Sussex Food Pantry service opportunity

The Parkway Ward has taken on a community service opportunity at the Sussex Food Pantry on the last Saturday of every month from 9-12!  We had an awesome first Saturday and look forward to having others participate in this program.  It was such a wonderful time.  Bette Stier did a fabulous job over the sweet room and her new official name.. "The Sweet Lady!"  Of course that is all true!  We heard comments like.."Wow look at all the people that came to help! "Madison Houdek exclaimed...This is a great way to start out a Saturday Morning!  I agree completely!!!  We had such a great time and it really brought happiness to the people that we served and the service did wonders for all of us!  :)  I recommend all to get out here and see how this outreach helps the community. 

--Jen Fuhriman

Relief Society Lesson 4/14

I hope you all were able to listen to General Conference last weekend.  If not or if you would like to review it, click on the link and you can watch, read or just listen to all of the conference for April 2013.  You don't even have to wait until the next issue of The Ensign comes out! :)

This week's lesson was given by Heidi Boyles.  The lesson was from the Lorenzo Snow manual, Chapter 6, "Becoming Perfect before the Lord: 'A Little Better Day by Day'".  Click for a link to the lesson.  A few thoughts from the lesson:

1. With diligence, patience, and divine aid, we can obey the Lord’s command to be perfect.
2. When we comply with a requirement from the Lord, we are perfect in that sphere.
3. Rather than become discouraged when we fail, we can repent and ask God for strength to do better.
4. With divine help, we can live above the follies and vanities of the world.

5. We cannot become perfect at once, but we can be a little better day by day.

   
   

   "Do not expect to become perfect at once. If you do, you will be disappointed. Be better today than you were yesterday, and be better tomorrow than you are today."

Stake Relief Society Women's Conference!

Recipe of the Month

Spinach and Ricotta Lasagna Rolls

Ingredients:
12 lasagna noodles
3 cup Prego spaghetti sauce
1 cup mozzarella cheese

Filling:

2 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 egg
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese, divided
3/4 t salt
1/8 t cracked pepper
1 t dried parsley
3/4 t dried oregano
1 t lemon juice
5 cup finely chopped spinach

Directions:
1.  Boil your noodles in salted water until they are al dente. (Not quite all the way cooked through.)  Pour them out into a strainer and run cold water all over them.  We don't want you to burn your pretty little fingers while you fill and roll the noodles.
2.  Mix all of your filling ingredients together in a large bowl.  Be sure to get them all thoroughly combined.  You don't want any of the egg hanging around alone.  Get everything mixed in.
3.  Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.  Pour about 1 cup of the Prego into the pan.  Spread it around so it evenly covers the bottom of the pan.
4.  Lay a lasagna noodle out on a plate.  Using a spoon, spread out the filling all over the top of the noodle.
5.  Roll it up!
6.  Place the rolled lasagna noodle, seam side down in your pan.  Repeat with the other 11 noodles.  Pour the remaining Prego sauce over the tops of your lasagna rolls and sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
7.  Cover and bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until cooked through.  Enjoy!