Relief Society

Lakewood Sisters,

Message from President Nichol Dowell

Dearest Sisters,

I have been participating in the emotional resilience class and learning so much about my patterns, my expectations.  One of the things that has made the biggest impact is the daily gratitude.  It seems that when I'm looking for something good, it offsets criticisms, doubts and negativity.  Even though this is the month of GRATITUDE... I'm trying so hard to make gratitude a part of every day... and letting gratitude lead in my relationships with others.   The Lord has promised, "He who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious."  I am starting to think "glorious" means easy to be with, easy to be around and attractive to others... easing relationships.  When I am thankful for all the good that God has sent my way, it glorifies Him.  He is the light, truth and glory... and He is the easiest to yoke with and lean into, I love Him.  I'm so grateful for a Heavenly Father, a Savior and a nudging Holy Ghost and express deep gratitude for these three beings in my life. I'm also so grateful for YOU!

What are you grateful for today?

Happy Thanksgiving,

Nichol Dowell and the Lakewood Relief Society Presidency

Announcements At A Glance

• Weekly 7pm Tuesdays  Scripture class  in the Relief Society room

• Weekly Join President Nichol Dowell in the temple.  Updates for day and time are posted by Nichol in the Facebook group each week

• Weekly 7pm Thursdays, Emotional Resilience Classes in the Primary Room. We encourage any adult member to attend and invite others

• Sunday, December 7th, Fast Sunday

• Sunday, December 7th, First Presidency's annual Christmas devotional 6pm MST

• Sunday, December 8th, Operation Fill A Stocking  wraps up-Please return your filled stockings by then

• Friday, December 12th,  6pm Live Nativity - Invite your friends

• Sunday, December 14th, Christmas RS lesson and we’d love to see every single sister ❤️

• Sunday, December 14th, 7-8pm Stake Christmas Choir Fest at the Stake Center

More Details

Church members and their families and friends are invited to participate in the First Presidency's annual Christmas devotional, on Sunday, December 7, 2025. The devotional will include messages from Church leaders as well as music performed by The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.  Decisions about gathering to watch the Christmas devotional in meetinghouses will be left to local leaders. The devotional will be broadcast on the Church satellite system, ChurchofJesusChrist.org, Gospel Worldwide Satellite Broadcast Schedule as indicated below   Note: Program start times are listed in Mountain Standard Time

(MST) and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). MST is the time in Salt Lake City, Utah; UTC is the international time standard.

• MST: Sunday, December 7, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

• UTC: Monday, December 8, 2025, at 0100

Back by popular request!

2nd Annual

CHRISTMAS CHOIR FEST

Sunday, Dec 14 @7-8pm

Stake Center

Carol, cookies and hot cocoa make a perfect evening.

Please bring your family, friends, and neighbors. We welcome local community churches also participating this year!

Service Opportunities 

Please sign up to feed our hungry missionaries here:
Missionary Meals Signup

Lakewood Ward Mission Plan 2025

2025 LAKEWOOD WARD

MONTHLY MISSIONARY CHALLENGE

November: Happy Thanksgiving!

​Share your favorite General conference talk (from October) with a non-member or less active friend, family member, or acquaintance.

Invite someone over for thanksgiving and tell them all the things you are grateful for.... including the Savior!

We are all in this together. With fellow ward members and missionaries, we plan and pray and help one another. Please keep the full-time missionaries in your thoughts and prayers. Trust them with your family and friends. The Lord trusts them and has called them to teach and bless those who seek Him.

Elder Neil L. Andersen

Find images to share here.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/images?lang=eng