The Bell family loves the Ocean. For many years we have travelled to the beautiful uncrowded beaches
of the Pacific Northwest. Our favorite place to camp is at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River, this
wonderful location has some of the most gorgeous scenery, and treacherous water in the world. The
interaction of the flow of the river with the constant tidal forces and currents of the ocean, not to
mention the storms for which the locale is famous, creates an area where sandbars and other obstructions
to maritime navigation are in a constant state of flux. In fact the waters around this area are so
dangerous, the United States Coast Guard placed their one and only Life Boat Training facility there. All
Coast Guardsmen that serve on these small but powerful rescue boats must get through this school. It is
no wonder that the area around the mouth of the Columbia is known as the “Graveyard of the Pacific.”
In order to enter or exit the Columbia you must pass over “The Bar.” To do this you will encounter some of the most violent water around. But it can be done, and is done every day and night by many, many ships.
To do this safely requires careful attention to a few vital things;
If I have learned nothing else recently, I have learned that, just like crossing the Bar of the Columbia, crossing my own personal Bars has been amazingly rough and difficult, sometimes even a bit dangerous. By following the rules above I have made it to safer waters, and I know you can too. Thank you all for your kindness and friendship may the Lord always be your Pilot and may we all get to safe water.
Love you,
Eric Bell
In order to enter or exit the Columbia you must pass over “The Bar.” To do this you will encounter some of the most violent water around. But it can be done, and is done every day and night by many, many ships.
To do this safely requires careful attention to a few vital things;
- You must stay in the channel, to deviate ever so slightly is to invite disaster.
- You must trust your pilot implicitly, they have trained and gone this way many times before, they know how to do this.
- You must keep your eyes on the guiding lights, they are there for a reason, not just decoration.
- Last but not least—YOU MUST NOT STOP—Keep moving forward no matter what, your rudder only has authority when you are in motion. If you stop your forward progress you are at the mercy of the swirling winds and currents.
If I have learned nothing else recently, I have learned that, just like crossing the Bar of the Columbia, crossing my own personal Bars has been amazingly rough and difficult, sometimes even a bit dangerous. By following the rules above I have made it to safer waters, and I know you can too. Thank you all for your kindness and friendship may the Lord always be your Pilot and may we all get to safe water.
Love you,
Eric Bell
Relief Society
LESSONS:
June 4 – RS Lesson- Regina Pearce
June 11 – Teaching of the Presidents- Gordon B- Hinckley Chapter 11: Home-The Basis of a Righteous Life - Vicki Frederiksen
June 18 – Teaching of the Presidents - Gordon B. Hinckley Chapter 12: Obedience: Simply Live the Gospel - Jolene Gates
June 25 – Return and Receive By Elder M. Russell Ballard - Susan Ehlers
July 2 – RS Lesson given by one of the presidency
ACTIVITIES:
June 3 – 9 AM Birthday Breakfast for the ladies born in May and June at Diane Peterson's home
June 15 – The RS will tour the Gilgal Sculpture Gardens. Meet at the church at 9:30 to carpool to the gardens or meet us there at 10:00 (749 East 500 South, SLC). If you would like to go to lunch after, we will meet at Joy Luck Restaurant (1350 South 500 West, Woods Cross) at approximately 11:30. If you can't make the gardens, join us for lunch.
June 20 – 6 PM "Family Matters"-Relief Society Sisters are invited to a pot luck dinner. The activity will be held at the church. Bring a pot luck item of a family favorite recipe. Please send your recipe to Tammy Hays: haysbills@q.com to include in the recipes handout. We will have dinner and then you will be able to choose two different mini workshops to attend. Bring a current or childhood family picture. There will be a nursery.
We will also have an "Up For Grabs" table. You can bring items you no longer need, or take items from the table that you need.
