Sunday, February 28, 2010
FAMILY HOME EVENING LESSON: FASTING
by Shauna Gibby
Conference Talk:
For more information on this topic read “God Loves and Helps All of His Children,” by Keith B. McMullin, Ensign, Nov 2008, 75-78.
Thought:
A few years ago a high-ranking official from China visited Salt Lake City. . . . Fasting and giving the value of the meals not eaten to help the poor captured his attention. . . . He said, “If we all loved each other like this, the world would be a more peaceful place.”
(Keith B. McMullin, “God Loves and Helps All of His Children,” Ensign, Nov 2008, 75-78.)
Song:
“In Fasting We Approach Thee,” Hymns, # 139.
Scripture:
Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer.
(Doctrine and Covenants 59:14)
Lesson:
Do an activity with your family that involves things that go together, or pairs. As you say the first word or show the first item, have your family fill in the blank with the name of the second item.
“Salt and [ ]” (pepper)
“Table and [ ]” (chairs)
“Husband and [ ]” (wife)
“Shoes and [ ]” (socks)
Tell your family that Jesus demonstrated the power of “pairing” two important principles. Have your family look for the important pair as they read the story in Mark 9:14-29.
Ask:
After Jesus had cast out the evil spirit, what did His disciples ask privately?
What was Jesus’ response?
How does prayer make fasting more meaningful?
How does fasting make prayer more meaningful?
Ask family members if they have had an experience with fasting and prayer they would be willing to share. Invite the family to unite in fasting and prayer next fast Sunday.
(Dennis H. Leavitt and Richard O. Christensen, Scripture Study for Latter-day Saint Families: The New Testament, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006], p. 69.)
Story:
“He Fasted, and He Prayed”
Matthew Cowley
Two boys in New Zealand graduated from a high school down there. The principal came to me and told me this story about one of them.
“This young man came to me one day. He was living in the dormitory. He was what they called the monitor. It wasn’t a native high school, but he was a native. He came to me one day, and he said, ‘Mr. Hogan, I want to go home for three days.’ I said, ‘Why, you can’t go home, you have a job here. What do you want to go home for?’ He said, ‘Well, I am preparing to take my matric,’ [as they call it down there, matriculation examination for entrance into a university]. He said, ‘I want to go home for three days and fast and pray.’
“I was astonished. I excused myself and went to my office and called up one of your members, one of our native members, and I said, ‘Listen to me, do you people have in your Church something you call fasting?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘What do you do it for?’ ‘When we want a blessing, we fast and pray.’ I said, ‘Well, I have read about it in the Bible, but I have never heard of anybody doing it.’ I went back to the young man and said, ‘You go home for three days.’ He went home, and he fasted, and he prayed, and he was the top man in passing his matric examination.”
(Jay A. Parry, Jack M. Lyon, Linda Ririe Gundry, editors, Best-Loved Stories of the LDS People, Vol.2, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999], 63-64.)
Activity:
Divide your family into two teams. Give each team a paper and pencil. Set a timer for a predetermined amount of time (2 or 3 minutes) and have each team write down as many “pairs” as they can think of (like the examples in the lesson). Give one point to each team for items on the list that the other team didn’t think of.
Refreshment
_Chewy Chex Mix _
This treat is a hit with all ages.
8 cups Rice Chex (or the Chex cereal of your choice)
1 cup coconut
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup chow mein noodles
1⁄4 cup butter or margarine
6 cups miniature marshmallows
Combine Chex, coconut, almonds, and noodles in a large bowl. Melt butter over medium heat; blend in marshmallows and stir until melted. Pour over cereal mixture; spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container or individual plastic bags. Makes about 10 cups.
(Julie Badger Jensen, The Essential Mormon Cookbook, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2004], p. 130.)
Information found http://ldslivingmagazine.com/articles/show/1934
Conference Talk:
For more information on this topic read “God Loves and Helps All of His Children,” by Keith B. McMullin, Ensign, Nov 2008, 75-78.
Thought:
A few years ago a high-ranking official from China visited Salt Lake City. . . . Fasting and giving the value of the meals not eaten to help the poor captured his attention. . . . He said, “If we all loved each other like this, the world would be a more peaceful place.”
(Keith B. McMullin, “God Loves and Helps All of His Children,” Ensign, Nov 2008, 75-78.)
Song:
“In Fasting We Approach Thee,” Hymns, # 139.
Scripture:
Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer.
(Doctrine and Covenants 59:14)
Lesson:
Do an activity with your family that involves things that go together, or pairs. As you say the first word or show the first item, have your family fill in the blank with the name of the second item.
“Salt and [ ]” (pepper)
“Table and [ ]” (chairs)
“Husband and [ ]” (wife)
“Shoes and [ ]” (socks)
Tell your family that Jesus demonstrated the power of “pairing” two important principles. Have your family look for the important pair as they read the story in Mark 9:14-29.
Ask:
After Jesus had cast out the evil spirit, what did His disciples ask privately?
What was Jesus’ response?
