The General Relief Society Broadcast for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was an outstanding meeting!\u00a0 Getting to know our new General Relief Society Presidency was one of the highlights.\u00a0 Their strong testimonies were evident as we listened to inspired words and felt like the messages from them and from President Eyring were for each one of us, individually.\u00a0 Whenever men and women testify of Jesus Christ and the power of His atonement, the Spirit is strong, and it certainly was on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
After the broadcast, we enjoyed a light dinner, visited, and served our community together.\u00a0 It was a lovely evening!\u00a0 In the end, we were able to assist Mason Dove with his Eagle project and fill 57 boxes that will be sent to Marines right before Christmas.\u00a0 We also filled 9 boxes with shoes and other accessories for Laura’s House, donated 60 baby blankets and 22 quilts to Soldiers’ Angels for Marines overseas, and assembled over 400 snack packs for iHope.<\/p>\n
We have posted the recipe for the Quinoa salad we served and hope you enjoy looking at some of the photos that Alan Gibby took for us too.\u00a0 Many thanks to all who organized and participated in this wonderful evening.<\/p>\n
Fondly,
\nYour Stake Relief Society Presidency
\nDebbie Stapley
\nRene’ Lindahl
\nMelissa Darby
\nValerie Boyes<\/p>\n
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RECIPE for Quinoa Salad
\nServes 20 (or more if you are serving only women)
\nI box of Spring Greens from Costco
\n1 bottle of Girards\u2019s Apple Poppyseed dressing (it\u2019s new)
\n1\/2 red onion, sliced thinly (in quarter rings)
\n3 chopped apples
\n1 1\/2 Cups dried cranberries (or more)
\n1 to 2 Cups of sugared pecans or pinenuts (we used pecans)
\nAbout 1 Cup of feta cheese
\n1 1\/2 Cups dry quinoa, prepared according to directions on package. For
\n! added flavor, add chicken boullion base to water (large heaping
\n! tablespoon) and the zest from one large orange as it is cooking.
\nJust put in a bowl and mix it all together!
\nOPTIONS:
\n1) If you can\u2019t find Apple Poppyseed, Girard\u2019s makes another new one that
\ngoes well with this salad too: Peach Mimosa.
\n2) Other combinations of fruit would be just as good too (strawberries,
\nblueberries and grapes OR strawberries and mandarin oranges)
\n3) And. . . if there are men in your home who MUST have meat, you can
\nalways add some cooked chicken (Trader Joe\u2019s and Costco all have
\ncooked chicken strips — frozen or in the refrigerator section) that are an
\neasy add.<\/p>\n\n\t\t