertinent quotes from General Authorities, relevant hynms for each lesson,  attractive handouts that correlate with each lesson, suggested artwork ideas, object lessons and more!

With the groundwork done for you, you can now concentrate on the fun part of giving lessons: personalizing them to the needs of the sisters in your ward.   Take out the stress of preparing lessons, and focus on giving Relief Society lessons that will touch the hearts of your class members.  With invaluable help like this, lesson preparation has never been so easy.

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