Woods Cross 3rd Ward March 2011

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Third Epistle

1450 South 300 West
Bishopric Message
Bountiful, Utah Earlier today (Sunday, February 27th) Sis- few maps and brochures to us for our trip
ter Beers and I attended the Poulsbo 1st to Vancouver.
(801) 299-4146 Ward in Poulsbo, Washington. We were You might wonder where this travelogue is
pleasantly surprised to find out that it was
Bishopric their ward conference.
leading. Basically, I just wanted to share
the feelings I had while attending a ward I
Bishop As soon as we sat down, Sister Anderson found on LDS.org. Even though we at-
Philip Terrill (801) 292-1316 came right up to us and greeted us with tended thinking we had no ties to a ward
1st Counselor open arms. Then President Broadbent (a over 800 miles from home, we were greet-
Wayne Beers (801) 292-2914 counselor in the Stake Presidency) came ed as if we had lived among these saints
2nd Counselor right over to greet us. Bishop Rencher for years. We found the same welcome we
Lelini Ita (801) 295-5164 gave a wonderful talk on the importance of get each Sunday in the Woods Cross 3rd
reading and studying the scriptures, based Ward, with the same doctrine, presided
Executive Secretary
on a talk by President Eyring. over by the same authority in the The
John Smith (801) 295-6165
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
The ward choir sang Sweet is the Work
followed by President Gillespie (President Saints. We felt fellow-ship with the Saints
Inside This Issue of the Washington Silverdale Stake) ex-
pressing his gratitude for all the faithful
and “of the household of God . . . no more
strangers or foreigners” (Ephesians 2:19).
Callings & Releases 2 saints. Thank you all for being our friends, men-
Relief Society 3 Our Sunday school class was excellent tors and faithful examples. We express
with the lesson on the Beatitudes. Priest- our love to all of you. May the Lord bless
Ruberson Baby 4 hood and Relief Society lessons were you.

hop ri c
Dillon Badger 5 taught on the 12 steps of addiction recov-
he B is
Primary 6
ery. The lessons were taught separately,
by Bishop and Sister White. T
Young Men 7 Bishop White from the high council is origi-
nally from Bountiful and served as bishop
Elder Jones 8 of the Bountiful 31st Ward. We had met
some time back while attending the Bain-
Elder Wall; Moodys 9 bridge Island Ward. Following our meet-
ings, Bishop and Sister White brought a
Elder R. Landsaw 10
Elder K. Landsaw 11 Stake Conference - March 12th & 13th
Birthdays 12 Temple Night Youth Session
Thur. Mar. 10th - 6:00 or 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13th
Meeting in Chapel at 8:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Bountiful Temple Stake Center
Priesthood Session General Session
Sat. Mar. 12th - 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 13th
Stake Center 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Bountiful Regional Center
Adult Session
835 North 400 East
Sat. Mar. 12th - 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
North Salt Lake
Stake Center
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First Quarter Opportunity

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Thur. Mar. 24th

7:00 p.m.
Fri. Mar. 25th
7:00 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 26th
10:00 a.m.
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Full Conference $42 (by April 1st)

New Callings ce.byu.edu/cw/womensconference

Penny Edwards - Primary teacher Quelinda Crose

Karen Muir - Music chairperson Springwood #1A
Russ Muir - Organist (801) 759-9879
Laurie Nichols - Choir director
Shauna Woods - Librarian

Releases
Penny Edwards - Librarian Would your family be interest-
Dorothy Pratt - Music chairperson & ed in presenting a musical
choir director (she remains chorister) Family Home Evening for
Chris Stull - Den leader some of the residents of North
Canyon Care Cen-
ter? It doesn’t need
to be elaborate; just
a music-centered
program with a brief
talk or message that
lasts about 45 minutes. No North Canyon
refreshments necessary! Care Center
350 So. 400 E.
Contact the coordinator, Dave Smith, at Bountiful
(801) 292-9939 for more details or to (801) 397-4700
volunteer. Catherine Van Dam said, “It
was an enriching experience so I am sure it is one that others
would appreciate as well!” The Itas and Kays have also
participated and could give you an idea of what to expect.
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Presidency March Fireside

