Prioritizing Our Lives

Navigate This Life Confidently

Essentials

The things that must be taken care of to ensure the blessings of eternal life for me and my family.

• Inviting revelation (praying always)
• Studying scriptures daily
• Taking time to ponder and fast
• Making and keeping covenants (sacrament meeting, temple)
• Loving one another

Necessary

Things we have to do as a part of mortal life in order to be self-reliant and be of service to our families and the Lord.

• Strengthening marriage and family relationships
• Homemaking (cooking, cleaning, working)
• Living providently
• Giving compassionate service
• Doing temple and family history work
• Sharing the gospel
• Serving in the Church

Nice-to-Do's

These add variety to our lives, but they won't save us.

• Crafts
• Hobbies
• Recreational reading
• Lunches with friends
• Movies
• Travel
• Blogging and recreational computer time

What is on your list?

“And upon the Handmaids in Those Days Will I Pour Out MySpirit”

Julie B. Beck

Relief Society General President

Am I Doing Enough?

from mormon mommy blogs

Recently, Sister Julie B. Beck, General Relief Society President, came to speak at my local Stake Center for a fireside. I felt so very blessed to be able to hear her counsel and guidance. Throughout the fireside many questions were asked but one question in particular stood out to me: "How can I do it all? How can I know I am doing enough?"

I was very interested in Sister Beck's answer.

"You will never have enough time, money, or energy to do all the things you would like to do," she stated.

She went on to say that the thing that helped her the most was to prioritize.

Sister Beck divided her life into three categories:

1. Essential Things (things you must do to attain eternal life):

• Pray Daily -- don't wait to pray, because you will never have a convenient moment.
• Scripture Study -- every day spend time in the scriptures.
• Temple Attendance -- whenever you can.
• Regular Church Attendance 

2. Necessary Things (things you need to do to get through life):

• Eating, sleeping, bathing
• Serving
• Getting an education
• Managing your resources

3. Nice-To-Dos (things that are not essential but you enjoy doing):

• Reading, gardening, sewing
• Using the computer
• Watching television or movies

Sister Beck counseled to focus on the Essentials, then the Necessary, and then the Nice-To-Do's. She also said to look at all things, such as trials or new experiences, as opportunities instead of challenges. Your attitude makes a huge difference, and what you do now affects who you become. Your main focus should always be Eternal Life.
After I left I felt edified and uplifted. So maybe I can't do it all, but I can do as much as I can . . . and you know what?

That's good enough.

Pieces of Flair - LDS Life

The Relief Society Retreat

I have had the wonderful opportunity to be apart of the Relief Society Retreat this year for our ward on Aug. 22-23. I am the enrichment leader and I am having a great time planning for the women. We had a great turn out, great food and great speakers. Overall I think it was a success!
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Bethany Anderson, Me and Ganel-Lyn Condie

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Enrichment Meeting

I am the RS Enrichment Leader for our ward. I love serving in Relief Society, I know that it has been blessing to me in my life. So as I have come into this calling, I felt very strongly about the things I wanted to focus on.

I want to:
Unite the Sisters (we are all in different circumstances)
Teach Them Skills
and to Fill Their Lamps

To fulfill them in:
Body
Mind
Spirit
and Home

I want them to laugh and make great memories.

The idea of this Enrichment was to empower the sisters with knowledge they need to be prepared them for any kind of circumstance. With knowledge comes peace.

The Theme of the night was “We Can Do It!” The plan was to learn to change a tire on a car, and other car issues. But because of a major change in the weather, we were not able to do the hands on work, so we went to plan B.

Bro. Bradley of the 3rd Ward spoke to us, first he shared a short DVD about a family who was in an earthquake and the things they did. We talked about keeping a calm and clear mind and having a plan, Home preparedness items like: Learning how to shut off the gas, water and electricity in our homes. Where, how and what tools we needed. It was very informative.

We had folders of handouts; the color scheme was in red, orange and yellow. There were pots of Marigolds on the tables. We had early bird prizes (for those who were on time) and the grand prize was “Learn to Love Your Handwriting” Set by Heidi Swapp

The handouts were:
· How To Change a Tire.
· Utility Shut-off and Safety
· First Aid Items for Your Vehicle
· Miscellaneous Items to Have in the Car
· First Aid Supplies for the Home
· Disaster Supplies Kit
· A Family Emergency Plan

We than played a great word game, a team work game. It was a lot of fun. Prizes of chocolate were given out. Then we all enjoyed strawberry shortcake for desert. I think everyone had a great time and I hope that more sisters will join us next time.