Christmas is almost here!

...And we're all crazy busy with dance concerts, choir performances, craft projects, baking, visits to family and friends, shopping and on and on! And I don't think I'd have it any other way!

;)

Last week we were able to get out with the YM to see a live Nativity. We were so pleasantly surprised to be able to walk into such an elaborate and well luminaried Bethlehem, see shepherds with their small herd of sheep on the hill directly above us, help with their neighborhood food drive, have shopkeepers peddling their wares (fruits and strange ducks & chickens for 5 sheckles) and of course seeing the spotlighted special family and the Wise men delivering their gifts. It was SO cold - I hope the baby had a heated set of swaddling! We were able to keep from freezing with frequent fires along the route & hot cocoa and adrenaline rushes for some at the chance to pet Cosmo (a Camel) and "Spikey" the baby donkey.

There is a *visit night* planned by the YW leaders to come to all the YW's homes tonight - so no other activity is planned. Free Wednesday night for Beehives and Miamaids next week too. Have a wonderful extra night with your families and keep up your reading of the Book of Mormon so you can attend our next celebration party in February!

The Laurels are getting together soon for ornament making - details TBD!

~

I wish you all a Christmas season full of joy and thoughts of our Savior and the wonderful gifts we've been given through Him.

Love,

Sister P

Christmas gift exchange this Wednesday

Please come with a $2 to $3 wrapped item

ready to party! ;)

WHO great was that?!?

Thanks so much to the Activities Committee for letting the youth help with the decorations etc. for the ward Christmas party. And for all those YUMMY treats! We're looking forward to the party, seeing our Whoville pics and to finding out if we get to eat **Roast Beast**!

YW In Excellence

Thank You to all of the Young Women who came to YW In Excellence last night! The spirit was strong, and you all did such a FABULOUS job singing your song! You are all beautiful daughters of God! Keep up the good work & hang up you mirror's and always

PICTURE YOURSELF IN THE TEMPLE!

Choir Concert activity tonight

Please meet at the church at 6:30 to carpool up to the middle school's choir concert.

Also! Very mui importauntay (my attempt at being bi-lingual today...) ;)
Please email, call or text me or another member of the YW presidency if you've finished reading the Book of Mormon and if you're planning on attending the party this Friday!!! Fun stuff and CONGRATULATIONS to all those that were able to finish - yay you!!
For those of you not yet finished - stay with it - you can do this - never give up and remember to read at least a little everyday. Of course a LOT everyday will get you finished faster... I'm just sayin'...
;)
The Laurel activity this week is GEOCACHING. I'll pick you up THURSDAY at 7 - bring a flashlight, a GPS (if you have one and know how to use it) and dress warm please. I'm not sure how long we'll be outside - but we'll go to the new Kneaders for a treat afterward.

Just keep reading, just keep reading... ;) This Wednesday's Activities...

The Laurels have been invited to join the Miamaids on a trip to the Historic Gardner Village. Please meet at the church at 7.

Beehives are in for a special treat. Meet at Sister Hendrix's house at 7 for some special guests and chocolate fondue!

I hope you all are still working on your Virtue project! The sleep-over party on the 6th will be for all those who have finished the Book of Mormon to date. More celebrations to follow!

You can do it!!

Tonight is GAME NIGHT!

Please meet at the church at 7 for fun (Rentmeister's Rhythm Sticks and Hendrix's "Pshh MOO") games and lots o' scripture reading... Bring your pillows (hunker down and get comfy!), treats (for sublime snack-ability!), journals (just jot down those thoughts in a jiffy!) and of course - SCRIPTURES!!! We want EVERYONE to make it to our Celebration Sleepover the first Friday in November!

READ - PLAY --- READ - PLAY--- READ!!!

=)

Volleyball Practice - Wednesday at 6:00

Please join us at the church at 6 (before your other activities!)

Even if you can't make it to our last game!

Yes - it's already our last game...

