That Crazy Calendar

September will be a crazy busy month. So let me share the list of events so that all can be aware of what is happening when.

Date	Event	When	Where
Sunday, September 2	Dedication of Multi-Stake building	6:00 p.m.	New Multi-Stake building
Tuesday, September 4	Stake Seven Peaks night	5:30-8:00 p.m.	Seven Peaks, dinner will be served
Sunday, September 16	Regional Conference	10:00-noon	New Multi-Stake building
Friday, September 21 Saturday, September 22	Ward Camp out	4:00 p.m 6:00 p.m 8:00 p.m	Heber Valley Girls Camp Dinner around 7:30 Plan to spend the night
Sunday, September 23	Brigham City Temple Dedication	Different times	New Multi-Stake building
Saturday, October 6 Sunday,October 7	General Conference	Different times	Anywhere you want. Our home if you prefer.

Nike – The Symbol of Victory

For those well-versed in Greek mythology, you are likely aware that Nike was the goddess of victory. Well, today, my good friend Nike smiled upon me as I faced Kyle Nelson, my nemesis in racquetball. After countless months of stinging defeats, today was a most amazing victory.

Fear not, lest you think I am boasting. While Kyle has joined the rest of us mortals, I have a new nemesis – Mary Culverwell. Now Mary may seem sweet and all, but she is really quite vicious. She “accidentally” struck me with her racquet.

Sure, she looked all apologetic, but I could tell there was method to her madness. From then on, whenever she swung her scary razor-lined racquet I would cower in the corner expecting her to come after me.

Mary, I am awaiting a rematch. This time I will wear a full suit of armor

But, back to Kyle. Now that I have defeated him, he promised to redouble his effort towards getting married. So, any sister in our ward who may have interest, please come see me on Sunday. I am fully in charge of his social life from now on.

Thanks to all who came and played this morning. We will do it again in a few weeks after I recover from Mary’s cruel racquet.

Post written from the ER…

The Week Ahead

It is very likely that many of you have left or are soon leaving. For some, you are moving on to new adventures. Others are simply getting in their last road trip before the semester starts. I, too, am on a road trip, well, I was. We just arrived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina a few hours ago after four days in a car. Talk about a road trip.

I will not return until just before the semester starts as I have to fly from North Carolina to Chicago for business. Yes, it is spy season and I need to make the world safe from Democracy….

While I am gone, I am still easily accessible via phone, text, or e-mail. So, feel free to contact me when needed.

Also, remember that our ward will be combining with the 246th ward. They meet at 1:00 as do we but they meet on the second floor of the Law School. Also, remember that we move to 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 26th.

So, have a great week. Stay in touch, and be safe. To all those who have or will be leaving the ward, thanks for making this the best Spring/Summer ever.

Date Night: The Commandment

We are all aware that when Moses first ascended that sacred mountain on his 40-year trek with the Children of Israel, he came down with the higher law.

Yet upon his delayed return, the Children of Israel fell back on old habits and began to worship dumb idols. As a result, they got the lower law.

Well, lucky for us, Christ fulfilled the lower law and enabled us to live under the higher law, the one Moses threw the ground and broke.

Chief among the higher law is the commandment to freely and willingly participate in Ward Date Night. This commandment was again emphasized in D&C 139:1 which I would share as a link but the Church has not yet posted it.

I gently remind you of this because our next Ward Date Night is this Saturday. It will be a most awesome adventure and one you will not want miss. Because we are a more liberal ward, we can even accommodate those of you in exclusive or engaged relationships which means all can participate.

If you have not signed up, please contact Susie Peterson as soon as possible. You won’t want to miss this.

Here are the details:

When it starts	Saturday, July 28 at 7:00 up.m.
Where to meet	Centennial Courtyard but will end up at the Little Theater in the Wilk
What to bring	Your assigned date and a great, creative attitude
Will there be food?	Of course, but only refreshments, not dinner

Sunday School – July 29

The reading assignment for Gospel Doctrine is:

Lesson 31: Firm in the Faith of Christ

Please take a few minutes to click link and read through the lesson to better prepare for discussion in class.

If you click the Listen link, you can actually have some friendly man read the lesson synopsis to you. How cool is that?

Talent Show Cancelled

With Pioneer Day around the corner and many people out of town, the Social Committee decided to cancel the ward talent show. However, we do have whispers of a great activity coming up next weekend. Stay tuned…

Relieving Stress Through Service

There is a lot of stress in our ward as people prepare for finals, weddings, moving, and getting that first real job. The Relief Society Compassionate Service Committee has found a great stress reliever. They are promoting the Secret Good Samaritan program.

Each willing participant will draw a name at random. They will then seek to provide the person they chose small and simple random acts of kindness for the next two weeks.

Many of you have already filled out a questionnaire which will help in deciding the type of random acts of kindness will be most appreciated. But you are not bound to that list. You can do any small and simple random act of kindness.

Christ taught that when we lose ourselves in the service of others we will only find who we really are. Please contact Madison Mercer as soon as possible to make this program a great success.