Happy New Year!!

We hope everyone has enjoyed their Christmas and now to celebrate the New Year. Our first activity for the New Year is Book Group on Wednesday, January 8 @7pm at Patty Foote's home. (1540 Stone Cliff Drive) We will be discussing the book Through Cloud and Sunshine," by Dean Hughes.

Come and enjoy an evening out! We look forward to seeing you all there!

December!

Tomorrow night is our wonderful Christmas Relief Society dinner. If you signed up to bring either an appetizer or a dessert, don't forget to bring those! Also remember it is not going to be at our church building. It will be at the Crimson Ridge building. We will start at 6:30pm so be ready to eat a fantastic meal and enjoy a nice program. There will be babysitting provided as well. Can't wait to see you all there!!

This Sunday, December 15, will be a special Stake Conference meeting at the Burns Arena @ 10am-12pm. We will be hearing from Elder L Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve. Also we will be finding out how our stake will be split. Don't forget!! 

 

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Holidays and Such

A last minute reminder for Book Group tomorrow, Wednesday, November 20th at 7pm at Janis Curran's House. Her address is 2137 Stone Canyon Circle. We will be discussing "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly! Come join us and talk about the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. 

There is definitely some great things coming up in December and we are so excited. The ward Christmas Party will be Monday, December 9th at the Church. Also the Relief Society Dinner and Program will be so fantastic this year. We will be celebrating all of the women in Christ's life and of course Him. Come and enjoy an amazing meal and night with the sisters. The night will be Wednesday, December 11th at 6:30pm. It will be held at the Crimson Ridge Building. 

If you missed it...Here are some pictures from the last activity. We had a great time sharing experiences about Visiting Teaching while taking "flight." Sorry I didn't get pictures with everyone there. I promise lots of people showed up. We had a great time!

Protecting Our Children from Online Dangers

“Parents are the weak link in the chain when it comes to protecting their children.”
— Donna Rice Hughes President & CEO, Enough is Enough

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 How to Hide it from Mom & Dad 

• How to Delete History from Browsers - There is no easy way to see your child's browsing log if it is deleted.
• Desktop - Home Computer
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer
• Safari
• Mobile Browser - Android/iPad/iPhone/iPod
• Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox

• Private or Incognito Window
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari
• Internet Explorer
• How to proxy servers work
• Example

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• 53 percent = number of teens that clear their browser history to keep web visits off the record
• 46 percent = number of teens that close/minimize their browser when a parent walks near (to hide the web site)
• 34 percent = number of teens that hide or delete instant messages or videos
• 23 percent = number of teens that lie or omit discussing details with parents about online activity
• 23 percent = number of teens that use a PC their parents don't check
• 21 percent = number of teens that use an Internet-enabled mobile device
• 20 percent = number of teens that use privacy settings to make web content viewable only by friends
• 20 percent = number of teens that use private browsing modes or proxy web sites (which are free)
• 15 percent = number of teens that create a private email address unknown to their parents
• 15 percent = number of teens that have received sexually suggestive images through a text
• 9 percent = number of teens that create a duplicate or fake social network profiles and share one of them with parents

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 Monitor Social

• Mobile Apps to Monitor - Percentage of usage
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Vine
• Snap Chat - What is it?
• Tumblr

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 Prevention and Protection

• Desktop Filters
•  K9 Web Protection
• Covenant Eyes
• Youtube Safety Mode
• OSX (Apple) Parental Controls - Video
• Limit Hours and time
• Windows Parental Controls - Video
• Limit usage times
• Mobile Browser Filters
•  iOS
• Install K9 Web Protection Browser - Install a web filtering browser
• Delete Suspicious Apps - Go through and delete apps you are not familiar with
• Enable Parental Restrictions - (iOS7)/(iOS 6) - Disable installing apps, disable other browsers, and other controls. Set a restriction code they don't know, and don't share them.
• Android
• Android Parental Control: 3 Perfect Ways to Protect your Child
• Kindle
• How to Enable Parental Controls on the Amazon Kindle Fire HD

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More Ways to Help

• View reports from filters
• Log into their social networks and friend your children on these services. Many have very detailed privacy settings. Depending on the network, you will find different things about your children.
• Never give your children the password or restriction codes. Change them often.
• Get the passwords from your kids for all apps and services
• Perform random checks weekly
• Over shoulder
• Look at app history on mobile device
• Look at texts
• Look at browsing history
• Set Parental Controls on ALL electronic devices
• Know what they download - books, music, movies, apps, etc....
• Restrict times & places (in the open with people around) that kids can use the electronic devices
• Place computers in public area
• Take electronic device away at night - have the charging station next to Mom & Dad
• If they want to find it, they will..... therefore, above all, EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN

We Have Fun!

Hey ladies!
Just wanted to put some pictures up of our fun night while crafting last Wednesday. Thanks to everyone who came and also helped out. It was a fantastic night!