June 4 – RS Lesson- Regina Pearce
June 11 – Teaching of the Presidents- Gordon B- Hinckley Chapter 11: Home-The Basis of a Righteous Life - Vicki Frederiksen
June 18 – Teaching of the Presidents - Gordon B. Hinckley Chapter 12: Obedience: Simply Live the Gospel - Jolene Gates
June 25 – Return and Receive By Elder M. Russell Ballard - Susan Ehlers
July 2 – RS Lesson given by one of the presidency
ACTIVITIES:
June 3 – 9 AM Birthday Breakfast for the ladies born in May and June at Diane Peterson's home
June 15 – The RS will tour the Gilgal Sculpture Gardens. Meet at the church at 9:30 to carpool to the gardens or meet us there at 10:00 (749 East 500 South, SLC). If you would like to go to lunch after, we will meet at Joy Luck Restaurant (1350 South 500 West, Woods Cross) at approximately 11:30. If you can't make the gardens, join us for lunch.
June 20 – 6 PM "Family Matters"-Relief Society Sisters are invited to a pot luck dinner. The activity will be held at the church. Bring a pot luck item of a family favorite recipe. Please send your recipe to Tammy Hays: haysbills@q.com to include in the recipes handout. We will have dinner and then you will be able to choose two different mini workshops to attend. Bring a current or childhood family picture. There will be a nursery.
We will also have an "Up For Grabs" table. You can bring items you no longer need, or take items from the table that you need.
Primary
News:
Schools out! We hope all our primary
children enjoy their summer break.
This month we want to give a special
thank you to all the men in our ward who help nurture and love our primary
children.
June theme:
I Choose the Right by Living Gospel
Principles
Scripture:
“I will go and do the things which the
Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the
children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish
the thing which he commandeth them” (1 Nephi 3:7)
Young Women 💁🏼🌼
June Activities:
7th: Combined Activity: Baptisms for the dead. Please meet at the church at 4:30 to ride up
together.
14th: Fundraiser prep: We’ll be making posters for our upcoming
girls camp fundraiser, and passing out the fliers.
17th (SATURDAY): Bake
sale and Father’s Day treat fundraiser, 10am-12:30pm at the church, more
details to come.
21st: Mechanic night, 7pm at the church.
28th: Visits to ward members, more info coming.
4th – Carlie
Hellberg
11th: Sarah Hays
18th – Hallie Keddington
25th: Jocelyn Cornelius
July 2nd –
Tiffany George
*Girls Camp is coming up July
27th-29th. We will
be going to Capitol Reef National Park and are SO excited for all the fun we’ll
have! Mark your calendars!
May
activity recap: May 3rd was a combined
activity with our YM, and also with the YM/YW from the 7th
ward. Brother Chris Welcker’s parents
came and taught us some square dancing and line dancing routines, and it was SO
much fun! Some of us really had to work
hard to get out of our comfort zone, but once we did, we didn’t stop
dancing. A big THANK YOU to the
Welcker’s for a really fun night! On
May 10th, we attended a wonderful fireside where testimony was
shared through words and dance. The high
school dancers spoke of their trials and how, through faith, friendship, and
Christ’s love, they learned to find self-worth and strength in testimony. It was truly a night where the spirit was
felt and everyone left feeling uplifted.
May 17th was our Random Acts
of Service night. We went all around
Bountiful and left little toys on playgrounds, flowers on people’s cars, and
quarters at vending machines with little notes for whoever found the items
letting them know they can keep them, and with some positive words of
encouragement. We ended the night by
going to the Welcome Home Assisted Living Center and visiting the residents
there and bringing them cookies. This
fun night of service was a favorite for all of us!
May 24th we went to As You
Wish Pottery in Farmington and picked out and painted our own piece of
pottery. The girls are SO creative and
artistic and we were so very impressed with their mad skills! Each pottery piece turned out so beautifully!
May 31st will be
an end of school bonfire at Natalie Watkins home. We are so grateful that she has invited us to
her home one last time to enjoy each other’s company (and smore’s!) before she moves. We will so miss you all, Watkins family!
Young Men
Activities Planned for June
7th
– Shopping for Food for High Adventure
8th,
9th, & 10th – Young Men High Adventure --- Zion's Slot Canyons (See and share photos and video here.)