(Changed to 7 p.m. on Thursday the 8th)

:(

Be sure to give Sis. Bowler a big

*Thank-you!*

for all her time spent with us!

:)

Wednesday's Activity

Volleyball practice is at 6pm at the church, followed by our much anticipated Dating Panel at 7. Be prepared to get the answers to all of your unanswered questions about dating do's and do not's. After tonight (and once you are 16 of course =0), you will be a pro!

We will be serving pizza and root beer floats to top off the evening.

VOLLEYBALL!!

Just a reminder that tonight's game is at 7:00!

Hopefully that's a better time for more of you to be able to join in!

Those that came to yesterday's practice are getting their skills *honed*

(Websters says: to make more acute, intense, or effective!) ;p

THANKS SISTER BOWLER!!!

=)

(Free ice cream at Cold Stone before the game!! Go to http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/ for details)

Wednesday's activities

This week we have a volleyball practice and fun game with Sister Bowler at the church at 6 - plenty o' time to get to your other activities (at Sister Hendrix's for the Beehives) at 7!
Show me your Super Hero Spike-abilities! =)

Special thanks to Bro. Hutchings!!

Big, BIG Thanks! And Hoo-ray! to Brother H.!

He's gone the extra mile to get our fab video spliced to perfection for it's big debut on

September 27 - the Stake's Standards Night!

All youth are invited to attend and check out the other wards' grand productions as well!

And for the YW - Don't forget about volleyball! Set up at 4:30 today!!

Same treat deal: You call Sister P and tell her you'll be there = TREATS!

YM/YW Combined Activity - filming a VIDEO!

We have the fabulous opportunity to present our version of the For the Strength of Youth section on DATING for the Stake Fireside in a 10 minute video. All wards have been assigned different Standards - so of course we want ours to be the BEST!!!
Come have fun and bring whatever props your group needs (ask your leaders if you haven't been assigned anything yet!) See you at the church Wednesday at 7!

Combined YW Activity - 7:00

Come for fun, prizes and get to know our Bishopric better with a game that the Miamaids have planned for us! Just remember to bring one common household item in a paper bag.

And once again...! I'm offering treats to those who call Sister P (first 4 YW) and let me know that they can help set up volleyball at 4:30 Thursday! Woo-Hoo!! ;p

Did you visit our Blog?!?

The first 4 YW who call me (Sister P) will get a special treat after the volleyball game tonight!!! Hurry! Brring-brring!! ;p

Update for YW...

I had to cancel our volleyball practice on Wednesday as the gym is taken. But please - please - PLEASE come early on Thursday to set up! 4:30 at the Stake Center! Thanks so much everyone!
Bump! - SET! - SPIKE!!!

Activities this week...

The activities this week include: The Beehives have a swim party - meet at the church at 6 (remember that they're having dinner for you that night too!) The MiaMaids are having their activity at 7 and the Laurels are meeting on Tuesday this week for a little adventure at the Farmers' Market. Then everyone is encouraged to attend the volleyball game at the Stake Center - please arrive at 4:30 to get the nets set up! Ha-ha! SET - get it?!? ;p

Back to school BBQ and Volleyball

There's so much going on for the youth this week - but nothing to cry about! ;p

Everyone is going back to school and we're having a BBQ to celebrate! Plan on meeting friends for food and fun at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Then the YW have their first game this Thursday at 6 - See you there!!!

GIRLS!!! WE HAVE A CHANGE ON THE TIME WE NEED TO MEET WITH BRO. HILL FOR TEMPLE RECOMMENDS! IT IS TONIGHT AT 7:00 PM AT THE CHURCH!!

Remember we are still meeting 6:00 in the MORNING at the church on Thursday for the baptisms! See you there! My little machewchas!

No Activities this Wednesday! Baptisms on THURSDAY!!

However - if you want to go do Baptisms for the Dead on Thursday morning, you need to meet Bro. Hill at the church Wednesday at 7 for a temple recommend.