Nora Richards (801) 292-9787
Barbara Porter (801) 295-8096
Leslie Clarke (801) 296-2476 Kitty de Ruyter-Bons
Holly Wall (801) 292-9245 March 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the chapel
April Service Project Sunday dress • Men are invited
Nursery provided
We will be making special Feminine/Family Hygiene
Baskets for local women's shelters and other transi- A story from Sister de
tion centers for the poor and needy. Most of the items
Ruyter-Bons’ life, Baboe
needed can be purchased at Dollar Tree stores.
Thank you for anything you can do to give our sisters
Kit’s Gift appeared in
a brighter day! We realize you won't be able to buy the Feb. 1987 Ensign
everything on this list. We're hoping that you will
just pick up what you can afford and we will put it Excerpt from Deseret Published 1994 by
all together to make as many baskets as possible. News article by Judy Covenant
Communications
1 shampoo 1 face mask cream Fraser, Oct. 28, 2010
1 hair conditioner 1 deodorant
1 hand/body lotion 1 nail polish remover When 8-year-old Kitty de Ruyter was
1 package razors 1 packet nail files interned by the Japanese with her family members in a World War
1 liquid body shower wash 1 bag cotton balls II concentration camp in Java, her wise mother told her that
1 container liquid hand 2 nail polish because they were given so little food and water, their energy
soap/wash *2 face wash cloths levels would be very low. Her mother told Kitty and her siblings
1 hand sanitizer *1 hand towel that they could choose to use their limited energy in hating their
1 hair spray *1 bath towel captors or in loving God and trying to find the good in their fellow
1 hair brush *In white or light colors men. Kitty survived her 3½-year ordeal in the camp by hoping
1 packet hair combs which can be bleached (not always that the war would end and freedom would come. She
1 tooth paste colors that would bleed in wrote the book "As I Have Loved You," detailing her experiences.
1 tooth brush in holder washing.)
1 body splash spray
Lessons Temple Day
Date Title Teacher Tuesday,
Mar. 6th The Lord’s Law of Health Peggy Graham
April 5th
Mar. 13th Stake Conference
Mar. 20th Charity Karen Carlile
“Trust in God, Then Go and Do,”
Mar. 27th Henry B. Eyring, Ensign, Nov.
2010, pg. 70
Brigid Ruberson 11:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.
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Be True
Excerpts from
article by Caroline H.
Benzley in New Era,
Josiah Richard Ruberson May 2002, p. 41

Feb. 23rd at 4:06 a.m. “You have a tremen-

dous inheritance,”
President Gordon B.
Hinckley told the
youth at a fireside in
November 2000. He
explained that
whether we have
pioneer ancestors or not, we all belong to a church
with a history of faith and dedication—“a Church
which has been made strong by the loyalty and
unwavering affection of its members throughout
the generations.” Because of this great inheritance
we each have a responsibility to be true to The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Be true was one of the six Bs President Hinckley
presented at the fireside. He reminded the youth
that as “members of this Church [we] must have
loyalty to it. This is your Church.”
In some situations it may be inconvenient or un-
comfortable to stand up for what we believe in. But
it is still important to follow the commandments
and live righteously. We must, as President
Hinckley reminded the youth, “Be loyal to the
Brigid said, “The first
s 2 oun ces Church in all circumstances.”
time they put him in 8 pound inches By standing up for what we believe in, we set
my arms, I was struck
by how familiar he 19-1/2 examples for those around us. Being true to
the Church means following the command-
looked. I couldn't place ments. President Hinckley reminded the
why, and then they took Church’s youth that “You know what is right
him so I could sleep. and you know what is wrong. You know when you
When they brought him back, I looked at are doing the proper thing. You know when you
him again and laughed because I realized he looked are giving strength to the right cause.”
exactly like my husband, complete with his own baby
eyebrows!” By being true we can walk before our Heavenly
Father in faith. As President Hinckley stated, you
can “walk in faith before Him with your heads high,
We believe in being true. How very proud of your membership in this great cause and
kingdom which He has restored to the earth in this,
important it is to be true to ourselves. the last dispensation of the fullness of times.” We
will gain wonderful blessings as we walk in faith
before the Lord, live up to our tremendous inherit-
–Gordon B. Hinckley ance, and live true to the teachings of the Church.

