Letter from the Bishop - Magnificent Seven

Sisters,
Please see the attached link for a letter from our Bishop.

Magnificent Seven
https://docs.google.com/open?id=1m5fPYkKm9TS72XIxEBxschAjaBraQovhH1O-ZVy_qRryr4bSf42yUTklHfzR

Announcements - 11/5/12

Stake Temple Days
For the youth – Tuesday, November 6 to Friday, November 9 – youth, along with their
parents, are invited to participate in baptisms for the dead after school. The baptistry
accommodates walk-ins from 7 am to 4:30 pm.

For adults – each member of the Stake is encouraged to participate in an ordinance at the
temple on Friday, November 9.

Stake Conference
November 10 and 11 is our Stake Conference. The adult session Saturday night is in
the Stake Center at 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Page Ward is assigned to the Highland High School
Auditorium for the Sunday meeting from 10 am to noon.

Adult Social after Adult Session
Saturday, November 10, after the adult session of Stake Conference, come to the Bishop’s
house and enjoy company and a brownie sundae. If you signed up to bring ice cream or
brownies remember to bring them!

Relief Society Christmas Program
Our annual Christmas dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, November 27. It will be a great way
to start the Christmas season. Please mark your calendars.

Visiting Teaching
Contact your sisters.

Fridays in the Park
It is cooling down and soon Fridays in the park will be starting - stay tune for more
information.

Announcements - 10/15/12

October 20 – Make a Difference Day
We have been invited, with Cornerstone Ward, to participate in the Town of Gilbert's
MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY on Saturday, October 20 . We will provide lunch for Police
Officers and Fire Fighters of Gilbert who are on duty that day. A sign-up is attached.

Main dish ideas from last year are- chicken burritos, pizza, chicken or beef chili, BBQ beef
sandwiches, spaghetti, manacotti, stuffed shells, lasagna, chicken salad, enchiladas, anti
pasta, roasted chickens, chicken alfredo, baked ziti...

Sides and salad ideas- oriental chicken salad, spinach salad, potato casserole, brocolli raisin
salad, deviled eggs, pasta salad, garlic bread, rolls...

BONUS: If you want your food assignment delivered you can drop it off at Lisa Nielsen
Home OR if your children are interested in going down to the station to be among the
service men/women that would be great too.

Cannery
This Tuesday, October 16 is Stake Canning Day. See sign-up attached.

National Day of Service
Saturday, October 27 is the National Day of Service. Our ward will be doing a service
project in the morning – more information will be coming.





Ward Halloween Party
Saturday, October 27 in the evening. Details to follow.

Relief Society Christmas Program
Our annual Christmas dinner is scheduled for Thursday, November 29. It will be a great
way to start the Christmas season. Please mark your calendars.

Visiting Teaching
Please report to your supervisor for September, if you haven’t already. Supervisors, please
report to Bonnie Taylor. It is a new month, plan your visits early!

Fridays in the Park
It is cooling down and soon Fridays in the park will be starting - stay tune for more
information.

Announcements - 09/18/12

Relief Society Broadcast - September 29
The Stake Relief Society asks that we all come to the Stake Center and enjoy the Spirit
together. Please be in your seats at 4:45 p.m. and enjoy a light dinner and fellowshipping
after the broadcast.

Thursday, October 4 – Now I Can See the Light in the Darkness
This Relief Society meeting will be about emotional well-being. At 7:00 we will start with
a light meal. Following the meal will be a presentation by Debbie Niu, who will provide
valuable information on dealing with depression. Learn to recognize the signs and what
can be done to help. Note the meeting is on a Thursday.

Clothing-and-Everything-Else Exchange
Coming in October is another exchange. Clean out the garage and closets. Tell your
neighbors. We are still waiting for confirmation of the date.

National Day of Service
Saturday, October 27 is the National Day of Service. Our ward will be doing a service
project in the morning.

Relief Society Christmas Program
Our annual Christmas dinner is scheduled for Thursday, November 29. It will be a great
way to start the Christmas season. Please mark your calendars.

Visiting Teaching
Remember your sisters.

Fridays in the Park
Coming Soon! Fridays in the park will be starting again – stay tune for more information.

