December Quarterly Activity

Food Drive for Children and Families in Need

As 75% of the students at Ben's school live at or below the poverty level, the staff at Kid's First are taking on a food drive to provide food baskets for these families during the holiday season. The Grandy family will be helping the staff at Ben's school to collect the below donations for this holiday food drive. 

Frozen chickens, turkeys, hams
Boxed stuffing mix
Salt
Pepper
Butter
Instant Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Canned Corn
Canned Green Beans
Condensed Milk
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Frozen Rolls or Breads
Boxed Macaroni and Cheese
Frozen pies
Cake Mixes & Frostings
Paper Plates
Napkins
Disposable Roasting Pans
Or any other shelf stable or freezer safe items that you think the families might enjoy.

The minimum goal is a Thanksgiving dinner for each of these families (approximately 60). If any local friends are interested in donating food items, please contact Kelley! She would be happy to come pick up any donations and deliver them to Ben's school. Donations will be accepted until the 19th of November.  THANK YOU!

Humanitarian Service Project

Our Humanitarian Service Project for the month of November will be to participate in the 

Youth Bridges Christmas Decoration Donation Drive.

Please bring in new to gently used Christmas decorations, lights, bulbs, etc. Only foam or 

plastic decorations pls, NO GLASS!  

We will take donations thru November and deliver them early December. There will be a 

box for donations by the RS room.

Please contact Shelly Wright (wright.8891@yahoo.com) or Rachel Andrews 

(andrews.rachael@gmail.com) if you have questions.

Fabulous Friday

·         Fabulous Friday is this Friday (Nov 2^nd) from 6-10 pm at the church!! Available crafts are on display outside of the RS room and in the email sent by Catherine yesterday.  Money and order forms are due to either Crystal Boyle or Jill Manning by this Thursday!!  Please contact Crystal Boyle if you have any questions.

Two additional “How-To” classes will also be available free of charge:

o    7:00 pm:  FURNITURE RESTORATION

o    8:00 pm:  MAKE YOUR OWN MIXES AT A FRACTION OF THE COST- Includes a demo on how to make a variety of food mixes as well as laundry detergent

General Conference

Below is a website where you can locate places to watch General Conference if you are unable to do go to the church.  The Sunday morning session begins at 11:00 AM and the Afternoon session begins at 3:00 PM. 

Enjoy this beautiful opportunity we have to listen to the Prophet and many others speak and give us inspiration!

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765609240/How-to-attend-watch-or-listen-to-general-conference.html

Relief Society S'More Night

Humanitarian Service

Childhood hunger is a current problem in our area.  The Samaritan Community Center serves over 5,000 kids in Northwest Arkansas who are at risk for malnutrition with their snack pack food program that serves at-risk children.  During the entire month of October, the Humanitarian Committee will have a snack pack food drive to contribute to this effort.  Donation boxes will be at church next week and throughout the month.  Every little bit helps.  In addition, we will be placing boxes at local businesses to help the cause as well.  Here is a current list of items to be donated (everything must be non-perishable):

• Fruit Bars
• Fruit Cups
• Fruit Snacks
• Small Cereal Boxes
• Cheese Crackers
• Pudding Cups
• Oatmeal packets
• Microwave Pasta
• Ramen Noodles
• Animal Crackers
• Beef Jerky
• Individual Pretzel Packets
• Other Individually Packaged Snacks

"When ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God."

Thanks for your service,

The Relief Society Humanitarian Committee

Rachael Andrews

October Newsletter

PRIMARY PROGRAM REMINDER

REMINDER for this SATURDAY and SUNDAY:

All Primary teachers and Primary children, the Primary Presidency would like to remind you that the Primary Program Rehearsal will be held this Saturday at 9 - 10:30am in the chapel. Light snacks and beverages will be served afterwards.
Also, if the parents of the Primary children could arrive at church about 10 minutes early on Sunday to get their kids seated in their assigned seats, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!
We are so excited to show you what your children have been working on so hard this year. They are amazing!

RS ACTIVITY TONIGHT!!

Just a reminder that our Literacy Night activity will be tonight (September 20th) at Jill Mannings house starting at 7:00 PM.  Come and learn about church literacy and ways to choose good books for you and your family.

