Happy Autumn, Everyone!!  Isn't it beautiful?

I am sending you three general reminders, for the whole ward:

1)  Most of you have already heard that our sweet Mary Brady passed away.  Tomorrow (Saturday, October 26) is Mary's funeral at the Provost chapel (behind Provost Elementary School) at 11:00 a.m.  The viewing is from 9:00-10:45 a.m., just prior to the funeral.  If you have volunteered to bring food for the luncheon, thank you so much, and please deliver it to the Provost building by 11:00.  And if anyone wanted to bring food but didn't get to sign up, Gayle Nielsen says we could still use another salad.  Thanks, everyone.

2)  This coming Tuesday, October 29, is our ward Halloween party.  There will be a chili cook-off, which means there will be food to eat, too! Sign-ups will be available this Sunday for the cook-off and for additional food items (like corn bread).  The party, which is from 6-8 at our ward building, includes dinner, games, and trunk-or-treating.  If you plan to participate in the trunk-or-treating, please bring candy for 100 little treaters.  Costumes are encouraged, but please, no masks.

3)  Please update your information, and upload a picture if you haven't already done so, on the ward directory at lds.org.  If you do not yet have an account with lds.org, you can create one by using your lds membership number, which can be found on your temple recommend or by asking the ward clerk.  This is an easy and convenient way for us to stay updated together.  Let's do it!

The following is a letter from the First Presidency:

"September is National Hunger Action Month, and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah are encouraged to donate nonperishable food during this year's 'Hunger Action Month' food drive scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2013.  Canned meats, peanut butter, and canned vegetables and fruits are especially needed."

Our ward Young Men will be transporting the canned goods for us this Saturday (the 21st).  If you have a bag of canned goods on your porch by 9 a.m., they will pick it up and deliver it to the food bank.

Thanks for your support of this effort!

PIONEER DAY!!

Our Stake Summer Social this year is on Pioneer Day.  It is a stake breakfast, following the multistake temple-to-temple 5K.  The 5K is for many stakes--the breakfast (at Memorial Park on Center Street and 8th East) is just for our stake.  But they would like to have an idea of how many are coming to ensure they have plenty of food for everyone!  So please go to the blog at provotemplerun.blogspot.com (or, more specifically, you can go to provotemplerun.blogspot.com/p/stake-pioneer-day-activities.html) and let them know you are coming!

You can still register for the 5K, but the shirts are no longer available if you haven't already registered. You also have the option of just showing up and running!  The 5K starts are 8, the breakfast at 9.  What a great way to celebrate Pioneer Day!  Come and join the fun!!

Ward Temple Night, Tuesday, May 21.  

We will be doing sealings.  If you have names you would like the ward to do, please contact Bro. Marlo Anderson (801-812-0399) so he can let the temple know how many we need to do.

WARD PICNIC!!  "In the Good Ol' Summertime"

Come  join the ward on Saturday, June 1, from 5-7 p.m. at Rock Canyon park.  There will be dinner, games, and lots of good, clean, fun!

Upcoming Young Women activities

April 27: Stake Service Day (7:30 AM - 1:00 PM)
April 24, May 22, and June 26: 7:00 PM Combined YW camp nights
4th Sundays of each month: 7:00 PM Sunday evening bishop's discussion

June 6-8: Ward Youth Conference (ages 14-18)
July 9-13: Stake Girls' Camp (Moms, remember that we need letters for your daughters)

Thanks!

Lonette

Our dear, sweet sister Aloha Porter passed away Friday morning, April 19.

The family is planning to have the viewing Friday night (April 26th) at Walkers.  The funeral will be Saturday morning (April 27th) at the Provost Building starting at 10 AM.  

There will be a luncheon at our ward building following the funeral. If you are available to help with the luncheon, please contact Gayle Nielson.

We will miss our lovely Aloha.  Our prayers and thoughts are with Bud and his dear family.

Happy General Conference weekend!  Saturday sessions:  10 a.m., 2 p.m., and Priesthood session at 6 p.m.  Sunday sessions:  10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  The general sessions (10 and 2 on Saturday and Sunday) are available on KSL tv and radio.