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Dillon Badger Called to Boston, MA

Excerpts from Church News those stakes included two student
“Unites States Information: Massa- wards and two young single adult
chusetts,” Feb. 2, 2010 wards in Cambridge, four Spanish
wards and branches, one Portuguese
Fueled by growth among ethnic branch, one Haitian-Creole branch,
groups, there was an increase in Mas- and two wards with substantial num-
sachusetts from 21 wards and branch- bers of members whose primary lan-
es in 1980 to 51 in 2004. During this guage was other than English.
same period, the number of Latter-day
Saints in the state tripled.
Dillon
In recent years, expansion of the with best
Church in the greater Boston area has friend,
largely come from efforts to bring the Jessie.
gospel to the inner city. The Boston He says
Dillon, who turns 19 on March Branch was established in 1984 as
23rd, has received his call to he’ll
the Church's first urban outpost in the probably
serve in the Massachusetts- area.
Boston Haitian/Creole-speak- miss her
ing mission. His farewell will be The number of wards and branches in more than
the Boston area increased from eight anyone
the week before Easter, on
in 1980 to 26 in mid-2004, leading to else.(“No
April 17th. He enters the MTC
division to two stakes in 1998. In 2004, offense,
on May 4th. Mom.”)

Single Adults
Age 31 and over
Missionary Addresses
Elder Kevin Jones
Misión Chile Osorno
DAVIS COUNTY FAMILY HOME EVENING Casilla 7-0
Lessons/Activities/Potluck Dinner Osorno, X Region
When – Every Monday night at 7:00 p.m. CHILE
Who – Adults without children at home
Where – 1125 North 400 West, Centerville Elder Kaycee Landsaw
(Centerville Exit, East to DairyQueen, then North) Georgia Atlanta Mission
Also – Please bring a potluck item to share 112 Governors Square Suite A
Fayetteville, Georgia 30215
(Calendars are posted on bulletin boards in
hallway)
Contacts Elder Riley Landsaw
Arizona Mesa Mission
DANCES FOR DAVIS COUNTY Single Adult Representative 6265 North 82nd Street
All dances (except December) are held the 2nd Linda Allred (801) 292-5418 Scottsdale, AZ 85250-5608
Friday of each month at 729 West Shepard Lane,
Farmington at 8:30 p.m. Dance instruction at 7:30 For Other Areas & Activities President & Sister Moody
Call Hotlines Papeete Tahiti Temple
p.m. B.P. 5682 Pirae
Utah North Area 98716 Tahiti
TEMPLE SESSIONS FRENCH POLYNESIA
2nd Saturday of each month; see (800) 537-6726
calendar (on bulletin board) for details Elder Michael Wall
Lucky4U (Salt Lake) Misión Chile Concepción
(801) 582-5948 O'Higgins 940 Oficina 502
FIRESIDES
Concepción, CHILE
Usually the 4th Sunday of each month at 7:00
p.m. at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building
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primary press
What I the voice or by
Lord have the voice of
spoken, I my servants,
have spoken
. . . whether
it is the same. March Theme f CTR
ards
Penny Edw 7 Class
by mine own D&C 1:38 Heavenly Father speaks to us Teacher o y Heaps
through His prophets with Kath

Talk Assignments Presidency

Sharon Preston (801) 298-6326
Julie Millward (801) 292-2750
Date Mar. 6th Mar. 13th Mar. 20th Mar. 27th Suzanne Higginson (801) 870-3490
Marcia Silva (801) 882-5415
Theme Prophets We are led There is
speak for by a living safety in
Heavenly prophet following
Father Stake today the prophet
Conference Davin Elise
Jr. Primary Bishopric
Parker Taylor
Brynne Jessica
Sr. Primary Bishopric
Morgan Banner