LITERACY NIGHT

· Our MONTHLY RS ACTIVITY will be held at 7pm this Thursday. Join us for a “Literacy Night” at Jill’s Manning’s home. You are encouraged to bring your favorite book (children, YA, etc) to share! Discussion topics will cover:
o the Church’s adult literacy program
o how to help ourselves and our families choose appropriate and safe literature
o (possible topic) ways to help teach your young children pre-reading skills before kindergarten.

SISTER'S TEMPLE TRIP

The Centerton Ward SISTERS’ TEMPLE TRIP will take place on Tuesday, Oct 2nd. All sisters are invited to attend the 11:40am session in the OK City Temple. More details about car-pooling and lunch to come!

RELIEF SOCIETY GENERAL BROADCAST

September Newsletter

Thank You!

Thanks to all who participated in the community school supplies drive sponsored by the Samaritan House.  As a stake we achieved most of our goals.  We collected 1075 Notebooks  1015 Folders and 420 scissors.  We also had many volunteers donating their time and talents to prepare the backpacks and the carnival booth.  Congratulations on a job well done!

NEW CHURCH TIME

A quick reminder that the Centerton Ward will now meet starting at 9:00 am and ending at 12:00 pm starting this Sunday the 26th of August.

WELCOME BABY ROMAN

Congratulations to Shayne and Jessica Smith on the arrival of their little boy Roman Michael.  He was born August 13th, weighing 7.5 lbs and was 18.5 in. long!  Momma and baby are doing great.

Memorial Service

AUTHOR SIGNING

INDOOR YARD SALE

Pat Richardson and her daughter Jennie are having an indoor yard sale in their home on 3510 SW Landau #1, just off Victoria Place starting Monday.  Please call Pat at 479-372-2157 or Jennie at 479-899-1022 before coming over.

Some of the items she has for sale:

• Lots of yarn
• Knitting Needles
• Books
• Some craft items
• Painted roof slates
• Toys
• Knit and Crochet Patterns
• Crochet Hooks
• Ab Glider
• VHS/DVD's
• TV
• VCR

REMINDER

Just a quick reminder that the RS Activity is tonight at 6:30. Dinner and childcare are provided.

BLOOD DONATIONS NEEDED

Sisters:

According to the American Red Cross, someone in our area needs a transfusion every 7 minutes. Normally, they have 600 units on hand to send to hospitals; currently they have 30. We need blood donors!

The blood drive associated with the Emergency Preparedness Fair will take place at the Stake Center on Friday, August 24th from 11:30 am until 7 pm, and on Saturday, August 25th from 9 am until 3 pm.

To sign up to donate blood, go to www.redcrossblood.org
In the upper right hand corner is a blue box which read "Make a blood donation appointment". Clicking on that box takes you to a page which reads "Find a Donation Opportunity". In the Sponsor code box, type ldsbentonville then click Find. This takes you to the page with the Emergency Preparedness Fair blood drives. (The Red Cross separates Friday and Saturday into two drives.) Click on "Click Here to Schedule an Appointment" for whichever day you desire. This takes you to the donor sign in page. If you haven't signed up to give blood since last year, you need to click on the Register Now button and fill out that form. Otherwise type in your user id and password. Once you've logged in, you'll be sent to the donor sign up page and can click on an available time.

Donating one unit of blood saves three lives!

Marjorie Nelson
NWA Preparedness Fair Committee

PREPAREDNESS FAIR

If you wish to sign up for the blood drive, please go to

http://www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation and type ldsbentonville as the sponsor code.

The 6th Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair will take place August 25 from 9am-2pm at the Stake Center.

Some of this year’s fair highlights include:

***the Red Cross’ biggest blood drive of the year

***Safe-Kids passport area where kids can earn a prize

***kids fun area with bouncy houses, face painting, balloon art, and more

***preparedness mini-classes and presentations (including adult and children’s classes taught by Master Gardeners)

***ID kits for children

***over 65 booths providing information on everything from storm shelters to power safety

***A generator will also be given away and NOAA pocket weather radios (1 per household) will be handed out while supplies last.

FOR RENT

WELCOME BABY ALANA

Congratulations to the Useda family on the arrival of their new little girl Alana. She was born this morning and weighed 5 lbs 10 oz & was 18 in. long. Mommy and baby are doing fine

AUGUST NEWSLETTER

STAKE CORN

This is the last week to pick corn from the Stake Farm. The field will be "cleaned" August 4th. If you would still like corn, there are 28 rows left on the east side of the field. Thank you to all that have helped with the fields this season.

