Grandview 9th Ward Happy Mothers Day! May 2011

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A Mother’s Day Tribute by Bob Martin

“Enid Beaman Martin – My Mother”

My Father left our family when I was less than a year old and my sister was just over 3 years old. Mother

worked two full-time jobs so we‟d have a place to live and food for our little family. The only help my Moth-

er received during that time was free, weekday babysitting for my sister and me, by an aunt and uncle, while

my Mother was at work. I once asked her why she didn‟t get some help from the Church, or the government,

or her parents, and she said she would never even dream of asking for help when she was healthy and able to

support us by working those two jobs.

We had such happy times then. I still remember her reading to my sister and me as we went to bed. I

remember her teaching us to pray. I remember organized, healthy meals, eaten together around the dinner ta-

ble and each of us giving blessings on the food. I remember the excitement of dressing up and going to

church. As young kids, my sister and I, along with our Mother, would play outside in the quad behind our

apartment all day long on Saturday, and laugh „til we‟d fall down and, sometimes, just sit and talk. As far as I

knew and as far as I can still remember, we were the richest people on earth. We had everything we needed,

plus much more than many of the other kids in our apartments had. We had the love, and affection, and

friendship of a Mother who cared for us and about us and wanted nothing more than for us to be healthy and

happy and deeply involved in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

When she passed away at age 85 on March 11, 2008, she left a legacy of work in the church and faith in the

Gospel of Jesus Christ. And a great love for her family. She was a lifelong teacher in Relief Society, a five-

time Relief Society President, an outstanding alto in all Ward and Relief Society choirs, a tireless worker in

the Temple, and a wonderful daughter of God. She loved and honored her Savior and frequently testified of

his goodness to her. Every ward she attended was the “Best Ward in the Church.”

I hope those who can talk with their Mother this Mother‟s Day will remind her how much she is loved and

how much her sacrifices have meant to her family. Those of us who can‟t will honor our Mother‟s name and

eagerly look forward to the time when we will be reunited in the next life and have the chance, once again, to

say, “Mother, I love you so much. Thanks for all you have done for our family.”

“The Name of Mother”

“The noblest thoughts my soul can claim.

The holiest words my tongue can frame,

Unworthy are to frame the name

More sacred than all other.

An infant when her love first came,

A man, I find it just the same:

Reverently I breathe her name—

The blessed name of Mother.”

George Griffith Fetter

May each of our

Grandview 9th Ward

Mothers

have a very special

Mothers Day !

Calendar Events

Sunday 1st — FAST SUNDAY

7:30 am Bishops Council

6:00 pm CES Fireside

Sunday 8th - Mothers Day 7:30 am Ward Council

Sunday 15th—

4:15 pm Temple Recommends

Saturday, 21st

7:00 pm STAKE CONFERENCE

Sunday 22th

7:30 am Ward Council

10:00 am STAKE CONFERENCE

4:30 Stake SA Committee

7:00 PM Seminary Graduation

Sunday 29th - 7:30 Bishops Council

ACTIVITIES EVERY MONTH:

First week - Attend the temple

Every Mon - Family Home Evening

Every Tues - 7:30 pm YSA Institute

1st Tues - Sack Lunches

2nd Tues -1:00 pm H.P. Friendship Hr.

1st Wed -7:00 pm Temple Recommend 8:00 pm Stake Presidency

2nd Wed - 7:00 pm YM/YW Activity

2nd Thurs –10:00 Humanitarian Day 7:00 pm District Roundtable

SPECIAL DATES TO CALENDAR May 10th - Relief Society Activity May 14th - AP Restoration Commemoration Stake Tennis Tournament May 18th - Stake Outdoor Mutual Activity May 19th - Provident Living Wkshop LDS-FS May 26th - Bishop’s Storehouse assignment Youth Protection Training

May 20th - STAKE TEMPLE NIGHT - 6:00 Meet in the Basement Mtg Rm

May 30th - MEMORIAL DAY

Wendee and Gian Rosborough welcome

a new baby boy and they are naming

him Roman. He weighed in

at 6 lbs 11 oz .

CONGRATULATIONS!

Relief Society

The sisters of Grandview 9th Ward continue to reach out in

service each month. We are so grateful for their efforts to serve

and lift each other.

In April, their loving hands made 64 sack lunches for the Food

and Care Coalition. In addition, we are happy to report that one

twin blanket and 4 baby blankets were tied, plus 17 knitted hats

were donated. All were donated to the humanitarian center.