Announcements - 09/09/12

Relief Society Broadcast - September 29
The Stake Relief Society asks that we all come to the Stake Center and enjoy the Spirit
together. Please be in your seats at 4:45 p.m. and enjoy a light dinner and fellowshipping
after the broadcast.

Clothing-and-Everything-Else Exchange
Coming in October is another exchange. Clean out the garage and closets. Tell your
neighbors. We are still waiting for confirmation of the date.

National Day of Service
Saturday, October 27 is our National Day of Service. Our ward will be doing a service
project in the morning.

Relief Society Christmas Program
Our annual Christmas dinner is scheduled for Thursday, November 29. It will be a great
way to start the Christmas season. Please mark your calendars.

Visiting Teaching
Thinking of your sisters, but don’t have time to visit this week– send a text, make a call,
send card. Let them know you care.

Thank You Note From President Barker
Dear Friends in the Highland East and Highland West Stakes,

I wish you all could have been there as Nan and I were presented with a marvelous book containing amazing pictures,
heartfelt memories and spirit-filled testimonies to commemorate the time period when it was my privilege to serve as the
President of Highland Stake. We were so touched. The book, and the Spirit it carries, is such a powerful reminder of how
richly the Lord has blessed us. We are so grateful for you and this marvelous memory.

For those now in the East stake, thank you so very, very much and we miss you! For those in the West stake, thank you so
very, very much and we are so grateful to continue serving with you!

Ammon, from the Book of Mormon captured my feelings: "I cannot say the smallest part which I feel." (Alma 26:16). That
is the truth! My very best, President Daniel A. Barker

Fridays in the Park
Coming Soon! Fridays in the park will be starting again – stay tune for more information.

Announcements - 08/27/12

This Tuesday - Relief Society Activity Meeting
August 28 at 7:00 at the church. Relief Society will be meeting to make 72 hour kits. Sign
up for kits and look at the kit on the table in the hall. Price per kit is $9.00.

Bishop’s Scrapbook (a surprise)
Please finish your page for the scrapbook for Bishop Erickson by the night of the Feast for
a Feast (in September). Each family in the ward is asked to make a 12 x 12 scrapbook page
for him. Be creative and get your children involved – this could be a great FHE project.
Questions? Call Tracy Morris.

Visiting Teaching
The month is almost over! If you haven’t had contact with your sisters, please try to see
them. If schedules don’t permit, call her, text her, send her an email or mail her a note.
Show her you care. Please remember to report to your supervisors.

Clothing-and-Everything-Else Exchange
Coming in October is another exchange. Clean out the garage and closets. Tell your
neighbors. More information coming.

September 29
It is just over a month away. Remember to plan for the Relief Society General Broadcast.
The Stake Relief Society always has an activity in association with the Broadcast. We will
give you more information as soon as we hear.

Announcements - 08/20/12

RS Lesson Summary
The summary of this past week's RS Lesson has been posted to the calendar item so that you can reference what was discussed.

Cleaning the Church
August is Page Ward’s month to clean the church. This Saturday families with last names
beginning with R through Z are asked to come at 7 a.m.

Relief Society Activity Meeting
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 28. Relief Society will be meeting to make 72
hour kits.

Bishop’s Scrapbook (a surprise)
Please finish your page for the scrapbook for Bishop Erickson by the night of the Feast for
a Feast (in September). Each family in the ward is asked to make a 12 x 12 scrapbook page
for him. Be creative and get your children involved – this could be a great FHE project.
Questions? Call Tracy Morris.

Visiting Teaching
School has started and it is a time of new beginnings – for all of us. In planning your
schedule, please remember the sisters assigned to you. Visit a sister and give the lesson as
often as you can, but, please make a special effort to do this at least once a quarter. If you
can’t make it to her home in a given month, call her, text her, send her an email or mail her
a note. Show her you care.

Clothing-and-Everything-Else Exchange
This activity will be moving out to October so save up your stuff. More information coming.

Announcements - 08/13/12

Cleaning the Church
August is Page Ward’s month to clean the church. This Saturday families with last names
beginning with H through N are asked to come at 7 a.m.

Clothing-and-Everything-Else Exchange
Coming soon – very soon – is another exchange. Clean out the garage and closets. Tell your
neighbors. More information coming.