How does prayer make fasting more meaningful?
How does fasting make prayer more meaningful?
Ask family members if they have had an experience with fasting and prayer they would be willing to share. Invite the family to unite in fasting and prayer next fast Sunday.
(Dennis H. Leavitt and Richard O. Christensen, Scripture Study for Latter-day Saint Families: The New Testament, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006], p. 69.)
Story:
“He Fasted, and He Prayed”
Matthew Cowley
Two boys in New Zealand graduated from a high school down there. The principal came to me and told me this story about one of them.
“This young man came to me one day. He was living in the dormitory. He was what they called the monitor. It wasn’t a native high school, but he was a native. He came to me one day, and he said, ‘Mr. Hogan, I want to go home for three days.’ I said, ‘Why, you can’t go home, you have a job here. What do you want to go home for?’ He said, ‘Well, I am preparing to take my matric,’ [as they call it down there, matriculation examination for entrance into a university]. He said, ‘I want to go home for three days and fast and pray.’
“I was astonished. I excused myself and went to my office and called up one of your members, one of our native members, and I said, ‘Listen to me, do you people have in your Church something you call fasting?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘What do you do it for?’ ‘When we want a blessing, we fast and pray.’ I said, ‘Well, I have read about it in the Bible, but I have never heard of anybody doing it.’ I went back to the young man and said, ‘You go home for three days.’ He went home, and he fasted, and he prayed, and he was the top man in passing his matric examination.”
(Jay A. Parry, Jack M. Lyon, Linda Ririe Gundry, editors, Best-Loved Stories of the LDS People, Vol.2, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999], 63-64.)
Activity:
Divide your family into two teams. Give each team a paper and pencil. Set a timer for a predetermined amount of time (2 or 3 minutes) and have each team write down as many “pairs” as they can think of (like the examples in the lesson). Give one point to each team for items on the list that the other team didn’t think of.
Refreshment
_Chewy Chex Mix _
This treat is a hit with all ages.
8 cups Rice Chex (or the Chex cereal of your choice)
1 cup coconut
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup chow mein noodles
1⁄4 cup butter or margarine
6 cups miniature marshmallows
Combine Chex, coconut, almonds, and noodles in a large bowl. Melt butter over medium heat; blend in marshmallows and stir until melted. Pour over cereal mixture; spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container or individual plastic bags. Makes about 10 cups.
(Julie Badger Jensen, The Essential Mormon Cookbook, [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2004], p. 130.)
Information found http://ldslivingmagazine.com/articles/show/1934
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
DRY-PACK CANNER
Dear Sisters,
Since we will have the dry-pack canner in our ward during the month of March, you might be interested in canning some dry foods.
The most current storehouse order form is attached.
http://www.providentliving.org/pfw/multimedia/files/pfw/pdf/122384_Jan2010WE_HomeStoragePriceSheet_US_71140_000_pdf.pdf
Here is how it works:
When filling out the form, you will be ordering bulk foods. Therefore you will be purchasing from that 4th "Bulk" column on the form. Then you will look at the 2nd column, "#10 can packaged by customer", to determine how many cans you will need for the products you are ordering from that 4th column. For instance, a 25 pound sack of wheat (both the red wheat and the white wheat have the same volume and weight) weighs 5.8 pounds per can, so you will divide 25 pounds by 5.8 pounds to equal the number of cans you will need for that sack of wheat. In the case of that sack of wheat you will need 4.31 cans. Since you can't buy a third of a can I am leaving it to you to decide to buy 5 cans for the wheat or 4 and put the remaining amount in something to keep in your pantry for current use. My personal canning experience has required I buy that 5th can. Please remember that you are buying the bulk foods by weight and filling the cans by volume, so you are going to want to follow that 2nd column to determine how many cans you will need for each product you buy.
The next thing you will fill out on the form is the area in the lower right hand corner, entitled, "Bulk Packaging Materials." This is where you will enter the total number of cans and metal lids for sealing, and for the oxygen absorbers. You will need one oxygen absorber per can. Every can needs a metal lid. If you want a "Box for #10 Cans" (one box holds 6 #10 cans), or a "#10 plastic lid for Dry Pack Can" (this is in case you want to turn that can into a canister after you have opened it), I will be glad to pick those up for you. These last 2 items are not essential items for canning, but they might be something you want as a personal preference.
If you have the need for just cans, metal lids, and the oxygen packets, please follow the same instructions as above. You will need an oxygen absorber for each of your cans. (The only product that should not have an oxygen absorber when canned is granulated sugar.) I'll be picking up the cans at the same time I am there to get the ordered bulk foods.
Next, total up the $$ amount of your order (no tax), and print out the form. Write your check out, payable to me, then mail your order form and check to me, Robbie Marquez, at 1085 Crushed Apple Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25403. You may also hand your form and your check to me at church this next Sunday. (I am in the RS room the 2nd and 3rd hours.) You can also drop it off at my house.