PREPAREDNESS FAIR BLOOD DRIVE

The blood drive associated with the Emergency Preparedness Fair will take place at the Stake Center on Friday, August 24, 2012 from 11:30 am until 7:00 pm and on Saturday, August 25, 2012 from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.

To sign up to donate blood, go to www.redcrossblood.org. On that web page, in the upper right hand corner is a blue box which reads "Make a blood donation appointment". Clicking on that box takes you to a page which reads "Find a donation opportunity". In the Sponsor code box, type ldsbentonville then click Find. This takes you to the page with the Emergency Preparedness Fair blood drives. (The Red Cross separates Friday and Saturday into two drives.) Click on "Click here to schedule an appointment" for whichever day you desire. This takes you to the donor sign in page. If you haven't signed up to give blood since last year, you need to click on the Register now button and fill out that form. Otherwise type in your user id and password. Once you've logged in, you'll be sent to the donor sign up page and can click on an available time.

Donating one unit of blood saves three lives. We're hoping to collect enough blood to save 630 lives.

NB On the webpage www.redcrossblood.org is a section which gives information about donating blood. If you click on "getting ready for your donation" you can read about hydrating before hand, what to wear and what to bring with you. There is also a link on foods to eat to keep you from becoming anemic.

FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN CLASS

Thursday, Aug 2nd: 6:30-8:00p at the church.

Brother Ireland will show you how to use free software for your computers, tablets, smart phones, etc etc. to protect you and your family from inappropriate information on the internet.

YSA Activity

Saturday, July 28th at 5:30pm Stake YSA Activity – Olympic Water Kickball @ Stake Center Pavilion.
Come cool down and have fun. Water Sports plus a Baked Goods Competition. We have all sorts of awards to hand out. Guaranteed to be lots of fun, for all young single adults ages 18 to 31. For more information – see our Facebook page (search ‘YSA Rogers Stake’ to find our group).

Sunday, August 5th at 6:00pm Stake YSA Fireside – Introducing Your Friends to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
We are inviting all Young Single Adults to bring their friends and family that do not know much about our church to come and learn more. President Shumway our new mission president) will be in attendance. We will have a dinner at 6pm followed by a chapel tour and a brief presentation from President Shumway on what we believe. This is a great way to share the gospel with friends and family. For more information – see our Facebook page (search ‘YSA Rogers Stake’ to find our group).

RS ACTIVITY TONIGHT

Our July RS Activity will be held tonight at Susie Boswell's home at 7:00.

Come get some great ideas on how you can help the kids you know and love to beat the summer boredom that starts to kick in about now.  Ideas are for children as well as grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc. etc.   All RS sisters are invited to attend!

WELCOME ELI

Congratulations Carley and Dustin Humphreys on the arrival of their new son Eli Dustin.  He arrived July 17th weighing in at 7lbs 10oz 19 1/2 in. long.  Mama and baby are doing well!

OPERATION BACKPACK!

The Samaritan Community Center is organizing its annual backpack drive for school supplies for needy children from elementary through high school. The event is Aug. 11th from 10am-1pm.  There is an urgent need for more supplies.  The Center has asked our church to provide:

 

Scissors (goal 2,250)

Pocket Folders with brads (goal 6,750)

Spiral Notebook- Wide-Ruled (goal 2,250)

 

We need the supplies by the end of July.  A collection box will be available for the next few Sundays at the Centerton Building, starting this Sunday July 15.   Please consider donating what you can for this cause.  There is also a need for 80-90 volunteers to help organize the supplies and pack them into the backpacks on Wed. Aug. 8.  If you are free in the morning or afternoon to help with this community service project please let Sister Rachael Andrews (Humanitarian Service Committee) know.  We will also pass along a sign-up sheet.  This would be a great family or youth project as well.

 

In addition, the Samaritan Community Center would like our church to provide a carnival-type booth for the event.  Other churches are setting up booths with face painting, water games, etc.  We will be able to pass out information about the church at the event as well.  If any of you are aware of or have skills in balloon shape making, access to a snow cone machine, etc or would like to help with the booth please contact Sister Andrews (andrews.rachael@gmail.com).

 

The Samaritan Community Center anticipates over 2,500 will be at the event.  It will be a wonderful way for people in the community to feel the love of Christ through our service.   