April 21st was our evening meeting. Our focus was strengthen-

ing home and family with a family history emphasis. We are

grateful for Melinda Cummings Cameron, daughter-in-law to

Maxine Cameron, for her outstanding musical family history

presentation and to Maxine for her beautiful accompaniment.

Dinner was served, little ones were looked after, and we were

able to enjoy each other. Thank you sisters for joining us and

sharing your time and talents with us.

Ever, Amy Jo

WELCOME to 3 new RS Sisters:

Jennifer Campbell

Becca Bean

Megan Harris

MISSIONARY ADDRESSES

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Elder Jordan Eatough

SDQ 8013

P.O. Box 025725

Miami, FL 33102

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Elder Dana & Sis Berva Griffen

6-221 Limeridge Rd.

West Hamilton, Ontario L9C2V4

Canada

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Elder Chase Stock

La Iglesia de Jesucristo

Calle Fuerteventura 4, 2-8º B

28703 San Sebastián de los Reyes

Madrid, España

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Elder Andrew Alaka’I Isom

Brazil Rio de Janeiro Missn

Av. Das Americas, 1.155,

Salas 502/503 Barra da Tijuca

22631-000 Rio de Janeiro—RJ

Brazil

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Elder Chase McCloskey

Brazil Maceió Mission

Av. Dom Antonio Brandão,

333 Sala 402

Ed. Work Center, Farol

57021-190 Maceió - AL

Brazil

MILITARY

A1C Quinn McCloskey

1805 Mathies Hall -Box 87R

Hickam AFB, HI 96853

Missionary Moments - Elder Jordan Eatough

I have been serving the Lord for 19 months in the Dominican Republic, Santiago Mission. Since Dec I have been in San Francisco de Macoris (San Francisco). The land known for riots, robberies, gangs, drugs, and yeah... (but, no worries mom). Our part of town seems nice, we live right next to the police station. Change is hard. I hated being in one area (La Vega) for so long and then all of a sudden it‟s time to say goodbye to everyone. When you‟re in an area for 8 months, the members really become your family. It was super hard to say good-bye, I just never really noticed the influence I had on people until I was telling them goodbye. It really helped me out a lot. I thought it was funny I was getting sent to San Francisco, but I didn‟t know it would be so close to the real San Fran with English. Our bishop‟s family is American, they were all born and raised in the Bronx and the Patriarch‟s son served his mission to Salt Lake and there are others who lived in Orem for a year. It‟s hilarious. These people honestly know better English than I do. February 2, 2011: We have started up ward activities for the first time in 15 years. It‟s really hard for us to invite people to learn about the Church when the only thing we do is have church on Sundays. There‟s a social aspect of the Church that is equally important. We aren‟t just a Sunday-going-to-church peo-ple. I figured I‟m not the most talented activity putter-togetherer, so we might as well just stick with what I know how to do—MOVIE NIGHTS! My comp has a bunch of church movies and we use the church projector and the ward loves it. This Friday we are going to change it and do a talent show. It should be great! March 16, 2022: Using “Preach My Gospel” is changing our lives and our missions out here! I love seeing the new desire in the mis-sionaries in my district. It‟s awesome! We are working in the way that the Lord wants us to work and when we do that, we are able to have His spirit to be with us. The Friday activity this week was good, we even got a few investigators to come. The activity was just a bunch of little kids and our investigators. We played games outside—sack races, volleyball, hide and go seek, etc. & had a lot of fun. Other service (you know how much I love it.) We went to the Stake President‟s house and cleaned up their patio/yard area. We pulled out some dead tree trunks, got literally covered in ants (no joke I had THOUSANDS of black ants crawling all over me, at least they didn‟t bite like most of them here), and I saw a rat the size of a small dog. The highlight was having a tarantula run in between my legs. They are too big to be a ¨pest¨. I feel like I should have them as a pet. I had my first experience with a big riot in our area. We were walking home from a FHE at about 9:30, turned the corner by the bishop‟s house, and there was a roadblock with people stopping cars, throwing rocks at anything and everything and burning tires in the road. I‟ll admit I was a little scared at first, I had no idea what to do. I was tired and just wanted to get home, so we kept walkingI . Hon-estly don‟t these people have anything better to do with their lives! guess it worked because we walked right through the middle of all these guys hurling rocks and they said ¨Hey, they‟re the CIA, get „em,” but some other guy yelled out, “No they‟re Mormons, let them go.” I guess somebody is looking over us. There was a quote I saw in the mission office today that says something like (roughly translated) ¨A religion that doesn‟t require the sacrifice of everything, will never have sufficient power to produce the necessary faith for life and salvation.¨ by Joseph Smith Jr. -- Live and love the Gospel! Find joy in the journey!

