Every spring I am refreshed and excited by the new life I see in the flowers pushing out of the dirt and in the bright green buds on the seemingly dead limbs of trees. The warmth and longer days of the sun bring life where once there was only darkness and cold on a dead landscape. It is all so fitting that our Savior was resurrected in the springtime. The scriptures teach us that "all things bear record of me [God]." The light of the sun represents the Light of Christ that radiates from His presence through all space and brings life to our bodies. The flowers rise from the ground as a reminder that a body rises from the tomb. If we look around, we might find as did Alma that "I have all these things as a testimony that God lives and that Christ shall come." As we approach Easter Sunday, I hope that you will rejoice with the earth and all of God's creations that death is overcome in Jesus Christ. And may we learn from the earth that we can start over in our spiritual lives through the forgiveness available from the atonement of Jesus Christ. If our thoughts and hopes are dark and far from God, let us change by coming to Christ, reach towards His light that we may grow and blossom in His light.
Bishop Merrill
Adult Religion Class - Stake Choir - Stake Conference
Adult Religion Class: Church Gospel Topic Essays - Sponsored by the Bountiful North Canyon Stake - Taught by Jack Marshall - Class held on: Thursday’s 7-8:30 pm - Location: 2505 So. Davis Blvd.April 13 – Peace and Violence Among 19th Century Latter-day Saints
April 20 – NO CLASS
April 27 – Mother in Heaven
May 4 – Book of Mormon Translation
Please read the Essay topic before the class. The Essays may be found at www.lds.org/topics/essays. Schedule for following months will be in the Grapevine each month.
WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH OUR STAKE CHOIR
President Coleman has requested specific songs that will be great and will bring the spirit as we get good participation from each ward.We will start choir practice April 18th (the Tuesday after Easter).
We only have 6 practices before Stake Conference. We need everyone to attend so we can help bring the spirit to Stake Conference.
Songs to Prepare:
Prelude: More Holiness Give Me
Mid-Meeting: Beautiful Savior
Special: Homeward Bound with Flute and Harp (Beautiful Song – Requested by President Coleman)
Tuesday April 18: 7:45 – 9:15 pm Stake Center
Sunday April 23: 7:45 – 9:15 pm Stake Center
Tuesday April 25: 7:45 – 9:15 pm Stake Center
Sunday April 30: 9:00 – 10:15 am Stake Center
Sunday April 30: 1:00 – 1:45 pm Regional Center
This is a compressed schedule with fewer rehearsals.
We need everyone to attend all practices if possible.
If you have any questions – please give me or brother Van Pilkington a call.
Thanks,
Jed Jones
801-631-5099
Stake Conference
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
Adult Session (18 and older)
6:00 to 7:10 p.m. • Stake Center • 965 East Oakwood Drive • Bountiful
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
Priesthood Leadership Session
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. • Stake Center • 965 East Oakwood Drive • Bountiful
Stake Presidency • High Council • Bishoprics • Stake/Ward Clerks and Executive Secretaries
High Priest Group leaders, Assistants and Secretaries• Elders Quorum Presidencies and Secretaries
Stake & Ward Young Men Presidencies, Secretaries and Advisors • Ward Mission leaders
General Session (all stake members)
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. • Regional Center • 835 North 400 East • North Salt Lake
Relief Society
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Gordon B. Hinckley, 2016April
2nd – General Conference
9th – Chapter 7: The Whisperings of the Spirit
16th – Chapter 8: We Look to Christ
23rd – Overcoming the World By Elder Neil L. Andersen
30th – Stake Conference
May 7 - Presidency Topic
Activities
April 18 - Tech Night Bring your electronic devices and either learn how to use them, or help those who need help with theirs. There will be something for everyone!April 22 - Relief Society Breakfast at Diane Peterson's for the ladies born in April!
The Relief Society has had a busy month! We celebrated the RS birthday at the Stake Center. Elaine Dalton spoke on service around the world! We then were able to fill purses with all the necessities you would need. We donated them to refugees and to a high school in SLC.
We also celebrated the birthday breakfast for the ladies born in March! We had a fun time getting to know the sisters better!
