165+ years and we're still looking good...

Hello Dear Sisters...

Our Relief Society Birthday celebration with dining and fellowship is this Thursday, March 5th at 6:00 p.m. Sure would love to share this special occasion with you.

If your time is limited, we would love to see you even for a few minutes, so stop by to say hello and we'll make a "to go" box for you.

• Mini Dinner Demo
• Dress Donation Drop-off
• Personal "dresses that have a history"
• R.S. Birthday Celebration

Enjoy your day and see you Thursday evening.

Camarillo 5th Ward Presents...The Seminary Workout

Since you are up and going to get your children to Seminary...

Join us every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (that there is Seminary) from 6:00 - 6:50 a.m. for a morning of "at your own pace" exercise.

6:00 - 6:10 Stretching
6:10 - 6:20 Light and Easy Exercises
6:20 - 6:50 Parking Lot Mile (we will walk, jog and if you choose even run a little)

Conducted by Retired Army Drill Sergeant, Brother Jeff Trickey (Don't let the title fool you, you'll need to go easy on him). Great for all ages.

Pray Always - Elder David A. Bednar

This past Sunday we had a wonderful R.S. lesson given my Venda Kawai. It focused on the October 2008 Conference talk from Elder David A. Bednar entitled "Pray Always".The LDS Gems for this week will be highlighting the quotes that Venda distributed to the women.

Enjoy your day.

2/24 "Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude , and as we pray for other with real intent and a sincere heart"

2/25 "Do our spouses, children and other family members likewise feel the power of our prayers offered unto the Father for their specific needs and desires? Do those we serve hear us pray for them with faith and sincerity? If those we love and serve have not heard and felt the influence of our earnest prayers in their behalf, then the time to repent is now. As we emulate the example of the Savior, our prayers truly will become more meaningful."

2/26 "Just as expressing gratitude more often in our prayers enlarges the conduit for revelation. So praying for others with all of the energy of our souls increases our capacity to hear and to heed the voice of the Lord."

2/27 "May I recommend that periodically you and I offer a prayer in which we only give thanks and express gratitude. Ask for nothing; simply let our souls rejoice and strive to communicate appreciation with all the energy of our hearts."

2/28 The most meaningful and spiritual prayers I have experienced contained many expressions of thanks and few, if any requests."

3/1 Morning and evening prayers - and all the prayers in between - are not unrelated, discrete events; rather, they are linked together each day and across days, weeks, months, and even years. This is in part how we fulfill the scriptural admonition to 'pray always'. Such meaningful prayers are instrumental in obtaining the highest blessings God hold in store for His faithful children."

3/2 "Meaningful morning prayer is an important element in the spiritual creation of the day - and proceeds the temporal creation or the actual execution of the day."

- Elder David A. Bednar

R.S. Birthday Dinner...Thursday, March 5th, 6:00 p.m. at the Stake Center

More than 165 years have passed since the Prophet Joseph Smith met with a small group in Nauvoo, Illinois, to organize the women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We now number over five and a half million Relief Society sisters in 170 countries across the earth. Like those who preceded us, we stand today united in faith, steadfast in following the living prophet, and committed to building the kingdom of God.

On Thursday, March 5th at 6:00 p.m. we will be celebrating the founding of our Relief Society.

Please join us for dinner and a evening to reflect on our motto - Charity Never Faileth by bringing a dress you would like to donate to a woman in need. In addition, you won't want to miss our shortest dinner demo ever as well as time for conversation and laughter.

The book, The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes is our theme for the evening. Summary copies are available at church and can be emailed. Contact Mary Martin 388-7673 or via email at theonlymartingirl@hotmail.com for a copy. It is with hope that you will take the time to read this story prior to our evening together - it is truly unique, as are each of you.

See you Thursday.