Come in and check us out!!! Week #1 of Adventures begins at the library. During Week #1, Chris Hanson and Smokey The Bear were here to teach kids about Smokey's 5 Rules.

FORGIVING. Depending on the specifics, it's certainly not always easy. However, it is God's desire for all of humanity to forgive, especially for those of us who are true Christians. In Luke 7, Jesus was invited by a Pharisee, Simon, to eat at his house. While eating, a woman entered, and being heavily burdened and overwhelmed by her past sinfulness, she fell at the Lord's feet and began washing his feet with her tears. However, Simon questioned in his heart, saying, 'This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner' (7:39). Jesus then told Simon a parable about two men who owed someone money. One owed 500 denarii (a lot), and the other owed 50 denarii (a little). Luke 7:42-43 says, 'And when they had nothing to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more? Simon answered and said, 'I sup-pose the one he forgave more.' And He said to him, 'You have rightly judged''. This word for 'forgiveness' means 'canceling the debt.' That's precisely what Jesus did for sinners on the cross—He canceled the unpayable sin-debt that we owe God (Colossians 2:13) and, in fact, He 'nailed it to the cross' (2:14). The question for us is, 'Are we willing to forgive the debt— the wrongs, the words, the hurts—that others have done to us?' However, there's another word for forgiveness, as seen in 1 John 1:9—'If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.' This amazing word means that when others wrong us, we let it go and never bring it up again. We treat the wrong as if it never happened. That's precisely what God does for those who savingly trust the Lord Jesus Christ. He cancels our debt, lets our sins go, and never brings them up again. If God can do that for us, by His grace, we, too, can forgive others.

One definition of Theology is The study of religious faith, practice, and experience, especially the study of God and God's relation to the world. As part of our Christian faith, we are obligated to study our faith. The Bible is a gift from God. It does us little good if we don't use that gift daily to grow in knowledge and faith.

I can’t say enough about the outpouring of kindness I have recently received from my family and friends. The cards, calls, visits, flowers and words of encouragement shown me following the losses of my son-in-law, Steve, and dear friend, Elna, and since my son, Rick’s heart attack have meant so much to me and will never be forgotten. I am blessed to live in such a caring community.— Dena Beck. 74c

Phone: 785-994-6370 (home) or 785-476-5206 (cell) The best news to report is the great amount of rainfall received within the last two weeks. The total amount was five inches plus the pea-size hail with one shower.

Darrell Rubottom: “So glad to see Main Street with its new bright, crisp flags. One time, John Wehrli made me an identical flag pole for Chalk Mound Cemetery.”.

Celebrates 92nd Birthday.

Come in and warm up with a good book and a hot cup of coffee. New books for adults are: • “The Pomeranian Always Barks Twice” by Alex Erickson • “An Unfinished Murder” by Jude Deveraux • “Love At First Book” by Jenn McKinlay • “The Dixon Rule: The Campus Diaries Vol.

SADIE LOOK.

The regular meeting of the Mount Pleasant 4-H Club was held on April 7, 2024, at 5 pm, at Harding Hall. Finley Peterson led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Lane Muir led the 4-H Pledge. Nineteen members and three leaders answered roll call. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as read. The treasurer's report was given. A balance of $2,870.69 was reported in the checking account and $1,500.96 in the savings account. In the leader's report, we discussed the summer party, in which we wanted to have a pool party and pizza. Next, we talked about making a sign and thanked everyone who helped add the ring. July 18 will be the Style Review. The prizes for the fair will stay the same as in most years. And there will now be a sign-up for round robin to have your animal used. The 4-H Council discussed the food stand change on Sunday at 4 pm, the Dog and Horse Show on Monday, volunteers in the morning, and Shooting Sports in the evening. The rest of the food stand will be as usual. In the Livestock Council report, April 8 is YQCA, and April 20 is the animal weigh-in. In New Business, Emery Peterson moved to have concessions for the style review that Hudson Muir seconded. Our next meeting will be on May 5. Our program was Jack Morgan doing a project talk on the Galeoian Telescope. An adjournment was moved by Damon Muir and seconded by Hudson Kriley. The meeting was adjourned.