THURSDAY BAPTISMS- meet at the church Thursday morning at 6:00 am! If you need ride call one of the leaders. This will be our last time to do baptisms at the Jordan River Temple. See you there!

Combined YW Activity ~ Broom Hockey!

We will be playing broom hockey, then handing out camp certificates. Everyone come with your broom in hand and make sure to bring your camp manuals if you haven't already been signed off. We'll be starting at 7 o'clock. See you all there!

MIA Maids Activity Aug 5th

Wednesday night, Aug 5th.
Mama Mia. It's Italian night at the Barrett's! Come enjoy some authentic cuisine prepared by our very own Alexa and family. We will be meeting at 6:00 PM at the Barrett's home. Bring your appetite and fun attitudes. See you there.

Thank-you, thank-you!

The YW were incredibly privileged this week!

On Tuesday, we were able to tour THEE

Original Tenth Ward complex

(Where President Hinckley attended as a boy.)

These old buildings were slated for demo & condominium-ville until they were mentioned in a priesthood session of conference by

President Hinckley.

We sat in the balcony where he mentioned receiving personal revelation. Very Cool!

Sincere thanks to Mr. Fletcher & Mr. Reaveley, Principles of the Architecture & Engineering firms that handled the reconstruction of this historic gem!

And thank-you one more time Sis. Longhurst! I don't know how we would've done this without you.

A trip to Gilgal Garden rounded out our night full of history, architecture and art.

~

Thanks to our Young Men for planning and throwing a great swim party and BBQ!
We had a fun time and LOVE that all we had to do was
show up!!
We really needed a break from our sewing and ironing our camp capes and T's - So Thanks!
d

Now, speaking of CAMP... Just another reminder to YW:

Get your super hero costumes in order

it's almost time to take all our gear to the stake center!

Saturday the 25th @ 7

Oakcrest and Heber Valley Camps are just around the corner...

For those of you headed to Oakcrest, you should have received your pink fabric to attach to all your luggage etc. and the packing list. Please call your leaders if you have any questions. Otherwise, see you at the *bus stop* bright and early Monday the 13th!

(P.S. No, I don't know who these young ladies are - but they appear to be full-on fans of Fantastic Oakcrest face-paint!)

And you all should've received packing lists at Wednesday's camp activity for Heber Valley Cabins. We will pass out more on Sunday if you weren't around and have more info for your parents. Just wanted to get out another "heads-up" about the need to get all your "STUFF" to the ward trailer on Saturday the 25th. YES! That's only 2 WEEKS away! HOO-RAY! But by-the-by... We don't have a ward trailer to use yet! Anyone know of one we can use?!? Please call Sister P.

Thanks!

Go CAMP CRAZY this WEDNESDAY!

This week we are meeting at the church for all COOL things CAMP!

Get your SECRET SIS's identity

SEW on CAPE snaps

Discover DIVINE & DARING new COOL CREATIVE CHEERS!!!

Say YAY! ;p

Hello Beehives!

Just a quick reminder for those of you who are temple babysitting this FRIDAY, JULY 10th! If you have any questions, give me a call! Remember this is our class activity for the month! I will see you on Wednesday!

Camp T shirts are here!

We will be calling on you to find out what size you'd like so we can be sure to have it for the July 8th activity. Feeling CAPEable??? We're having you all sew on snaps to attach your capes to your T's. Please be thinking of how you want your super-hero costume to shine! Be it Tinfoil Bullet shield wristbands or Frisbee flying disc brain toppers, we want to see some super DIVINE creativity come out by the time we have to leave for camp! No copycats allowed! (This means no superheroes that you've seen on TV, in movies or comic books either Kiddies!) Put your thinking caps on and remember what playing dress-up was like for the wee folks WAY back when...

MIA~MAIDS Activity

~meet at sis B's Wednesday July 1 at 7:00 PM.

Bring your swimsuit, towel and sunscreen and any pool-friendly toys you enjoy!

Temple Celebration pictures now available!

http://www.tibbets.smugmug.com/gallery/8385556_tUniV#550407783_Y9TdW

Ready for YOUTH CONFERENCE?!?

