November Presidency Message
Look for a moment at your hands. Your hands have done and will continue to do many great and wonderful things. The Lord has given us our hands to do His work -- our hands are His hands. I echo the words of Relief Society General President Julie Beck when she said, “We rejoice in the knowledge that you are going about doing good as the Savior did. You are doing a magnificent work. Yet we feel impressed to say there is more to be done. It is time for Relief Society to fulfill its purpose as never before. What is that purpose? “…to organize, teach and inspire His daughters to prepare them for the blessings of Eternal Life.” The Lord loves each of us individually and He wants each of us to return to live with Him forever. Making and keeping sacred ordinances and covenants in His holy temple enables us to return to the presence of our Father and to gain eternal exaltation. To accomplish His purposes, we need to move forward, our hands reaching out to the sisters in our ward as never before. Each of us must increase our faith and personal righteousness, strengthen our homes and families, and serve the Lord and His children. We have a great desire to share the happiness the gospel brings into our lives with the sisters who are not meeting with us regularly. There are also sisters around us who appear to be doing just fine, but who are in need and are desperately praying for help. The Savior needs us to help answer their prayers. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf said, “Let us open our eyes and see the heavy hearts, 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...In the end, the number of prayers we say may add to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.” It will take all of us, all of our hands, praying, receiving inspiration from the Holy Spirit and acting on those promptings to help the Lord answer the prayers of His daughters and help prepare them to receive the blessings of eternal life.
Black Bean 'n' Pumpkin Chili
from the kitchen of Annie Freeman
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups chicken broth
2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained
2 1/2 cups cubed cooked turkey
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained.
2 teaspoons dried parsely flakes
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
In a large skillet, saute the onion, yellow pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker; stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until heated through. Yield:10 servings (2 1/2 quarts).
Nutrition Facts: 1 cup equals 192 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 658 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 16 g protein. Diabetic exchanges: 2 very lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.
Notes: I used chicken instead of turkey because I never have turkey on hand. I also added a little brown sugar, because it always makes everything taste better. I doubled the recipe for the party and cooked it on the stove top on really low heat for about 5 hours. It worked great. The recipe also says that it freezes well.
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups chicken broth
2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained
2 1/2 cups cubed cooked turkey
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained.
2 teaspoons dried parsely flakes
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
In a large skillet, saute the onion, yellow pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker; stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until heated through. Yield:10 servings (2 1/2 quarts).
Nutrition Facts: 1 cup equals 192 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 658 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 16 g protein. Diabetic exchanges: 2 very lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.
Notes: I used chicken instead of turkey because I never have turkey on hand. I also added a little brown sugar, because it always makes everything taste better. I doubled the recipe for the party and cooked it on the stove top on really low heat for about 5 hours. It worked great. The recipe also says that it freezes well.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
from the kitchen of Karen Taylor
2 cubes butter
2 C sugar
2 eggs
1 large can pumpkin
1 C white flour
2 C wheat flour
1 C oatmeal flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp nutmeg
4 tsp cinnamon
1 bag chocolate chips
Mix together, drop on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
2 cubes butter
2 C sugar
2 eggs
1 large can pumpkin
1 C white flour
2 C wheat flour
1 C oatmeal flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp nutmeg
4 tsp cinnamon
1 bag chocolate chips
Mix together, drop on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
November Spotlight
I’m Darcy Moody. I’ve lived in the Salem 2nd Ward for almost 2 ½ years now. I grew up in Springville and lived there for the most part, until I found this wonderful place called Salem. I’m the youngest of 5 children: 4 girls and 1 boy, and love spending time with family. My mother owned and ran a catering business until I was 19 years old. Some of my fondest memories live in that giant kitchen. I don’t know what I loved most, the smells, the tastes, the noise, the wonderful people or the big stainless steel bowls that I would sit in and spin on the floor for hours. My 2 wonderful grandmothers were a big part of my life. My maternal grandmother lived in the apartment above the catering, and later lived with us after the catering was sold. I feel very blessed to have had them in my life
I met my sweet husband Scott when I was a senior in high school. It was love at first sight . Literally! I saw him playing basketball and that was it. I went home and told my mom that I saw the guy I was going to marry, and what do you know, I did. After Scott’s mission, we married and were sent the 3 most wonderful children in the world, Abe, Lucy and Jude. We own run Suggestions Salon in Orem and love it most of the time. It can be a little tricky keeping 56 girls happy at all times but I do my best to keep everyone smiling.
I love traveling, cooking and the Salem 2nd Ward primary. I love love love, my husband and my sweet sweet kids and my mom who bring me more joy than a girl could ask for.
I met my sweet husband Scott when I was a senior in high school. It was love at first sight . Literally! I saw him playing basketball and that was it. I went home and told my mom that I saw the guy I was going to marry, and what do you know, I did. After Scott’s mission, we married and were sent the 3 most wonderful children in the world, Abe, Lucy and Jude. We own run Suggestions Salon in Orem and love it most of the time. It can be a little tricky keeping 56 girls happy at all times but I do my best to keep everyone smiling.
I love traveling, cooking and the Salem 2nd Ward primary. I love love love, my husband and my sweet sweet kids and my mom who bring me more joy than a girl could ask for.