High Priests
High Priest April Building Cleaning ScheduleApril 15th
Team 6 – Terry Graham, Scott Cornelius, Ray Bronson, Kim Eggett, Stephen Bennion
April 22nd
Team 1 – Joe Richardson, LaVerl Criddle, Dennis Lunt, DeVor Moss, Steve Young, Michael George
April 29th
None – Stake Conference
Elders
Elders Church Cleaning Schedule for MayMay 6
Team 1 – Kyle Hays, Scott Nelson, Robert Cohen, Todd Jones
May 13
Team 2 – Kellan Ivins, Jacob West, Brandon Hellberg, Chris Welcomer
May 20
Team 3 – Zak Davis, Lance Wesche, James Keddington, Danny Jones
May 27
Team 4 – Stephen Green, Beau Griffiths, Nick Montgomery, James Alexander
Young Men
Activities Planned for April12th Driving Range
18th- 4:30 Baptism for the Dead (Leave Church at 4pm)
26th- Army Obstacle course
Happy Birthday to Josh Jones on the 18th and Shane Salisbury on the 30th!
The young Men are always looking for service project to help those in the ward. Please contact Kevin Hardy (801-635-7745) if you have anything we can help with!
Sunday School
April 9
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Lesson 14 The Law of Consecration
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April
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Doctrine and Covenants 46; Articles of Faith 1:7; 1 Corinthians 12–13; Moroni 10:8–18; Our Heritage, pages 42–43, 47–48, 63.
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April
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Doctrine and Covenants 59; Bible Dictionary, “Sabbath,” pages 764–65.
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April
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Stake Conference
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May 7 Lesson 17 The Law of Tithing and the Law of the Fast Reading assignment: Doctrine and Covenants 59:13–14, 21; 119; 120.
Announcements
1) Madison Hayes from our ward is going to the Philippines the first week of May on a humanitarian801-884-2545 if you have any questions. You can bring your items to R.S. on Tuesday, April 18th, on Sundays or to her home 3578 S. 100 W.project. She needs our help in providing things for the people there. The items needed are: toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, any hygiene items, clothes, cash or whatever you would be able to help with. Please contact her at
2) Saturday, April 15th is Ward Day of Service from 9-noon. More information coming. Meet at church @9am for assignment. 2-3 hours, light lunch at church when done.
- Bring gloves, rakes, shovels.
- Great way to serve others and show your kids that work is meaningful.
- Watch Peace through Gratitude video on Mormon.org to get ready
“And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.” —Matthew 14:14
3) April 20th at 6:30 pm in the Young Women’s room Temple Night with the Bishop. Short discussion by the Bishop prior to 7:30 temple session. You are invited to the discussion even if you are unable to attend the temple.
4) April 29th and 30th is Stake Conference. Adult session on Saturday the 29th at the Stake House, the Sunday 30th session will be held in the Regional Center.
Family History Corner
Just a few items for you to consider for Family History:1) On April 22, the Utah Genealogical Association will be hosting the 20th Annual South Davis Conference at Woods Cross High School. You can register online thru Saturday April 16th at http://ugagenealogy.org/aem.php?eid=25.
2) The South Davis Family History Center is located in our chapel. We have wonderful staff who volunteer their time to help others. If you are interested in doing this, let me know and I will connect you with the right people. In the meantime, do you have questions about Puzilla, Scanning or Legacy? If so, be sure to come to our Family History Center for some answers. Danny Lewis works on Monday from 9 am to noon and can help you with Puzilla.org. Brother Jorgensen works on Wednesday from 9 am to noon and can help you with Scanning. Leonard Plazier works on Thursday from 7 to 9 pm and can help you with Legacy.
Did you catch the family history talks and references to family history during conference? Are you a gatherer? If you are not a gatherer, now is the time to become one. Come see us during Sunday School in the Family History Center.
This is from the Saturday morning talk, Gathering the Family of God by President Henry B. Eyring.
"General conference has always been a time of gathering for the Latter-day Saints. …
I have felt impressed to speak to you today about another kind of gathering. … I refer to the gathering of the family of God. …
… Our Heavenly Father is anxious to gather and bless all of His family. While He knows that not all of them will choose to be gathered, His plan gives each of His children the opportunity to accept or reject His invitation. And families are at the heart of this plan.
Centuries ago, the prophet Malachi said that in a coming day, God would send Elijah to “turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers” (Malachi 4:6). …
… The hearts of the children—of you and me—have turned to our fathers, our ancestors. …
The youth have caught the vision admirably; now their parents need to catch up. There are now many people who have accepted baptism in the spirit world because of the work done by the youth, and they are waiting for other ordinances that only adults can perform in the temple. The work of gathering Heavenly Father’s family is not just for young people, and it is not just for their grandparents. It is for everyone. We are all gatherers. …
I testify that God the Father wants His children home again, in families and in glory. The Savior lives. He directs and blesses this work, and He watches over and guides us. He thanks you for your faithful service in gathering His Father’s family, and I promise you the inspired help that you seek and need."
