Fresh Peach Pie

A perfect recipe for summertime.

Recipe from Davisfamilyeats.blogspot.com

Fresh Peach Pie

8 to 9 peaches, peeled and sliced (or if your peaches are smaller - like ours that number goes up to about 20)1 baked pie crust

Glaze:

1 1/3 c. sugar

1 1/4 c. cold water

1/3 c. cornstarch

1/8 tsp. salt

1 T. lemon juice

Place sugar and 1/2 cup cold water in saucepan. Dissolve cornstarch in remaining 3/4 cup cold water. Then gradually add it to the sugar mixture. Cook this over medium heat until it's thick. Add salt, lemon juice and 2 drops yellow food coloring and 1 drop red. (or you can do what we did. Just puree up some of your left over peaches and add them instead of the food coloring. It worked really well - and added some yumminess as well!). Pour the glaze over peaches, mix and pour into your pie crust. Chill in the fridge and enjoy!

Lesson Highlights: July 3, 2011

"The Freedom To..."

RS Lesson, July 3rd given by Tiara Dominguez

*What is the difference between Freedom From and Freedom To?

"Freedom for most people of the world means “freedom from” the absence of malice or pain or suppression. But the freedom that God means when He deals with us goes one step further. He means “freedom to”—the freedom to act in the dignity of our own choice."

*So through the gospel, our freedom allows us to “learn to overcome all obstacles through obedience, and in so doing we will be blessed with the presence of the Spirit and therefore eventually with achievement. We are beginning to become alive as we take, knowingly, full responsibility for our own life and as we stop blaming circumstances.”

*The Savior is our perfect example of how to utilize our "freedom to."

The Savior was arrested, whipped, and beaten. He was taunted, teased, mocked, and ridiculed. His pain was ignored, laughed at, and unappreciated. And yet, in the midst of such degradation, he still claimed and utilized that basic freedom to determine his response to the situation. At the height of his pain, he chose to view his tormentors, his accusers, and his doubters with tenderness and to forgive them.

So also we, in our own problems, retain at least this one undeniable right—to choose our responses to them!

**Hymn #240--Think about these words and how they apply to our freedoms.

Know This, That Every Soul is Free


Know this, that ev’ry soul is free
To choose his life and what he’ll be;
For this eternal truth is giv’n:
That God will force no man to heav’n.

He’ll call, persuade, direct aright,
And bless with wisdom, love, and light,
In nameless ways be good and kind,
But never force the human mind.

Freedom and reason make us men;
Take these away, what are we then
Mere animals, and just as well
The beasts may think of heav’n or hell.

May we no more our pow’rs abuse,
But ways of truth and goodness choose;
Our God is pleased when we improve
His grace and seek his perfect love.

June-July Visiting Teaching Message

June 2011
VI S I T I NG T EACHI NG
M E S SAGE
Strengthening Families through Temporal Self-Reliance
“Developing self-reliance—the ability to care for ourselves and our families—is the responsibility of every sister. We become self-reliant as we learn to love work, as we seek inspiration to find the best ways to provide for ourselves, and as we work with family members to meet basic needs. When we are self-reliant, we use our blessings and resources to prepare for and avoid problems. Self-reliance, however, is enhanced as we pray for the courage to meet with faith the challenges.”

Click below for the complete June V.T. Message

http://lds.org/ensign/2011/06/strengthening-families-through-temporal-self-reliance?lang=eng
July 2011
VI S I T I NG T EACHI NG
M E S SAGE
Come to the Temple and Claim Your Blessings
“Sisters, we are most blessed. The Savior stands at the head of this Church. We are led by living prophets. We have the holy scriptures. And we have many holy temples throughout the world where we can obtain the ordinances necessary to help us return to our Heavenly Father. Come to the temple and then come again. Making and keeping temple covenants will keep us on course to the
greatest of all blessings—eternal life.”
Click below for the complete July V.T. Message
http://lds.org/ensign/2011/07/come-to-the-temple-and-claim-your-blessings?lang=eng

RS Meeting: Provident Living

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Lesson Highlights: 6/19/11

Developing Our Talents

Given by Gina Orgill

President Joseph F. Smith said, “Every son and every daughter of God has received some talent, and each will be held to strict account for the use or misuse to which it is put”. A talent is one kind of stewardship (responsibility in the kingdom of God). The parable of the talents tells us that when we serve well in our stewardship, we will be given greater responsibilities. If we do not serve well, our stewardship will eventually be taken from us. We are also told in the scriptures that we will be judged according to our works (see Matthew 16:27). By developing and using our talents for other people, we perform good works. The Lord is pleased when we use our talents wisely. He will bless us if we use our talents to benefit other people and to build up His kingdom here on earth.

http://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-34-developing-our-talents?lang=eng

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