Deseret Ward News

 

Upcoming Calendar Items

· Combine Priesthood and Relief Society Workshop– Sunday 30th November

· Ward Relief Society Christmas Activity– Wednesday 3rd December

· Deseret Ward Christmas Activity—19th December from 6.30pm

We would like volunteers who want to share with the ward a talent. This will be shown at our Ward end of year Christmas activity. All those keen to share the love please contact Bro Enoka, on 8476977.

· YSA National Conference– 31 December– 4 Jan 2009

Registration is still open for the National YSA conference to be held at CCNZ 31 Dec—4 Jan. Please see your Young Single Adult advisors Chris & Marie-Rose Thompson for more details.

· 27th November the Young Women's activity is Achieving Personal Progress in Divine Nature, and will be held at the Chapel at 6.30

Message from Bishopric

The motivation to do your best gets lost when it becomes drudgery rather than a delight:

Remember; Drudgery is:

D – Doing something you don't like
R – Repetition of the same activity or foods day after day
U – Uncomfortable and bored with exercise
D – Doing it to please someone else
G – Going too hard, too fast, without a long-term plan
E – Expectations too high, not realistic
R – Rigid attitude all-or-nothing thinking and behaviour
Y – yo-yo efforts, up and down, on-again, off-again

We can turn it into a delight by:

D – Doing daily achievable activity through short-term goals
E – Exchanging exercise tapes and tips with friends
L – Looking for opportunities to be more active
I – Inviting a friend to something
G – Getting a move on to what we should do    

H – having respect for ourselves
T – Tracking our efforts on a calendar to monitor progress

The Saviour in his great love knows what matters  most, and that a sacrifice may be required to go find a lost soul of priceless value. With this great and abiding personal love for us as a window into our value to Him, it becomes a blessing to seek for and keep close to our hearts the desire to honour and care for our mortal bodies with respect and affection.