Emergency Preparedness Committee - Keith Morgan

“Spring has sprung, the grass has riz… I wonder where the garden is?”

For many of us, spring brings the excitement of selecting fruits

and veggies to be planted in our summer garden.

Since most of us have neither the time, energy, nor space for a

large garden, let us suggest four plants that can yield beautiful

and delicious meals from your small garden patch this summer

with a minimal amount of effort:

1. “Black Cherry” Tomatoes. These tomatoes resemble black

cherries in size and color, but are a delicious blend

of sugar and acid with a distinctive, complex fla-

vor. Years ago they were called “Black Prince” to-

matoes, and continue to be sweet enough to pluck

off the vine and beautiful enough for your kitchen

counter.

2. “True Lemon” Cucumbers. Not only do these cukes look like

lemons in color, size, and shape, they also have a

mild, sweet lemon flavor. They are crunchy to bite

and easy to digest – skin and all. Consider them for

summertime tossed salads, salad trays, and snacks.

3. “Fort Laramie” Strawberries. This hardy, pioneer-stock

strawberry originated in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Plant them early and they’ll produce large, scarlet

-red strawberries this summer. Their delightful

fragrance invites you to enjoy their sweet, deli-

cious taste.

4. “Napa Valley” Mesclun. This heavenly combination of eight

sweet lettuces blends the right amount of

tangy greens with buttery leaves and crispy

textures. Pour your favorite salad dressing

onto this tossed mixture of greens and you

are in for a refreshing treat.

It is our prayer that you may enjoy the fruits of your gar-

den this summer, for it was David the Psalmist who wrote

that, “…the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.”

Psalms 33:5

PRIMARY Gordon B. Hinckley - June Ensign 2001

“Behold Your Little Ones” “If I may be pardoned for suggesting the

obvious, I do so only because the obvi-

ous is not observed in so many instances.

The obvious includes four imperatives

with reference to children: love them,

teach them, respect them, pray with them

and for them…

“The world into which they are moving

is a complex and difficult world. They

will run into heavy seas of adversity.

They will need all the strength and all

the faith you can give them while they

are yet near you. And they also will need

a greater strength which comes of a high-

er power. They must do more than go

along with what they find. They must lift

the world, and the only levers they will

have are the example of their own lives

and the powers of persuasion that will

come of their testimonies and their

knowledge of the things of God. They

will need the help of the Lord. While

they are young, pray with them that they

may come to know that source of

strength which shall then always be

available in every hour of need.”

Dr. George Bayles

is retiring from

Timpview H.S.

You are invited to attend if you would like

to congratulate him on his 30+ years of

service to our community and students.

A reception will be held:

Wednesday, May 4th at Timpview H.S.

3570 N 650 E, Provo

3:30-5:30 PM in the Commons

Ward Contacts

(Area Code 801)

Bishop Steve Rife 373-3332

Bishop‟s Office 370-6749

Mark Walton, 1st 434-7010

John Bingham, 2nd 375-3770

Fred Klaass, Ex Sec 375-3036

Jim Dalebout, Clerk 722-8375

Bob Martin, HP 373-4626

Robert Lambert, EQ 420-1434

Sylvia Jarman, RS 344-8825

Taylor Cline, YM 735-3072

Sherri Haven, YW 374-1636

Susan Walton, Pri 434-7010

Mel Leseberg, SS 375-8611

Bob Nixon, Empl 607-3931

Missionaries, Eng 636-8967

Missionaries, Span 636-8916

Dan Fackrell, Web 687-5261

Iain Hunter, WML 375-0581

Family History

On May 15 there is a Fireside in the Talmage Building next to the

Library given by Lindsay Powell: “The Power of Temple Worship.”

She is a gifted educator who has taught institute and adult educa-

tion for 21 years. Her forte is genealogy. She has helped to develop

many applications we use today. Her greatest strength is her love

of the doctrines and how they impact our lives.

If you were intrigued by the Roots.tech conference but were unable

to go, there are several videos of great presentations. Go to root-

stech.familysearch.org/video.php.