4:00 - 5:45 p.m. Jesus Christ fed 5,000

1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesdays people by multiplying
two fish and five loaves
Taunya Badger
of each month of bread (Matthew

tivity
1631 South 550 West 14:16–21). Can you

c
Woods Cross find the two fish that
(801) 295-4380

A
look alike above?
Julia Mueller
1741 South 550 West Another time Jesus

s
Woods Cross caused Peter to catch

Day
(801) 292-0536 so many fish that the
boat start-ed to sink
Lisa Petersen (Luke 5:4–7). For every
1671 South 550 West fish you see above,
Woods Cross name a blessing
(801) 688-0880 Heavenly Father has
given you.
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Activities
YM Wed. Mar. 9th
Wed. Mar. 16th
Fri. Mar. 18th
Bowling
Baptisms for the Dead
Game Night at Brother Banner’s
Wed. Mar. 23rd Airport Trip
Wed. Mar. 30th Young Men Movie Night

February Fun Lessons

Last month the young men of the ward
had some fun times. One week we
prepared a dinner to share with some
of our honored citizens in the ward. 21: The Role of the Quorum,
Mar. 6th Presidency
Even though there was a power out- pg. 80
age that left us in the dark a little, we
all had fun. The youth presented a
special talent program and Bishop Mar. 13th Stake Conference
Terrill shared a few words with us.
7: The Atonement Brings Victory
Mar. 20th Advisors
Later in the month we went on an ice Over Death & Hell, pg. 23
fishing day trip to Rockport Lake north
of Kamas. The fishing was a little slow, 8: The Resurrection & Judgment,
Mar. 27th Assistants
but we caught a few and enjoyed
pg. 27
playing in the snow.
Colby Mills
Tom Larsen, Colby Mills, Steven
Wall Ben Wall, Jordan Stull

Slate Banner and Ben Wall

Tom Larsen &

Colby Mills
Jordan Stull
Walker Fultz
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Elder Jones have experienced it. I'm going to

work even harder the next time
so that my investigators can
things that a normal presidency
would do, like conduct sacrament
meeting, collect tithing, perform
have that experience. interviews, request members to
Feb 7 This serve in callings, assign sacrament
week two of We have a really good family talks, deposit the tithing and other
our invest- of investigators. They're a offerings in the bank, and register all
igators are family of four. We are trying the information of the branch (tithing,
getting bap- to prepare them to be baptized. baptisms, deaths, births, etc.) in the
tized! Unfor- We still need to teach them a computer. It's definitely interesting. I
tunately, after bunch more. I don’t know if I'll be just hope that one of the members
they are bap- here to see them baptized, gets called to be president, so that
tized we won’t because cambios are soon. when Elder Galovich leaves, I don't
have very have to be president (just kidding; I'll
many invest- Feb 21 Well, cambios are here.
take whatever responsibility the Lord
igators. We I’m headed to a place called
gives me).
have a ton of Fresia in the Puerta Varas zone.
new investi- I’m assigned to be one of the We have about 26 in our little branch.
gators and really good ones too, but counselors in the branch Half of our branch is one family: the
we can’t seem to teach them more presidency. My new companion is Gallardo family (there are like 12 in
than one time, because they're Elder Galovich who is the branch all). Our chapel is actually a house;
almost never home. So we're in the president). He has been on his but a new chapel is being built. One
process of finding investigators we mission the same amount of time as thing I've noticed with this meeting-
can visit regularly. me; I sat by him on the plane to house is that it has fruit trees! I don't
Chile. I’m a little sad to leave think I've ever seen fruit trees on the
This week in a zone meeting the Valdivia and Elder Lux, but I’m grounds of a meetinghouse before,
topic was gratitude. I really enjoyed excited to get to Fresia. probably because of the mainten-
that meeting and realized that I ance they require.
wasn’t thanking Heavenly Father for Feb 28 It’s been an interesting
many of the blessings that I have. week in Fresia (a tiny town). I think .Despite having a more robust economy
Even though the work seems a little that the name Fresia comes from than most other countries of Latin America,
harder, this area is a really good one the word for strawberry in Spanish, Chile currently has one of the most uneven
and I have the coolest ward! No fresa. The Chileans don't use that distributions of wealth, ahead only of
matter what happens, no matter word, though; they use frutilla (which Brazil. Chile's top 10% richest people
I’m pretty sure isn’t Spanish; just possess 42% of the
what situation you’re in, no matter
Chilean). I'm the first counselor in country's wealth.
what adversities you face, our However, this is far
Heavenly Father helps and blesses the branch presidency. My com- Fresia has a
us. If we pay attention, we can panion, Elder Galovich, is awesome! better than the U.S. population of
where, in 2007, the
always see the blessings that he He's the branch president. He's from about 13,000
top 1% owned 43%
has given us! Thermopolis, Wyoming. of the nation’s
It's interesting to be in the branch financial wealth.*
Feb 14 On Saturday two of our
investigators were baptized (Yelica y presidency. We have to do all the
Paula Iturra)! For some reason,
the water heater stopped Fresia
working so the water was
freezing! My companion and I
had the privilege of baptizing
them (even though I wanted a
member to do it). It was also
raining, so not very many
people showed up, but it was a
great experience. I don’t think
I'll ever forget it. I just wish the The Iturra Family with Elders Jones and Lux (far right)
more of our investigators could
* Source: http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html Los Lagos Region
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Elder Wall moved to a flatter area. He received a