Relief Society Activity Meeting
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 28. Relief Society will be meeting to make 72
hour kits. More information to come.

Stake Adult Religion Class – Starts Thursday
A new class on Doctrines of the Gospel will be held Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., beginning August
16, at our Stake Center. Our Stake is combining with the Highland West Stake. The
teachers are Jen Dille and Sharon Hansen. A co-op nursery will be provided.

Quilts for Our Sisters and Brothers
Thank you to everyone who has donated items for the quilts. If you haven’t brought your
donations yet, please bring them to Tracy Morris’s house or to church next Sunday. Call
Sharon Seedall (602-549-3875) if you’d like to have them picked up.

Visiting Teaching
It is a new month. Remember to schedule time to visit your sisters!

Thanks for Help with Funeral

A great big THANKS to all of you who assisted with the funeral luncheon preparations last week. We appreciate all the donations of time, food, and service to help make this successful.

"Make Your Own Stuff" Night

Thank you to all who attended the "Make Your Own Stuff Night". Tanya Harrison has put together some great files giving you instructions for the different topics. There are two files for each topic...the first file is PDF with images of the product; the second link is a Word document with all the hyperlinks.

Amazing Products to Keep Around
- PDF File
- Word File

Home and Garden
- PDF File
- Word File

Kids and Crafts
- PDF File
-Word File

Kitchen
-PDF File
-Word File

Spa
-PDF File
-Word File

Announcements - 07/02/12

Quilts for Our Sisters
In our ward boundaries there is a home where five or six elderly ladies are being cared
for. We want to piece and tied quilts for them for Christmas. If you can donate material or
expertise, please see the sign-up sheet. In case you want to buy materials to donate, you
can find them on sale or use store coupons up to 50% off.

Surprise Book for President and Sister Barker
The time for submitting photos and messages or testimonies has been extended a few
days. If you want to do so you can still submit to barkerbook@gmail.com. If you don’t
remember the instructions and need a copy, call a member of the Ward Relief Society
presidency.

Visiting Teaching
Please report to your supervisors today, if you haven’t already. Supervisors please
complete your reports – Sister Taylor is going on vacation and needs to submit the report
before she goes.

Suggestion for the month: Show your sisters you care. Many people take vacations in July,
so call your sisters early this month to figure out your visiting schedule.

Announcements - 06/05/12

RS Lesson - Book of Mormon
Milena Cooper taught the lesson and referenced the following talk by President Benson, "The Book of Mormon - Keystone of Our Religion."

Adult Dinner Groups
Ward event: Remember the dinner groups will dine this Friday, June 8. Milena Cooper will
be contacting those who have signed up to be hosts. Hosts will be contacting the diners for
their food assignments. If you haven’t signed up and wish to do so, call Sister Cooper today.

Update for lesson scheduleFollowing are the talks from last General Conference which have been chosen for the fourth
Sunday (Teachings for Our Times) lessons. Go to the announcements on our Blog to see
the list again if you want to write the talks onto your lesson list in the front of your manual.

June: President Monson – “Willing and Worthy to Serve”
July: Elder Richard G. Scott – “How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration in Your Personal Life”
August: President Eyring – “Mountains to Climb”
September: Elder Larry Y. Wilson – “Only Upon the Principles of Righteousness”
October: Elder Hales - “Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple,
and Sacrifice in Service”

Visiting Teaching
Remember to report your visits to your supervisor. Supervisor remember to turn your
district’s information into Bonnie Taylor

Announcements - 05/29/12

Adult Dinner Groups
Want a night out? Look in the notebook to sign up for adult dinner groups for Friday, June
8.  Sign up to host or to be a guest. Every adult welcome, come alone if your husband can’t
make it.

Update for lesson schedule
Following are the talks from last General Conference which have been chosen for the fourth
Sunday (Teachings for Our Times) lessons. Go to the announcements on our Blog to see
the list again if you want to write the talks onto your lesson list in the front of your manual.

