Caroling This Tuesday Night

Remember to dress

WARM

this Tuesday for mutual!

Beehives are in charge and we are going Caroling!
Yay!

Come ready to sing and spread cheer around the ward!

Hot Chocolate and Desert will be provided when we get back to help warm us up!

 See you  there! 

Beehive Presidency

I just wanted to send out a big

Thank You!

to our last Beehive Presidency!

Rylee you were a great President and great example of leadership for all of us!

You girls were amazing!!

Now

We welcome in our New Beehive Presidency

President: Rebecca

1st Counselor: Avery

2nd Counselor: Megan

Secretary: Nicole 

We know you girls will do amazing things!

A Path to a More Glorious Future~

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Tuesday Mutual Meet at Sis Ealey's

For Mutual this Tuesday Dec 10th we are all meeting at Sister Ealey's house at 7pm to finish our miniature clay nativities!  If you didn't get to come the other night, we hope you can come this time. It was a blast!! 

 

Those of you who need to finish theirs can finish and those who are done or get done early can make a paper ornament with Sis Koeven and Sis Bagwell.

So there will be plenty of fun things to do!

Remember to invite the other girls in our ward!

If anyone needs a ride let me or one of the other leaders know. We'll be happy to pick you up!

See you there!

~Sis K

This weeks Challenge

Hello Ladies!

Hope you all are having a great start to your week!

This week's challenge is to go to lds.org and

read the article 15 Examples of Hastening the Work 

Then choose one of the examples listed and try it. Then write about it in your journal and tell us about it next Sunday!

We are so proud of you girls and how much you do all the time to reach out to those around you. 

I can't wait to see what you guys do with this challenge!!

See you Sunday!

~Sis Koeven

Be Grateful

I just want to take this time to wish all our wonderful girls, and parents a Happy Thanksgiving,

 and take the time to let you all know how overwhelmingly grateful I am to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, to know the truth of the restored gospel, to live in a beautiful, peaceful, and abundant valley, to live within the boundaries of the most loving, supportive, and wonderful ward in the world (Afton 2nd), and to be called of God to serve our wonderful inspiring 

Young Women!

You girls are such amazing, vibrant, sweet, loving, serving, compassionate, wise, and spiritually strong ladies!! 

I am humbled to be near you and around you as you love each other, play with each other, teach each other by leading and example, and reach out to one another. You're strength and testimonies of the gospel help me to become stronger as well! I love each and every one of you and am so grateful to be part of your lives! 

These words go likewise to the amazing ladies I serve with and the mothers of these wonderful girls. 

What amazing examples you are to me!

Thank you all for being uniquely you, for sharing your testimonies and strengths and for forgiving my weaknesses. 

 I look forward to serving you all for as long as I can.

Here is a quote from Elder Bednar from last conference. 

click here to read his full talk

Let us be Rich in Contentment and remember to count our blessings everyday, for they are MANY!

Love, 

Sister Koeven

Tuedsday November 26th

Mother's and Daughters,

Please Join us for a fun night together

creating beautiful keepsake nativities made of clay.

We bet they will turn out as unique and amazing as your girls!!

Tuesday November 26th at 7pm

Refreshments will be provided.

See you there!

Word of Wisdom

While I was studying my leadership training for work on Core Values this afternoon, I came across this little fact from the Samurai that I thought tied in great with

 today's lesson on the Word of Wisdom. 

Think about what Sister Ealey said about how our bodies are just the rubber-maid box around our spirits. Our spirits are who we really are and in order for us to achieve the goals of our spirits, we need our body's to work for us to accomplish them.

The Samurai teach: When your body is strong it will bend to your commands; when your body is weak you must give into its demands.

Think about how that relates to the Word of Wisdom.

Have a great week, Ladies!

We love you!

 

 

Your Spiritual Eraser

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Standing Firm

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You Are Needed

Not Perfect, Just Right

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Simply Do

Faith and Action

Personal Progress

Thanks Sister Walker for helping us get started on

 Personal Progress Good works 3, 5, and 6.

