Trunk Or Treat

Join us for our Stone Cliff Ward Trunk or Treat Halloween party.  Friday October 28th from 6-8 pm.  Dinner provided with games and a chili cook-off all in the parking lot of the church house.   Come and decorate your trunks and enjoy some yummy food.

November Book Group

The book we are reading for our Nov. 9th meeting is "The Miracle of Freedom:  Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World" by Chris and Ted Stewart.  We are having it at Chitra Graff's (in the 5th Ward)  3783 S. Mitchell Dr. in Stonehedge.

"How unusual is it, really, in the history of all known human experience, to enjoy the blessing of living free?"
The answer may surprise you. In The Miracle of Freedom, Chris and Ted Stewart make a strong case that fewer than 5 percent of all people who have ever lived on the earth have lived under conditions that we could consider “free.” So where did freedom come from, and how are we fortunate enough to experience it in our day?
“A deeper look at the human record,” write the authors, “reveals a series of critical events, obvious forks in the road leading to very different outcomes, that resulted in this extraordinary period in which we live.” They identify and discuss seven decisive tipping points:

1. The defeat of the Assyrians in their quest to destroy the kingdom of Judah
2. The victory of the Greeks over the Persians at Thermopylae and Salamis
3. Roman Emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity
4. The defeat of the armies of Islam at Poitiers
5. The failure of the Mongols in their effort to conquer Europe
6. The discovery of the New World
7. The Battle of Britain in World War II

The journey to freedom has been thousands of years long. Now that it has found its place in the world, the question for those of us who experience its benefits is simply this: Will we work to preserve the miracle of freedom that we enjoy today?

November Cooking Group

Cooking group will meet at Jenny Hansen's (2240 E Cobalt #15) on Nov. 3rd at 7:00.  She will demonstrate how to cook your turkey in a paper bag and the rest of us will bring holiday "SIDE" dishes.

HUMANITARIAN SERVICE

The Church is encouraging us to serve in our local communities, including supporting agencies that serve the poor and needy.  One item that's in short supply at all the shelters in town is body wash (it is much more sanitary than bars of soap).  Let's give those in need a "Fresh Start" by bringing a bottle of body wash to Relief Society this month to donate.  Thanks!