June: President Monson – “Willing and Worthy to Serve”
July: Elder Richard G. Scott – “How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration in Your Personal Life”
August: President Eyring – “Mountains to Climb”
September: Elder Larry Y. Wilson – “Only Upon the Principles of Righteousness”
October: Elder Hales - “Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple,
and Sacrifice in Service”

Welcome to our ward family
Mandy Welsh had her baby on May 5 - her third little boy. Jenny Anderson had her baby on May 8.

Visiting Teaching
Remember to report your visits to your supervisor. There is still time to have a visiting
teaching interview – we make house calls!

Spritual Thought - 05/17/12

“ To you women of today, who are old or young, may I suggest that you write, that you keep journals, that you express your thoughts on paper.  Writing is a great discipline.  It is a tremendous education effort.  It will assist you in various ways, and you will bless the lives of many – now and in the years to come, as you put on paper some of your experiences and some of your musings.” 
-President Gordon B. Hinckley

Announcements - 05/17/12

Welcome to our ward family
Mandy Welsh had her baby on May 5 - her third little boy. Jenny Anderson also had her baby last week.

Stake Temple Days and Conference
Temple Days May 17 & 18. Stake Conference – adult session Saturday, May 19 from 7 -
8:30 pm at the Stake Center and general session Sunday, May 20 from 9-11 am broadcast
to the Kenneth building (our ward building).









Visiting Teaching
Remember the sisters you teach. A call, a note, a visit may be just what they need today.

Ward Activity - June 8
Our Ward Activity on June 8 will be smaller adult dinner groups hosted at individual houses.  Those interested in participating will be assigned a house to attend. Food assignments will be determined by the host.

If you are interested in participating as a host or just a participant, please contact a member of the Relief Society Presidency.

Spiritual Thought - 05/09/12

“In the sequence of events as set forth in the scripture, God first created the earth, “and the earth was without form, and void” (Genesis 1:2).  He then separated the light from the darkness, and the waters from the land.  Then came the creation of vegetation of all kinds, giving the beauty of trees and grass, flowers and shrubs.  Then followed the creation of animal life in the sea and upon the land.
Having looked over all of this, He declared it to be good.  He then created man in His own likeness and image.  Then as His final creation, the crowning of His glorious work, He created woman.  I like to regard Eve as His masterpiece after all that had gone before, the final work before He rested from his labors.

I do not regard her as being in second place to Adam.  She was placed at his side as an helpmeet.  They were together in the Garden, they were expelled together, and they labored together in the world into which they were driven.”   President Gordon B. Hinckley

Announcements - 05/09/12

Garden Party
Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped prepare such a lovely evening! 

Visiting Teaching

Please remember to report to your supervisors your visits and the new information (the
information about prayer, scripture study, FHE and temple goals described in the handout in the
notebook).

Stake Temple Days and Conference
Temple Days May 17 & 18. Stake Conference – adult session Saturday, May 19 from 7 -8:30
pm at the Stake Center and general session Sunday, May 20 from 9-11 am broadcast to the
Kenneth building (our ward building).

Beautiful Card Handout
The Stake Relief Society prepared a beautiful card and passed them out to the sisters in Relief
Society during Ward Conference. They asked that the cards be passed out to the sisters in
Junior Primary and Young Women who weren’t able to attend Relief Society during Ward
Conference. The cards will be passed with the notebooks. If any sister hasn’t received one,
check with Beth DeStefano. See the lesson summary for last Sunday on the Blog for an
explanation and be sure to look for the picture of Christ in the background of the card.

Spiritual Thought - May 2

“The gospel is a thing of joy.  It provides us with a reason for gladness.  Of course there are times of sorrow.  Of course there are hours of concern and anxiety.  We all worry.  But the Lord has told us to lift our hearts and rejoice.”  President Gordon B. Hinckley

Spiritual Thought - Apr 18

“I suppose no one is as handsome or as beautiful as he or she wishes, or as brilliant in school or as witty in speech or as wealthy as we would like, but in a world of varied talents and fortunes that we can’t always command, I think that makes even more attractive the qualities we can command – such qualities as thoughtfulness, patience, a kind word, and true delight in the accomplishment of another.  These cost us nothing, and they can mean EVERYTHING to the one who receives them." -  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Announcements - 04/18/12

April Lesson Schedule Changes
The ward conference schedule changed after the two new wards were formed in our Stake at
the beginning of the year. Page Ward Conference is April 22. Our Relief Society lesson will be
taught by the Stake. The originally scheduled Lesson # 8 from the manual will be skipped – read
it on your own. The April 29 lesson will no longer be a 5th Sunday combined lesson; it will be a
lesson from the October 2011 conference, Elder Tad R. Callister, “The Book of Mormon- A Book
from God.” The May schedule in the front of your manuals is correct. As soon as we receive
the April conference talks to be used for Teaching for Our Times, we will announce them.

