Stake Relief Society Presidency Message for March

 

Olde Irish Saying
"Ní neart go le chéile."- Unity is strength.

When the Prophet Joseph Smith organized the first Relief Society on 17th March 1842, 18 women were present. Three were teenagers. Lucy Mack Smith, mother of the Prophet, later gave profound instructions for Relief Society sisters of any age when she admonished them to "cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another and gain instruction, that we may all sit down in heaven together" (minutes of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, 24 Mar. 1842).
As Centralia Stake Relief Society sisters, we have an opportunity each month to strengthen and unite one another. Never underestimate how much your visit can affect someone each month. Especially never forget how much joy it brings to our Heavenly Father as he sees us "having [our] hearts knit together in unity and in love" (Mosiah 18:21).

"I'm just a visiting teacher,"
I said to my friend today.
And my Father in Heaven heard me,
And I seemed to hear him say:
"Not just a visiting teacher,
A disciple with work to do,
And wherever you carry my message
My spirit goes with you."

"Some daughters of mine with burdens
Some seem to have lost the way
Go take them my love and my gospel
To strengthen them day by day."
"Never say you're just a visiting teacher,
Have faith and you'll understand
When you enter a home with love and prayer

~I take you by the hand."

Author Unknown

It is my prayer that we be the best Visiting Teachers we can be. Don't forget...... 
"Ní neart go le chéile."
I am excited that we are celebrating 170 years of Relief Society in March. I look forward to attending as many Ward Celebrations as I can.
Love, Sister Best

Love, Love, Love....

We loved getting together with many of our sisters for our January 28th Stake Relief Society Women's Conference! We are thankful for our presenters as well as attendees. We are blessed to have a Stake Presidency who supports our efforts and plans for the sisters of our stake ! They show love to us in many ways.
The Greeks had three words for love. Eros is the form of love most of us think of during February... it encompasses everything from "twitterpaited" as Thumper calls it in the Disney movie Bambi, to butterfly stomachs and warm fuzzy feelings to fickle flirtations or deep passion. Philia is the form that describes "brotherly love". This is the love of friendship and fellowship.
The third form is AGAPE. This is the type of love that Christ taught and exemplified. It transcends environment or someone's perception. It involves proactively seeking the well-being of another person. It doesn't have to be prompted by warm fuzzy feelings from another and can even be felt toward one's enemy.