Announcements - 01/27/13

Adult Religion Class
We are studying the Doctrines of the Gospel in the adult religion class on Thursdays from
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Relief Society Room at the Stake Center. The classes will be lead
by Jen Dille and Sharon Hansen and will begin promptly at 9:30 and end promptly at 10:30.

Coming in February
Adult Valentine party –Saturday, February 9 at 6:00 - more information to come!

Stake Relief Society Meeting - Tuesday, February 26 at 6:30 pm. Laurels are invited.

Coming in March

Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 the Relief Society Birthday Party.

Visiting Teaching
Let your sisters know you care – visit, send a card or text, drop by a treat.

Fridays in the Park
Friday mornings at 11, come to the park (next to the McEuens).

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