Visiting Teaching Interviews

Please sign up for visiting teaching interviews. Current times available are below. Email beckysubram@gmail.com or contact your VT Supervisor.


Wednesday, Apr 18 - at the church (by west entrance)
8:00 PM (1 slot)
8:15 PM (1 slot)

Friday, Apr 20 - at the Coopers
9:30 AM (2 slots)
9:45 AM (3 slots)
10:00 AM (2 slots)
10:15 AM (3 slots)
10:30 AM (2 slots)
10:45 AM (2 slots)

Sun, Apr 22 - at the Coopers
2:45 PM (4 slots)
3:00 PM (3 slots)
3:15 PM (4 slots)
3:30 PM (4 slots)
3:45 PM (3 slots)


Relief Society Garden Party
Plan to come to a garden party for all the sisters on Tuesday, May 8 at 6:00 p.m. There will be
a dinner and uplifting talk by Jim and Tina Wright.

Preparedness Fair - Household and Clothing Exchange - Cannery
See the information in the notebook for Thursday May 3 - a multiple ward Preparedness Fair
& Household and Clothing Exchange at the Stake Center from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. This is for the
whole family. Also, note the sign-up for the cannery in the notebook.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. Invite your neighbors, too.

Spiritual Thought - Apr 10

“Jesus has chosen, even in a resurrected, otherwise perfected body, to retain for the benefit of His disciples the wounds in His hands and in His feet and in His side – signs, if you will, that painful things happen even to the pure and the perfect; signs, if you will, that pain in this world is not evidence that God doesn’t love you; signs, if you will, that problems pass and happiness can be ours.”  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Announcements - 04/10/12

Ward Service Project – next Saturday morning 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. - Meet at the Barnes' House
 Every ward in the Church has been asked to do a service project in the community every year.
April 14th has been chosen as the date for Page Ward. The project is to clean the ditches in the
subdivision across from the church. Round up your shovels, rakes, weed-eaters and GLOVES!
Also bring buckets, baskets or other weed toting equipment. Bring water and the family. Come
and go as needed.

April Lesson Schedule Changes
The ward conference schedule changed after the two new wards were formed in our Stake at
the beginning of the year. Page Ward Conference is April 22. Our Relief Society lesson will be
taught by the Stake. The originally scheduled Lesson # 8 from the manual will be skipped – read
it on your own. The April 29 lesson will no longer be a 5th Sunday combined lesson; it will be a
lesson from the October 2011 conference, Elder Tad R. Callister, “The Book of Mormon- A Book
from God.” The May schedule in the front of your manuals is correct. As soon as we receive
the April conference talks to be used for Teaching for Our Times, we will announce them.


April 15 Lesson - Self-Reliance - Presidency Instruction
Please reference the following talks for this Sunday's RS Lesson:
- “Catching the Vision of Self-Reliance,” May 1986 Ensign
- “The Celestial Nature of Self-Reliance,” by President Marion G. Romney, reprinted March, 2009 Ensign
- “Becoming Provident Providers Temporally and Spiritually,” by Elder Robert  D. Hales, May, 2009 Ensign


Visiting Teaching Interviews
Please sign up for visiting teaching interviews. There are three
dates and times to choose from: Wednesday April 18 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the church;
Friday April 20 from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Coopers; and Sunday April 22 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the
Coopers.  If you have not scheduled an interview yet, please email beckysubram@gmail.com with your preferred time or signup in Sunday's binders.

Preparedness Fair - Household and Clothing Exchange - Cannery
A multiple ward Preparedness Fair & Household and Clothing Exchange at the Stake Center on May 3 at 7 pm. This is for the whole family. Some materials for the Preparedness Fair will be posted to the Blog so check back for this information.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. Invite your neighbors, too.

