Spanish English Mixer Recipes - Andra Johnson

Did anyone enjoy the Pazole at our Spanish English Mixer?  So happy Andra was willing to share.  Enjoy!

Pazole (Soup)

1 qt. Red Enchilada Sauce (homemade)
2 smoked ham hocks
1 lb. pork cooked and shredded
1 lb. chicken cooked and shredded
1 #10 Teasdale White Hominy (drained)
3/4 t. oregano
1 large onion, diced
Juice of 4 limes
Salt and pepper
Chicken boullion to taste

In a large pot boil meat until done.  Use just enough water to cover meat.  Take meat out and shred.  Put back into pot with everything else.  Simmer a few hours.  When done, pour over shredded cabbage, chopped cilantro, diced onion, and squeeze lime in.  You can also add a scoop or two of sour cream and avocado.  Enjoy.  If it isn't hot enough add some chili flakes.  Don;t forget to remove the ham hocks when done.

Red Pepper Chili

Dried red chilies
take seeds out
boil until soft
fill blender 3/4 full of chilies.
Add 1 clove of garlic.
Blend for 4 minutes.  Pour into container and freeze or make sofr

Sauce 

Make thickening with oil and 1 c. flour, 3 c. chili mixture, add 2 quarts of water or broth, 3T, salt, 1 t. cumin, 1 t. oregano.  Stir and cook 20 minutes on low heat.

Canning Red Pepper Chili Sauce (Cheryl Skipper's Recipe)

Make the sauce as recipes calls for with thickener.  When done boiling, pour into quart jars.  Put lids on and process in hot water bath 4 minutes.  Take out and your done.

So nice to make ahead.

Thank you!

A big thank you to everyone for the beautiful display of manger scenes last night! What a great variety of cultural representations we had. We so appreciate your contributions and attendance!

Thank you Sister Miller, choir, instrumentalists and so many others for a tremendous performance. What a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas!

Light the World

Brothers and Sisters,

As we enter the Christmas season, we want to express our love and appreciation to each of you.  We have the best people in the Prescott Valley Arizona Stake, and we are grateful for the many opportunities that we have to interact with you.  We also want to extend to you the invitation to light the world with the light of Christ this Christmas season.  John 8:12 reminds us:  “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”  

Wow! What a blessing Christ promises each of us.  As disciples of Christ these blessings are not only for us, but also for those to whom we take His light.

President Thomas S. Monson promises that “as we follow the example of the Savior and live as He lived and as He taught, that light will burn within us and will light the way for others.”

Since a new star first appeared above Bethlehem, Christmas has been a season of light, reminding us that Jesus Christ is the light of the world. Together, we can celebrate His birth by making the world a brighter place.

All we have to do is follow Him—His life, His example, and His teachings. In doing so, we can help #LIGHTtheWORLD.

As a stake, let’s make this Christmas season one to remember

and to treasure.

Merry Christmas!

The Prescott Valley Arizona Stake Presidency

Link to Light the World

https://www.mormon.org/?cid=HP_FR_25-11-2016_dMIS_fmorg_xLIDyL1-A_

December Sunshine Sisters

Please join us on Tuesday, December 6th at 11:00 a.m. at the Prescott Valley Stake Center for Sunshine Sisters.  Soup lunch will be provided, bring a favorite holiday treat and a recipe to share.  We are collecting teddy bears for children in crisis.  Join our holiday fashion parade.  White elephant exchange (please do not purchase anything.)  Feel free to bring something used and let's have some fun.

 

 

 

All Teachers and Leaders who
supervise teaching are invited to
participate in a
Worldwide Auxiliary Training Broadcast
on “Teaching in the Savior’s Way”...
on November 5, 2016 at the
P.V. Stake Center from Noon to 2:00 p.m.

 Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and members of the Auxiliary General Presidencies will provide training and answer questions about teaching in the Savior’s way, teacher council meetings, and new teacher orientation, which were recently introduced as part of an ongoing effort to “help members build faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ through improved gospel teaching and learning”


Spanish/English Mixer
November 18th
Ven y celebremos juntos

Come and Celebrate Together

 Cuando: el viernes, 18 de noviembre @6:30

   When: Friday, Nov. 18^{th @6:30}

Dónde: Centro de la estaca de Prescott  Valley

   Where: Prescott Valley Stake Center

Traer: Plato de cena para compartir

   Bring: Potluck Dish to Share

Comida, diversión y compañerismo

Food, Fun & Fellowship

 

Hannah Eiselin reffered to this talk by Camille Fronk at Women's Conference

Be of Good Cheer: Choosing Happiness
By Camille Fronk Olson
Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture, Brigham Young University
Adapted from a Brigham Young University Women’s Conference address given April 30, 2004. For the full text,
To the paralytic man lying helpless on a bed, Jesus proclaimed, “Be of good cheer” (Matthew 9:2). To the frightened Apostles battling the tempestuous sea, Jesus appeared on the water, declaring, “Be of good cheer” (Matthew 14:27). As Joseph Smithmet with 10 elders about to be sent out on missions fraught with trouble and danger, the Lord announced, “Be of good cheer” (D&C 61:36). In each instance the people had every reason to be anxious, fearful, and hopeless, yet the Lord directed them toward a reason to rejoice.How does the Lord’s admonition of cheer sound in our world today? When economic uncertainties, terrorist threats, and corruption provide top stories for the evening news, how can the good news of the gospel intervene? When we experience personal loss in so many ways and on so many days, what is left to be cheerful about?
The Key to Cheerfulness
We find the key to understanding this seeming contradiction in the context of the Last Supper. Speaking to the Apostles in His final moments before Gethsemane, Jesus said, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Elder Neal A. Maxwell explained: “The unimaginable agony of Gethsemane was about to descend upon Jesus; Judas’ betrayal was imminent. Then would come Jesus’ arrest and arraignment; the scattering of the Twelve like sheep; the awful scourging of the Savior; the unjust trial; the mob’s shrill cry for Barabbas instead of Jesus; and then the awful crucifixion on Calvary. What was there to be cheerful about? Just what Jesus said: He had overcome the world! The atonement was about to be a reality. The resurrection of all mankind was assured. Death was to be done away with—Satan had failed to stop the atonement.”1Christ’s enabling power helps us feel happiness and cheer amid mortal gloom and doom. Misfortune and hardship lose their tragedy when viewed through the lens of the Atonement. The process could be explained this way: The more we know the Savior, the longer our view becomes. The more we see His truths, the more we feel His joy.
Consider two false assumptions that, if pursued, will block our appreciation of and access to the Lord’s divine assistance.
False Assumption 1: We Can Avoid Tribulation
First is the false assumption that, if we are good enough, we can avoid having bad things happen to us and those we love. If we can just keep all of the commandments, pay an honest tithing, and have daily prayer and scripture study, we can assure ourselves of His protection from heartache, accident, or tragedy. But trials will surely come, including when we are trying to do everything right.
If we believe that God will shield us from tribulation because of our obedience and then adversity strikes, we may be tempted to accuse God of not hearing our prayers or, worse, of not honoring His promises. Obedience to God is not insurance against pain and sadness. Challenges have always been included in God’s great plan to test our faith and to help us grow in humility and compassion.
The Apostle Paul acknowledged, “There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, … to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure” (2 Corinthians 12:7). Part of Christ’s mission is to heal broken hearts. He came to wipe away our tears, not to ensure that we would never weep (see Revelation 7:17). He clearly promised, “In the world ye shall have tribulation” (John 16:33).
False Assumption 2: We Can Trust in Our Own Efforts
A second false assumption might come from misunderstanding2 Nephi 25:23—“It is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.” We mistakenly deduce that we must first prove our worth through our obedience and righteousness before the Lord’s sacrifice will cover us or His grace enable us.
We may come to believe that we can and should trust in our own efforts rather than humbly acknowledge God. This is self-righteousness. When we look through the lens of our righteousness and take comfort in our good efforts, the idea of depending wholly on Christ (see 2 Nephi 31:19; Moroni 6:4) seems a bit risky.
Unwittingly, when we reason this way, we sound eerily similar to Korihor, the anti-Christ from the Book of Mormon, who taught that “every man fared in this life according to the management of the creature; therefore every man prospered according to his genius, and … conquered according to his strength” (Alma 30:17), thereby arguing that his listeners had no need for Christ and His Atonement.
Such thinking easily leads to justifying wrongdoing because we think we are in control; we think we know better than others, and sin is not a problem for us. If we can just get control over our world—our addictions in all their varieties, our eating disorders and obsession with thinness, our insistence that our house always be immaculate, our fascination with outward evidence of education and success—then we can finally be cheerful.
Christ declared, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33; emphasis added).
Be of Good Cheer