WARD PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION

Come join us Saturday July 21st at 5pm at the Stake Center for our ward activity. Friends and Neighbors are invited, and there will be food, games, and a kid’s bike parade. Make sure you bring a towel as there will be water games as well! The bishopric will be providing the main dish and drinks, and we'd like to have volunteers bring desserts, salads, and chips. Please email Sister Heather Bird at hlbird88@gmail.com if you can help with one of those items.

BEATING THE SUMMER BOREDOM

Come join us this Thursday July 19th at 7:00 PM at Susie Boswell's home for our Relief Society activity, Beating the Summer Boredom.


Come get some great ideas on how you can help the kids you know and love to beat the summer boredom that starts to kick in about now.  Ideas are for children as well as grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc. etc.   All RS sisters are invited to attend! 

WELCOME BABY ALIVYA!!

Congratulations to Heather and Cory Bird on the arrival of their new baby daughter Alivya Louise.  She was born on July 11th weighing in at 8lbs 6oz. and was 22 in. long!

Choose to Become!

Starting in August, we would like to anonymously add your experiences with this years theme, "Choose to Become" on the newsletters. If you have any experiences that you would like to share, please contact Alicia Rivoli at alicia.rivoli@gmail.com.

July Newsletter

ITEMS AVAILABLE

Deborah Dalton's neighbor is moving and has asked Deborah to sell the following items for her. If you are interested in purchasing any of the below items, please contact Deborah at 479-640-4197

Item 1
Medela Double Ease Breast Pump
Bought for $300, asking $150. Used ONLY twice. Comes with a bag and all attachments.

Item 2
Leap Frog Imagination Desk that include 5 books, 4 learning program games, & 1 pen; asking $35

Item 3
Aqua Doodle Cinderella Draw N Doodle mat, good condition! Asking $35

Item 4
Leap Pad plus Writing Book with 5 books & programs disc (Excellent Condition). Asking $50

CLASS CANCELLED

Teaching Kids and Having Fun class has been cancelled. Have a great weekend!!

BITHELL 4TH OF JULY BASH!

WE WANT YOU!!

At the Bithell Block Party & David’s 40th Birthday

700 Mustang Ct. Centerton, AR

July 4th from 3PM-10PM

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We will have games and prizes for the kids.  All plates, drinks, and condiments will be provided along with a large cooker.

Bring the meat you want cooked, a side to share, a dessert if you want to enter the dessert contest for a prize.  Bring chairs or blanket.

Families are donating for the cost of a large water slide, large inflatable slip and slide for teenagers, a smaller bounce house, and cotton candy machine.  If you are wanting to participate please call 405-323-9550.  I will use the funds to help cover the cost to rent those.  Last year these were built in baby sitters and a lot of fun! The more families contributing the cheaper it is.

In Lieu of gifts please just bring your arsenal of fireworks. We have a lot of pyros and there is quite the competition going on. Let’s just say the (A.P.A) American Pyrotechnics Association would be proud! Bring sunglasses and earplugs if it applies.

Everyone's Welcome! Please R.S.V.P  By July 2nd to Angela at 405-323-9550

PLAYGROUP CHANGED

Playgroup this Thursday has changed TO the Bentonville Splash park INSTEAD OF the Rogers splash park. We will still meet at 10:30. Hope to see everyone there. :)

REMINDER FROM PRIMARY

The Primary wants to remind you that tomorrow for Fathers Day all primary children will be singing a song during sacrament. We are grateful for your children's coorperation, and are excited to have them show you what we have been working on for their dear fathers! We look forward to seeing all of their smiley faces tomorrow! Thank you!

DATE CHANGE

In order to give you the opportunity to support Ethan and Logan Jarrett at their baptism, we have changed the date of our June RS Activity.

The activity "Teaching and Having Fun With Kids" will now be held on THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH at Carley Humphrey's home. We will meet at 7:00 pm. Shanda Thompson will be teaching.

This activity will be geared towards all RS sisters. Whether you have children or not, whether your children are grown or young, we hope to see you there as the things that Shanda will be sharing with us can help us in our callings as well as with our families.

CLASS REMINDER

Just a quick reminder that the Teaching Your Children and Having Fun class will be held June 21st at 7:00 PM at Carley Humphries home. Contact Crystal Boyle for further details.

