October 2008

Fallbrook Second Ward Newsletter
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October 2008

If you have a missionary or other spiritual moment you would like to share, we’d love to hear about it! Please email it to lowell_stephanie@yahoo.com or give to a member of the bishopric so we can share it with the ward.

From the Bishopric
I have received a good many comments regarding our ward conference held September 14. It was a wonderful event and like many of you I, too, was spiritually filled and rewarded. Things went smoothly in each of our meetings and the presentations by our stake and ward leaders were insightful and inspiring (well, I can’t speak favorably regarding the bishop’s talk --but the rest was fantastic). But as good as the presentations may have been the true measure of a successful conference is not in the quality of the speakers but in the receptions of those in attendance. If people come prayerfully prepared they can be spiritually feed regardless of the words spoken. I felt that the ward members came so prepared.

The conference was preceded by a ward temple day that was very well attended with initiatories and sealings performed prior to our chapel and endowment session. This certainly helped set the mood and our focus; but so, too, did the pre-conference preparations by so many people. The music in each of our meetings helped prepare our hearts but the prelude hymns and choir numbers in Sacrament meeting were most noticeable. I greatly appreciate all those that so participated. I am grateful for all our ward leaders who prepare throughout the year to see to it that our meetings run smoothly: from the young man that brings the bread -- to the sister who does the bulletin; from the brother who stands at the door to warmly greet -- to the primary teacher that teaches reverence; and from the Sunday school teacher who expresses love and bears testimony -- to the one who cleans the building and sets up chairs. The point is that meetings go well only with the assistance of a great many people who seldom get recognized. I appreciate each and every one of you -- for you are the difference between a successful meeting and something less.

A post conference ward council was held immediately following the events of the morning. In attendance were all ward leaders and their counterparts from the stake. All program reports given by the stake leadership were very favorable with the word “perfect” used numerous times. To those presently serving in a ward calling I express, once again, my heartfelt appreciation for your service and diligence. It is you and the many faithful members of the ward that contribute so much to the lives of so many.

Much of what we do in service to others is done without any fanfare or the knowledge of others. Much of what we might consider very minor service or “no big deal” can have profound impact on others. Sister Anderson, Stake Primary President, related the account of how one of our primary boys was assisted by his home teacher in preparing for his Duty to God Award. She told the story with tears streaming down her face because she was so sincerely touched that such a brother would so exercise his priesthood. Later this home teacher was surprised to hear anyone knew of it or that it was at all noteworthy. I believe that even our smallest kindnesses are recorded somewhere; and that a great many volumes have been filled by the kind acts of the members of the Fallbrook 2nd Ward. It is a privilege to be counted among you.

Bishop Morrison

A Note from President Hatch

"The First Presidency's letter read in Sacrament Meeting calls on each one of us to make sure we both REGISTER to vote and VOTE on or before November 4. The following website will be of great assistance: http://www.sos.ca.gov/nvrc/fedform/Default.aspx. It gives easy-to-follow instructions on how to fill out online the one-page voter registration form, then allows you to print the filled-out form, so you can sign and mail it to the Registrar of voters, and provides the mailing address. For the sake of the important issues facing our country and each of us this election, PLEASE REGISTER TO VOTE NOW. All registrations must be RECEIVED by no later than October 20. And then make sure all your loved ones away from home are registered AND are SENT vote-by-mail instructions (available from bishopric representative) by no later than October General Conference. Thank you so much."

Primary
This month in primary we have talked about prayer; that we can pray to Heavenly Father anytime and anywhere and if the thing we are praying for is best for us and we have faith, Heavenly Father will answer our prayers. This last Saturday the Primary Activity Girls ages 8-11 had a Stake activity where two of our girls participated in tying blankets for children in shelters, preparing a FHE, putting together "goodie bags" for a local shelter and made a frame about "Scattering Sunshine." It was a fun activity and the girls really enjoyed it. We've had several visitors and birthdays and we are now preparing for our Sacrament Program which will be on Oct. 19. Please work with your children on their parts (they should have brought them home on Sunday) as well as the songs which are: chorus to I Am a Child of God, Tell Me the Stories of Jesus, If the Savior Stood Beside Me (not in the primary book, but should be on the CD we have given you), We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet, Home, I Love to See the Temple, Called to Serve, and When Jesus Was Baptized. We've been working all year on these songs, but we need all the help and support we can muster from you as parents. We will have a Primary Activity on Oct. 18 from 9:30-11:00 at the church where we will practice our program and afterwards do some fun activities with the children.