What is the Challenge???

Be Actively Engaged in doing Good Works!

Pick one of these value projects or all three, do the required reading and look around you at school for someone who could use a little extra help, a little 'hello', a little smile, a little friendship. 

If ye seek, ye shall find!

There are plenty of people around us each day that we can help!

Let us know next Sunday how you did on this Challenge!!!!

Love you, girls!!
~Sis Koeven

Mutual Tuesday October 15th

Mutual on Tuesday is combined with the Young Men

Bring your scriptures and 

be prepared to show off your skills

 in a Scripture Treasure Hunt!!

Sounds like fun!

 See you at 7pm!

 

Word to the Wise...

So True!

 -found this on pinterest...made me laugh

 

Eternal Unconditional Love

Hastening the Lord's Game Plan

Has anyone else noticed how a lot of talks lately, not just in general conference, but in stake conference and in talks our missionaries have given that there is a major call for member missionary work and bringing the less active back into the fold. 

I guess if everyone is talking about it 

then we need to pay attention!!

It can be scary to reach out to neighbors and friends, even less active family members, but we know the Lord will pave away for us especially if we do the things that Elder S. Gifford Nielsen said in his conference address. 

Let's all try this and see what kind of miracles 

we will be honored to witness! 

And remember to pray for them by name.

~Love Sis Koeven

Change of plans!

Hi girls!

I had the wrong thing written on the calendar when i made that blog post. Oops!!

We are not raking leaves tomorrow.
Instead we will meet at the Afton Civic Center at 6:45pm.

There will be an awesome speaker who will be talking about the Book of Mormon. It will be very neat and we hope to see you all there!!!

Sister Hink from our ward arranged to have these gentlemen come and speak! The second speaker starts at 8pm. If you can't stay the whole 2 hours no problem. You can slip out after the first speaker.

Please come! It will give us all some insights that we didn't know before! This is a community event so parents can come too!

If anyone needs a ride Sister Bagwell will be at the church at 6:40. Otherwise we will see you all at the civic center!!

Love you all,
Sis Koeven

Mutual Oct 8th

Dress warm on Tuesday

and bring a pair of work gloves.

We are teaming up with the boys to do a little service project for the elderly in our ward. Come with a smile and ready to rake some leaves!!

 We will see you at the church at 7!!

 

Doubt your Doubts First

Conference was Soooo Great!

Hello lovely ladies!

I hope you all enjoyed conference as much as I did.

It was amazing!!

The Prophet himself said...

 Isn't that Amazing!!!

There are so many wonderful and inspired messages for us!

I encourage you all to read/watch/review as many of these talks as you can during the next six months (and more!). And share them with everyone you can!!! I'd like to see your facebook pages flooded with messages from this conference!!!

Did anyone else see this today?

I thought it was soooo sweet!

That little boy will never forget it!

And doesn't every woman want her husband to love her and cherish her as much as President Monson loves is sweet wife!

This is the happily ever after we all wish for you girls...a beautiful eternal marriage!!!

 Aren't they sooo cute!

 Ladies, the gospel is true! Love it. Live it. Share it!

I am looking forward to sharing lots of quotes from conference from here on out!!!

If any of you have anything you would like to share on the blog about conference whether it be a quote, your testimony or impressions, or anything at all, we would love to here from you!!!

Love you all

~Sis Koeven

P.S. -I find all these wonderful photos and quotes via pinterest if anyone ever wonders. Thanks to all those talented people out there who take the time to create such amazing and beautiful works of art and inspiration!!

 

Tuesday Oct 1 meet at tabernacle at 6:30!

Come Stand and Sit 

~      and Have a Picnic      ~

in a Holy Place!

Tuesday October 1, 2013

6:30 PM

Meet at the Stake Center

Dress Warm!!!!

