Create

This month's evening Relief Society meeting was all about creating.

We started the evening with a yummy dinner, 

followed by an art lesson from Rachel A.

We all created these gorgeous pieces of art!

JoAnn taught us how to frost a cupcake with a decorator tip.  

The cupcakes were delicious!

We all went home with a decorator tip and icing bag 

so we may create more lovely frosted cupcakes at home.

Jamie taught how to upcycle old t-shirts into beautiful new flowers.

We have so many creative people in our ward 

and it was wonderful to share the evening with them all!

Lois Lott

1923 ~ 2013
Lois G. Lott of Salt Lake City passed away peacefully at home on July 11, 2013. She was 90 years of age. 
Lois was born June 18, 1923 in Lehi, Utah to Israel L. and Emma Brown Lott. Graduated from Lehi High School and attended the L.D.S. Business College. During World War II she worked at the Geneva Steel Plant in Provo, Utah. Later, was employed as a secretary at Salt Lake City Federal Reserve Bank, Traffic Manager at KLAS Radio in Las Vegas, Nevada and KDYL/KCPX Radio in Salt Lake City. She was then secretary to the manager of KABC Radio in Los Angeles, and after 25 years as a legal secretary, retired from the law firm of Goldman & Kagan, also in Los Angeles. She was an active member of the Westwood First Ward in Los Angeles.
When Lois retired from 25 years with the law firm, she didn't really retire. Instead, she moved to Salt Lake City and began a second career as a volunteer at the Division of State History/Utah State Historical Society. She spent five days a week at her desk there. In 2006, by then President Bush, her work earned her the prestigious President's Call To Service Lifetime Award, which is given to American citizens who have volunteered 4,000 hours or more over the course of a lifetime. She actually donated some 16,000 hours to Utah State History! She was also active in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and the Grandview First Ward.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents and four siblings, brother Wreal Lott, sisters Juliet Black, Marie Kleinman, and Marjorie Timpson. She is survived by nephews and nieces. 
We will certainly miss Lois' positive demeanor and infectious laugh/giggle.
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 19th at the Lehi City Cemetery in Lehi, Utah. 
In lieu of flowers, Lois requested that contributions be made in her name to your favorite charity .
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Mountains to Climb

Betty Day

Elizabeth Alley Snow Day"Maga"

Salt Lake City, UT-Elizabeth "Betty" passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013. She was born July 18, 1919 in Midvale, Utah to Dr. John Symonds Alley and Edna Myrtle McElravy. She loved to share stories about growing up in Midvale. Her father was the town doctor and her mother his nurse. She had many great adventures with her only brother Jack. She graduated from Jordan High School, and attended the University of Utah where she received a degree in Elementary Education. She was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. She also caught the heart of the handsome football star Paul Homer Snow, whom she married January 3, 1942 in Enid, Oklahoma. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple, April 18, 1960. Paul passed away June 30, 1960. Betty married Carl Nelson Day June 16, 1962. He was killed in a car accident November 17, 1974. After retiring from teaching, Mom spent her winters in Arizona. She enjoyed an active lifestyle. She loved social dancing her whole life. She was even dancing at her 93rd birthday party with her oxygen tank and walker in tow. Mom always loved a good party! Mom also loved to help others. She was a member of The Assistance League of Salt Lake City. She served faithfully in the LDS church. She had many friends. We will miss her dearly. She is survived by three children, John P. Snow "Jack" (Pam) Mesa, Arizona, Robert J. Snow (Connie) Salt Lake City, Utah, and Paula Snow Madsen (Neil) Fruit Heights, Utah, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, step-sons Robert Day and David Day, and loving cat, Daisy. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother John Symonds Alley Jr., her husbands Paul H. Snow, and C. Nelson Day, and a grandson Paul Thomas Snow. Funeral services will be held Saturday March 2, 2013 at 2 p.m. in Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Her family would like to thank all those who cared for her and who loved her the past few years especially her family at Sunrise at Holladay Assisted Loving. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Assistance League of Salt Lake City, 2090 East 3300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109. Condolences to the family may be left at www.wasatchlawn.com