And finally, we will continue to have changes in family history. If

you have used the Tri-Stake Library this is for you. If you want to

order microfilms you can do it now, from home, online. You tell

them what family history center you want to use and they will send

the films there. There is one exception: BYU Family History Library

will continue to operate as usual. If you order films they will not

cost you anything and they will stay in the library forever. Also at

the “Y” library almost all genealogy websites, like ancestry.com, are

accessible for no cost. Gerda Edmonds

Free

Check into “Archive.org” to store your valuable pictures and family history

May Birthdays 2011

2 - Iain Hunter

3- Gloria Nixon

3- Greene Rollins

4- Michelle Conrad

6- Sheryl Allman

26- Kyle Fitzgerald

26- Emily Leslie

28- Myrtle Cook

28- Merrill Madsen

28- Gregory Jones

29- Adrienne Hunter

30- Norma Smead

30- Cary Whittingham

31- Meghan Hunter

18 - John Hunter

20- Rich Douglas

21 - Sum Chow

21 - Mitchell Wilcox

23 - Nathaniel Hoopes

24- Andrew Adair

24- Michael Cosgrave

25 - Brittany Eatough

25 - Christina Cline

25 - Siosifa Latu

7- Eric Sandstrom

7- Michelle Isom

10 - Deborah Wilcox

10- Brett Jensen

12- Jeremy Eatough

16- Gail Harris

16- Tanner Rife

16- Scarlett Lineback

18- Shirley Foote A very Happy Birthday to All !

“The Holy Temple -- a Beacon to the World

President Monson’s closing remarks April 2011 CR

“My brothers and sisters, the work is ours to do...Until

you have entered the House of the Lord and have received

all the blessings which await you there, you have not ob-

tained everything the Church has to offer. The all-important

and crowning blessings of membership in the Church are

those blessings which we receive in the temples of God.

“My beloved brothers and sisters, may we make what-

ever sacrifices are necessary to attend the temple and to

have the spirit of the temple in our hearts and in our homes.

May we follow in the footsteps of our Lord and Savior, Jesus

Christ, who made the ultimate sacrifice for us, that we might

have eternal life and exaltation in our Heavenly Father’s

kingdom. This is my sincere prayer and I offer it in the name

of our Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord, amen.”

We invite our ward to use the first week in

May as an emphasis to do temple work.

See you there!

Grandview 9th ward Temple Committee

Jim Campbell

Elders Quorum Homework::

During May take the time to review a conference talk from General Conference. What

one talk stood out to you the most? Read it, study it, and make it a part of your life.

The talk that stood out to me was given by Larry L Gibson during the Priesthood ses-

sion. He talked about Priesthood keys and how leaders can learn their duty and help

those they lead. As the Elders Quorum president I am still learning my duty and how I

can serve the Elders in the ward. I know that as I turn to Heavenly Father he will lead

and guide me so that I will know how to best serve the Elders and their families.

For the month of March the elders got 67% home teaching. This is a wonderful im-

provement from before. Keep up the great work and let's see if we can get over 70%

home teaching done next month.

On April 23rd the Elders Quorum did a service project for the

ward. We helped families in the ward haul away trash, green

waste, and metal. Thank you to everyone who helped with

this project. And thank you to those who gave us the oppor-

tunity to serve.

Robert Lambert

Young Women Spotlight Rachel Chow

Rachel Chow is the daughter of Sum and Simmy Chow. She is a Jr. at Timpview High School and is a valuable

member of our ward, willing to share her time and talents with all. She is probably most known for her excep-

tional talent on the violin, but she has many other interests and talents to share. Rachel is a leader to all

those who know her. She is fun to be with and will always bring a laugh and a smile to the group. She is

accepting of all and cares about those who feel left out. She is easy to get to know, because she wants those she

associates with to know what she thinks and what she stands for. If you do not know Rachel it would

brighten your life to get to know her. You can almost always get her to give you a smile and a laugh.

Some of Rachel's favorite things are lobster, Harry Potter, football, orchestra, and snowboarding.

Her favorite color is her favorite scripture is Moroni 10:4, and her scripture hero is Queen Ester.

We love Rachel and feel privileged to have her in our Young Women program.

Orange,

April has been a month of gearing up for girls camp. We are scheduled to go the first week in June.

As some of you already know the Young Women theme for 2011 is the 13th article of faith. Our stake girls

camp theme is "We Seek After These Things". At camp this year we hope to help the girls learn how to seek

out the specific Christ like virtues listed in the 13th article of faith. Each ward was supposed to

choose a game to represent them. We chose pac-man. Those familiar with pac-man know that

he must stay alert and ready to face danger at all times. He must search out delicious food to

give him strength and stay far away from the evil ghosts who are out to destroy him. We hope

to liken this to our personal search for things that are virtuous, lovely, and praiseworthy, while

staying worthy of the Holy Ghost so we can avoid the temptations and snares of the adversary.

Some other exciting Young Women news includes Ciel Pilgrim turning 16 on April 25th and advancing

into the Laurel class, and at the end of May Amber Wilcox and Mariah Hill will be graduating from Provo High

School. Congratulations to these fabulous Young Women. As a farewell from the Young Women Presidency,

in the next ward newsletter, we will have a special spotlight on Mariah Hill and Amber Wilcox.