Cheerfulness in the scriptural context connotes a divinely assured optimism, “a deep trust in God’s unfolding purposes,” a grounded conviction that God will always keep His promises.2When Christ proclaims, “Be of good cheer,” He is not requesting a naïve, Pollyanna-like response to life’s cruel twists and turns. Nor is He promising a pain-free life of constant bliss. Trial is no respecter of persons. Tragedy and hardship do not discriminate. Our world sees opposition among rich and poor, men and women, the righteous as well as the wicked. The Savior specifically prayed that God would not take us “out of the world” (John 17:15). “In this world your joy is not full,” He taught, “but in me your joy is full” (D&C 101:36). True happiness and satisfaction are found only by turning away from the world and coming to Christ.
Only after Sariah feared the loss of her sons and then saw their deliverance did she come to her own deeper conviction of the Lord and His plans. She declared:
“Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath commanded my husband to flee into the wilderness; yea, and I also know of a surety that the Lord hath protected my sons, and delivered them out of the hands of Laban, and given them power whereby they could accomplish the thing which the Lord hath commanded them” (1 Nephi 5:8).
She discovered that Christ’s grace was sufficient. And when her sons returned to their father’s tent, Nephi reported, “My mother, Sariah, was exceedingly glad” (1 Nephi 5:1). Naturally such gladness came because her sons returned safely. But such joy is also evident in her witness that the Lord’s power enabled her sons to do good works that they otherwise would not have been able to do if left to their own means.
After suffering physical and emotional persecution throughout years of missionary labors, Paul landed in a Roman prison and then declared:
“I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
“I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:11–13).
The Lord clearly promises, “In the world ye shall have tribulation” (John 16:33). When we acknowledge that we each face difficulties, that the Savior overcame the world, that He has lifted and strengthened and given vision to each of us in very personal ways, we will realize that we are never alone. We will feel a peace within even though the crisis without still rages. We will be filled with hope and even cheer.
Christ Has Overcome the World
As mentioned before, Jesus Christ has indeed overcome the world. As darkness has no power when light appears, so the world cannot overcome the Light of the World (see John 1:5). He is the Victor, come to earth “with healing in his wings” (3 Nephi 25:2) for all humankind. He will not forsake us.
As a mother hen covers her chicks with her wings, so the Redeemer will surround us with His comprehensive power if we will come to Him (see Matthew 23:37). There is room under those wings for all of us, for He declares:
“Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the living God, that I was, that I am, and that I am to come” (D&C 68:6).
True, we live in a time of war, a day of conflicts and terrors not only among nations but within our own hearts. But He who is the Balm of Gilead (see Jeremiah 8:22) is the Lord of all creation; only in Him are peace and serenity found. Amid all our mortal gloom and doom, Jesus Christ has overcome the world. Come, let us rejoice.
Be Patient in Afflictions
Name withheld and posed by models
Beginning with complications from a strep infection at age 10, I have spent the past 30 years in and out of hospitals. I have had four kidney transplants, two bone fusions, two neurological operations, and more than two dozen other surgeries. Due to side effects of the medications I need to take, I have also developed osteoporosis, arthritis, and numerous other maladies.
Despite experiencing chronic pain and many disappointments, I have learned to distance myself from negative thoughts and focus on recognizing Heavenly Father’s hand in my life. Over the years, the words of the Lord to the Prophet Joseph Smith have been particularly meaningful for me: “Be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many; but endure them, for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days” (D&C 24:8).
One of the greatest blessings I have received is the opportunity to serve others. There was a time when I struggled with depression, and looking back, I realize that I was spending all of my time and energy thinking about my problems and feeling sorry for myself. But an inspired Church leader called me to work with a special-needs Mutual group. Being able to serve these choice spirits of our Heavenly Father quickly brought me out from my emotional void. I found that when I forgot myself and spent my energy helping others, the deep sadness disappeared and I became happy and content with my life.
I know that the Savior has been with me throughout my trials, and I take comfort in the knowledge of the Resurrection, that someday I will be restored to a perfect body free of infirmities (see Alma 11:43). I know that if it were Heavenly Father’s will, I could be healed. However, I also know that He allows us to experience adversity so that we can grow and become more like Him. Knowing that He wants only what is best for me makes it easier to say, “Thy will be done.”
The healing power of Christ’s Atonement has no adverse side effects; it is perfect and complete. I know that as we have faith in Him and follow His example, we will be filled with happiness and hope.
When I forgot myself and spent my energy helping others, the deep sadness disappeared and I became happy and content with my life.
The Ultimate Formula for Happiness
“The gospel of Jesus Christ has the answers to all of our problems. The gospel is not a secret. It is not complicated or hidden. … It is not someone’s theory or proposition. It does not come from man at all. It springs from the pure and everlasting waters of the Creator of the universe, who knows truths we cannot even begin to comprehend. And with that knowledge, He has given us the gospel—a divine gift, the ultimate formula for happiness and success.”
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “The Way of the Disciple,” Liahonaor Ensign, May 2009, 75.
A Grateful Heart
“A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. … It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.”
President James E. Faust (1920–2007), “Gratitude As a Saving Principle,” Ensign, Dec. 1996, 5.
For More on This Topic

