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The first Sunday of each month is set aside in Relief Society for sisters to "counsel together about local responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges; learn from each other’s insights and experiences; and plan ways to act on impressions received from the Spirit." (First Sunday Council Meetings),  We sit in a circle to encourage conversation and as a symbol of unity.

Relief Society Council Summary 8/5/2018

Our council last Sunday centered on the scripture from D&C 88:118 - 120 and centered on how we can use this passage to bring meaning to our lives, homes and families. Some ideas from our sisters:

• To improve Family Home Evening, it is helpful to prepare topics on pieces of paper. At Family Home Evening, the topic paper for the next week is drawn, and a family member is in charge of the lesson for the next week.
• Being organized helps us draw closer to God, and helps our homes be more like the temple.
• Fasting helps bring comfort and reassurance. A sister told her story of how fasting helped calm herself, even though her son is on a mission in Peru, and she constantly feels anxiety and worry about where her son is and whether he is okay.
• Prayer, family scripture reading, and Family Home Evening were not regularly practiced in another sister's home, but working on these things and doing them regularly has helped a sister new to our country feel more peace. She started with prayer for strength. "Every day gets better."
• A sister shared how something simple, like organizing a closet, can bring peace.
• "We should be willing to do what the Lord asks, then blessings will come."
• "Family needs each other no matter what." These were the words of a sister's daughter as shared in a tender moment by her mother during council. This sister shared her difficulties of the past few months and her testimony of the importance of family.

Thank you, all of you, for your feelings and thoughts shared vocally or in Spirit. May your week be filled with peace, comfort, and joy.

Heidi