Spiritual Thought - Apr 1

“Whoever you are and wherever you find yourself as you seek your way in life, I offer you “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).  Wherever else you think you may be going, I ask you to “come unto Him” as the imperative first step in getting there, in finding your individual happiness and strength and success.”  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Traditions Night - Other RS Mtg

Thank you to everyone who helped with and attended our Traditions Night last Tuesday.  We had a fun time sharing all of our memorable traditions and celebrating the birthday of the Relief Society. You can access this link for a list of  some of the traditions that were compiled.

Announcements - 03/25/12

Lesson Summary
Click on the March 25 calendar item below to see the summary of Nikki M.'s lesson. 

Relief Society Birthday
This Tuesday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m. is the Relief Society Birthday party. It will be an evening of
exploring and talking about traditions. Come with ideas and leave with more ideas. There will
be a prize for sisters arriving timely. Nursery will be provided.

Ward Service Project
Every ward in the Church has been asked to do a service project in the community every year.
April 14th has been chosen as the date for Page Ward. The project is to clean the ditches in the
subdivision across from the church. Round up your shovels, rakes, weed-eaters and GLOVES!
Also bring buckets, baskets or other weed toting equipment. Bring water and the family.

Visiting Teaching Interviews
Please sign up for visiting teaching interviews – sign-up is in the notebook. There are three
dates and times to choose from: Wednesday April 18 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the church;
Friday April 20 from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Coopers; and Sunday April 22 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the
Coopers.

New Visiting Teaching Reporting Handout

Please checkout this link for the new reporting to be done by visiting teachers.

Cannery
Page Ward has Canning Specialists again, so look for Cannery sign-ups and other preparedness
information in the notebook.

Preparedness Fair
Mark your calendars for Thursday May 3 for a multiple ward Preparedness Fair at the Stake
Center from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. This is for the whole family. More information to come.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. Invite your neighbors, too.

Spiritual Thought - Mar 23

“Believe in yourself.  Believe in your capacity to do great and good things.  Believe that no mountain is so high that you cannot climb it.  Believe that no storm is so great that you cannot weather it.  You are not destined to be a scrub.  You are a child of God, of infinite capacity. Believe that you can do it – whatever it is that you set your heart on.  Opportunities will unfold and open before you.  The skies will clear when they have been dark with portent.”  President Gordon B. Hinckley

Announcements - 03/18/12

Relief Society Birthday
Coming soon! Meeting on March 27 at 7:00 p.m.

Visiting Teaching
Remember to visit your sisters.

The March Ensign has a wonderful article (page 28) called “visiting Teaching: Understanding the
Power of Ministering.” “Our Heavenly Father needs us to follow a higher path and demonstrate
our discipleship by sincerely caring for His children… We are trying to concentrate on caring
about our sisters rather than completing lists of things to do. True ministry is measured more
by the depth of our charity than by the perfection of our statistics.” (General Relief Society
Presidency)

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Spiritual Thought - Mar 15

“Become a woman of Christ.  Cherish your esteemed place in the sight of God.  He needs you.  This Church needs you.  The world needs you.  A woman’s abiding trust in God and unfailing devotion to things of the Spirit have always been an anchor when the winds and the waves of life were fiercest.”  -Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Spiritual Thought - Mar 11

“You need never feel inferior.  You need never feel that you were born without talents or without opportunities to give them expression.  Cultivate whatever talents you have, and they will grow and refine and become an expression of  your true self appreciated by others. " - President Gordon B. Hinckley

Announcements - March 11, 2012

Relief Society Birthday
Mark your calendars for the upcoming meeting on March 27 at 7:00 p.m.

Visiting Teaching
Remember your sisters.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Announcements - 02/29/12

Ward Pot Luck
Saturday, March 3 -  5pm-7pm
Park by the McEuens (Lexington Ct.)