Hope to see you soon! Sister Stephanie Sigman
Missionary Corner
Our Ward Missionaries:Chris Smedley, Mission Leader 801-718-5468
Curt Jensen 801-295-3971
Neil Gooch 801-292-6598
Sister Sarah Bell 5-16
California Modesto Mission
4300 Dale Rd.
Modesto, California 95356
Birthday – September 23rd
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Elder Samuel Merrill 7-15
Washington Everett Mission
16124 35th Avenue S.E.
P.O. Box 13390
Mill Creek, Washington 98082-1390
Birthday – May 15th
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Elder Christian Cohen 8-15
Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission
25367 Riverton Drive
Denham Springs, LA 70726-6280
Birthday – January 21st
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Elder James Van Leeuwen 7-15
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Mission
2600 Boyce Plaza Road, Suite 101
Upper St. Clair, PA 15241-3949
Birthday - November
👩🏼Young Women🌼
The Mutual Theme for 2017 is:“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed” (James 1:5–6))
April Lesson Theme: The Apostasy and the Restoration
“I have sent forth the fulness of my gospel by the hand of my servant Joseph” (D&C 35:17).
The outlines in this unit will help the young women understand the Great Apostasy and how Jesus Christ restored His Church and the fulness of His gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith. In this unit the young women can learn about the key events of the Restoration and discover the relevance of those events in their lives.
April Activities:
5th – Spring Break – no activity
12th – Stake YW Dinner: 6:00 pm at the Stake Center. This is a Western-themed dinner, so come wearing your western clothing. Yeehaw!! 🤠
18th (TUESDAY) – Combined activity- baptisms for the dead. Please meet at the church no later than 4:00 pm to carpool up to the temple. NO ACTIVITY ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK! 26th – Cooking Class at Alexander’s home, 7pm. Jen will be teaching us how to make a delicious chocolate lava cake. You won’t want to miss this!
March Activity Recap: March was such a fun month! On March 1st, the YM were in charge of our combined activity. They put together a Human Foosball Game, and it was wild and crazy and mounds of fun! They made foosball poles out of PVC pipe. We were separated into teams, held onto our pole with our teammates for dear life, and tried our best to kick a soccer ball into the goal without all of us tipping each other over! Oh it was great fun!
On March 7th, we held our New Beginnings activity to welcome our incoming Beehive, Emma Jean Johnson. She will be turning 12 in December, and we are so excited she’ll be joining us! The theme for New Beginnings was D.O.T.S., which stood for Depend on the Savior. We had polka-dot decorations, sugar cookies with polka-dots, and lots of little DOTS to help us remember to Depend on the Savior. Jolene Gates put together an awesome game of Family Feud for all of us to play, and to help introduce the values to Emma, and to help her understand how the YW program works. We loved getting to know Emma a little better, and love her fun personality. She will be a wonderful addition to our beehive class!
On March 15th, Emily Davis’ mom and sister came and taught some of us how to do indexing, and gave those that already knew how to index a great refresher course. They were fun teachers!
On March 29th, we threw a baby shower for Carlie Hellberg, who is our Beehive Advisor. She had her first baby, a darling little girl named Maddie, back in December. We loved getting to know Maddie and celebrating this exciting occasion with Carlie!
Primary Newsletter
We have a new primary presidency! Sisters Shantel Wesche, Megan Wyatt, Janis Hardy, and Stephanie Jensen. We are so excited to be in primary and we look forward to serving the wonderful children in our ward. We also want to thank the former presidency for their dedicated service and let them know they are much appreciated and loved.
April Theme:
Jesus Christ teaches me to choose the right.
Scripture:
“For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” John 13:15
Song:
Choose Him Again
(by Shawna Edwards)
Parents, you can find this song below for your kids to listen to and practice with. Here is the YouTube link.
Monthly Article of Faith:
#5 - We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
Callings
Amy Larsen CTR 5
Carolyn Call Activity Days
Releases
Tammy Hayes, Carolyn Call, Marcia Bennion, Deanne Maggio
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