new companion, Elder Fullmer, from
Farmington.
we just visited
people the rest of
the day and made
Michael had a baptism this month. His sure they were all
companion baptized a 17-year-old We received an email from the mission good.
young man named Marcelo and Mi- home on February 11th. They let us Every-
chael got to confirm him. This is what know that Concepcion Chile had a 6.8 one
he had to say: “Marcelo got baptized!!!!! magnitude earthquake and that all the was
It was really cool. We had this really missionaries were safe. ready
cool family investigating the church and
come to church and they stayed after to Michael said, “Yeah I felt it. It was an pre-
watch the baptism!” awesome experience. Elder Cusick and pared
I had gone home to get something for a to run
Michael spends most of his time work- member. Our house is on a hill and it and
ing with the less active members in his happened there. Everything fell out of live if
branch. This is what he had to say, the cupboards and our shower tiles there
“This week we were working with a lot of broke. Then we went outside and every- was a
menos activos because most of our one was running up the hill and a lot of tsuna-
ward went inactive. So we went and people were crying. mi
told them they would get blessings if again.”
they came to church and put faith in We waited until it stopped shaking and
God. And a lot did. It was cool!!!” then went up to visit some members
and see how they were doing. Every- He told me that they had another earth-
Michael absolutely loves his mission. one was really scared. And ever since quake on February 28th and March 1st.
He has enjoyed many new experiences. then it has just been shaking and shak- Michael said, “Yeah, we had one at
He has seen penguins and caught a ing. It’s kind of fun. There have been 7:30 this morning and a big one last
fish that looked like a shark. This week tons of aftershocks…all night Friday. night. It was cool. Haha. I like them.
he said, “Um, we also caught a pretty Saturday morning. Saturday night. Sun- They are fun… everyone thinks I’m cra-
big tarantula spider. It was cool. We day in the morning. Sunday in church zy, though.”
showed some members and they told while someone was talking there was
us there were some that were bigger.” like a 5.5 earthquake. It was funny. My favorite part of Michael’s letters is
Michael’s companion has had some Some people were just laughing and his testimony. This is what he had to
medical complications and had to be some were freaking out… then say this month: “My testimony is on
Continued on page 12