BREAD CHANGE

Sunday the 10th is bread day, and the pick up location has made a permanent change. It will now be available at Jessica and Shayne Smith's house, please refer to Ward roster for address.

COME MEET GRAYSON GOSNEY!

Just a reminder that we will be having and meet and greet this Saturday, June 2nd, at Jan Saumwebers home to meet Matt and Sharon Gosney's newest little boy Grayson from 2-4 PM.

Come on by and say hello!

BLUEBERRY PICKING

This month for provident living we are going blueberry picking in Gravette.  Due to the early spring, the berries are ready early so we are going this Thursday.  We will be meeting in the Marvins parking lot in Gravette at 8:00 a.m.  Bring your children, strollers, a snack and you might want to put on some bug spray.  The berries are $2 a pound this year.  The only reasons we may postpone are the weather or if they closed for the day because berries were needing to ripen.  Hope you can make it but if you can’t, here is some information so you can go at some other time.

Fisher's Blueberries - blueberries,
21971 Kane Road, Gravette, AR 72736. Phone: 479-787-5312. Open: Monday to Friday 7 am to 9 pm, Saturday 7 am to 2 pm, Closed Sunday. Directions: Take Highway 72 one mile west of Gravette, Arkansas to Georgia Flat Road turn south. Go two miles to Kane Road. Look for signs to farm and follow road to patch. Blueberries are typically available from early June to July. Payment: Cash, Check. Containers are supplied

JUNE NEWSLETTER

WELCOME KAYLEE

Congratulations Andrew and Sabrina Davitt on the arrival of their new daughter Kaylee Elizabeth.  She was born Monday May 21st weighing in at 8 lbs 7 oz.  Momma and baby are doing great!

WELCOME LIAM

Congratulations Adreanne, and Wally Potts on the arrival of their son Liam Christian Potts born May 8th weighing in at 7lbs 11.5oz and was 20 1/2 inches long!  Mommy and Daddy are happy to have him here!

MEET AND GREET GRAYSON GOSNEY

WHERE:- @ Jan Saumweber's home.

WHEN: - June 2 from 2-4pm

Meet and greet Grayson Gosney (and his proud parents). Your presence, but not necessarily your presents, are requested. If you would like to contribute to a group gift, please contact Alicia Rivoli.

YW FUNDRAISER!!!

Dancing & Desserts!!
Fun for the whole family!

Live DJ​** Movie Room​** Crafts for Kids​** Dessert​**Silent Auction

**All proceeds from the Silent Auction will be used for Girl's Camp for the Young Women.**

Friday, May 11th 7pm-9pm
There will be a dessert table and you are welcome to bring a dessert to share if you’d like.
Hope to see you there!!

FITNESS NIGHT

WELCOME BROOKE

Congratulations Crystal and Russell Boyle on the arrival of their little girl, Brooke Lillian born May 7th.  She weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20 in. long!  Mommy and baby are doing great.

CANNING CLASS CANCELLED

The Canning Class has been cancelled due to broken equipment. We will reschedule the class for this fall.

ALICIA RIVOLI'S NEW BOOK

Alicia Rivoli has recently published her Juvenile/Young Adult fantasy novel titled Mere Enchantment.  She currently has a few copies at her house for $10 in paperback, or they are also available on www.amazon.com, and www.barnesandnoble.com for Kindle, Nook and paperback as well.  For further information you can visit her author blog at www.aliciarivoli.blogspot.com or email her at alicia.rivoli@gmail.com.

MAY NEWSLETTER

WELCOME GRAYSON

Congratulations Matt and Sharon Gosney on the arrival of their son Grayson Edward this morning. He weighed 6 lbs 2 oz. and was 19in. long.

BABY SHOWER POSTPONED

Due to recent development with Sharon being a little farther along than we thought, the Gosney's baby shower has been postponed until she has the baby. We will update everyone on the new date soon.

BABY SHOWER REMINDER

Matt and Sharon Gosney will be in town from Tulsa to celebrate the upcoming arrival of their son, Grayson Edward. If you knew them and are interested in coming to celebrate with them, the shower information is listed below:

Date: Saturday, April 28th

Time: 2-4pm, Open house style - come when you can!

Where: The Saumweber residence (Bishop's) - 10824 Rosehaven Ln

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call Cori Graham 479-586-0005

YSA CONFERENCE

RS CLASS TONIGHT!!!