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Topical Guide, “Happiness, Happy,” “Joy”; Psalm 30:5; James 5:11; 2 Nephi 2; Mosiah 2:41; Alma 41:10.

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Claudio R. M. Costa, “Fun and Happiness,” Liahona or Ensign,Nov. 2002, 92–94.

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Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Your Happily Ever After,” Liahona orEnsign, May 2010, 124–27.

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James E. Faust, “Our Search for Happiness,” Liahona, Oct. 2000, 2–8; or Ensign, Oct. 2000, 2–6.

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Joseph B. Wirthlin, “Come What May, and Love It,” Liahona orEnsign, Nov. 2008, 26–28.

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Richard G. Scott, “Finding Joy in Life,” Ensign, May 1996, 24–26.

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Richard G. Scott, “How to Live Well amid Increasing Evil,”Liahona or Ensign, May 2004, 100–102.

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Thomas S. Monson, “Happiness—the Universal Quest,”Liahona, Mar. 1996, 2–8; or Ensign, Oct. 1993, 2–7.
During the Last Supper Jesus told His Apostles, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Obedience to God is not insurance against pain and sadness. Challenges have always been included in God’s great plan to test our faith and to help us grow in humility and compassion.

Be Bright! Share His Light! Women's Conference

Be Bright!  Share His Light!

WOMEN'S CONFERENCE - August 20th from 9-3:30 p.m.

Prescott Valley Stake Center

Sisters, this conference is going to be a spirit-filled event you will not want to miss.  We have some incredible speakers coming including the Phoenix Temple Matron (Karen Gilliland) and the Counselor from LDS Family Services we had last year (Hannah Eiselin) as well as others.  There will be beautiful musical numbers and many service opportunities to bless your life.  Feel the energy of serving with 150 other women and see how much we can accomplish. 

We are asking for donations for the Hungry Kids Project (food for children on the weekends) and children's clothing for schools.  Please bring  donations with you. 

The chapel session will be from 9-11:30 am.  We will be rotating lunch from 11:30 am to 2 pm while we simultaneously serve.   We will be serving girls in 3rd world countries by making personal hygiene supplies.  Please bring a sewing machine or serger if you can, although there are cutting opportunities as well.  We will be indexing (if possible bring a laptop).  Sign up for our blood drive at www.bloodhero.com  (Sponsor code:  PVLDS).  We will also have the opportunity to meet with representatives from local area charities and learn about service opportunities through www.justserve.org

We encourage all sisters to find their own babysitter whenever possible.  If you cannot find one, please contact your Relief Society President to help you find someone who might be able to assist you.   If you have a "baby in arms" please feel free to keep them with you at the women's conference.

Come fill your soul with light so you can "Be Bright! " and "Share His Light". 

Be Bright! Share His Light! Women's Conference

Be Bright! Share His Light!