Visiting Teaching
Remember to report your visiting teaching to your supervisor. Supervisors please report to
Bonnie Taylor.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Spiritual Thought - Feb 29

“I have discovered that life is not a series of great heroic acts.  Life at its best is a matter of consistent goodness and decency, doing without fanfare that which needed to be done when it needed to be done.  I have observed that it is not the geniuses that make the difference in this world.  I have observed that the work of the world is done largely by men and women of ordinary talent who have worked in an extraordinary manner.”  President Gordon B. Hinckley

Spiritual Thought - 2/23/12

“We should honor the Savior’s declaration to “be of good cheer.” (Matthew 14:27) Indeed, it seems to me we may be more guilty of breaking that commandment than almost any other!  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Spiritual Thought - 02/20/12

February 15

“Fighting through darkness and despair and pleading for the light is what opened this dispensation.  It is what keeps it going, and it is what will keep you going. “ Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Announcements - 02/20/12

A Game Night in Paris for Mothers and Daughters

Bon Jour! 
Come join us February 28th at 7pm for a night of games, fun and food. 
Bring your daughter, mother, mother in law, sister, aunt, friend…
Any woman who is important to YOU.
Tout a l'heure!
(age 8 and up please)

Preparedness Meeting

Postponed.  The meeting with Wendy DeWitt has been postponed.  When a new date has been set, we will announce it. 

Visiting Teaching
Visit early and often. 

 
Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays.   We will be setting up service projects to do while in the park from time to time.  Whether you have children to bring or not, there will be activities and fellowshipping.  Invite your neighbors, too. 

Spiritual Thought - Feb 8

“Rise to the great potential within you.  I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity.  I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts of failure.  I hope you will not try to set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve.  I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know how.  If you do so, you will witness miracles come to pass.”  President Gordon B. Hinckley

Announcements - 02/04/12

A Game Night in Paris for Mothers and Daughters
Bon Jour!
Come join us February 28th at 7pm for a night of games, fun and food.
Bring your daughter, mother, mother in law, sister, aunt, friend…
Any woman who is important to YOU.
Tout a l'heure! (age 8 and up please)

Preparedness Meeting
Wendy DeWitt, who has been on BYUTV, will be speaking on preparedness and food
storage. If you want to learn and be inspired, come to the Stake Center Thursday, March 1,
2012 – 7:00 p.m.

Visiting Teaching
Please turn your reports into your supervisor. Supervisors, please report to Bonnie Taylor.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Lesson Manuals
If you don’t have your copy of the lesson manuals for 2012, Teachings of the Presidents
of the Church, George Albert Smith please ask Beth Destefano or one of the Relief Society
Presidency for your labeled copy. If you are serving in Primary or Young Women, read
along with the rest of the sisters – the schedule of lessons is inside the front cover of the
manual. Summaries of the lessons are posted the following week on our blog.

Spiritual Thought - Feb 1

“No one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another.  I testify that He loves each of us – insecurities, anxieties, poor self-image, and all.  He doesn’t measure our talents or our looks; He doesn’t measure our professions or our possessions.  He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other.”  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Announcement - 01/23/12

Stake Relief Society Meeting and Luncheon
Building and Strengthening Relationships. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28,
2012 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Elder David LeSueur will be speaking.

Welcome the little ones
Traci Scown had her baby boy on January 5th. Jessica Cowart had her baby girl on January 8th.
Becky Pulsipher had her baby girl on December 24th. Stephanie Whitfield had her baby boy on
December 23rd.

Visiting Teaching
Visit early and report to your supervisor.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Lesson Manuals
If you are interested in getting your Teachings for Our Times (George Albert Smith) manual spiral bound, please bring your manual to Dorothy H.'s house by this Friday (Jan 27) at noon. You are welcome to bring other people's manuals as well. The cost is estimated at no more than $2 a piece. The more people that bring their books, the cheaper the cost will be. We will let you know the final cost once a total count has been made.   

If you don’t have your copy of the lesson manuals for 2012, Teachings of the Presidents
of the Church, George Albert Smith please ask Beth Destefano or one of the Relief Society
Presidency for your labeled copy. If you are serving in Primary or Young Women, read
along with the rest of the sisters – the schedule of lessons is inside the front cover of the
manual. Summaries of the lessons are posted the following week on our blog.

