Modesty FHE

There is a great article in the May Friend. It is entitled "Modest at Any Age." I had a great time reading it with Ella. There is also a modesty checklist to help decipher if clothing is modest enough. A great tip from the article that Ella used this morning is to sing the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" and do the motions while wearing your outfit. If you can do the motions to the song without exposing any unwanted areas, then that outfit is probably modest enough to wear.

Since we had such a good time with it, I made it into a Family Home Evening for you to enjoy too. It is a great review for all of us and our children no matter what age we are! Enjoy.

Mindy

To download the FHE click following link: Modest at Any Age FHE

New Visiting Teaching Lesson Format

New Format Helps Sisters Improve as Visiting Teachers
Ensign, May 2010, 136–37

In July 2010 Relief Society sisters and subscribers to the Liahona and Ensign magazines will find a change to the traditional Visiting Teaching Message format.

“We want every visiting teacher to understand that visiting teaching is a call from the Lord and accept her assignment to love, serve, teach, and minister to another sister with that in mind,” said Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president.

The new message format will help sisters understand the purpose of Relief Society, teach principles to help sisters live the purpose, provide a historical perspective, and offer suggestions on how women can more effectively watch over and strengthen other sisters.

“The Visiting Teaching Message is a tool in the hands of a visiting teacher. As she studies the messages with her sisters in mind, she will know what to share with them and what to do for them,” Sister Beck said.

On the following page is a sample of the new Visiting Teaching Message, with explanations of its new features.

Instructions Instructions help visiting teachers know how to teach and apply the message.

Relief Society Purposes The Relief Society purposes were added to remind sisters of the responsibilities of Relief Society: to increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek out and help those in need.

Message The central message will now offer specific and timely counsel directly from the Relief Society general presidency.

From the Scriptures These scriptural references will help enhance the study, teaching, and personal application of the message.

Ministering Question The purpose of this question is to help visiting teachers act on inspiration to better serve the sisters they teach.

Application Question This question is meant to prompt action on the part of each individual Relief Society sister and help her apply the message to her own life.

From Our History By reading of the noble legacy of Relief Society, sisters can draw connections between the organization that existed in the early Church and the current Relief Society program. “We are inspired by their sacrifices and desire to take our part in building the Lord’s kingdom in our season of service,” Sister Beck said.

More Information Pertinent links to other resources can be found at the Relief Society Web page, reliefsociety.lds.org.

Branch Relief Society President Thought

Because the May issue of the Ensign contains a report of general conference, it does not contain a specific Visiting Teaching Message. Visiting teachers are encouraged to prayerfully select a conference address to share with those they teach.

I wanted to share with you my favorite quote from conference. It is from Sister Julie B. Beck’s (Relief Society General President) talk entitled “And upon the Handmaids in Those Days Will I Pour Out My Spirit.”

The second general Relief Society president, Eliza R. Snow, said this to the sisters: “We want to be ladies in very deed, not according to the term of the word as the world judges, but fit companions of the Gods and Holy Ones. In an organized capacity we can assist each other in not only doing good but in refining ourselves, and whether few or many come forward and help to prosecute this great work, they will be those that will fill honorable positions in the Kingdom of God. . . . Women should be women and not babies that need petting and correction all the time. I know we like to be appreciated but if we do not get all the appreciation which we think is our due, what matters? We know the Lord has laid high responsibility upon us, and there is not a wish or desire that the Lord has implanted in our hearts in righteousness but will be realized, and the greatest good we can do to ourselves and each other is to refine and cultivate ourselves in everything that is good and ennobling to qualify us for those responsibilities.”

This quote tells me so much and I love the bluntness about it. It makes me want to step up and refine and cultivate myself and work on something I can change in my life that will make me more Holy. I love how Sister Snow tells us not to worry if we do not get the appreciation that we feel we deserve. I challenge each of us to work on refining ourselves by finding something we can change in our lives and become better at. I promise you it will bless your life.

Mindy Zeigler