14th
– No Activity
28th
– Volley Ball
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!
See pictures from the Young Men activity - team building challenges at Camp Williams here.
See all high-res images from YM-YW square dancing activity here. 🤠
Sunday school
High Priests
In the High Priest (HP) Group we have been having one
brother each week stand and take about five minutes to tell us about himself
and his family. We call this our “life sketch” and we do it just after the
announcements, before the lesson. It has been fun to hear the life experiences
of others with the intent of getting to know each other a little better. Thanks
to all that have shared to this point and we look forward to hearing from
others in the future.
LESSONS:
June 4th – “Ensign Article”
Instructor: SteVan Gates
Life
Sketch: John Call
June 11th – “Nurturing theEternal Partnership of Marriage” Instructor: Brian Salisbury
Life
Sketch: Karl Stone
June 18th – “Home—The basics of a Righteous Life” Instructor: Jed Rawlins
Life
Sketch: Mike George
Life
Sketch: Oly Mudrow
High Priest June
Building Cleaning Schedule
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Date
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Team
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June 3
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Team
2 – Doug Young, Jim Brannan, Karl Stone, Mark Petersen, Dave Smith, Richard
Fredrickson
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June 10
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Team
3 – John Call, Rainer Eysser, SteVan Gates, Neal Gooch, Curt Jensen
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June 17
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Team
4 – Keith Hafen, Lee Merrill, Oly Mudrow, Brian Salsbury, George Naegle
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June 24
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Team
5 – Larry Sheffield, Daryl Peterson, Eric Bell, David Badham, Dave Vanleeuwen
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Each father is listed and can request the help of their wife
and children. This can be a great learning experience of service for all
willing to help clean the building.
Elders
We want to thank all those that helped this past month
with the temple cleaning assignment, the church cleaning assignments and the
chairs for the Dee Hansen funeral.
We have an upcoming assignment in July for Handcart Days - July 22nd in the afternoon, more details to follow.
June Lessons:
June 4 – Kellan Ivins: "My Peace I Leave WithYou"
June 11 – Brandon Hellberg: Chapter 11: Home-The Basis of a Righteous Life
June 18 – Robert Cohen: Chapter 12: Obedience: Simply Live the Gospel
June 25 – Brandon Hellberg: "Songs Sung and Unsung”
We have an upcoming assignment in July for Handcart Days - July 22nd in the afternoon, more details to follow.
June Lessons:
June 4 – Kellan Ivins: "My Peace I Leave WithYou"
June 11 – Brandon Hellberg: Chapter 11: Home-The Basis of a Righteous Life
June 18 – Robert Cohen: Chapter 12: Obedience: Simply Live the Gospel
June 25 – Brandon Hellberg: "Songs Sung and Unsung”
Elders Church Cleaning Schedule for July
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DATE
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TEAM
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July 2
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Team 5
– Dave Rollins, Adam Nelson, Brady Pickett
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July 9
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Team 6
– Patrick Sigman, Justin Hanks, Scott Davis, Jason Bell
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July 16
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Team 7
– Tyler Wyatt, Darrell Gardner, Aaron Jensen, Brandon Bills
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July 23
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Team 8
– Kevin Hardy, Rick DeSilva, Derek Larsen, Chris Smedley
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July 30
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Team
1 – Kyle Hays, Robert Cohen, Todd Jones
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Announcements
1) We express our love and condolences to Jone Hansen with the
loss of her husband D. Hansen on May 17, 2017. Please remember her in your
thoughts and prayers.
2) We express our love and condolences to the Meek family as well as Kinder and Dane on the passing of their daughter and mother Catherine on May 31, 2017. Please keep them all in your prayers. A viewing will be held Thursday June 8, 2017 from 6-8pm at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N Main in Bountiful. Funeral services will be held Friday June 9, 2017 at 11:00am in the North Canyon 2nd Ward, 3350 S 100 E, Bountiful Utah with a viewing at 9:15 - 10:30am. Obsequies (interment) will be in Riverdale Idaho. Obituary.