Announcements - 01/08/12

Teaching In-service
Everyone (women and men) who teaches at church or at home is invited to the teacher training classes Steve Anderson is holding once a month. The next one is Sunday, January
22 at noon in the Highland Seminary Building. The lesson will be less than one hour.
Brother Anderson has wonderful insight to teaching people of all ages, so come and join us!

Stake Relief Society Meeting and Luncheon
Building and Strengthening Relationships. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28,
2012 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Elder David LeSueur will be speaking.

Welcome the little ones
Jessica Cowart had her baby girl on January 8th. Becky Pulsipher had her baby girl on December
24th. Stephanie Whitfield had her baby boy Wyatt on December 23rd.

Visiting Teaching
Start the new year off right - visit early and report to your supervisor.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Lesson Manuals
If you don’t have your copy of the lesson manuals for 2012, Teachings of the Presidents
of the Church, George Albert Smith please ask Beth Destefano or one of the Relief Society
Presidency for your labeled copy. If you are serving in Primary or Young Women, read
along with the rest of the sisters – the schedule of lessons is inside the front cover of the
manual. Summaries of the lessons are posted the following week on our blog.

Gilbert Temple Picture
If you haven’t yet received a picture of the Gilbert Temple, ask Milena or one of the presidency.

Spiritual Thought - Jan 14

"When you are confronted with challenges that are difficult to conquer or you have questions arise, the answers to which you do not know, hold fast to the things you do know.  Hang on to your firmest foundation, however limited that may be, and from that position of strength face the unknown." 
-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Announcements - 01/08/12

Lesson Manuals
If you don’t have your copy of the lesson manuals for 2012, Teachings of the Presidents
of the Church, George Albert Smith please ask Beth Destefano or one of the Relief Society
Presidency for your labeled copy. If you are serving in Primary or Young Women, read
along with the rest of the sisters – the schedule of lessons is inside the front cover of the
manual. Summaries of the lessons are posted the following week on our blog.

Stake Relief Society Meeting and Luncheon
Building and Strengthening Relationships. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28,
2012 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Elder David LeSueur will be speaking.

Welcome the little ones
Stephanie Whitfield had her baby boy Wyatt on December 23rd. Becky Pulsipher had her baby
girl on December 24th. Jessica Cowart had her baby on January 8.

Visiting Teaching
If you haven’t already done so, please report to your supervisor today. Supervisors, please
report to Bonnie Taylor.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Gilbert Temple Picture
If you haven’t yet received a picture of the Gilbert Temple, ask Milena or one of the presidency.

Gilbert Highland Stake RS Mtg & Luncheon

Saturday, January 28 - 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Spiritual Thought - Jan 1

January 1
At the beginning of a New Year, I always reflect back on the past and look forward to the future.  I love this quote from Elder Holland,

“The past is to be learned from but not lived in.  We look back to claim the embers from glowing experiences but not the ashes.  And when we have learned what we need to learn and have brought with us the best that we have experienced, then we look ahead; we remember that faith is always pointed toward the future.”

With this New Year, let us take that faith that points us toward the future and work on being truer to what we know in our hearts is right for us individually and our families.

Announcements - 1/1/12

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!


Lesson Manuals
If you don’t have your copy of the lesson manuals for 2012, Teachings of the Presidents
of the Church, George Albert Smith please ask Beth Destefano or one of the Relief Society
Presidency for your labeled copy. If you are serving in Primary or Young Women, read
along with the rest of the sisters – the schedule of lessons is inside the front cover of the
manual. Summaries of the lessons are posted the following week on our blog.

Stake Relief Society Meeting and Luncheon
Building and Strengthening Relationships. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28,
2012 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Elder David LeSueur will be speaking.

Welcome the little ones
Stephanie Whitfield had her baby boy Wyatt on December 23rd. Becky Pulsipher had her baby
girl on December 24th.

Visiting Teaching
If you haven’t already done so, please report to your supervisor today. Supervisors, please
report to Bonnie Taylor.

Friday in the Park
Come to the park next to the McEuens at 11 a.m. on Fridays. We will be setting up service
projects to do while in the park from time to time. Whether you have children to bring or not,
there will be activities and fellowshipping. Invite your neighbors, too.

Gilbert Temple Picture
If you haven’t yet received a picture of the Gilbert Temple, ask Milena or one of the presidency.