I have to have your order and money by Wednesday, the 3rd of March.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to pick up orders for which I do not have money. If you find that you are really stretching things to order food storage items this month, no worries. We will do this again. I'm currently working to determine what the need is so I can plan trips to the storehouse. And, as always, you are personally free to go to the storehouse on your own. If you would like further information about the storehouse and their hours, etc., please phone, or email me. The storehouse is a user friendly place to be. Juliana, who usually answers the phone, and helps me when I am at the storehouse, is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.
I am planning to go to the Storehouse on Thursday the 4th of March. I will let you know via email when the canner is set up at my house and ready to be used. You may then email or phone me 304-267-5969 , to schedule when you would like to come over and can your foods. Your foods and/or cans will be at my house eagerly awaiting your arrival.
Also, regarding the Family Home Storage Order Form: I suggest that you do not save a blank copy to your computer for future use. The prices change periodically. Instead, go to LDS.org when you want to check prices or place an order. On the LDS.org homepage, go to "Home and Family" and in the drop-down box to the right, click on "Family Home Storage." When you are on that page, you will find the title, "Home Storage Order Form" in a column on the lower right. Click on that and the form will come up.
It's a pleasure to be the Provident Living go-to person for Hedgesville Ward, so please email me if you have any questions or suggestions.
Sincerely,
Robbie Marquez
robbiem54@gmail.com
Since we will have the dry-pack canner in our ward during the month of March, you might be interested in canning some dry foods.
http://www.providentliving.org/pfw/multimedia/files/pfw/pdf/122384_Jan2010WE_HomeStoragePriceSheet_US_71140_000_pdf.pdf
Here is how it works:
When filling out the form, you will be ordering bulk foods. Therefore you will be purchasing from that 4th "Bulk" column on the form. Then you will look at the 2nd column, "#10 can packaged by customer", to determine how many cans you will need for the products you are ordering from that 4th column. For instance, a 25 pound sack of wheat (both the red wheat and the white wheat have the same volume and weight) weighs 5.8 pounds per can, so you will divide 25 pounds by 5.8 pounds to equal the number of cans you will need for that sack of wheat. In the case of that sack of wheat you will need 4.31 cans. Since you can't buy a third of a can I am leaving it to you to decide to buy 5 cans for the wheat or 4 and put the remaining amount in something to keep in your pantry for current use. My personal canning experience has required I buy that 5th can. Please remember that you are buying the bulk foods by weight and filling the cans by volume, so you are going to want to follow that 2nd column to determine how many cans you will need for each product you buy.
The next thing you will fill out on the form is the area in the lower right hand corner, entitled, "Bulk Packaging Materials." This is where you will enter the total number of cans and metal lids for sealing, and for the oxygen absorbers. You will need one oxygen absorber per can. Every can needs a metal lid. If you want a "Box for #10 Cans" (one box holds 6 #10 cans), or a "#10 plastic lid for Dry Pack Can" (this is in case you want to turn that can into a canister after you have opened it), I will be glad to pick those up for you. These last 2 items are not essential items for canning, but they might be something you want as a personal preference.
If you have the need for just cans, metal lids, and the oxygen packets, please follow the same instructions as above. You will need an oxygen absorber for each of your cans. (The only product that should not have an oxygen absorber when canned is granulated sugar.) I'll be picking up the cans at the same time I am there to get the ordered bulk foods.
Next, total up the $$ amount of your order (no tax), and print out the form. Write your check out, payable to me, then mail your order form and check to me, Robbie Marquez, at 1085 Crushed Apple Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25403. You may also hand your form and your check to me at church this next Sunday. (I am in the RS room the 2nd and 3rd hours.) You can also drop it off at my house.
I have to have your order and money by Wednesday, the 3rd of March.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to pick up orders for which I do not have money. If you find that you are really stretching things to order food storage items this month, no worries. We will do this again. I'm currently working to determine what the need is so I can plan trips to the storehouse. And, as always, you are personally free to go to the storehouse on your own. If you would like further information about the storehouse and their hours, etc., please phone, or email me. The storehouse is a user friendly place to be. Juliana, who usually answers the phone, and helps me when I am at the storehouse, is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.
I am planning to go to the Storehouse on Thursday the 4th of March. I will let you know via email when the canner is set up at my house and ready to be used. You may then email or phone me 304-267-5969 , to schedule when you would like to come over and can your foods. Your foods and/or cans will be at my house eagerly awaiting your arrival.
Also, regarding the Family Home Storage Order Form: I suggest that you do not save a blank copy to your computer for future use. The prices change periodically. Instead, go to LDS.org when you want to check prices or place an order. On the LDS.org homepage, go to "Home and Family" and in the drop-down box to the right, click on "Family Home Storage." When you are on that page, you will find the title, "Home Storage Order Form" in a column on the lower right. Click on that and the form will come up.
It's a pleasure to be the Provident Living go-to person for Hedgesville Ward, so please email me if you have any questions or suggestions.
Sincerely,
Robbie Marquez
robbiem54@gmail.com
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