Let go of what's holding you back!!

Class tonight at Crystal Boyles house at 7:00! Taught by Krista Putnam.

HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES

Jennie Cottrell has 7 years experience in professionally cleaning homes and is currently looking to start cleaning home in the Bentonville/Centerton area. Her fees are $20/hr. For further information, please contact Jennie at 479-899-1022 or
jcottrell11@aol.com

CARRIE WILDE FAMILY FUND

For those of you who knew Duben and Carrie Wilde when they lived in our ward, Duben's work has created a Carrie Wilde Family Fund to make it easy for those who wish to donate.  

  

http://fundrazr.com/campaigns/9IHL5#.T4WsSK57Ac8.email

FUNERAL SERVICES

Funeral Services for Duben Wilde:

Thursday, April 12th - A viewing will be held at the Stake Center from 6pm-8pm in the RS room.

Friday, April 13th - A viewing will be held at the Stake Center at 10am, with the funeral service following at 11am.

Thanks to all of you for the wonderful support that has been given to the Wilde family. It has been truly remarkable to behold. Please continue to keep the Wilde family (including extended family members) in your prayers.

SIMPLE MIXES CLASS TONIGHT!

Don't forget the "Simple Mixes" class is tonight at 7 pm Cherokee Bingham's.

Come learn how to make your own pre-made mixes for Bisquick, pancakes, taco seasonings, etc so that you can know exactly what you are eating and save money.  

WELCOME LYDIA!!

Congratulations to Scott and Kelley Grandy on welcoming their baby girl Lydia Corinne on April 4th!  She weighed in at 6 LBS and was 17 in. long.  Mama and baby are doing great.

WELCOME BABY MADISON!!

Madison Jean Loden was born April 4th weighing in at 8 LBS 2 OZ. 19 IN. long!  Congrats Joane, John, and boys!!!

WELCOME BABY AMELIA!

Amelia Louise Manning was born April 3rd weighing in at 6 LBS 9 OZ 18 IN. Long!  Mama and baby are doing great!  Congrats Jill, Ty and Elsie!

BOOK GROUP TONIGHT!

Book group is TONIGHT starting at 8:30 PM.  It will be held at Leana Stinson's house.  Bring the book and a treat to share!

Centerton Ward Sisters Invited to a Baby Shower for Sharon Gosney

Come celebrate with Matt and Sharon Gosney as they prepare to welcome their son, Grayson Edward, into their family.  

Date: Saturday, April 28th

Time: 2-4pm, Open house style - come when you can!

Where: The Saumweber residence (Bishop's) - 10824 Rosehaven Ln

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call Cori Graham 479-586-0005

SIMPLE MIXES CLASS

Simple Mixes” (Make your own simple pre-made mixes and know exactly what you are eating AND save money)

When: April 10th at 7:00 p.m

Where: Cherokee Bingham’s house.

What: Cherokee will be teaching some simple recipes for pre made things like Bisquick , pancakes, taco seasoning etc.

KANSAS CITY TEMPLE OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, April 7 – Saturday, April 21, 2012

Event Description

The public is invited to visit the temple during an open house from Saturday, April 7, until Saturday, April 21, 2012, excluding Sundays. Free reservations can be made through templeopenhouse.lds.org. The temple will be formally dedicated on Sunday, May 6, 2012, in three sessions. The dedicatory sessions will be broadcast to congregations of the Church within the temple district.

Temples differ from the tens of thousands of local meetinghouses throughout the world where members typically meet for Sunday worship services and midweek social activities—and where visitors are always welcome. Temples are used solely for the performance of sacred ordinances and religious instruction aimed at strengthening members’ relationships with God, their family, and others around them.

To members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, temples are houses of the Lord, the most sacred places on earth. Temple services bind families together forever, teach the purpose of life, and explain God’s plan of salvation.

Temple attendance strengthens Latter-day Saints’ commitment to living Christian principles, emphasizes personal spiritual growth, and increases devotion to family.

