Announcements for April 29, 2018

From our Lesson -What does it mean to Minister? - Luke 10:30-37

30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

In conference, we heard a significant emphasis from our prophet on seeking personal revelation. In fact, President Nelson urged us to “stretch beyond our current spiritual ability to receive personal revelation” and promised that as we do so, the heavens will open. God will speak to us. That is true especially as we seek to understand and bless others.

Be patient! --As we prayerfully seek the Spirit, we will be guided in how to help those we care for. At the same time, we will feel a greater measure of God’s love for us as we stretch and learn to better hear and act on promptings from the Spirit.

Announcements - 

Pack Meeting will be held this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the church. 

Next Sunday, May 6, during the third hour of our block all Women and Young Women will meet in the chapel for a special message from our Relief Society President, Erin Foster. We will be having our Council Discussion on the topic of “Ministering”.  If you have any questions, please bring them for our discussion. 

Reminder that our Ward is responsible for cleaning the church house.  Please check the cleaning assignment sheet that was posted on the April 8th blog!!  

Reminder - Stake Humanitarian center is in need of donations of trial or travel size shampoo, and individually wrapped tooth brushes.  If you would like to help donate, bring items to church or get them to Sherry Newbrand or Shawna Eggli.  

Changes in Callings - 

Stake Business - 
Called - 
Eric Andrus as a Stake Clerk
Allen Crofts as a Stake High Councilor

Ward Business - 
Released - 
Mike Widmer as 2nd Councilor in the Young Mens Presidency
Travis Haslam as Ward Executive Secretary
Scott Sjostrom as Ward Clerk

Called - 
Scott Sjostrom as Ward Executive Secretary
Jeremy Knowles as 2nd Councilor in the Young Mens Presidency
John Hauber as a Sunday School Teacher
Jill Gale as Young Women’s Personal Progress advisor
Mike Widmer as Deacon’s Quorum Advisor

New Elders Quorum Presidency - 
President - Travis Haslam
1st Councilor - David Hildebrandt
2nd Councilor - Blake Pulsipher
Secretary - Keanan Farr

Congratulations to Oak Musselman on receiving the Melchizedek Priesthood and being ordained to the office of an Elder. 

Relief Society Lessons -
May - 6th - Council Discussion - Sister Erin Foster “Ministering” **All sisters in the ward are invited. (During 3rd hour)
May - 13th - Mother’s Day - “Small and Simple Things” Dallin H. Oaks

Birthdays -
May 1st - Mindy Potter
May 2nd - Ashley Miller and Debra Moore
May 6th - Jody Smith

Announcements for April 22, 2018

From our Lesson -Exceeding Great and Precious Promises 
                                                                      by Elder David A. Bednar

One of the great challenges each of us faces every day is to not allow the concerns of this world to so dominate our time and energy that we neglect the eternal things that matter most.  We can be too easily diverted from remembering and focusing upon essential spiritual priorities because of our many responsibilities and busy schedules. Sometimes we try to run so fast that we may forget where we are going and why we are running.

After God created all things, He rested on the seventh day and commanded that one day each week be a time of rest to help people remember Him.  The Sabbath is God’s time, a sacred time specifically set apart for worshipping Him and for receiving and remembering His great and precious promises.

The Lord always has commanded His people to build temples, holy places in which worthy Saints perform sacred gospel ceremonies and ordinances for themselves and for the dead. Temples are the most holy of all places of worship. A temple literally is the house of the Lord, a sacred space specifically set apart for worshipping God and for receiving and remembering His great and precious promises.

God promises His children that if they follow the precepts of His plan and the example of His Beloved Son, keep the commandments, and endure in faith to the end, then by virtue of the Savior’s Redemption, they “shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.”  Eternal life is the ultimate exceeding great and precious promise.

Announcements - 

Stake Auxillary Training for Sunday School, Relief Society, Young Women’s and Primary Presidencies -Wednesday, April 25th at 7 p.m. at the Stake Center 

Congratulations to Logan Stout on his mission call.  He has been called to serve in the Dominican Republic, Santa Domingo, East mission.  Spanish speaking.  He leaves August 29th

Stake Releasings - 
Edward Barrett as a Stake High Councilor  
John Murdock as a Stake High Councilor
Wade Miller as a Stake High Councilor
Marque Randall as a Stake Clerk

Stake Sustainings -
Chad Mangum as a Stake High Councilor
Marque Randall as a Stake High Councilor

New Elders Quorum Presidency - 
President - Travis Haslam
1st councilor - David Hildebrandt
2nd councilor TBA
Secretary - Keanan Farr

Relief Society Lessons -
April - 29th - What does it mean to minister 
May - 6th - Council Discussion - Sister Erin Foster “Ministering” **All sisters in the ward are invited. (During 3rd hour)
May - 13th - Mother’s Day - “Small and Simple Things” Dallin H. Oaks

April Birthdays -
25th - Sadie Fredrickson
26th - Laceigh Kuss, Kim Welch
27th - Linda Danielson

Announcements April 15, 2018

From our Lesson - The Trek Continues M. Russell Ballard Oct. 2017

A trek back to our Heavenly Father is the most important trek of our lives, and it continues each day, each week, each month, and each year as we increase our faith in Him and in His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

Stay on the gospel path by having “faith in every footstep” so you can return safely back to the presence of Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord is our precious Savior. He is the Redeemer of the world. We must honor His sacred name and not misuse it in any way, always striving to keep His commandments. If we do so, He will bless us and lead us safely home.