ALL YOUTH (ages 12 on up) are invited to Thursday’s BBQ and Friday’s all-day temple going, park playing, pizza PIE pigging out & museum musings!

Saturday is saved for those 14 and older please. Life Jackets are a must – so find one! (Call your leaders if you need to borrow one.)

Special note: Don’t forget your RECOMMEND or to pack your LUNCH for Friday! Please also remember your permissions slips (including those for girl’s camp) if you haven’t already turned yours in to your leaders.

Itineraries have been passed out to all the youth with more details for all three days. Please call Sis. Prettyman or Bro. Canning if you have any questions.
Get ready to have a BLAST!!!

Special thanks to our Host and Hostess: President and Sister Longhurst!

Thanks so much for such a wonderful night!

We loved your great cooking, cozy cabin and the beautiful setting.

And who could ask for better company?!?

The weather was perfect,

and the humming birds were a blast to watch!

=)
And thanks so much for inviting President DeWolf!

(Even if I'm too scared to ever sit in the Conf. Center balcony again)

We will remember this fun night for a long time!

We love you!!!

YW Activity Friday - Longhurst's Cabin!!!

All YW and leaders - please meet at the church at 3:00 this Friday 6/19

We will be celebrating our success at meeting

President Longhurst's Temple Dedication Challenge.

Come prepared to be fed

both spiritually (by our special guest speaker)

and physically (can you say YUM!?! )

;)

Remember to bring coats, tennies and your appetite!

Personal Progress - VIRTUE Project

Please join in our newest Personal Progress Challenge:

* The VIRTUE Project * * *

We will be reading the entire Book of Mormon, tracking our progress and celebrating our successes! There will be surprises along the way - both planned and unplanned ;)

Get started today and check off your efforts the next time we meet.

More details comming soon...

Combined Activity - Wed. 7:00

It's the FAMILY FEUD!!!

Come prepared to go "Head to Head" in a little friendly competition...
Friendly, as in the Hatfields and the McCoys...
Or for you romantics: The Montagues and Capulets...
Maybe even the Nephites and the Lamanites!
Come get your head in the game and find out what the

"SURVEY SAYS...!"

LAURELS -

Meet at Sis P's house @ 7

We'll pick up Laura for our campfire get-together

Temple Celebration ~ What A Night to Remember

Well the hard work paid off. And what a fabulous and amazing experience we all shared! You all did a wonderful job and we as your leaders, parents and peers are so proud of you! Thank you so much for your time and enthusiasm. Because of you, the memory of Saturday night will be with us forever to remind us all to continue our climb .... up to the Mountain of the Lord.

BEEHIVES

Tonight is our BBQ at Sister White's

at 7:00!!

Bring your PP Books and plan on fun, fun, fun!!!

Activity for Tuesday, May 12th

It's a
CELEBRATION
for the
13TH WARD YOUNG WOMEN!

Tuesday, May 12th @ 6pm
Meet at Sister Bird's house for pizza, ice cream and some crazy fun!

Congratulations Ladies!! You did Great

Well we pulled it together and the Spaghetti Dinner and Auction went off very well!

Now you are all waiting for the total amount...........drumroll...................................

$1005.00 and some change!

WWWOOOOHHHOOO!!!!!

You ladies rock!!

Also, with all of your virtuous acts for the night, the virtuous jug is over half full. You have 3 weeks left to fill it all the way!! I know you can do it!

One other announcement!!

Young Women's Broadcast is this Saturday at 6:00 pm at the Stake Center.

Mothers are encouraged to come with their daughters!!

SEE YOU GUYS THERE!

Big Events This WEEK!

Tuesday March 24

6:00 pm Meet at Sister Longhurts house to make Toffee to auction off at the Spaghetti Dinner. Sister R will give rides to the Stake Center from there for those who will be helping out with the Toffee.

7:00 pm Temple Celebration Practice at the Stake Center. Bring your fruit loops of virtuous acts to fill the jug. We are almost halfway!!