2) We express our love and condolences to the Meek family as well as Kinder and Dane on the passing of their daughter and mother Catherine on May 31, 2017. Please keep them all in your prayers. A viewing will be held Thursday June 8, 2017 from 6-8pm at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N Main in Bountiful. Funeral services will be held Friday June 9, 2017 at 11:00am in the North Canyon 2nd Ward, 3350 S 100 E, Bountiful Utah with a viewing at 9:15 - 10:30am. Obsequies (interment) will be in Riverdale Idaho. Obituary.
3) Adult Religion
Class: June 22 to Sept 21, 2017; Class held
on Thursday’s 7-8:30 pm - Topic: The
Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ (The Gospels). Sponsored by the Bountiful
North Canyon Stake - Taught by Jack Marshall - Location: 2505 So. Davis Blvd.
Specific reading will be announced weekly in the bulletin, Grapevine and on the
blog when received from the stake in June.
4) Bring your family and friends to enjoy the many beautiful
entries in the 2017 Bountiful Handcart Days Arts & Crafts Annual Exhibition
at the Bountiful/Davis Art Center, 90 North Main, Bountiful. Exhibition opens
on July 5 and runs through July 22. Free to the public. Log on to the web at www.handcartdays.org for more information.
5) Temple night with the Bishop, Tuesday, June 27th
at 6:30 pm in the Young Women’s room at the church.
6) Remember the young women’s fundraiser and Father’s Day treats
on Saturday, June 17th. Have items at church at 9:30am.
Congratulations to our Seniors
Brynn has 4 brothers and 3 sisters. She began high school
with brothers and sisters at home, but she is now the only child at home and
the only child living in Utah. This year she traveled to Chicago to see LeAnne.
Brynn has a list of places to go to visit her other brothers and sisters.
Brynn will attend Utah State in the fall. She also plans on
serving a mission after a semester or two of college. She looks forward to
serving anywhere, but secretly she would love to go Chinese speaking.
Brynn will also graduate from seminary. She has had tremendous
seminary teachers throughout the years. She has been blessed by attending
seminary, learning through the Spirit, adding to her gospel knowledge and
strengthening her testimony.
As parents, we
are so grateful to have Brynn as the youngest member of our family. We sure do
love her! She has been a delight to have
in our home. She is an influence for good everywhere she goes.
Jaycee plans now to commute to Utah
Valley University where she will major in English with the goal of teaching
high school. She would love to teach English, history and dance. We are so very
proud of you Jaycee, we love you!
Evan is one
of the best cooks in our family. He
often introduces new recipes, and cooks for special occasions and holidays. His
favorite thing to bake is cookies. He's
done his own laundry for years and is one of the most particular members of the
family when it comes to cleanliness; he is definitely prepared temporally to
serve his mission.
Evan worked
hard and put in some last minute efforts to get the requirements for his Eagle
completed. He has enjoyed the scouting program and is grateful to the leaders,
family and friends that have helped him achieve his goals.
By the time
this is printed Evan will have graduated from Woods Cross High School, where he
participated in the award-winning concert choir and completed an internship
with a local dermatologist. During his
sophomore and junior years, he played lacrosse and often led the team in points
scored. In 2015-16 he made the All-State
Team and was voted MVP.
While busy
with school and sports he consistently managed to work as well, with experience
at Spanky's, Lee's Grocery, Vivint Solar and Five Guy's Burgers and Fries. His
summer is going to be full of work and preparing himself spiritually, mentally
and financially for his upcoming mission. He will enter the MTC, August 16,
2017.
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
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
Elder Christian Cohen 8-15
Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission
25367 Riverton Drive
Denham Springs, LA 70726-6280
Birthday – January 21st
Elder James Van Leeuwen 7-15
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Mission
2600 Boyce Plaza Road, Suite 101
Upper St. Clair, PA 15241-3949
Birthday - November
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