We are working on filling our scripture marble jar up so we can celebrate with surprises for each of the children when it's full. So please help your children remember to bring their scriptures.

The theme for October is "Because I am His Child, I will serve Him with all my heart, might, mind and strength". We'll talk about service, prophets, keeping the Sabbath Day Holy. Just as a reminder of how special your children are, I was looking in on our classes a few Sundays ago and noticed one child crying in the classroom. She seemed pretty upset. Afterwards, I asked the teacher what was happening and she told me it was the child's first time fasting and she was very hungry. She wanted to do the right thing but we know as adults, fasting can be very difficult.

Happy Birthday this month to: Victor Camacho, Kaleb Maxwell and Wesley Jaknavorian who turns 12 and will be advancing into the Priesthood. Gary Wood has been working with Wesley as his home teacher to help him achieve his Faith In God award.

Thank you for sharing your precious children with us. I am inspired by them each week. A great compliment was given to our Primary by the Stake Primary when they visited for Ward Conference. The Stake Primary President was in tears after hearing our children sing the opening song in Primary and said the spirit was very strong in our small primary and it touched her deeply. We get to feel that each week with their special testimonies. It is truly a privilege to learn from them and feel the love they have for the Savior and the desire to do what's right.

Sincerely,
Sister Moffat and the Primary Presidency

Young Men

Young Men Activities for October

October 7-Christmas Tree Selling-Bring cell phones
October 11-Multi-Stake Youth “Super Activity” (More information to come)
October 14-Duty to God
October 24 & 25 camp out for Scouts
October 21-Christmas Tree Selling-Bring cell phones
October 28-Halloween Dance (Fbk 2 Ward-decorations)

Our Young Men always seem to be very busy and September was no exception. One highlight for September was the Mountain Man Activity which was provided by the Stake on the 19th and 20th. It was a great activity and many of our Priests and Teachers were there, along with our great scout leaders. Those who missed it will have to wait another year!!

We also had baptisms for the dead on September 18th and of course had a great group of youth and leaders there supporting them!! A special thanks goes out to all the drivers that helped, we couldn’t do it without you!!

We have a new Eagle Scout in our midst!! Joe Noblit went to his Eagle Board of review on 9/23, accompanied and presented by Dave Jones, and is now an Eagle Scout. Congratulations Joe!! (You too Chris) We all know Eagle Scouts don’t just happen without Mom’s and great scout leadership. Kudo’s to all involved in this great event.

Our Young Men are so choice and I’m constantly amazed at their willingness to do what is right!! They truly are the “very elect” and it is such an honor to work with them.

For updates and pictures of Troop 718’s activities check out their blog! http://bsatroop718.blogspot.com/

Young Women
4-5 (Saturday-Sunday)—General Conference
7 (Tuesday)— Personal Progress
14 (Tuesday)— Individual Classes
18 (Saturday)—Youth Dance, 8:00 PM (Carlsbad)
19 (Sunday)—BYC, 12:15 PM
23 (Tuesday)—Combined Classes
25 (Saturday)— The Vista Stake Fall Festival of Music and Art. Doors open at 6:00 for art appreciation. Musical program starts at 7:00, reception to follow.
28 (Tuesday)— Youth Halloween Dance , 7:00 PM
31 (Tuesday)— Fallbrook Trunk O’ Treat, 6:00 PM

Happy Birthday to Rebecca Olson on October 7th and Krista Broadhead on October 21st.