Wednesday March 25

3:00 pm Meet at the church to start setting up for Spaghetti Dinner. We are expecting 150 people and we need all the help we can get to get things started.

5:30 pm Be at the church for the actual spaghetti dinner.

6:00 pm Spaghetti Dinner doors open to the Ward. All YW will have assignments for the night to be helping serve, bus tables, collect money, or helping with the auction.

It shall be a wonderful event!! Cannot wait to see you guys all there!

Activity for March 11th

GET TO KNOW YOU NIGHT!
7pm at the church
Games - Food - Fun!
*please bring a baby picture of yourself for one of the games*

Basketball March 5

This is our LAST GAME for the season!

Thursday, March 5th at 7pm at the Stake Center.

Please come & encourage the other Young Women to come. We need more than 4 or 5 players!

Activity for March 4th

This week is CLASS ACTIVITIES.

Beehives: Meet at Sister Prettyman's house at 6pm

MiaMaids & Laurels: Meet at the church at 7pm

Basketball February 26th

Our next game is Thursday, February 26th at
6:00 PM
at the stake center.
Please arrive early to get your jersey and warm up!

Activity for February 25th!

We are kicking off our
VIRGINS OF VIRTUE
project.
It begins at 7pm at the church.

Also, the Bishopric should be at the church at 6:30 to hand out "golden tickets" for the Draper Temple Dedication on March 22. Come a little early to the activity WITH YOUR CURRENT TEMPLE RECOMMEND & meet with a member of the Bishopric to get your ticket.

If you need a new temple recommend come & meet with the Bishopric or set an appointment to get it done. Remember - if everyone attends the dedication we get a BBQ PARTY!

Basketball February 19

Next game is Thursday, February 19.
We play at
8:00 PM
Please arrive early to warm up!

Activity for February 18, 2009

We are going Ice Skating with the Young Men!

Please meet at the church at 6:00 pm

DRESS WARMLY because we will be outside.

SEE YOU THERE!

Basketball February 12

Our game this Thursday is at
5:00pm
Please arrive 15 minutes early to get your uniform and warm up!

Activity for Wednesday February 11

Beehives and Mia Maids meet at Sister Prettyman's house for a
Popcorn Parable
activity.
7:00pm

Basketball January 29

This Thursday our game begins at 7pm.

Again, please arrive at the stake center at 6:45 to get your jersey and warm up.

Activity for January 28th!

We're going to the temple....specifically the
DRAPER TEMPLE!
Please meet at the church at 3:20 on Wednesday to attend the open house for the new temple.
(And remember to wear Sunday dress)

Basketball January 22

Our next game is
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
8:00 PM

Please arrive fifteen minutes early to warm up and get your jersey!

Activity for January 21

This week we have
NEW BEGINNINGS

7:00 pm in the relief society room
Parents invited
Remember - Sunday dress

See you there!

Activity for FRIDAY January 16th

Remember - there is NO ACTIVITY Wednesday the 14th because we are going to do baptisms for the dead at the temple this week!

Friday, January 16th
Meet at the church at 5:00pm

Also, NO basketball game this week.

AND...
REGION DANCE
Saturday, January 17th at 7:30pm at the stake center.
Please contact the Bishop if you need a dance card!

Basketball Season Begins!

We have our first game this Thursday, January 8th at 6pm at the stake center. Please arrive at 5:45 to warm up and get your jersey.

Game on!

Activity for January 7, 2009!

Happy New Year Ladies!

As 2009 begins, we are focusing on the Temples! What a wonderful place to look forward to go to every month. We have many opportunities to look forward to going to the temple often, so make sure you have your temple recommend ready, because we are going to be talking and visiting the temple a lot. A lot, A lot!

For the Week of January 7, 2008

We will be doing our Class Activities which should start around 7:00 pm. More details we be announced on Sunday, January 4.

Don't FORGET! Church STARTS at 9:00 AM!!