Florence Keiser

1914 ~ 2012
Our beloved mother, grandma, great-grandma, sister and friend Florence Irene Pay Keiser, 98, died of natural causes on Monday, December 31, 2012. She was born November 27, 1914 in Nephi, Utah to Edward James and Eda Marion Tranter Pay and was the second of five children. The family moved to Salt Lake where she met and later married Herman L. Keiser in the Salt Lake Temple, June 25, 1938. They had a family of six children and provided a wonderful home full of love and laughter. She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings. She truly was a woman of faith and a great example to her family and all who knew her.
She is survived by her siblings: Alice King, Donald (Donna) Pay and Ruth Peterson along with her children: Robert H. (Sara), James D. (Annette), Carolyn Keiser, Janice (Gil) Baker, Shirley Keiser, JoAnn Cook, 37 grandchildren and 111 great-grandchildren (and counting). She is preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, brother Rex, two brothers-in-law and son-in-law, John Cook. We'd like to thank the Hospice team at CNS for all their loving care and support: Shellie, Dena, Gena, Lisa, Jimmy, John and volunteers: Karen and Gail.
Services will be on Saturday, January 5 at 12 noon at the Alta View Stake Center 1850 East 8600 South. Friends may call Friday, from 6-8p.m. at Larkin Sunset Gardens Mortuary, 1950 East 10600 South or from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Interment will be at Larkin Sunset Gardens. Online condolences: www.larkincares.com
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The Laborers of the Vineyard

 Sister Tripp gave a wonderful lesson from Elder Holland's Conference talk, "Laborers in the Vineyard." In that parable (Matt. 20: 1-15), the Laborers who were hired at "the eleventh hour" (end of the day) were equally rewarded with those laborers who had been hired and working since the morning, and the first hired laborers felt it was unfair. Carol lead a discussion on this envy that all of us feel at times when others are blessed, and how we can change that attitude.  Elder Holland said, "We are not in a race against each other ... The race we are really in is the race against sin." The parable is about the Atonement and grace of Christ, which He extends to every one of us.  "His concern is for the faith at which you finally arrive, not the hour of the day in which you got there."

Golden Days

Watch the broadcast of “Golden Days: A Celebration of Life,” which honors President Thomas S. Monson’s lifetime of service and devotion to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Cookies!

Apparently the High Priests had an extremely enjoyable treat in their meeting two weeks ago.  The Gundry's were kind enough to share the "secret" recipe which is actually a recipe shared with the ward a few years ago by Fred Ball:

Great-Grandma Ball's Fabulous Cookies

1/2 c. Crisco                    1/2 tsp salt

1 stick butter                     2 tsp. vanilla

1c. sugar                             2 c. flour

1c. brown sugar                 3 c. oatmeal

2 eggs                                 1 c. chopped walnuts ( I put more)  

1 tsp. baking soda            1 c. raisins ( I put more)

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream together Crisco, butter, and sugars.  Add eggs, baking soda, baking powder, salt & vanilla.  Mix.  Add flour, oatmeal, walnuts, & raisins.  Mix all together.  Bake at 400 degrees for 7 - 8 minutes. 

Enjoy!

Sharing the Gospel

Our combined Relief Society and Priesthood meeting today featured our Sister Missionaries, Sisters Martin and Snow as well as our Ward Mission Leader Brother Barrera.  Brother Barrera used a few interviews with Brother Michael Otterson, Managing Director of the Public Affairs Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the basis for some of his lesson.  Here are a few clips from that interview that may be of interest and help you as you share the gospel:

Sisters Squared

The Relief Society and Young Women had a delicious square dinner of sandwiches on square rolls, with squares of watermelon and pasta salad . . .

. . .followed by an entertaining evening of Sisters Squared (aka Hollywood Squares).