Tahiti
President & Sister Moody
We often have the opportunity to speak in the wards
and at stake conferences. There are always choirs—
lots of music, lots of flowers, lots of love and lots of
spiritual strength.
A few weeks ago we attended the Tavararo Ward. The
good bishop, Roland Bopp, spoke about the blessings
of the temple and then challenged his ward members
to attend the temple faithfully. He reminded them of the
sacrifices their ancestors made to make the costly trip
to New Zealand in order to receive their endowments
and to be sealed as families.
He told the story of the widow’s mite and asked, “Do
we give our temple service as the rich man did—out of
our abundance, or as the widow did—in the spirit of
dedication and sacrifice.” It was a great lesson.
It’s impressive to see such seasoned priesthood
leaders, to realize that they are found in stakes, wards
and branches all over the world, and to know that the
Lord’s Kingdom moves steadily forward in power and
might. A young woman in Paea Stake presents the Moodys with a bouquet
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Elder Riley Landsaw Feb 15 I have been so focused on only

one thing for so long now that I feel like
that’s all I know how to do anymore! I
miss being able to do stuff like go fish-
Feb 8 Yesterday I had an experience ing and stuff, but I love missionary work.
that I will never forget. We were tracting S I know that my mission has changed
in some huge apartments for, like, an ish pea my life for good. I will never be the

S pa n

k in
hour and we had knocked on, like, ev- same. I KNOW IT! I’ll still have my per-

g
ery single door in the whole place. We sonality, but I will never be the same
had dinner in 20 minutes with a 10-min- and it’s a good change. The church will
ute bike ride to get there. We were talk- forever be a part of my life. I love the
ing about just heading to dinner a little gospel! It has changed my life and giv-
early, but then I got the feeling that we en me the happiness that I was always
should walk across the street to searching for, but never knew how to
some other apartments and knock a find.
couple more doors real quick. We
were walking down the street in the I was thinking the other day that,
complex and this truck drove by and though my mission is passing by
the guy driving looked me square in sooo fast, it’s really just the begin-
the eye. I had this huge feeling of ning of my missionary service for
peace and happiness and I looked at Heavenly Father. I have the rest of
my companion and he just nodded my life to be his servant. And I’m ex-
his head. He had felt it, too! So we cited to see what the Lord has in
walked over to where this guy was store for me! I love my mission! I love
walking into his apartment and serving my Heavenly Father and
knocked on his door. To our surprise, touching the hearts of his children
his wife answered, so we just started here in Arizona. It is such a great feel-
talking to her. We talked to her for ing to know that I am where I’m sup-
about 5-10 minutes and during that posed to be at this time in my life. I
time we found out that their family have seen so many miracles come to
had been making trips to the hospital pass by the hand of the Lord, and
every day for the past few weeks be- been his instrument in just as many. I
cause they found out that their 6- can’t believe that the year mark is
year-old boy has cancer. They said creeping around the corner. I wish I
that in a few weeks they were taking could throw stones at it and make it
him in to have a bone marrow trans- run away. I’m not ready for the
plant and they didn’t know if he was downslide of my mission. No offense,
going to be OK or not. but I’m not ready to come home. I
have a feeling that I’m never going to
My companion, being the stud he is, want to leave, never stop being a
offered to give the little boy a bless- missionary. I love you and miss you so
ing. They gladly accepted and so we should do, so I unclipped it off my back- much, but I love my mission as well. It’s
went in and I grabbed my oil from my pack and walked over to the little boy hard to explain, but I just know this is
back pack. As I opened my backpack, and said, “Tu quieres Spiderman?” (Do where the Lord wants me. And I’m hap-
the little boy looked over and saw my you want my Spiderman?) He said, “Si,” py to be his instrument.
Spiderman action figure key chain. A so I handed him my little Spiderman
weak, little smile came over his face and said, “Lo cuides Spiderman para mi”
and he said “Spiderman!" I didn’t think (Take care of Spiderman for me). He
much of it, but I handed him my planner gave me another weak, little smile and
which had some Spiderman stickers on clutched the little Spiderman to his
it and told him to look at them while we chest and said, “Gracias, amigo,” and
give the blessing. I anointed him for the then we left.
blessing, then my companion gave a
super-powerful, spiritual blessing, which It was incredible! I knew the Lord would
told the family that all would be OK . . . help him, and my little Spiderman would
that all would work out, and that God be his friend to help him through his
would be with them through their hard- tough time. I couldn’t believe I gave up
ships and trials. It was an amazing my Spiderman! It was probably the
blessing. hardest decision I have ever had to
make in my life!!! But I know he needed
As I put my oil back, I saw the little Spi- it more than me.
derman action figure. I knew what I
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Elder Kaycee Landsaw a few treats. As always, the Lord has