Next week:  Stake Conference, April 13 and 14.  The adult session will be Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the Stake Center.  Sunday's general session will be held at 10 a.m. at the new multi-stake center on 9th East and 3rd North.

Happy New Year!!!

New Year's: Look Not behind Thee

Faith in Jesus Christ gives us strength to leave the past behind and look ahead to a brighter future.

Click on this link to see a Mormon Message about looking ahear to a brighter future.

http://www.lds.org/media-library/video/mormon-messages?lang=eng&id=2010-12-21-new-years-look-not-behind-thee#2010-12-21-new-years-look-not-behind-thee

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Passing of Sister Rasmussen

We were so sad to hear about the passing of one of our dear sisters, Diane Rasmussen.  We love Diane and we will miss her sweet spirit.  Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time.




Diane Louise
Porter Rasmussen
1952 ~ 2012
Diane Louise Porter Rasmussen returned peacefully to her heavenly home on December 13, 2012 after a short battle with lung cancer. She graduated from Provo High School in 1970 and went on to work with the children of Provo schools as an occupational physical therapist.
Diane was a good example of love, service and sacrifice, to everyone she knew. She had a love for dance. She taught ballet and tap for years. She loved roses and found joy in being in her garden.
She is survived by her loving husband, Ed and their children Jenny (Ryan), Julie, David and Jeff; siblings Dave (Sue), Jan, Jean (Greg), John (Lisa), Ben (Kerry), Kenny, Mike (Chris), Jim (Cheryl) and her mom Anne Marie.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Bonneville 13th Ward Chapel, 1498 East 800 South, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Sunday evening from 6 until 8 and at the church Monday from 9:30-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be emailed to info@bergmortuary.com.

December 15, 2012 12:50 am • Daily Herald

Giving Tree

THE GIVING TREE

We will be doing a Giving Tree again this year for Christmas to help families from our ward. The Giving Tree will be in the east foyer before church and during church it will be right outside the Relief Society room each Sunday. If you are willing and able to help please select an ornament from the tree and on the paper next to the tree write down your name next to the number that corresponds with the number on the ornament. Please bring the wrapped gift with the ornament attached to the outside of the present with the number showing and turn it into the Clerks office or a member of the Relief Society Presidency. We will need to have all the gifts turned in by Sunday December 16th. If you have any questions please contact Jean Evans 801-372-3706.  Thank you.

In The Spirit of Thanksgiving

We want to thank everyone who was able to come to the Relief Society Meeting this past week.  It was a wonderful evening!

We did have a few technical difficulties with the video that we wanted to share.  We were able to listen to it but not see it.  I thought I'd include the link here for you to see.  It's worth watching and a great video to share with your family, especially this week. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuwid8_O8dk&list=PLAYgY8SPtEWFuyepUO_Va3pjyQ20_VTAi&index=2&feature=plpp_video

We hope you all have a fabulous Thanksgiving!!

November's Relief Society Meeting

Thursday November 15th 6:30pm
Holiday Dinner and Ornament Exchange.

We will have dinner, a short program, and an ornament exchange.
Please bring a wrapped Christmas ornament.
(It can be one from your home, one you buy, or make etc...)
If you don't have an ornament to bring please come anyway!
We will have extras so no one will be left out!
There will also be a Children's Class.
If you plan on using the class please contact our children's class leader
JanEtta Price at 801-373-7344.
We hope to see everyone there!!!

New Great Grandmother!!!

Hello Sisters!

We have a new Great Grandmother in our ward!!  Today Sister Orva Miner became a Great Grandmother!  Her granddaughter had a baby girl this morning!  We are thrilled for Sister Miner and grateful to share in her excitement!!  Congratulations!!

New Bishopric Sustained

Hi Sisters!

We hope everyone was able to attend Sacrament Meeting yesterday.  If you were not able to be there we'd like to let you know a new Bishopric was sustained:

Bishop: Bill Rudy
First Counselor: Bryce Bunting
Second Counselor: Duane Wilson
Executive Secretary: John Pigott

This quote was on the front of the Sacrament Meeting program yesterday:

"By our sustaining vote, we make solemn promises.  We promise to pray for the Lord's servants and that He will lead and strengthen them.  We pledge that we will look for and expect to feel inspiration from God in their counsel and whenever they act in their calling. ...As we raise a hand to sustain a person, we commit to work for whatever purpose of the Lord that  person is called to accomplish."
President Henry B. Eyring, Called of God and Sustained by the People.

