Relief Society

Lakewood Sisters,

Message from President Nichol Dowell

Dearest Sisters that we love,

It already feels like Maymember.. just as busy as December. I know that you are very busy trying to make things happen for your families. I'm cheering for you as you navigate life's ups and downs. I was so blessed to attend Women's Conference with my mom and sister. I keep thinking of the words of Sister Jaylene Judd, who gave a visual of her grandson eating her amazing home grown raspberries. She said it was his first time eating them straight off the bush and after his first taste, he was two fisting the raspberries and letting the juice dribble down his chin. He was truly savoring the raspberries. We are so blessed to know of Christ and to be able to taste of the fruit of HIM... the tree of LIFE. Let's enjoy the fullness of that by two fisting His gospel, His example, His sacrifice and let the juices of that drip off our chin. I love the idea of truly partaking of and feasting in His goodness.

We love you and offer our friendship and testimony to you of His love for you.

Hang in there... summer is on the way.

All our love,

Sister Nichol Dowell

Announcements At A Glance

Every Tuesday Scripture class every Tuesday at 7pm 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.

May 9th and 10th Priesthood Restoration Commemoration Campout (Father/Sons Campout)
May 11 Special Relief Society Lesson with Brunch for Mother's Day
May 16th at 7:00pm Ward Temple Trip with treats at the Rodgers home afterwards.
Summer!
June 17 at 5:00 PM-8:00 PM Farewell: President & Sister Phelps and family
June 18-20 YM Camp
June 19-21 YW Camp
June 22- James Koplin AND Ian Spackman give mission homecoming talks
June 22 7-9pm Ian Spackman Missionary homecoming open house and Q& A about mission life in Libera, Africa in the Spackman Home.

Service Opportunities

Relief Society Help with rides for Sister Glenda Martinez

Dear Sisters, we need your help planning rides for Sister Glenda Martinez and her baby, Angel. They need rides from home (4411 E. Chandler Blvd Apt 1073 building 17) to their physical therapy appointments (4350 E Ray Rd) on Thursdays. There is one appointment each Thursday. Please see if you are available to help with rides for any portion of the following sign ups. Glenda's phone is 347-857-5256 &

She has a carseat. Thank you sincerely for your Christlike Love and Service.

Please review the new available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B44AEAF2CABFD0-56731143-please

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

Reminders

Lakewood ward history YOUTUBE link

Check out the slideshow from this year of our ward members lovingly put together by our Ward Historian, Rebecca Case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9ZCqIpwGXQ

Weekly Temple Sessions

President Nichol Dowell would love to invite you to join her in the temple. She goes every week and any sister is welcome to join her. She will post her days and times in the Facebook group and try different timing slots to see what works for her and others.

Lakewood Ward Relief Society Facebook Page

Do you need a little help with something? We would love to have you share it on our Facebook Page. Here is the link to the Lakewood Ward Relief Society Facebook Page.

https://fb.me/g/enBYTQYLY/yiqW80jq

Lakewood Ward Mission Plan 2025

Monthly Missionary Challenge:

We will outline monthly missionary goals/activities that will assist us to achieving our baptismal goals by utilizing 12 mini action plans, one for reach month.
Strengthen our ward by,

Love, Share, Invite
Encourage the entire Ward family to participate in the ward monthly missionary goals/activities.
Bringing 4 people to baptism and focused on going to the temple.
Re-Activate 2 families.

MARCH: Family Mission Plan

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

The Ward Council would like to challenge your family to:

Pray for help to identify a specific family or individual you can serve.

Join in learning and evaluating how your family is doing with your own missionary work by Love, Share, Inviting your family and friends. There are those who need help around us; seek inspiration from God for how you can best serve one of His children more fully.

Love, Share, Invite