I testify that “the trek continues,” and I invite you to stay on the gospel path as you continue pressing forward by reaching out to all of God’s children in love and compassion, that we may unitedly make our hearts pure and our hands clean to receive the “multiplicity of blessings” awaiting all who truly love our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son, for which I humbly pray in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Announcements - 

Fireside for Youth and their parents - Sunday, April 22nd - 6 p.m. at the Stake Center

Relief Society Lessons -
29th - What does it mean to minister? 

April Birthdays -

No birthday’s for our sister’s this week.  Find someone to celebrate!!!

Announcements April 8, 2018

From our Lesson - Council discussion on the Joys and importance of Family History

Sandra led our discussion about Family History.  There was a lot of good sharing.  There are so many ways to participate and enjoy Family History.  It doesn’t have to wait until you have “time” to do it.  Start now to collect favorite family stories of those who are now living, and maybe you will become interested in collecting stories from the older generation that is living about their lives and some of the previous generation who they knew and loved and associated with that are not living.  These stories have great influence in our lives and the lives of our children as the Spirit of Elijah enters our homes and families.  

Goals - A couple of ideas that were suggested for our goal for this month were –

If you have youth in your home, especially those of Young Men and Young Women ages, help and encourage them to work towards the goal of doing temple work before their Summer camps.  

If you are uncertain, ask the youth in your home to help you learn about using family tree and finding names that need ordinances.  (There are also adults in the ward who have the Family History bug that would be glad to help out. ---A few suggestions - Charlene Heaton, Sherry Lowery, Jeanne Davis, Charlotte Maughan to name a few. –there are more.) 

As you ponder this important subject and think of the many ways there are to do Family History, try not to bo overwhelmed.  Pick ONE small thing. (Collecting stories, thinking of questions to ask older living relatives, record an event or events from your life, sorting photos, organizing items you have in your possession etc...) Just pick one small thing and try to work on it this month.  It is very rewarding and you will be blessed for your efforts.  

Remember not to let yourself become overwhelmed.  Many who shared today, have been working on projects over the years.  Challenge yourself to pick something small and get started.  

Malachi 4:5-6
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers,.......

Announcements - 

The Stake Presidency will no longer be signing temple recommends on Sundays.  Their new schedule for signing renewed recommends is Tuesday nights from 7-8 p.m. at the Stake Center.  If it is a first time recommend, please make an appointment with the stake executive secretary. 

***We encourage you to go on line and watch and review the current conference talks from last weeks General Conference.

Tuesday, April 10th - There will be a Stake Merit Badge Pow Wow at 6:30 p.m. for all scouters

Thursday, April 12th, 6:30 a.m. - Seminary Morningside at the church just North of Canyon Elementary. ***These are ALWAYS worth getting up for!

Mission Prep will be held on Sundays at 6 p.m. at the stake center

Released-
Helen Edwards as a ward Librarian  

Condolences - to the Knowles family on the passing of JR.  We want to express our thanks to all who helped with the funeral and luncheon afterwards.  

Congratulations to the following-
Hays Richards and Millie Haslam on being baptized!
Jade Bird for moving into the MIA Maid class

Congratulations to the Heather and Randy Godfrey family on the birth of their new baby Boy!!!

Congratulations to the following on their mission calls!!  
-Cade Black has been called to serve in the Australia, Melbourne mission, Vietnamese speaking.  He leaves August 29th. 
-Jake Clawson has been called to serve in the Peru, Cusco mission, Spanish Speaking.  He leaves August 8th.
-Tyler Trimble has been called to serve in the South Africa, Cape Town mission.  He leaves August 9th .

April Relief Society Lessons -
15th - The Trek Continues - M. Russell Ballard - October 2017 Conference

April Birthdays -

11th - Jocelyn Wellings

12th - Jeri Mair

13th - Shawna Eggli

Below are the assignments for cleaning our ward building.  Please Look it over carefully and calendar the date you are assigned to.  Please arrange for a substitute family or arrange a trade if you are unable to make this assignment.  Questions - contact Angie and Morris Mair 

Thanks to Jodie Pulsipher for our April UNITY Newsletter.  

Unfortunately we didn't get the recipes copied on the back, so note them here and look for a "supplement" coming next Sunday at church! 

Here is a copy of the ward "Friendshipper"

Thanks to Sally Johnson for all of her hard work in putting this together.

J R Knowles Funeral information

Sisters, we want to extend our sympathies to the Knowles family.  JR passed away on Sunday afternoon at his home in Avon.  

We wanted to let you know the funeral and viewing plans - 

There will be a viewing on Tuesday night, April 3rd at the Allen Hall Mortuary from 6-8 p.m.

The Funeral will be held at our church building, Wednesday, March 4th at Noon, with a viewing Wednesday morning from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Graveside will be in the Avon Cemetery following the funeral.

*Thanks to so many sisters willing to help with funeral arrangements.  --If you would like to help with the meal for the family, please contact Tina Seymour at 790-4620 ASAP

J R's obituary can be seen at the following link.

http://www.allenmortuaries.net/obituaries/James-Knowles-2/#!/Obituary