Arlington 2nd Ward Relief Society: May 2011

Monday, May 9, 2011

Cheesecake Class
Wednesday, May 18th
7:00 pm
Church Kitchen

Come learn from Arlington 2nd's very own Bronwyn how make this delectable dessert!

Wednesday, May 11 @ 8:30 PM
Please join us in the multipurpose room at church for a great workout and lots of fun. This class is open to anyone! Feel free to bring a friend! No prior dancing experience required.

Book Club

Thursday, May 19th

8:00 PM

Home of Rebekah Gibb

Book: The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan.

Playgroup
Wednesdays and Thursdays in May.
Contact Aubrey Quebe for details.

Stake RS Scripture Study

Every Tuesday until the end of May

9:30-10:45 AM

McLean Stake Center

Studying the Pearl of Great Price. Email Jeannie Griffiths or Irene Smith for more information. An institute manual is available from the church distribution center for $3.50, or you can access it free on the Internet at http://institude.lds.org./courses. If Tuesdays don't work, there is a D&C class taught by Claudia Richards, which meets Thursdays at 9:30 AM at the Scotts Run building.

May Lesson Schedule

8th - Chapter 33: Missionary Work (Preethi Harbuck)
15th - Chapter 34: Developing Our Talents (Bobbie Traut)
22th - “Your Potential, Your Privilege” by President Uchtdorf (Jill Casillas)

May Visiting Teaching

Because the May Liahona and Ensign contain a report of the April general conference, there is not a specifically designated First Presidency Message or Visiting Teaching Message for May. Home and visiting teachers are encouraged to prayerfully select their message from the addresses given during general conference.

Visit the general conference website to read, watch, or listen to conference addresses.
English
Mongolian

Happy May Birthdays!

2 - Becky Billings
3 - Susan Murphy
4 - Ali Smith
7 - Tatiana Ovando
14 - Rachel Land
17 - Muugii Shagdar
18 - Sunny Blaylock
18 - Kelsey Smith
19 - Amie Heap
19 - Janean Wilson
21 - Angela Soffe
21 - Melissa Stephens
24 - Amelia Poll
28 - Sunny Beutler
30 - Julianna Bennett
31 - Elisabeth Pyper

Chocolate Mousse Torte

From Kimberly Brubaker

Vegetable oil
4 oz bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
4 oz milk chocolate, chopped
4 oz good-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt or Baker's), chopped
1/4 c cold water
1 T unflavored gelatin
5 large egg yolks
1/4 c sugar
1 c half and half
1 3/4 cups chilled whipping cream

Brush 9-inch-diameter springform pan with oil. Place each chocolate in separate medium bowl. Combine 1/4 cup water and gelatin in small bowl. Let stand until gelatin softens, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, beat yolks and sugar in large bowl until mixture is pale yellow and very thick, about 5 minutes. Bring half and half just to simmer in heavy large saucepan. Gradually whisk hot half and half into beaten egg mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan. Stir over medium heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 3 minutes (do not boil). Remove custard from heat. Add softened gelatin; stir until gelatin dissolves. Strain mixture into large glass measuring cup. Immediately pour 1/3 of hot custard over each. Stir each chocolate with separate spoon until melted and smooth. If mixture cools before chocolate is completely melted, set bowl over saucepan of simmering water and stir just until chocolate melts. Cool chocolate mixtures to room temperature, stirring occasionally.

Beat cream in large bowl until stiff peaks form. Divide whipped cream equally among bowls of chocolate, using about 1 1/3 cups cream for each. Fold whipped cream into chocolate in each bowl.

Pour bittersweet chocolate mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Smooth top with spatula. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Pour milk chocolate mixture over bittersweet chocolate layer. Smooth top with spatula. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Pour white chocolate mixture over milk chocolate mixture. Smooth top with spatula. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. (Torte can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover with plastic and store in refrigerate.)

Run sharp knife around sides of pan. Remove pan sides. Cut torte into wedges and serve.

Charity Never Faileth

"Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don't judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is accepting someone's differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become offended when someone doesn't handle something the way we might have hoped. Charity is refusing to take advantage of another's weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity is expecting the best of each other." - Elder Marvin J. Ashton