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.

Ward Choir

Just another reminder about Ward Choir!  There is some AMAZING talent in this ward!  Please come add to it and be part of it!  Practices are held Sunday evenings at 8:00pm at Launa Wyson's home and last an hour.  It really is so much fun and brings the Spirit of Christmas in a special way.

**(When you go through the guard gate, go halfway up the hill and take your first left, go to the end of the street and turn left again, then take one more "first left" turn onto Agate.  Go to the end of the culdesac and they are on the right with lots of lights on the front of the house.)

December's Humanitarian Service Project

Hi, Sisters!
For our Humanitarian service project this Christmas season, we’re excited to help the Head Start program in St. George.  Head Start is free part-time preschool for low-income families in Washington County.  There are 11 sessions county-wide with 18 children age 3-4 in each class.  There are only 2 teachers for each session, so an extra pair of hands is always welcome for helping with an art project or reading a story.  We’re asking for volunteers to come for about an hour during the week of December 3-6.  If you have a good Christmas book to read to them, they’d love it!  A sign up sheet will be coming around.

There is also a great need for warm clothing and quilts for these children and their families.  If you have any items that are in good condition that you would like to donate to them, please bring them to our Relief  Society Christmas Social on Dec. 13th.  We will have a place to gather them at Christina Benson’s home, and then we will deliver them to Head Start, where they will be distributed to families in need.  Thanks so much for your help with this worthwhile cause!  For any questions call Patty Foote at 668-5324.

Legumes...er, Beans!!

Just to let you know.....We are having an expert on "Legumes" come to the church tomorrow night at 7:00 pm and teach us everything there is to know about BEANS!  We will have lots of samples and recipes and you will also have the opportunity to order many things at a discount rate. Then at a later date, we have reserved the dry pack canner to can our purchases.  Feel free to bring your husbands as it will be very informative.  See you there!