With our lovely hostess, Burnt Sparks.

Thank you to Laura, Marianne, Jamie and everyone on the meeting committee for the delicious dinner and lots of great fun.

And a special thanks to Ashlee for letting us have the event in her backyard!

Marjorie Ackroyd Gilson

April 25, 1929 ~ July 16, 2012
I was going to be an author, until I read a picture is worth a thousand words so I became an artist instead. If you knew me you would know that I would write my own obit. I've not room to tell it all, so the worst things I'll omit.
My parents had eight children; I was the youngest of them all. My father was James Walter Ackroyd, my mother Sina Christina Olsen. My siblings now deceased are: Marie, Walter, Max, Edith, Grant, and Ammon. My dear sister Clara is still alive.
I am survived by my husband Dumayne "Gil" Gilson. We were married in the Salt Lake Temple almost 62 years ago, on November 7, 1950. It has been a special union. I taught him to play tennis, golf, and cards, and he quickly learned to beat me at my own games. We have five children: Terry Lynne Decker (Tom), Renee Gilson, Leslie Peterson (Randy), James D. Gilson (Pat), and Darin Dumayne Gilson (Susie). 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
I was a gourmet cook, and we had family dinners every Sunday. We ate well, played games, and laughed a lot. We boated on Lake Powell the week it started to fill up. We spent most of our vacations there, and made great family memories.
I have many very special friends. I've been a lifetime faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I've had a wonderful life, but my work here is done; I look forward to sweet reunions with those on the other side. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation.
A memorial service will be held Friday, July 20, 11:00 a.m. at the Holladay-Cottonwood Memorial Mortuary, 4670 S Highland Drive. Friends and family may call one hour prior to the service at the same location. Online condolences may be submitted towww.memorialutah.com

Patriotic Celebration

We had an enjoyable Patriotic Celebration this evening.

The event was well attended.

Brother Mahoney conducted.

The scouts presented the colors.

Brother Foster, a dear friend of Brother Mahoney, accompanied by his son, sang America The Beautiful.

Brother Thorup gave the opening prayer.  Brother Thorup was one of Brother Monte Mahoney's Eagle Scouts.

Our speaker was Brother Mahoney's older brother, 1st LT Charles Mont Mahoney, who served in Patton's 3rd Army at the Battle of the Bulge, the freeing of France and the occupation of Germany.

 Brother Mont Mahoney had a number of interesting stories regarding the war and how he was protected because of the blessings he had from obeying the commandments.  He told us that he was promised protection IF he kept his temple covenants, IF he listened to his Patriarchal blessing and IF he obeyed the commandments and time and time again these promises were kept and he survived the war.
It was a privilege for all who attended to hear Mont Mahoney's accounts of the war first hand and to hear his testimony come through.

Brother Mont Mahoney is in a KUED DVD about World War II veterans.  Brother McBride set up a TV so that attendees could view the video if they liked during the ice cream & cookie social held after the program.

Brother Verhaaren gave the closing prayer.

Everyone enjoyed the delicious homemade (and store bought) ice cream and cookies as well as the opportunity to visit with neighbors and ward members.

Thank you so much to Allyn & Connie Mahoney and their committee, Nancy & Darro Taufer, Carol & Morray Yates, and Mike McBride for making tonight a wonderful evening.  A big thank you to Luke Ralphs and the scouts for their diligence in presenting the colors.  Thank you to everyone who brought ice cream, cookies and toppings.  Everyone was able to enjoy more than their fill of deliciousness. And finally a big thank you to everyone who helped set up and clean up the activity.  There were so many helping hands that made everything run smoothly.

Words with Friends

Our Ward Fathers

The Bishopric would like to thank all the Grandview 1st primary children for their beautiful, thoughtful Father's Day gift!

(Thank you Ashlee for the great photo!)

Happy Fathers Day!

Here are a few wonderful videos to watch as we celebrate 

the Father's in our lives.