It was a blast! Until next year!

Just a reminder also Book Group is tomorrow, October 16th @ 7pm at Trudy Larsen's. Our Annual Curb O' Treat is Wednesday, October 30th @ 6pm at the 2700 East Circle in Serenity Hills.  Sorry this is so last minute and not sure if it was announced on Sunday but Ward Temple Night will be THIS Thursday October 17th at 7:20 pm. We hope everyone can make it out! 

UPDATE!

I hope everyone is ready for the beautiful weather and fun activities! I have updated the previous post about the "Wednesday Workshop" items. Now it has the item name and cost. Tanya Clement will be collecting the money and the last day to sign up and turn in money is Sunday. Also the activity has been moved to the Crimson Ridge Chapel. They will be redoing our churches floors and parking lot that week. We hope everyone can make it!

Just a reminder! The Relief Society Broadcast is tonight (Sat. Sept 28th) at 6pm. It'll be at the Stake Center as always. 


The October Book is Visions of Glory: One Man's Astonishing Account of the Last Days, by John Pontius. In this true account of near-death experiences, we learn about the miracles of the millennium, the return of the Ten Tribes, the building of the New Jerusalem and temple, and many other astonishing events long prophesied in scripture but never before described in such vivid detail. Visions of Glory is a mesmerizing and fascinating read that you will not be able to put down.

Fall Fun!

We have a lot coming up the month of September and October so mark your calendars!

Wednesday, September 11th, Book Club at Sherrie Pendleton's at 7pm. "The Rent Collector."

Wednesday, Sept 18th, 700 CPR Class given by The Red Cross. Come and learn all the changes in administering CPR to adults as well as children. Sign up in Relief Society if you will be attending so we will know how many "dummies" to bring.

Attention Empty Nesters! Come enjoy an evening in Italy! Monday, September 23 at 6:30 pm at the Fishers. 1846 South 2740 East. For any questions contact Sally Hughes at (480) 861-5324.

Okay all you crafters! Are you ready for our Super Event! "Ye Old Wednesday Workshop," will be Wednesday, October 9th from 5-9pm. Instead of our "Super Saturday" we will be crafting on a Wednesday night! We're hoping this will be better for you young moms with kids involved in Saturday sports. We will start at 5 so come when you can! Dinner will be waiting for you whenever you arrive. Please look for the display and sign up sheets outside the Relief Society Room. You need to sign up for the projects and pay by Sept. 29th. Come join us for a FUN evening! Here are pictures of all of the projects that we will be doing:

Growth Chart $10

Make your own jewelry from your treasures and trinkets $2 each

Etch your own items from home $1 each

Dinnertime Questions Jar $8

Picture Necklaces $2 each

Cuddlee, Snugglee Baby Blanket pink or blue $30

Christmas advent calendar and Christmas activities $6 each

If anyone has any questions about the projects contact Shelly Traveller 256-3821.

Getting Back to the Grind

It's the end of the summer and time to say goodbye to the HOT weather! We are having a ward BBQ Saturday, August 24th held at the church building. Come enjoy some food, jump houses for the kids and great company with the ward family. The fun will begin at 6:00pm and if you signed up to bring something, please don't forget to bring it!

We are not going to have Book Club this month; however, we will pick it back up at Sherrie Pendleton's house on Wednesday, September 11 @ 7:00pm. We will be going over the September book The Rent Collector, by Camron Wright.

Also, Empty Nester's will be held the 4th Monday of every month. The next one will be on September 23rd; the whereabouts and time will be announced.

If anyone is interested in putting any announcements on the blog, please contact Ashley Schofield at (435) 862-6475. Thank you.

Pear Orders

A lady in our Stake is taking pear orders again this year.  They are Bartlett Pears from Medford, OR. The cost is $30.00 for a 40-pound box. Delivery will be sometime between Aug 15th and Sept 15th. 

If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact Linda Hayes at pearslindahayes@scinternet.net  or 435-467-2983.  The order is due by July 31.

Head's Up!

Just a head's up--The BYU-I dance performance/hosting of the dancers is on June 5, not June 6, as was previously published on the blog.  Sorry about the mix-up!

72-Hour Kit Information

If you missed the last Preparedness Night about 72-hour kits, Faye Sowards has some wonderful information she would be happy to pass on to you.  She is our ward's Preparedness Specialist and is a fountain of knowledge!  Feeling daunted by the amount of stuff you need?  Wondering where to start?  Curious about how long something will last??  Feel free to call Faye with any preparedness or food storage questions at 408-821-2711.  Don't wait!  It may be too late!!

Stake Technology Training

The Church has made quite a bit of headway towards becoming more technologically sufficient.  If you are curious about what technological changes are about to be made, if you struggle with what we already have, or if you would just like to learn a little bit more, please join us Sunday, May 26 @7:00pm at the Church for a Stake Technology Training session.  Please feel free to come with questions.  (We all have them, right?!)

