Food Storage Night

Recipes shared at the activity:
Whole wheat pancakes, No yeast wheat bread, Sweet rice
Cherry Crisp
Hopping John black eyed peas and rice

Tips/substitution ideas shared: page one and page two.
Safety in cooking beans websites recommended by Sister Kearns: click here and here.

For more info see:
http://www.providentliving.org
from the church.

RS Food Storage Activity

Our RS Food Storage Activity will be held on

Thursday October 14, 2010 at 7pm

Come join us as we learn more about food storage.

Our classes that night will be:

Food Storage 101

what to store and how much to store by Sis. Anne Borgholthaus

I have it, now what???

how to store, how to rotate

An open forum sharing by sisters at various stages of life

Using your food storage

cooking from food storage and recipe sharing by Sis Colleen Martines

Look for the sign up sheets at church. Please let us know if you will need to bring young children so we can prepare the children's class.

If you have ideas to share, please post a comment.

New Interest Group

Amy Henderson is starting a new interest group- a temple group. This group of sisters will attend the temple together monthly. If you would like to hear more about this group or join in sometime, please contact Amy Henderson. The first temple day will be Tuesday, September 28. Anyone is welcome to be involved in this interest group, regularly or on occasion.

Visitng teaching

What is visiting teaching?
This is a great video please watch the following:

http://lds.org/pa/rs/home/rsvideo.html?xml=rsvideo_8776c.xml


what is reporting your visiting teaching?

A visit in the home--- A phone call--- A letter in the mail--- or None. These are all ways I receive reports but it doesn't tell me how each sister is really doing or what the needs are for each individual sister so we can know and pray for ways to help them.

We need you to report. We appreciate you seeking out your sisters that you are assigned to and fulfilling your assignments. We care about your efforts and what you find out about each sister. I myself or the presidency or the visiting teaching coordinator can not do all the visits by our selves. We need you. What you do is so vital to the program of Relief Society. It is such a great privilege to have a great obligation given to us by the lord to take care of one another. It is also very important to report back on how they are doing. It should be a detailed report of what is going on in there lives, what issues they may be having, sickness, loss, loneliness, also celebrations or announcements. It is just as important letting me know what you and your companion have prayed to know what or how to help or fix the situation. It is not to just report and forward on the issue but let us know what you have done to be involved.

Lately I was told of how one companionship heard of a sister's bad health which they are assigned. They went right over and express sincere worry and interest gave of there own personal health experience and gave great comfort and an interest in her well being. What a great example of care and help to that sister. And then to let me know of the situation and what they did to help. That is visiting teaching.

I know you are so capable of doing your callings and assignments. I know you take care of your sweet sisters. We need to hear about it. We need to know what is going on in our ward so we can pray specifically for you and your visiting teachees and to forward this on to the bishop-- for he is the father of our ward and has great power to help us.

Sisters I love each of you! YOU make our ward great! YOU are blessing us everyday with your fulfilling your duties! I love you very much!!! You special daughters of our Heavenly Father here in Paxtuent ward!!!!

Book Group

The next book for our Book Group is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Check out our Slightly Bookish blog for the latest book club information. We will be meeting at Sister Trudy Bainter's home for our September book group discussion. Hope to see you there. Feel free to check out the book group blog and comment even if you can't attend the discussion.

Emergency Preparedness

Organize yourselves and prepare every needful thing. D&C 109:8

Our next Relief Society Additional Meeting will be Thursday September 9 at 7pm at the ward meeting house.

Sister Misa Nickerson will be teaching a class on 72 hour kits

Sister Amy Henderson will be presenting a class on storing and sanitizing water for emergencies.

Sister Celestia Erickson will be teaching a class on preparing children for emergencies.

Please bring a salad or dessert to share and join with us as we learn how to be better prepared for emergencies that may occur.

If ye are prepared ye shall not fear. D&C 38:30

This Little Piggy Went to Market - Coupon Clipping/Smart Shopping

Our two wonderful sisters, Michelle Ray and Becky Elicio, are doing a presentation about Coupon Clipping/ Smart Shopping at our activity this evening. They were kind enough to provide us with a ton of great information to post here for us all to access! Thank you Michelle and Becky!

WARNING: As with any other “hobby”… 

Couponing can be addicting and time consuming, 

but LOTS of FUN!!! 

COUPONING 101

Where do I begin? 
FAVORITE SITES
http://www.weusecoupons.com Email registration required: FREE!!! (Make yourself ANONYMOUS giving as little personal information as you can).
http://www.hotcouponworld.com Email registration required: FREE!!! (Make yourself ANONYMOUS giving as little personal information as you can).
http://www.afullcup.com/forums Email registration required: FREE!!! (Make yourself ANONYMOUS giving as little personal information as you can).
http://www.thegrocerygame.com Membership FEE: Requires credit card for registration: 4-week Trial for $1, thereafter pay $10 (1 store) - $15 (2 stores). When you sign up you receive a list of up to two stores in your area every 8 weeks (Las Cruces stores are Albertsons and Walgreen’s). You can cancel anytime.
http://thekrazycouponlady.com/
http://www.totallytarget.com/
http://frugalcouponmom.com/
http://www.couponmom.com/
http://www.myfoodstoragedeals.blogspot.com/
http://www.myfoodstoragedeals.blogspot.com/

Find blogs w/in blogs!!!

PREVIEW COUPONS (SUNDAY INSERTS: Smart Source, Red Plum, and Proctor & Gamble)
http://www.taylortownpreview.com
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/insert-coupons
http://www.thecouponclippers.com
http://www.couponsthingsbydede.com/
http://www.couponsthingsbydede.com

Where can I get coupon inserts?
SUBSCRIBE TO LOCAL SUNDAY PAPER
Family, Friends, Neighbors, Co-workers
ONLINE PRINTABLE COUPON SITES (most require email registration)
http://www.coupons.com
http://www.thecouponbug.com
http://www.eversave.com
http://www.ppgazette.com
http://www.couponsurfer.com
http://www.boodle.com

MAGAZINES
“All You” found exclusively at Wal-Mart

ONLINE CLIPPING SERVICES
http://www.thecouponclippers.com
http://www.couponsthingsbydede.com
Email or call favorite Manufacturers (compliment a product request a coupon)

Couponing TIPS
-Check expiration dates and limitations!!!
-Keep eye out for double/triple coupons (Albertson’s, Lowe’s Foods, and occasionally Kmart)
-Gather multiples of coupons; keep in folders by Sunday date
-Don’t always use coupons fast, you may find a better deal a few weeks/months later!
-You can always get paid (MAIL IN REBATES!!!) Rite Aid.
-Find offers in weekly coupon inserts, on “peelies”, and tear pads in stores or other online offers noted by others in blogs or coupon forum websites listed above).
-Stock up when sales are HOT!!! You determine how much you will pay per item!
-Get a rain check if items are out of stock from that weeks sales!!!
-Trade with others; Have a coupon party/group!!!
-Subscribe to store websites for additional in-store coupon savings (Food Lion, Giant).
-Combine these coupons with manufacturer coupons! Target, BJ’s, Rite Aid, and Walgreens also allow you to combine savings!!!