Keynote Speakers

Sam and Lori Roberts

Counselor LDS Family Services —Hannah Eiselin (back by popular demand)

Temple Matron—Ruth Gilliland

Service Opportunities that day:

Days for Girls, Blood Drive

Indexing (requires personal laptop), Hungry Kids Project, Clothing for Schools

www.justserve.org

Women’s conference

 Saturday, August 20, 2016

9 am  - 3:30 p.m.

Prescott Valley Stake Center

7073 Pronghorn Ranch Parkway

Lunch will be served!

Sunday Dress

Please bring any of the following items for donation to our local communities:

· Gently used kids’ clothing

· Food for Hungry Kids Project—canned veggies, pinto beans, refried beans, tuna, chicken, ravioli, spaghetti-o’s; Mac’n Cheese,

peanut butter, fruit cups, applesauce cups, individual cereals

· Days for Girl’s Project needs girls size 10, 12, 14 medium to dark colored panties; 100% cotton dark colored flannel and fabric; and washcloths.

Blood drive signup will be through United Blood Services.

Sunshine Sisters - July

Sunshine Sisters

You won't want to miss this awesome event!

Sewing Project for Girls Camp

In an effort to help Sister Kathy Johnson with this monumental sewing project for the YW Girls Camp, Brother Roberts helped us set up another signup sheet for the Days for Girls Sewing Project on June 29th and June 30th. PLEASE, PLEASE help us get some names on the list. Go to:www.tinyurl.com/pvstake
Click on the words "sewing Project", then click on "click here to edit this spreadsheet and sign up".

If you know anyone at all who might be willing to sew we would appre...

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Cannery Assignment

Don't forget our cannery assignment on June 17th at 9 am.  Please sign up at www.tinyurl.com/pvstake.  Click on cannery assignment and edit to make changes.  We have had a lot of assignments lately, so we understand this is a big sacrifice.  With appreciation,
LaDawn

Team Up To Clean Up!

https://az-prescottvalley.civicplus.com/174/Clean-up-Day-Event

Our Next Sunshine Sisters Event

Please join us!

Yavapai Humane Society

Thank you sisters for your overwhelming support with donations to the Yavapai Humane Society.  Look at all these donations plus $64.27 worth of pennies!  You are the best.

30+ Fireside

If you would like to carpool with us to Glendale,

please meet at the PV Stake Center at 5:20 p.m.

Family Discovery Day

Prescott Valley Family Discovery Day
Saturday, April 23, 2016
8:30 am to 12:00 pm

Prescott Valley Stake Center
7073 E Pronghorn Ranch Pkwy, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314

We are offering five classes over a three-hour period.  Please sign up for
the three classes you would like to take.  The General Session and Welcome
will start at 8:30 am in the chapel.  Classes will be held at 9 am, 10 am,
and 11 am.  Pre-registration is required.  Please complete the registration
form by following this link:http://goo.gl/forms/OsNoHrJJh7 or by emailing
Jimmy Cox (coxmarch2006@yahoo.com) your preference of classes.  All
registrations must be received by April 16.

All classes will be offered for each of the three hours.

CLASS                                                  PRESENTER
Ancestry.com                                       Richard Wilson
Indexing                                               Nelson Purinton
Is Your Needle in the Haystack?         LaDawn Dalton
Beginning Genealogy                          John Trevor
Family Search                                      Molly & Norm Davis

Strengthening Marriage Course

We are excited to announce that a Strengthening Marriage class will start next week, beginning on Thursday, March 31st at 7 pm at the Prescott Valley Stake Center.  This class will be held in conjunction with the Prescott Stake and is being taught by Brother and Sister Werkheiser.  Please contact them by email (bobwerkheiser.39@centurylink.net) or by phone (445-4106) to hold your spot in the course.  Having had the opportunity to attend this course I highly recommend it.  It is a great date night and a wonderful opportunity to find ways to improve and enhance our marriages.  Please take advantage of this course. 

Because of the short notice, we really need your help to get the word out about this course.  Thank you!

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Please join us . . .

Mormon Tabernacle Choir Live Broadcast

Sunshine Sisters

Start off the year with a bang.  Come to Sunshine Sisters!  We are having a baked potato bar.  If you would like to bring something, and haven't been assigned, please bring a potluck salad.  Potatoes and toppings will be provided. 

See you soon!