Please remember to keep our Bishopric and their families in your prayers. :)

Have a wonderful week!!!

Latino Cultural Program

October Latino Program to Commemorate Christ’s Visit to the Americas

This year, the Church will present Luz de las Naciones: Sus Promesas, a Latino cultural program, on October 26 and 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Center auditorium.

People who wish to attend may obtain free tickets starting September 4 online at lds.org/events or by calling 801-570-0080 or 866-537-8457, with a limit of 10 tickets per person.

The cultural program will be presented in Spanish only, but a limited number of headphones will be available for those who would like to listen to the event in Portuguese or English. Conference Center doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and those attending should be seated by 7:15 p.m. Sunday dress is encouraged.

There will not be a live broadcast, but the show will be recorded for a future broadcast. Details of the broadcast will be announced later.

Prior to the event, individuals can view a Conference Center exhibit featuring art from Latin American and Polynesian artists, as well as photographs of the first Spanish-speaking unit in Utah. The art is selected from the Ninth International Art Competition. The exhibit will run from October 19 to November 30.

For more information you can go to:
https://www.lds.org/church/events/october-latino-program-to-commemorate-christs-visit-to-the-americas?lang=eng

Relief Society Meeting This Week!

Jump Start Your Homemaking Skills

Thursday October 18th
6:30pm at the church
Come join us for classes on

Budgeting
Menu Planning
Food Storage

It will be a wonderful evening full of great information!!
A Children's Class will be available.
And don't forget to attend and receive your magnet!

New Sisters & General Conference October 2012

Welcome:

We would like to welcome 2 new sisters who have moved into the ward.
 Amy Dalton and Megan Webster.  We are excited to get to know them better!

Details on General Conference:
Click on this link  for the details for General Conference for this weekend:  https://www.lds.org/church/events/members-and-friends-of-the-church-invited-to-participate-in-october-2012-general-conference?lang=eng


General Conference Packets for children, teenagers and even adults:
Here is a link also for General Conference packets for young children/teenagers and even adults!:  http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8786

We hope everyone enjoys General Conference!!! 

Brother Ladd Wilkey's Funeral

I recently sent an email out letting you know of the passing of Brother Wilkey.  Here is the same email.  Please make note of the dates as there were a couple wrong in the email.  :) Thanks!

 

 

We are saddened to hear of the passing of brother Ladd Wilkey. He passed away on Friday September 21st. His funeral will be this Thursday the 27th.The family seems to be doing alright, as they have been expecting this for awhile, but still hard as can be expected.

We are asking for help with the family luncheon. They will be expecting about 64-70 people. If you would be willing to help out with food or in the kitchen please call Gayle Neilson (801-372-7247) or email her @ gayle_nielson@byu.edu .

Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 27, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at the Bonneville 13th Ward chapel, 1498 East 800 South, Provo. A viewing will be Wednesday, September 26, at Walker Tribute Center, 85 East 300 South, Provo, from 6-8 p.m. and Thursday at the church from 9:30-10:30 a.m.

You can read the obituary here: http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/ladd-wilkey/article_57409e2f-1ba9-588e-b31e-c858a4a24529.html

Thank you sisters for all you do!!

September Relief Society Meeting

Women of Heritage


Thursday September 20th @ 6:30pm
Please join us for a wonderful evening where we will celebrate our Heritage!!




We are asking for sisters to sign up for the following:



• Share a 5 minute story or experience about your heritage or family tree.
• Share a talent about your heritage or family tree. This can be dance/singing/musical number/reading etc...
• Bring an item for our tasters table of food from your heritage or family tree.
• We would like everyone to please bring a display of something that represents your heritage/family tree.

Please contact June Burrows (801-374-6155) if you would be willing to help with any of these. Thanks!

We will have your magnets for this month and for those sisters who weren't able to come to last months meeting we will have your magnet boards for you! :)

There will be a children's class also.