Dinner with be provided by Sister Ealey

Also, bring your Personal Progress Book and be willing to share what you've learned about integrity by completing Value Experience Integrity #3. We can sign your books then. 

This is going to be a really special experience and we look forward to seeing you all there!!

love, 

Sis K

Personal Progress

Thanks Sister Jensen for a great lesson on Personal Progress and how it can greatly enrich our lives, and help build a strong foundation of values in the gospel! We are so blessed to have this program that allows us to continually improve ourselves, grow closer to the Savior, and be a more Christ-like people.

Also, thanks for giving us a great head-start on Value Experience Integrity #3!
All we need to do to finish this Value Experience is:

1. Read Genesis 39
2. Read the Book of Esther
3. Read Daniel chapter 6
4. Read Acts 26

Then write in your journal about how these people demonstrated integrity (being true to who they really are), especially when it was not easy or popular or endangered their lives. Then when we meet on Tuesday at the Temple grounds, we can discuss your feelings about it to finish this Value Experience.

There is a lot of reading with this one, but I know you girls can do it. These are wonderful examples of how to be true to the knowledge the we are Daughters of God at all times, and in all things, and in all places, and that the Lord will deliver us and help us through anything as long as we stay true to that knowledge and keep our integrity!!! This is my testimony to you all, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Love you all,
Sis Koeven

Beauty Tips from an Actess

Be a Friend

Mutual this Tuesday

Beehives: 

Homemade Goldfish Crackers

Mia Maids and Laurels: 

Cooking Night

YW in Excellence Nov 10th

Young Women In Excellence

November 10th

Just a friendly reminder to let all the girls and mom's know that we are planning YW in Excellence for November 10th.

What is it? It's where you get to show off all your hard work you've done in Personal Progress this year to your parents! (YAY!)

Each girl will need to choose one of their 10 hour projects to display and tell about at YW in Excellence Night. If you haven't completed a 10 hour project yet, no worries! Just choose one of the value's that you have passed off and show and tell us about that!

It will be fun to see and hear about all of the neat things you girls have been working on this year!!  

So keep this in the back of your mind. You should have plenty of time to have something done by then!

Thanks girls!
~Sis Koeven

Mutual Tonight!

~Mutual Tonight~

Beehives: Stuffed Animal Party!

Bring your favorite stuffed animals to show and tell

Mia Maids and Laurels: Blindfolded Make Up Challenge!

 This will be super fun!

Your Handsome Prince...

The Lord Loves You and Wants You To Succeed!

September Theme

"Consider on the blessed and happy state of those who keep the commandments of God" 
                                                                               ~Mosiah 2:41

The Theme for the month of September is: Commandments

I found a really great article on the youth page of lds.org titled "Steps to Happiness" that explains the role of the Lord's commandments in our lives. It is short, simple, and to the point, well worth the read! And girls, if you aren't visiting the youth page of lds.org, I recommend it. It's a great resource for you to learn more about the gospel principals that you are being taught this year! Here is a paragraph from the article, but I recommend you reading the article in full here.

"At times, some people get confused, thinking that the commandments are restrictions or limitations that complicate life, that take away opportunities or happiness or the pleasures of life. In reality, the commandments protect us and guide us to happiness. They are not to restrict but rather to make possible—to allow us to achieve in this life and in the next—what we truly desire and what our Heavenly Father, who loves us, wants for us."

~Sis K

Tuesday Night

When we're helping we're happy and we sing as we go!

(Tra la la la la!)

 

Don't forget to be at the church at 6:30 this Tuesday to help clean the building!

Then we will all head over for a fun night of bowling!!

Yippee!

 

Beehives Blindfolded Makeovers

Sorry for the delay in getting these photos up here!! I was trying to figure out how to do a separate page for all the photos, but alas, I give up!  So anyway, here are the long awaited photos from our fun Blind Folded Makeovers night with the Beehives!

The girls had a blast, but we decided they are far more beautiful with out makeup!!

~Sis K