Tickets

Free reservations are required for this event.
Beginning on Monday, March 12, 2012, reservations may be obtained over the Internet or by calling 801-570-0080 (locally) or toll-free 1-866-537-8457 (1-866-LDS-TIKS) beginning at 9:00 a.m. and concluding at 6:00 p.m. (mountain time).
Special Considerations

What to expect during an open house tour:

Plan to arrive early to allow time for traffic and parking your vehicle.
Open house tours will begin in the tents adjacent to the temple, where a 10-minute video will be presented. This video will provide an overview of temples and why they are significant to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Following the video, a tour host will escort you to the temple. As you walk through the temple, the tour host will explain the purpose of each room, answering questions as time allows.
Guests with an official disability plate or placard or those who need wheelchairs or other assistance will be directed to parking near the temple entrance. A limited number of wheelchairs are available at the temple.
After concluding the tour, you are invited to return to the tents for light refreshments and to have any further questions answered.
Children of all ages, including children in strollers, are welcome.

GENERAL CONFERENCE TIMES

SATURDAY:
AM SESSION: 11:00 am -1:00 pm, broadcast at both the Stake Center and our ward building, or available for streaming at lds.org

PM SESSION: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, broadcast at both the Stake Center and our ward building, or available for streaming at lds.org

PRIESTHOOD SESSION: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, broadcast at the Stake Center



SUNDAY:
AM SESSION: 11:00 am -1:00 pm, broadcast at both the Stake Center and our ward building, or available for streaming at lds.org

PM SESSION: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, broadcast at both the Stake Center and our ward building, or available for streaming at lds.org

RELIEF SOCIETY BIRTHDAY

Come celebrate the 170th Relief Society birthday this Thursday (March 29th) at 6:30 pm. We are getting back to our roots with guest speaker, Valerie Chandler. Valerie has studied Emma Smith's history extensively and will be sharing some of her insights. Dinner will be provided and childcare will be available. Make a friend, bring a friend (don't forget to invite the sisters you visit teach) and let's celebrate our unique sisterhood together!!

APRIL NEWSLETTER

WELCOME EMMA!

WARD GAME NIGHT!!

When: 6:30 p.m.
Where: The church (Centerton Building)
What: Game Night (Wii sports tournament, nerf gun tournament, kid movies, BYOBG (bring your old board game), card games, etc.)
Who: You and as many friends as you can invite
Food: Snack food potluck - bring some snack food to share with others

YOUNG WOMEN NEW BEGINNINGS

Centerton Ward Young Women's New Beginnings will be on March 28th at 7:00pm at the church. All parents who have a daughter in Young Women's are asked to attend.

GENERAL YOUNG WOMEN BROADCAST

WELCOME SAMUEL WIKE TAGLAUER

Born: February 20, 2012
Weight: 5 lbs
Length: 19 in.

Congratulations to the Taglauer Family!!

BOOK GROUP CANCELLED TONIGHT

Book group has been cancelled tonight. Also for further information on the group, the new contact is Leana Stinson. And a great big Thank You to Lacey Schofield for all her hard work!!

MARCH NEWSLETTER

PRIMARY INSERVICE!

WARD ACTIVITY

The "Not-So-Newlywed Game" will be this Saturday, starting at 6:00 and will run until 7:30.  The activity will be held in the gym.
Please bring a dessert to share.

RELIEF SOCIETY BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

GARAGE SALE!!!!

The Stapley's will be hosting a Garage Sale Saturday February 25th from 7:30 AM-12:00 PM at their home located at 676 Brimwood St. in Centerton. MANY MANY great items!!! Come on out and see them!

RS BOARD MEETING

THE rS PRESIDENCY WILL BE HOLDING A SPECIAL RS BOARD MEETING FOR ALL SISTERS SERVING IN ANY CAPACITY IN THE RS ORGANIZATION.  DETAILS BELOW.

The CENTERTON WARD Relief Society Presidency

is requesting your attendance at a special

Relief Society Board Meeting

 on Sunday, March eleventh

from six to eight pm at the church

 This semi-annual meeting is a great opportunity for you to receive training that is specific to your calling and to come together with others who share in the same sweet spirit of service in such a blessed women's auxiliary. 

A member of the RS Presidency will be contacting you prior to the Board Meeting to learn of any concerns and questions you may have about your calling so that we can better address your needs!  Please look for this correspondence and respond so that we can better serve you!

 Thank you for the service that you render

    through your calling to the sisters in our ward.

We are so grateful that you

share your time and talents with a willing heart.

IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE TRUFFLE MAKING CLASS

then we have a great video for you!

Of course, this little clip won't even begin to cover all of the wonderful information Dustin shared, but we know you'll enjoy it anyhow!!