His agenda and makes things happen
that are far beyond me. As we were
walking in, a kid called to us from a van
Feb 14 Another peachy week in sparked in the parking lot. We walked over to
Peachtree just preachin’ the gospel! some the van and – low and behold – it’s
This transfer has just blown by and it great Gant Baker! The Bakers are a family
blows my mind! It literally feels like I just conver- that we taught at the very beginning of
received the transfer call. This week sation my mission. I taught them the whole
has been all over the place once again – and, af- time I was in Auburn and the parents
literally from the top to the bottom of our ter we are members, but the kids weren't. We
mission. I got to spend some time in a left, I almost had the parents to the temple,
place called Cordele, GA. Wow, I felt under- but when I left the area, they left the
like I was in a whole new world . . . let stand church and went inactive. It was devas-
me tell you! Things were just different . . they tating when I heard news of it. In addi-
. that is for sure. I think Cordele was stayed until like 1:00 a.m. tion, when I left, their oldest son, Gant,
more like how I had envisioned the was nothing short of a terrible child. He
south. Big moss-filled trees and in the Feb 28 This week has been one of the would scream and cuss at his parents
middle of nowhere. But this area is one greatest weeks in my mission! Things and it was all I could do to bite my
of my favorites. It is extremely ghetto have been going a hundred miles an tongue.
and probably one of the worst crime hour, though. Right after transfers, we
rates, if not the worst, in our mission, went on a two-day road trip and spent It turns out that Gant went to Juvenile
but I just love the people. It is so fun to time with some of the newer missionar- Detention and, while he was there, he
just be with these humble people who ies in their areas. One of these is an read the whole Bible and most of the
have nothing and are so open to hear- area that we now call Opelika. My first Book of Mormon. He was a completely
ing the gospel. There is such a tightknit area, Auburn, was split into two areas different person when we saw him. The
group of people down there and just because the work has been going really family was still inactive when we saw
being in the city, you feel a sense of well. So we went down and spent a day them the other night at Dollar Tree, but
camaraderie. showing the new missionaries around I have no doubt in my mind that the
and seeing people that I had taught. It Lord put them in our path that day and
Feb 21 We got to take President’s golf was so great to see everyone! I got to led us to them. We are going to stop by
cart out! If you read anything about see Sister Kelly Gibson; a guy named and see them next time we go down
Peachtree City, you will quickly find out Kevin; my first baptism, Linda Johnson; south and hopefully spark some fire
that they have over 100 miles of golf Jacob; Carrie; and a few others. again. They are one of my favorite fami-
cart paths! We had the time of our lives lies and I would be devastated if we
just cruising around the town. I serious- My favorite part of that trip happened at can't get them back to church. This was
ly had so much fun and it was the most the very end of the day. We were going just one of the many great things that
gorgeous day out, too! It has been in to see one last person and we decided happened this week!
the high 60s to low 70s lately, and I am to stop at the Dollar Tree store and get
not even a bit mad. We
get to drive around with I wept much, because no
the windows down and man was found worthy
shades on. to open and to read the
This week we got to
book, neither to look
teach a little bit, too. We thereon. And one of the
are finally making some elders saith unto me,
headway with our area. Weep not: behold, the
When I got here, things Lion of the tribe of Juda,
were totally dead, but we the Root of David, hath
have about 5-6 people prevailed to open the
we are working with who
are doing really well. We book, and to loose the
organized an ice cream seven seals thereof.
party at a member’s And I beheld, and, lo, in
home and then we the midst of the throne
watched the Prophet of and of the four beasts,
the Restoration video and in the midst of the
with everyone. We had elders, stood a Lamb as
three people there who
were not members, and it had been slain . . .
they just loved it. It Revelation 5:5-7

