December Visiting Teaching message:

"Nurture through Compassionate Service"

Moroni 7:48: “Pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ.”

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency: “Disciples of Christ throughout all ages of the world have been distinguished by their compassion. … In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance. Let us open our eyes and see the heavy hearts, notice the loneliness and despair; let us feel the silent prayers of others around us, and let us be an instrument in the hands of the Lord to answer those prayers” (“Happiness, Your Heritage,” Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2008, 119, 120).

Featured Recipe:

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, A great holiday treat!
By Brenda Allison (Tracey's mom - and one of her favorites!)

Ingredients:

2 cups brown sugar
1 15 oz. can of pumpkin
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. (each) cinnamon, ginger & clove

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients well and drop by tablespoons onto a cookie sheet. Cook for 12-15 minutes.

For filling, mix 1 8 oz. pack of cream chees (at room temp), 1 stick of softened butter, 4 cups of confection sugar and 1 tsp. of cinnamon. Mix well and spread generously on flat side of cakes, putting two cakes together to make the pies.

December Birthdays:

Kathy Berger 12/28
Sherri Caufield 12/04
Carol Conway 12/19
Marian Harrison 12/02
Christine Hutchinson 12/22
Eydie Lovelady 12/01
Lo Mitchell 12/25
Kendra Weatherspoon 12/25

Happy Birthday to all our sisters!

December Activities:

Come caroling with us! Its that time of year again. This year we will be visiting a local nursing home to spread some Christmas cheer!
When: Wednesday, December 9th at 6:45 pm.
Where: Meet at the church, and we will ride together.
Bring a treat to share - See you then!

Book club will be meeting at Tanya Butt's home this month on Saturday, Dec. 12th at noon.
We are reading The Great Divorce by CS Lewis. Bring a treat to share!