Hurricane Sandy Victims

Helping Hurricane Sandy Victims this FRIDAY Nov 9th at 9 am till 1 pm at "CRAFTING ANGELS" (Relief Society room at the Stake Ctr on St. Joseph st). All helping hands, all faiths, are welcome to join us in this effort. Please invite your neighbors!

Bev Qualheim's son Shaun lives in Brooklyn, NY and his Stake RS President has requested any warm items
we can make. So many out east have lost absolutely everything! We will work on tying quilts, blankets- which are REALLY needed badly, hats all sizes, mittens, baby clothes, scarves, toys, shawls, gently used clothing, bedding etc. We will do what we can.
We have yarn and a few crochet hooks, but please bring your own knitting needles or round knitting looms (available at Home Hardware, or at Walmart) (Potluck lunch- please bring a dish to share.)
If you can donate a little to offset postage that would be great.

For more info call Bev Qualheim 449-1796

You can help the victims of Sandy today...
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/sandy.html

Leadership Training - Keeping up with Technology

It’s no secret that keeping up with advances in technology is critical to surviving and thriving in the business world.

To move up the ladder in business, you must embrace new technology. If you don’t, there are plenty of other individuals who will be waiting to sweep past you.

 “The Lord has inspired men to invent these great tools,” he said. “Now if we don’t use them to teach His gospel, Satan will use them to lead the people astray” (Quote from Boyd K. Packer, The Holy Temple)

Our Leadership Training Meeting Theme for tonight is “Using Technology to Further the Purpose of Relief Society”. We want to help you understand and use the available technology from the Church by implementing it into your Ward programs as you see necessary.

When we talk about Technology the first thing most people think and say is:

I am not a “Techie”!!

Here are some ways to increase your savvy if you were not born a “techie”?

Get over your denial.
Avoid jumping to the conclusion that new technology will not affect you.

Don’t get hung up on the way you’ve always done things.

Think ahead.
Have a vivid imagination and think about all kinds of different possibilities for the way technology could impact you and your calling.


Embrace change.
It is always frightening to change, especially if you have been successful in what you are currently doing.

But with the waves of technology that are sweeping across the world, change is becoming the norm.

Seek a tech mentor.
Ask the advice from someone who actively engages with technology.


Set goals.
Outline clear, measurable goals to achieve mastery of a new technology, whether it’s creating a blog and posting once a week, or just to update your Facebook status.


Practice.
Like anything else, becoming a master of technology tools requires practice.

Commit to spending a set amount of time each week.

Stay current.
Keep up on technology trend to familiarize yourself with new tools.

 

“With the blessings of modern technology, we can express gratitude and joy about God’s great plan for His children in a way that can be heard not only around our workplace but around the world. Sometimes a single phrase of testimony can set events in motion that affect someone’s life for eternity.

President Uchtdorf - April General Conference 2011



The internet provides a way for Church members to find people in ways unimaginable a generation ago, and as technologies improve so will the Church member’s ability to share the gospel.

 final thought ......

“Does the use of technology and media invite or impede the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost in your life??

Leadership Training Handouts - Using Technology

Using Technology to Further the

Purpose of Relief Society

 

 

"The Lord has inspired men to invent these great tools,"

he said. "Now if we don't use them to teach His gospel,

Satan will use them to lead the people astray"

(quote in Boyd K. Packer, The Holy Temple [1980], 239.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Media Websites 

Millions of people are connecting on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, and Church members are sharing the gospel there too.

 

Information tends to spread quickly and easily on social networks, which makes it an appealing way to share the gospel. At LDS.org, all items in the Gospel Library section feature a “Share” tool, as do most pages on new.lds.org, allowing users to easily share links to Church magazine articles, general conference talks, and lesson manuals on various social media sites.

 

Social network users can also become a fan of the Church’s official Facebook pages, such asFacebook.com/LDS and Facebook.com/Mormon. The Church has more than 380,000 fans, the Book of Mormon has more than 233,000 fans, and thousands more users have joined other Church-affiliated pages. When a Facebook user joins and participates in a group, his or her friends are notified. Thus, the friends of hundreds of thousands of Facebook users have been exposed to the Church through Facebook.

 

Church members are also using Twitter, a social networking website used to send brief messages (“tweets”) via the Internet, to share the gospel. Most notably, general conference was Twitter’s top trend in April 2009, meaning general conference was mentioned in more tweets than any other subject. There are official LDS Church Twitter pages such as Twitter.com/ldschurch andTwitter.com/Mormonorg as well.

 

The Church has also established a presence on YouTube, a popular video posting website, which has generated a positive reaction from members and nonmembers alike. Every Mormon Messages video, like all others posted to YouTube, can be easily posted on a blog or shared via e-mail, Facebook, or Twitter.

 

Find ideas on how to share the gospel online via social media.

 

These efforts are all in line with a perspective voiced by Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: “Ultimately it is my responsibility and your responsibility to find people for the missionaries to teach. Missionaries are full-time teachers; you and I are full-time finders.”

 

The Internet provides a way for Church members to find people in ways unimaginable a generation ago, and as technologies improve, so will Church members’ ability to share the gospel.

 

 

“With the blessings of modern technology, we can express gratitude and joy about God’s great plan for His children in a way that can be heard not only around our workplace but around the world. Sometimes a single phrase of testimony can set events in motion that affect someone’s life for eternity.”

 

President Uchtdorf

April 2011 General Conference

 

 

 

 

 

Using the lds.org Website

Screen Shot (top half)

 

 

lds.org - Top Title Bar

Drop Down Menu's
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)



lds.org - Top Title Bar
Church Website Dropdown Menu
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)



 
Using the lds.org Website

Screen Shot (bottom half)

 

lds.org - Left side of Website
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)



 

lds.org - Middle Section of Website
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)



 

lds.org - Right side of Website
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)



 Top Menu Bar

Sign In/Tool Drop Down Menu
(To save or print handout click on the page
then right click to select the option you want)

 

 All Tools

(To save or print handout click on the page

then right click to select the option you want)

Mobile Applications

(To save or print handout click on the page

then right click to select the option you want)

 

 

 

Using the Logandale Nevada Stake Website

Screen Shot of the Calendar Overview

Click on the I icon on the Top Right

(You can also double click on this Overview page for more help)

 

Today- If you have navigated to another week or month, click Today to return to the current week or month.
 

Agenda- View events in a consolidated list format for the entire month. Events shown are similar to events in the Month view.
 

Week – View events for the week. In contrast to the other views, the week includes reservations and additional location information. The week view also allows you to select locations.
 

Month-View events for the entire month. All day events are styled with a solid background color.
 

Settings- All possible options in this menu include Print, Help, Options, Sync, Calendars, Subscriptions, Administrators, Locations and Rooms, Reservations, Initial Setup, and Import Events. The options that appear depend on you rights. Out of Unit leaders see these options grouped by stake.
 

Subscribed Calendar- Select the ward and stake calendars you want to see. Ward calendars appear first. Sorted alphabetically and then stake calendars.
 

Subscriptions- Remove or add calendars and change your email notification settings for each calendar.
 

Locations- See all events taking place at the locations you select. You can select locations only in the week viewed.
 

 

 

 

 

Screen Shot of the Logandale Nevada

Stake Relief Society Blog

 

Screen Shot of the Logandale Nevada

Stake Relief Society Facebook Page

 

 

 

Logandale Nevada Stake Relief Society Social Media Sites

 

 

Facebook

www.facebook.com/LogandaleNevadaStakeReliefSociety

 

Blogger

www.logandalenevadastakereliefsociety.blogspot.com

 

Twitter

Logandale Stake RS