RELIEF SOCIETY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2025
PRESIDENCY MESSAGE
Dear Sisters-
I read this book a long time ago called “Flipped” By Wendolyn Vaan Draanen. Let me tell you, it’s my favorite book ever written. But why? It’s all about how people can surprise you. Are you more or less than the sum of your parts, basically. Looking at the whole landscape.
It changed my life and my outlook.
In it, there’s a quote that goes like this:
“Some of us are dipped in flat – some in satin, some in gloss. But every now and then you’ll find someone who’s iridescent, and once you do, nothing will ever compare.”
I used to think iridescent people were really rare, but as I continue on in life, I realize that they are a lot more common than I originally thought. I’ve made so many friends who have beautiful souls. Truly beautiful. So beautiful that when I haven’t been all that iridescent myself, they saw something iridescent in me. They didn’t give up on me.
I don’t claim to be an iridescent individual, but I want to be. I want to see the good in others and be kind to everyone. I want to see the beauty in life instead of the hardships. I want to serve others and love them and tell them how much I care. It’s a reminder to me that every day I’m here on this crazy planet is a gift, and I want to be the daughter of God that I was sent here to be. He has so much faith in me. He has so much faith in YOU.
And the best part?
We have our whole lives. What a prospect!
Love,
Shannon Oveson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dec 6th 12 Step at 6:30 pm in RS Room
Dec 6th Ward Christmas party 9:00 am
Dec 9th Cannery, 7:00-10:30 AM
Dec 11th Proxy Initiatory 2:15 pm arrive by 2:00 at Taylorsville Temple
Angel Trees in the Foyer If you pick a School District one it has to be in by the 5th. Missionary ones by the 16th
FAMILY HISTORY
From the Liahona Interview: How can we put the Savior first in family history work?
Elder Hamilton: Oft times, we focus first on genealogy, which leads us to our ancestors, which leads us to participating in ordinances and making covenants in the temple, which then binds us to the Savior. That is wonderful, but we should flip that script. The Savior comes first. We seek a closer relationship with Him, so we go to the house of the Lord and receive ordinances and make covenants with Him, binding us to Him, Then we enable that for our deceased ancestors by seeking them out and performing temple ordinances for them. We start with the Savior and say, “I’d like to help my ancestors bind themselves to the Savior through temple ordinances.” With a couple of taps on a smartphone, the Ordinances Ready tool in FamilySearch searches for members of your family who need ordinances performed so they can have the opportunity to bind themselves to the Savior. The sequence is correct: Jesus Christ, then covenants and ordinances that culminate in the temple—the house of the Lord.
WARD CLEANING SCHEDULE
Dec. 6th & 13th
Barry & Carla Olsen
Will & Deanna Palma
Ben & Brittan Parker
Drew & Cathie Pearson
Dec. 20th & 27th
Kent & Terri Plott
Kyle & Shannon Rindlisbacher
Tom & Karen Roberson
Jon Robert
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Dec 2 Jennifer Delliskave
Dec 3 Sherri Baird
May Geurts
Dec 4 Chelsey Marie Alder
Dec 6 Joyce Marble
Dec 10 Shanda Miller
Carly Jeanette Tanner
Dec 11 Nichole Archer
Dec 12 Autumn Begay
Allison Hodson
Dec 15 Stephanie Marie Tomsic
Dec 18 Faith Taeoalii
Dec 19 Karly Touhuni
Dec 27 Tianna Bunnell
Dec 28 Shannon Mechling
Marci Muszynski
Trish Sommercorn
Dec 29 Courtnee Andrew
Jessie Hansen
Dec 30 Cathy Coates
DECEMBER RS Lessons
Dec 14 Tune Your Heart to Jesus Christ: The Sacred Gift of Primary Music by Sister Tracy Y. Browning