CHANGE OF LOCATION FOR TRUFFLE MAKING CLASS

the location of Thursday’s Relief Society has been changed.

Please join us for an amazing class

on how to make truffles.

It will be a sticky, deliciously fun evening that you won’t want to miss!

The class will be taught by our very own Dustin Humpherys and

will be held tomorrow night at 7 pm

At the Humpherys' Home

730 Napa Ave, Centerton

You are welcome to bring something you would like to dip in chocolate:

marshmallows, dried fruit, pretzels,cookies, etc.

There will also be samples of Bro. Humpherys' truffles to take home.

Child care will not be available.

DON'T FORGET THURSDAY'S ACTIVITY

SCRIPTURE STUDY GROUP

Scripture Discussions is a new group Sis. Rachael Andrews would like to start.  We will meet every other Tuesday.  The first meeting will be Tuesday Feb. 21 @ 9:30 am at Sis. Andrews' house:

420 Asboth Drive (Sienna Estates)

Centerton

The primary goals of the group will be to experience a spiritual pick-me-up during the week, and enjoy an uplifting social environment where all are welcome, and all are encouraged to share their thoughts.

The first meeting we will discuss some scriptures about the word of God, and talk about what people would like to get out of the group.  Please email Rachael at andrews.rachael@gmail.com to be added to the list of interested sisters.

LOOKING FOR A TWIN BED

I am looking for a twin bed. My neighbor told me today that her daughters bed fell apart and she is now sleeping on a mattress on the floor. She doesn't have the money to buy one new and was hoping to buy one for cheap or even better get one that someone was throwing out for free. She has a good mattress and is only in need of a twin bed or a twin frame.

My cell is 479-866-9614 (text anytime) my house is 224-6535 my email is mel_eric98@yahoo.com. Thank you so much for your help! Melany Lamphear

PLAYGROUP

Britney Roark has put together a playgroup. If you would like to be included in this group please email her at britneyroark@gmail.com for further details.

BYU MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS!

The BYU Management Society is offering scholarships to all graduating Seniors. If you would like further information please refer to the email that was sent out earlier this morning, which contains the application to apply.

The deadline for applications is Mar 23, 2012.  The announcements about the awards will be made on Apr 19, 2012.

SEMINARY ESSAY CONTEST

Mormon Battalion Association 

Essay Writing Contest 

Open to all LDS Seminary Students 

Eligible Participants 

LDS seminary students and other students in grades 9–12 are invited to do 

research and write an essay on some aspect of the history of the Mormon 

Battalion. 

Subject and Writing Instructions 

• The subject is to be a true story, event, or biography of a person or persons involved in the Mormon Battalion. 
• Each essay should be the original work of the student author, be between 1,500 and 2,000 words (typed and double-spaced), and include source citations and footnotes. Pictures may also be included. 
• Each essay should include the author's name, address, and telephone number. 
• Each essay submitted becomes the property of the Mormon Battalion Association and will not be reproduced in any way (except for copies to the judging panel) without the author’s permission. 
• Students should keep a copy of their essay. 
• The contest is limited to the first 50 submissions. 
• Entries must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2012. 
• Essays may be sent by either e-mail or mail (see note). 

Submitting Completed Essay 

Mailing Address 

Mormon Battalion Essay Contest 

c/o Roger E. Grua 

4895 S 1075 E 

Ogden UT 84403 

 E-mail Address 

battalionessay@comcast.net 

 Note: Although essays may be mailed, if possible the preferred way to 

receive them is by e-mail as a Word, WordPerfect, or PDF 

attachment. Receiving the essays electronically makes it easier 

for them to be passed on to the judges. 

Judging 

Essays will be judged on content, style, and tone by a Mormon 

Battalion committee. 

Awards 

Three winning essay writers will be recognized at the Mormon Battalion Heritage Day program on 

June 16, 2012 (to be held at the Sons of Utah Pioneers building, 3301 East 2920 South, Salt Lake 

City, Utah). Although essay winners are invited to attend the program, attendance is not required for 

recipients to receive the award. The awards are as follows: 

• First place award: $400 
• Second place award: $200 
• Third place award: $100 

If you have any questions, call Roger E. Grua at 801-479-6512 (or e-mail him at 

battalionessay@comcast.net. 

 May be removed from bulletin board after March 31, 2012