Relief Society
OCTOBER CALENDAR
01 WARD TEMPLE NIGHT WEDNESDAY 6:30pm
4 & 5 GENERAL CONFERENCE 9:00am & 1:00pm
13 EMPTYNESTERS MON. 6:15 pm at the Erard’s home. The Renshaws will present the program.
15 BOOK CLUB WED. 7:00pm, at the home of Ellen Garrett. The book to be reviewed this month is MARCH by Geraldine Brooks
23 STAKE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE THURS. 7:00pm Stake Center. For Relief Society, Young Women's, & Primary leaders.

WATCH FOR DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED TO FINISH OUR SERVICE PROJECT PILLOWS!

RELIEF SOCIETY BIRTHDAYS

10 Rosalie Teeple 18 Jody Lowell 26 Evy Williams
10 Dorothy Jones 22 Kathy Lee 29 Robyn Mc Clellan
12 Linda Watson 25 Mahana Macken
12 Karen Wilcox

" Comings and Goings"

***We are happy to welcome Nichole Tobler into our Relief Society and Ward. She is Robyn McClellan’s daughter.

*** Kathy Lee and Laura Lee are moving to Florida. Carol Wilson has moved to Okalahoma and Millisa Compton is moving to Fallbrook 5th Ward. We send our best wishes and prayers with them.

***Linda Hawkes & Mary Kay Tanner are back from their trip to France and Italy. They had a great time but both are suffering from bad jet lag.

Family History
Saturday, November 8th is the date of our Stake Temple Day. It is coming up very quickly. Our Stake President has asked us to have a family card prepared for this occasion. If you have a Temple recommend, please plan to be in the Temple that day. Let me help you find a family name to take with you. We have had success in finding names for some who have thought there were no names left to do on their lines. The Stake President promised that we would find someone if we prayed and looked. I have a testimony of this principle. In the scriptures it is phrased, "Knock and it shall be opened unto you". I have had this happen in my own research and that of others. It can be just that simple. Let me know if you need my help, ASAP. I can come to you or we can work on the phone. As President Holladay said in our Ward Conference, "Obedience for obedience sake will endow us with power from on High." I hope we all take hold of these promises.
Anne Renshaw

LDS Employment Services
If you are looking for new or better employment, please contact our Ward Employment Specialist, Bro Denning at 760-723-3367, or our Stake Employment Center at 760-631-4070. Current job listings can be reviewed at www.ldsjobs.org.

Other Events/Organizations/News

GENERAL CONFERENCE Broadcast Information: Next weekend, Oct. 4 & 5. General Sessions at 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM both days with LDS Short Programs between sessions. Saturday's Priesthood Session will be telecast at 5:00 PM in our building and the Stake Center (as will all general sessions). General Sessions can be viewed at home via BYU-TV and as follows: Time Warner (chan. 19), Cox Digital (chan. 435), AT&T (chan. 567), DirecTV (chan. 374), Dish Network (chan. 9403). Conference can also be heard on BYU Radio and on the Internet at www.lds.org.
FALLBROOK CITIZENS’ CRIME PREVENTION COMMITTEE (FCCPC)

Your help is needed. FCCPC is a community based organization that serves Fallbrook in many positive ways. Its emphasis is on crime prevention brought about by offering mentoring programs for our at-risk youth and by implementing new anti-crime programs to fight gangs, drugs, and lawlessness. It works closely with our Sheriff’s department, has offered many crime prevention seminars, and is currently working to bring a gang injunction policy to our city. I can personally attest to the merits of this organization and its founder and president has received special recognition from our stake presidency. The FCCPC is currently in need of donations to reach their shortfall of $3,000 for their $10,000 yearly budget in 2008. I ask you to consider assisting this organization. Your donation of any amount would be greatly appreciated and is tax-free. Checks may be made out to Fallbrook Citizens’ Crime Prevention Committee and mailed to P.O. Box 302, Bonsall, CA 92003. You may call Pat Braendel at 760-731-9127 with any questions. (Submitted by Bishop Morrison)

WARD ACTIVITIES
We all had a great time at our September Ward activity. I don't think any of us knew how much hidden talent we have in the leadership of our ward.
Thank you for all who made the evening an enjoyable one.

