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Happy Sabbath!

There were many releases and sustainings today, here is the list:
Released: Bob B from Fitness Committee, LaRee A as Family History Leader, Maureen C as Home Evening Leader, John W & Martine J as Ward Missionaries.
Sustained: Chris H as Ward Missionary, Cindy W as Family History Leader, Patricia M as Home Evening Leader, Carrie F as Emergency Prep Leader. Bill K will be in charge of our Ward hikes.

We had the new Relief Society speak in sacrament meeting today.  When the meeting started, only Lisa P was sitting on the stand - the other 2 speakers weren't in the chapel.  Donna H came in just before the sacrament and CIndy H just after the sacrament.  When Lisa P got up to speak she said that she had leaned over to President Rasmussen and told him that he might need to be prepared to speak if the other 2 speakers didn't show up!

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Last Sunday, Linda P spoke on an article in the 2001 Ensign by Vaughn J. Featherstone titled Sacrament Meeting and the Sacrament.  Linda pointed out that the sacrament is for all of us to repent of our sins and to renew our covenants.  We all come from different backgrounds, but we all need the sacrament.

Linda suggested that we should arrive early to church and maintain the reverence of the chapel.  We should talk and fellowship each other in the foyer.  The sacrament is the closet we can get to the atonement.

The Law of Sacrifice needs to be understood.  There are 3 types of sacrifices:  sin offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings.  Sin offerings.  Sacrifice started with Adam and Eve and sin offerings were needed for atonement before fellowship with Christ.  Burnt offerings got it's name from the smoke of sacrifice ascending to heaven symbolizing our complete devotion to God.  Peace offerings signify our peace with God and our further enjoyment of that peace.  

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Hi All,

It was great to see you at church today.  The Bishop missed out not being there – though he did enjoy the family history conference that he attended.  With Kristin Moon being out of town, Br. Moon was watching the kids and he asked me to hold Gavin during sacrament meeting.  With a sleeping baby in my arms, my note taking was limited, but here we go.

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Hello all,

Debbie was sick on Sunday so she missed the meeting. I thought I would write a brief update since important organizational changes happened.

Our Relief Society presidency and leaders were released today and a new Relief Society presidency was sustained and set apart. The outgoing leaders that were released are Kristen C, Margot N, Robin A, Amber Z, and Patricia M. In addition, Dale P was released as Employment Specialist, Dean T from the Fellowship Committee and as Activities Co-Chair, Thom Z from the Break-the-Fast Committee, and Lisa P as Employment Specialist and Ward Missionary. These people have all served faithfully and expertly. It was difficult to release them.

The new Relief Society presidency and leaders are: Donna H, president; Cindy H and Diane H, counselors; Lisa P, secretary; Visiting Teaching Coordinator, Amber Z. In addition, Barb L was called as the new Employment Specialist and Dean T was called to serve with LaRee A as a Ward Singles Representative (serving on the Irvine Stake Singles Committee).

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Happy Sabbath,

I can't tell you how grateful I am to back among you again!!!  Vacations are fun, but there is no place like home!!!  I truly love our ward and the spirit that I feel there.  I was so touched that I couldn't sing even one word of the closing song, I read along and cried silently.  I love this gospel, my Savior and all of you!

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Dear Lake Ward members,

Hiro H spoke and told us about the missionaries finding him in 1980 and teaching him about the gospel.  Hiro is a self described thrill seeker, adventurous and crazy!  In June of 1996 he has competing in sky diving competitions.  One night he was looking at the ceiling, when it changed to a movie screen and he saw 2 white angels holding his body in the air.  Hiro didn't know what to make of what he had seen.

The next day he went sky diving again.  He jumped out of the airplane at 13,000 feet and enjoyed the free fall until at 2,500 feet he opened his chute.  It didn't open property and at 1,000 he was still free falling, started to spin out of control and he couldn't open his reserve chute.  He passed out and woke up in the hospital.  The doctor, Dr. Hope, did a CAT scan and said that he was okay and didn't have a broken bone in his body.  The doctor asked Hiro if he had really jumped out of a plane because most people he had seen who had done that didn't live through it or had brain damage, spinal cord damage or were a vegetable.

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Debbie was visiting grandkids last Sunday so I once again am making the report. I'm late getting it done because I was traveling this week, also! There is a small chance we'll both be home at the same time at least once before the end of the year! :-)

We got a special treat in sacrament meeting this Sunday. Sister M arranged with the Westpark Ward's primary to have 6 or 8 primary children visit the ward and sing a primary song to open our meeting. The kids were delightful and sang well, but acted like, well, kids! That made the treat even more enjoyable. I saw many teary eyes in the congregation during the performance.

In Ward Business, Mark J was released as Ward Mission Leader (a change in his job situation made him no longer available) and Matthew B was called to replace him. Michael D was sustained to be a member of the Activities Committee. Scott G was sustained as the Ward PFR (in charge of building clean-up and maintenance), and LaRee A as Ward Librarian. (With the new church handbook, Ward Activities Committees were eliminated, but we have too many activities to function without one. The Bishopric is deciding how best to proceed, but until we figure it out, we'll continue as currently constituted.)