Busy Week!

This is is filled with many things to look forward to!

The announcements for this week are:

*The ward Christmas Party is THIS Friday! If your last name starts with the letters A-L, please bring a side salad to share. If your last name starts with M-Z, please bring a dessert. The event will start at 6:00 pm. It will be held at the church. Please come, it will be a great time to get to know eachother better!!

*ALSO!!! The Elf Swap coming up! If you have anything that you are planning on taking to the DI, and it is gently used or new (for example; toys, clothes etc..) please drop off your items at the church on Dec. 3 between 4 and 6 pm. The shopping will be from 7-9 pm.

We had two great lessons in church on Sunday. Our Sunday school lesson was a great reminder about family history. What an amazing service we can provide for family members who are no longer with us. Doing geneology will also give us a chance to learn more about our heritage.

We also had another great reminder about the importance of Scouting. The scouting program is a great tool for our young men!!! It can prepare our young men for the duties and responsibilities for their future. The scouting program is here for a reason and we must try and remember what those reasons are for. Erza Taft Benson stated, "I would to God that every boy of Boy Scout age could have the benefits and the blessings of the great Boy Scout program. It is truly a noble program; it is a builder of character, not only in the boys, but also in the men who provide the leadership. And character, after all, is the priceless thing you build in this life and take with you into the next. I have often said that Scouting is essentially a spiritual program, a builder of men. It is established upon a deeply spiritual foundation.
In the first part of the Boy Scout Oath we declare, “On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law.” Scouting emphasizes duty to God, reverence for sacred things, observance of the Sabbath, maintenance of the standards of the Church with which the boy is affiliated. As each boy repeats that pledge, usually at every Scout meeting or function, he says aloud in the presence of those whose friendship he values most highly, “On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God.” It cannot help but make a deep and lasting impression upon him. It becomes the foundation upon which a noble character is built. The oath also pledges duty to country, and that too is basically spiritual."

The scouting program does build strong men physically and spiritually. It can play such an important role in each young mans life.