October is here and as we think about our Halloween costumes be sure to mark your calendars for October 31; we are having a 4 ward activity. Come to the Ward parking lot for our annual Trunk or Treat. Hot dogs will be served between 6:30 and 7:00. We will be having a chili cook off contest so bring a pot of Chili to share and we will have judges sampling them for great prizes. We will also be having a costume parade and prizes for the best decorated trunk.

MISSIONARY UPDATE

F2 Missionary Effort

The missionaries sincerely appreciate all that the Fallbrook 2nd Ward does to support the missionary effort. We know that the Lord will bless us as we seek to build relationships with our friends, which in turn will turn into opportunities to share the life-changing testimonies that are so precious to us.

Our Ward Mission Plan includes these areas of encouragement:
• Creating an individual Family Mission Plan
• Praying for Elder Mosier and Elder Rasmussen by name
• Praying daily for opportunities to share the Gospel
• Sharing a gospel message (however brief) daily

The Ward Missionaries stand ready to help you in your sharing efforts. Brother Heid

FOR SALE: APPLIANCES
Kenmore Cold Spot refrigerator, side by side (2 years old)
Kenmore Elite washing machine (3 years old)
Kenmore MM5 dryer (3 years old)

Make reasonable offer for all or part. Contact Mark Lowell at 728-5472

Ward Newsletter Readership
We would like to know how many people actually read this newsletter to help us determine if this is a worthwhile endeavor. A good deal of effort goes into writing and publishing it and we'd like to verify that it is meeting the needs of the ward members. If you are receiving this electronically please click on Looking4wisdom1@aol.com and once there hit the send button (you may put your name in the Subject box if you want -- but you don't have to). If you are receiving this by hard copy please mention to a member of the bishopric or a member of the Lowell family that you read this paragraph. Results will be published next month with possible special recognition to some special responder. As always, any comments or suggestions would also be appreciated.

Schedule of Events
October
1 (Wednesday)—Endowment, 7:00 PM
3 (Friday)—Multi-Stake Single Adult Dance, 9:00 PM (Pomerado Building)
4 (Saturday)—Temple Closed for General Conference
4-5 (Saturday-Sunday)—General Conference
8(Wednesday)— Church Satellite Broadcast re. Proposition 8, 7:30 PM (Bobier)
9 (Thursday)— Stake Presidency Meeting, 6:00 PM
9 (Thursday)— BSA Cub/Scout Roundtables, 7:00 PM
15 (Wednesday)— Temple Sealing Assignment, 7:00 PM
18 (Saturday)—Primary Activity Day, 9:30 AM-11:00 AM (Fallbrook)
18 (Saturday)—Youth Dance, 8:00 PM (Carlsbad)
19 (Sunday)—BYC, 12:15 PM
19 (Sunday)—Multi-Stake Fireside, 7:00 PM (Poway Stake Center)
23 (Thursday)—Stake Women’s Leadership Meeting, 7:00 PM
25 (Saturday)— The Vista Stake Fall Festival of Music and Art, featuring "The Southern California Mormon Choir" will be held on October 25, 2008 at the stake center. Doors open at 6:00 for art appreciation. Musical program starts at 7:00, reception to follow. This promises to be a lovely evening you won't want to miss.
28 (Tuesday)— Stake Single Adult Meeting, 7:00-8:00 PM (Bobier)
31 (Tuesday)— Fallbrook Trunk O’ Treat, 6:00 PM
November 1 (Saturday)—Stake Blood Drive, 6:00 AM-2:00 PM
November 1 (Saturday)—Stake Emergency Preparedness Fair, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
November 2 (Sunday)—CES Fireside for young adults ages 18-30, both married and single. The speaker will be Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The broadcast will originate from the Marriott Center on the Brigham Young University campus.
November 2 (Sunday)—Fast Sunday

*Date Change*

*Date Change* 28 (Sunday)—YM/YW Stake Standards Night for YM/YW, their parents, and leaders. Church dress, 7:00 PM (Bobier)