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Elder Wall Continued from page 9

April
Newsletter
hard work and faith and prayer and fasting; working as hard as you can.
I know the Lord will bless us if we have faith and we can receive what we
want and need, praying for his help with the things you can’t do alone,
Deadline
and fasting to help your desires to be fulfilled.”
Friday
Michael told us to tell everyone in the ward, “Hi.” He said, “Be happy,
smile, laugh, love everyone, and give your talents away!! I love this work. March 25th
It is truly amazing to see the change in people’s lives.”
Midnight
(left) and Elder Wall (right)
(middle) with Elder Cusick
17-year-old Marcelo

Happy Birthday
9 Kyle Webb 29 Lily Telford
Quinoa, a ach, and tumbleweeds. The Incas, who 10 Betty Rodgers 29 Julie Witt
species of held the crop to be sacred, referred to
goosefoot, is a quinoa as chisaya mama or ‘mother of 12 Jenna Driscoll 30 Tara Harris
grain-like crop all grains,’ and the Inca emperor would 13 Burton Satchwell 30 Ben Wall
grown primari- sow the first seeds of the season using
ly for its edible golden implements. During the Europ- 14 Taylor Giles
seeds. It is a ean conquest of South America, quinoa
pseudo-cereal was scorned by the Spanish colonists 15 Jerry Ingles
Certain varieties of rather than a as ‘food for Indians,’ and actively sup-
16 Shane Lessley 1 Jessica Banner
quinoa are harvested true cereal, or pressed its cultivation, due to its prom-
in Concepcion grain, as it is inence in indigenous non-Christian 16 Laurel Millward 1 Charles Penrose
not a member ceremonies, forcing the Incas to grow
of the grass family. As a chenopod, wheat instead. 18 Shelley Robison 1 Blake Weber
quinoa is closely related to beets, spin-
pan means bread or wheat 18 Shana Runyan 2 Lee Ann Cleverly
Chilean Pan Amasado amasado means doughy or plump 20 Bryan Rasmussen 3 Carolyn Leeper
Ingredients Preparation 22 Russ Muir 3 Taggart Morgan
5 lbs white flour Pour ½ cup of warm water
into a small bowl. Add the
1 stick shortening, melted 23 Dillon Badger 4 Margaret Hughes
2 envelopes yeast yeast and sugar into the
water and stir. Place bowl 23 Adan Garcia 6 Ashley Arnn
½ teaspoon sugar
in a warm spot and let it sit
4-6 cups warm water for 5 min. 24 Elizabeth Ririe 6 Hunter Arnn
Put flour on work surface is well blended. Consis- work surface 2 inches 27 April Thomas 6 Camie Blake
that is at least 2’×2’. Form tency should not be too apart. Cover dough balls
flour into a small hill and sticky. Add water if too with cloth towel. 27 Bill Woods 6 Blane Burningham
make a hole in the middle dry; add flour if too sticky.
(like a volcano). Pour Continue kneading dough Let the dough balls sit for 28 Val Stock 6 Milford Jensen
melted shortening into until soft. Total kneading 45 min. in warm place.
hole. Slowly add yeast will be 10-15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350o. 28 Karen Muir 6 Desirae Parker
water into hole. Then Flatten out each roll to
slowly begin adding warm Roll dough into long log, 2-inch thickness, main- 28 Lorna Webb 7 Owen Baird
cups of water. 3-4 inches in diameter.
Cut into 2-inch pieces. taining round shape.
With (clean) hands, fold Roll each of these in your Place 1 inch apart on bak- 29 Fran Christenson 8 Shawn Blake
the flour and the mix in hand to form a rough ball. ing sheet. Bake for 30
the hole together until all Lay out all the balls on min. until light-gold brown. 29 Nora Richards 8 Brian Chaffin
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