Relief Society
Relief Society
Message from President Nichol Dowell
Sisters,
At General Conference in April, Sister Camille N Johnson asked a great question that I have been thinking about..."The Master Healer will heal all our afflictions- physical and emotional- in His time. But in the waiting to be healed, can one be whole?" Do you have enough hope to be content in the waiting? What can you do while you wait on the Lord? How can you keep from obsessing over the healing you are waiting on? I don't know that I necessarily have an answer for YOU, since the answer likely depends on His mission and purpose for you, but I can tell you that the best waiting for me has been to lean into His people and His purposes. The time has passed more quickly and mercifully as I have served my family, my neighbors and my friends, and in doing so, I have experienced connections and friendships, mercy and goodness, that I would not have expected. Maybe the rain that wished to avoid has actually watered and beautified my gardens. In that way, I'm so thankful to wait on the Lord.
Identify a way that you will pass the time by waiting on the Lord. I know His promises are sure.
Love you all, so very much,
Sister Nichol Dowell
Every Tuesday Scripture class every Tuesday at 7pm in the Relief Society room
Weekly Join President Nichol Dowell in the temple. Updates for day and time are posted by Nichol in the Facebook group each week.
Summer potluck pool parties at Spackman's house. Watch the Facebook group for the dates.
June 17 at 5:00 PM-8:00 PM Farewell: Mission President & Sister Phelps and family at the Frye building (our building)
June 18-20 YM Camp
June 19-21 YW Camp
June 22- Ian Spackman gives his mission homecoming talk (James Koplin is up next!)
June 22 7-9pm Ian Spackman Missionary homecoming open house and Q& A about mission life in Libera, Africa in the Spackman Home.
June 1- Aug 8 Missionary Service Philippine Schools Book Drive with the Fletchers. Collecting new or gently used picture books, beginner readers, beginner and 3-6 grade level chapter books and Venmo donations for instructional guides and book sets for each grade level and shipping supplies. Clean out your book shelves, thrift shop at DI or other second hand stores, go garage sale hunting. Can we fill 3 file boxes of books for them?
Dear Sisters, we need your help planning rides for Sister Glenda Martinez and her baby, Angel. They need rides from home (4411 E. Chandler Blvd Apt 1073 building 17) to their physical therapy appointments (4350 E Ray Rd) on Thursdays. There is one appointment each Thursday. Please see if you are available to help with rides for any portion of the following sign ups.
Glenda's phone is 347-857-5256 & she has a car seat. Thank you sincerely for your Christlike Love and Service.
Please review the new available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!
Rides: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B44AEAF2CABFD0-56731143-please
Meals: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B44AEAF2CABFD0-57072303-meals
Check out the slideshow from this year of our ward members lovingly put together by our Ward Historian, Rebecca Case.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9ZCqIpwGXQ
President Nichol Dowell would love to invite you to join her in the temple. She goes every week and any sister is welcome to join her. She will post her days and times in the Facebook group and try different timing slots to see what works for her and others.
Do you need a little help with something? We would love to have you share it on our Facebook Page. Here is the link to the Lakewood Ward Relief Society Facebook Page.
https://fb.me/g/enBYTQYLY/yiqW80jq
Monthly Missionary Challenge:
We will outline monthly missionary goals/activities that will assist us to achieving our baptismal goals by utilizing 12 mini action plans, one for reach month.
Strengthen our ward by,
Love, Share, Invite
Encourage the entire Ward family to participate in the ward monthly missionary goals/activities.
Bringing 4 people to baptism and focused on going to the temple.
Re-Activate 2 families.
2025 LAKEWOOD WARD
MONTHLY MISSIONARY CHALLENGE
June: Family Activity
“Each family home evening is a brushstroke on the canvas of our souls,” Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught. “No one event may appear to be very impressive or memorable. But just as the … strokes of paint complement each other and produce an impressive masterpiece, so our consistency in doing seemingly small things can lead to significant spiritual results.”
The Ward Council would like to challenge your family to:
Invite a non-member or less-active friend, family member, or acquaintance to your home for a family activity. This may include a spiritual message or thought and some fun activity or games. Allow them the chance to feel the spirit that accompanies family and the Gospel.
“We counsel parents and children to give highest priority to family prayer, family home evening, gospel study and instruction, and wholesome family activities. However worthy and appropriate other demands or activities may be, they must not be permitted to displace the divinely appointed duties that only parents and families can adequately perform.”
First Presidency letter, Feb. 11, 1999.
Find images to share here.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/images?lang=eng
President Nichol Dowell
First Counselor Sharon Cummings
Second Counselor Sonia Garner
Third Counselor Mary Kenney
Secretary Tracy Spackman