MOUNTAIN VIEW WARD
PARADISE VALLEY ARIZONA STAKE
July 30, 2017
Bishop Taylor 602-743-4655
3601 East Shea Boulevard - Phoenix, Arizona 85028
Sacrament Meeting 9:00 am
Just a Thought . . . .
Sacrament Meeting Speakers
Addy Davis - upcoming seminary student , Ethan Smart - current seminary student & McKay Gardner - recent seminary graduate, spoke about their love for Seminary and how it has blessed their lives
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Sister Stacy Campbell - Seminary Teacher for 9 years
"I can testify with full confidence that
seminary blesses the lives of high school students. In fact, there is nothing quite like it in a
young person’s life. It is really quite
a remarkable thing for teenagers – gathering daily with friends and peers,
learning eternal truths, strengthening faith, feeling the Spirit. But there is more. A favorite hymn says that “sacrifice brings
forth the blessings of heaven,” and young men and women who attend seminary
make real and meaningful sacrifices.
These students have busy lives. School is demanding. Many of them have jobs after school and
homework after jobs. Many are involved
in music, drama, dance, clubs, and sports.
And yet day after day, week after week, they walk smiling into the church
before most of their school peers are even awake. Some car pool together, some ride bikes, some
walk. They arrive on hot mornings, cold
mornings, dark mornings, rainy mornings.
In addition to the wonderful knowledge and support and Spirit they gain
each morning, I know the Lord loves them and blesses them with spiritual power for
their sacrifice. "
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young man was worried about a very specific and very real family problem. The solution to the problem was revealed to
him during a seminary lesson.
He told me about
it that morning after class.
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A
shy young man made life-long friends with boys he came to know in his seminary
class. He has been out of seminary now
for many years, and the friends he made there are still his closest friends in
life.
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A
young woman was tempted to cheat on an important math test. She could see how easy it would be, there was
virtually no chance of her being caught, and an A grade on this test would be
very important to her. She told the seminary
class later that week about the experience and that she was able to resist the
temptation to cheat because of the powerful Spirit she had felt in seminary the
day of the test. I am confident that experience strengthened her honesty for a
lifetime.
“It is easier to make good choices, keep things
in perspective, and remain focused on what’s important in life when you start
the day in the scriptures, with the Spirit, focused on Christ.”
Beautiful Quartet Number
Richard Muhn, Cordell Esplin, Darwin Davis & John Dahl
"Abide with Me Tis Eventide"
Oliver Walt Guthrie
son of Rachel and Garret Guthrie was blessed by his father
Callings & Releasings
Ward Business
Rachel Garner released as a Cub Scout Leader
Dick Williams released as Ward Employment Specialist
Teri Nielsen released as a RS Teacher
Shawn Dugan released as 11 year old scout leader
Dennis Bailey called as Sunday School 2nd Counselor
Jacqui Bennion called as Relief Society Chorister
Erika Ehlert called as a RS Teacher
Go to the Relief Society Page on the Blog for Highlights from Sundays lesson
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Go to the Relief Society Page on the Blog for Highlights from Sundays lesson
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Announcements
Please keep Alan & Masami Rockefeller in your prayers as Alan is being moved to Hospice of the Valley
Parents of Youth Please Mark Your Calendars
Sunday July 30 - 6pm Stake Youth Committee Meeting / 7pm Priest Laurel Missionary Fireside
Sunday August 6 - Seminary Opening Fireside
Wednesday August 16th - Priest Laurel Pool Party
Wednesday August 30th - Youth Trek Dance Practice
Saturday September 9th - Priest Laurel Conference
register at myseminary.lds.org
Seminary Opening Fireside - Sunday, August 7th - 7:00 pm - This is for all Seminary Students and their Parents. I will be held at the Stake Center. Seminary classes will begin on Thursday, August 10th at 6:15 am.
Mesa Temple reopens this week
Mesa Temple reopens this week
Tucson Arizona Temple - Open House and Dedication
The Tucson Arizona Temple will be dedicated in three sessions at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 13, 2017. All sessions will be broadcast at the Stake Center. To enable the Saints to participate in the temple dedication and to place appropriate focus on this sacred event, the three-hour block meetings will be canceled.
Members are welcome to attend one or all sessions.
All sessions will be broadcast live and have different speakers and choirs.
Members should be in their seats 30 minutes before each session.
All who attend should have a clean, white handkerchief to participate in the Hosanna Shout.
All other block meetings on this date are to be cancelled.
The stake center, in which the temple dedication will be broadcast, will be treated as an extension of the temple and will therefore be secured to provide a reverent and holy setting. Access to the dedication will only be through the front East main entrance doors.
Members who wish to attend must be:
At least eight years old.
Have been baptized (including those who have been a member less than on year).
Temple worthy.
For access to the dedication each member will need to show either:
A dedication broadcast recommend (signed by a member of the bishopric).
A current temple recommend. Or a limited use recommend.
Relief Society is collecting school supplies for the Family Promise Shelter -
all donations welcome
Mark Your Calendar - August 19th
Sunday September 10 - Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults
Monthly Teachers Council
Everyone who teaches in ANY capacity should attend
AUGUST 20, 2017
(Please note those that attend third hour should go directly to the high council room instead of opening exercises to maximize discussion time.)
No Choir for the Summer
WE NEED YOU TO FEED THE MISSIONARIES
We have 5 spots in August that need to be filled
Their mothers will thank you !!!!
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The August Calendar is open - LOT's OF AVAILABLE DINNER SPOTS
Elder Dorius & Elder Hampton
Elder Dorius & Elder Hampton
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and keep up to date with the missionaries serving from Mountain View Ward
EXTRA - EXTRA
MISSIONARY UPDATES
• Elizabeth Fuge of the Granite Reef Ward has been called to serve in the Colorado Fort Collins Mission. She will report to the MTC onAugust 16th. She will speak in the Granite Reef Ward on Sunday, July 30th at 11:00 am.
• Brandt Hansen of the Mountain View Ward has been called to serve in the Georgia Atlanta Mission.
WELFARE / SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS
• 2017 Cannery Assignments Mountain View
Oct 18 – 9 pm – 1:30 pm – 5 People
• 2017 Mesa Temple Cafeteria Assignment Mountain View Ward
October 10 - 3 Shifts
Thank you to all who have been placing your donations in the DI POD.
The DI Pod is at the Stake Center Parking Lot permanently. Please help us support the DI by dropping off your donations here. #8738
Time to clean out those closets.
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