Jeannie Chamberlain

Life isn’t about waiting

for the storm to pass

It’s about learning to dance

in the rain!

( Or Make a Snowman! )

WORDS OF WISDOM to Build our Testimonies - by Lois Salisbury

A Testimony is not a Testimony unless you bear it. To have a Testimony, one must testify. It has been over 13 years since I stood to

bear my Testimony. It isn’t that I haven’t wanted to, I just can’t. Thirteen years ago, I suffered a very debilitating stroke, from which

I almost completely recovered, except for some damage to my vocal chords. Then a year ago, during surgery to repair my broken

wrist, I suffered even more damage to my vocal chords, making it difficult to talk and impossible to project, so I am very thankful to

have this opportunity to bear my testimony.

I am truly thankful for all those pioneers, including my grandparents, who had enough faith to follow the prophets, and

live, what they knew, was right. I am here today because of them. Although I was born and raised in an active L. D. S.

Pioneer family, I don’t think I really had a testimony of the Gospel until I was in my 40's. It was then that I went on a

Church History Tour, attending the Pageant near Palmyra, New York. I had never read the Book of Mormon, but seeing the whole

story unfold before me, stimulated my interest. It was then, that I came back home and volunteered to teach Seminary the follow-

ing year. During that year, I not only read, but I studied the Book of Mormon in depth, in order to be able to teach it. I , as is always

the case, was really the one who benefitted from my teaching. During that year, I received a strong confirmation that the Book of

Mormon, was true, and that the Prophet Joseph Smith couldn’t have made it up, that he had to have translated it, by the gift and

Power of God, and consequently the church he organized under the direction of God, had to have been the true restored church of

Jesus Christ. The church that we belong to is not the "Mormon" church, it is the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints".

I know that the Book of Mormon is true and that it was brought forth in this dispensation by the Power of God, and

that it is not only a history of the people on this continent, but it contains many teachings which, if followed, will bring

happiness and peace to those who study and live it. I know one thing, I have lived both ways, being active in the

church, and not being active in the church, and there’s no comparison. I can’t express how much more peace and

happiness, I feel when I am following Gospel Principles and attending Church.

I know that to "Live the Gospel" means more than just going to church, studying the scriptures, not drinking and smoking, and not

lying and deceiving. It means to love one another, and to treat our wives, husbands, children, friends, and all people the way we

would like to be treated.

I know that our Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers. I know that he has the power to do anything that he wants to do.

After praying for an entire year that he would heal my broken wrist, and he didn’t, I came realize that he doesn’t choose to go

against natural laws, and when we pray for things that are not for our benefit, or for things that would keep us from learning or ex-

periencing what we need to learn, or experience, then sometimes our Heavenly Father just says "NO". We all, like Joseph in Liberty

jail, experience adversity, but we are told that it will be but a small moment, and that it will be for our benefit. It is not so much

WHAT adversity we experience as it is HOW we deal with it. So in the words of my wonderful dance teacher, I am learn-

ing to ”Grow where I am Planted". Now, instead of praying to be healed, I am praying to be able to "tune out" the pain

in order to function more normally. It’s true, I can’t push, pull, lean, lift, bend or twist, but I am so thankful that I can do

everything else. The Lord does not take away our burdens, but he can make them lighter. He is answering my prayers and

I am learning to live with my "New Normal" and I am becoming more empathetic to others who are experiencing adversity and pain,

which is a blessing for me.

Because of the pain I have experienced during this last year, I have become closer to my Savior. Every week, when I partake of the

sacrament, I feel the pain he must have felt, when they pounded nails through his hands and then through his wrists and feet. I feel

the agony he must have suffered when they raised him on the cross, and let him hang there until he died. I feel the Pure Love of

Christ when, as he was about to die, he said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." I am SO grateful for what he

did for me, and if I didn’t partake of the Sacrament weekly, I think I might forget to be grateful. I know that my Savior is aware of my

struggles, and that he loves me, especially when I think of chorus of the song, "I Stand All Amazed", "Oh it is wonderful that he

should care for me Enough to die for me! Oh, it is wonderful, wonderful to me!" Weekly, when I renew my covenants by partaking

of the sacrament, I promise to "Always remember HIM", and to always keep his commandments, that I might always have his spirit

to be with me. I need his spirit to be with me constantly! My greatest desire is that I will live to be worthy to live once again with my

Heavenly Father. I say this in the sacred name of Jesus Christ. Amen