Ward Temple Night

Ward Temple Night is Thursday, June 13 at the 7:20pm session.  Please do your best to make it!  It's always fun to see members of the ward family there. We will be meeting up for treats and chit-chat afterwards.  The dessert location will be discussed after the session.  :)  Come feel the spirit and get to know your ward members a little bit better!

BYU-I Dance Performance

If you have not had the opportunity to see the BYU-I Dance Team perform, now is your chance!  They will be putting on a special performance just for us on June 5 at 7:00pm at the church.  We also have the privilege of hosting these wonderful students as they tour throughout Utah and the surrounding states.  If you are willing and able to have a few students stay overnight at your house that night after the performance, please contact Reagan Bastian at 590-0148.

Spring Into Service!

For our next ward humanitarian service project on April 17th, we will be assembling hygiene kits for the Assistance League of Southern Utah. This group works to provide new school clothing and hygiene kits for disadvantaged children, as referred by school counselors and teachers.

Before assembling the kits, however, we need to gather some items. Most of these items can be found at the dollar store. If you would like to participate, please choose an egg from the basket in the relief society room and discover what assignment you can bring to our sunday meetings anytime in the next 3 weeks so that we will have all items accounted for prior to assembling atleast 50 kits on our service night, the night of April 17th.

We will have several other service projects going that night as well. We'd like to help our own ward nursery with some educational toys and will neeed to puchase some supplies to donate. Please ask me for details.  Please be a "Good Egg" and bring your assigned items to church by Easter Sunday! Thank you so much for your help!  ~Patty Foote

Relief Society Birthday Party

The annual Relief Society Birthday Celebration will be held Thursday, March 28 @ 6:30 pm at the chapel.  Jennifer Wilkinson, wife to Tyler Wilkinson, will be our special guest speaker.  Dinner will be served.  Please join us for a fabulous, uplifting night of learning how to dance in the rain!

March's Book of the Month...

This month we will be reading I Knew Their Hearts, by Jeff Olsen.  Book Group will be held Wednesday, March 20 @ 7:00pm.  Location TBA.  It's a quick, uplifting, inspirational book, so please come join us!  We'd love to see more faces!



"After a tragic accident took the life of his wife and son, Jeff needed a miracle. This personal and poignant journey into the life after death shares the true story of Jeff's out-of-body experiences and his newly remembered ability to communicate at a deeper level with people on both sides of the veil. It's a moving read you won't want to miss!"

Announcements for February 17

~If you ordered the dehydrated peanut butter, the shipment is now in.  Brother and Sister Adams will contact you this week some time.  :)

~ Just a quick reminder about the Stake Fireside coming up on Sunday, February 24 at 7:00pm at the Stake Center.  There will be an amazing guest speaker, so bring your cute spouse and join us for an uplifting evening!

~There will be no Ward Choir on the 24th, due to the fireside.

~  Book Group will be held on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:00pm at Mary Ann Young's home (1634 S. 3000 E.).  The book this month is Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. This is a great read, so please come join us for a fabulous discussion and lots of fun!  Even if you don't get a chance to read the book, we'd love to see you there!

Ward Temple Night

Wondering what to do for Valentine's Day?  Join us at the Temple!  Ward Temple Night is Thursday, February 14 at 7:20pm.  Of course, any time is a good time to go to the Temple, so if you can't make the 7:20 session, make a goal to get some Temple-time in this month.  What better place to feel loved!?
 Also, if you have signed up to help clean the Temple this month, remember to be at the Temple or Visitor's Center (whichever one you signed up for) at 9:00pm that night.  White clothing will be provided.

Stake Fireside

Just a quick reminder about the Stake Fireside coming up on Sunday, February 24 at 7:00pm.  There will be an amazing guest speaker, so bring your cute spouse and join us for an uplifting evening!

Book Group

The book this month is Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.  Book Group will be held on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:00pm at Mary Ann Young's home (1634 S. 3000 E.).  This is a great read, so please come join us for a fabulous discussion and lots of fun!  Even if you don't get a chance to read the book, we'd love to see you there!

A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly
The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation, with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. But one man and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S. government, are not appeased.
In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth—charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist—murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. Lafayette C. Baker, a smart but shifty New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends in a fiery shootout and a series of court-ordered executions—including that of the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government, Mary Surratt. Featuring some of history's most remarkable figures, vivid detail, and page-turning action, Killing Lincoln is history that reads like a thriller.

Stoves and Fuel Preparedness Class

Wednesday, January 16th is our quarterly preparedness class. We are focusing on stoves and fuel which is very timely will all of this cold weather we are experiencing. We might have the food, but without power how do we cook it? We have an expert on the subject coming to speak to us and help up be better informed. Grab your husband and join us in the Relief Society room at 7:00.