Calendar of Events
January 17th-18th.
Ward Conference
January 18th
Relief Society Room
6:30 p.m.
Great to Be Eight
January 20th
meet at the church
5:15 p.m.
Temple Baptisms
January 25th
Details to follow
Youth Fireside
February 10TH
Church
6:00 P.M.
New Beginnings
June 10th-13th
Kolob
Girl's Camp
Young Men
The teachers went on a campout to Oak Grove last weekend. It was a little cold and too frozen so they ended up camping out near an old charcoal kiln. This kiln was built by Italians to make charcoal for Silver reef. Everyone had a lot of fun.
Temple Baptisms
The Temple Baptisms will be on the 20th of January. Please be at the Church ready to leave promptly at 5:15. Remember to wear appropriate Church dress.
Youth Fireside
On Sunday evening the 25th, our Bishopric will host a Youth fireside...more details to follow...as always yummy treats will follow!!!
EFY
EFY (Especially for Youth) is the last Saturday the 31st. The Bishop will be ordering tickets for this and they cost $5.00. We would like all youth 12-18 to attend. Please let us know if you are unable to attend as to not pay for an unused ticket. After we will meet with the 5th, and Apple Valley Wards for lunch! We are also meeting with them on the 5th Tuesdays for a combined activity
Bishop's Blurb
Once again we begin the adventure of a new year! My family, the Bishopric and myself would like to thank the 9th Ward for your wonderful support over the past six months as we have started this new stage of our lives. It truly has been amazing and we owe all of it to the amazing members of the 9th Ward, that are so anxiously going about living the gospel in their day to day lives.
As with each year, we begin the new year with our annual Ward Conference. We hope that you will be able to attend this Sunday the 18th of January, as we have many visitors from the Stake coming to offer their support and bare their testimonies of this work. We will surely be blessed as the themes of "Unity" and "Becoming a Zion People" are presented. As we were admonished in the October Conference, I personally hope that we are continuing to pray for the missionary work to continue to go forth throughout the world. I also hope that we are continuing to pray for unity; in our homes, in the Ward and throughout the Church around the world. Finally, I would ask that you continue praying for our youth. You have wonderful daughters and sons, and I have enjoyed getting to know them better and watching them grow through their struggles and more importantly through their successes.
We as a Bishopric look forward to a wonderful year and are grateful to be the servants of such a beautiful group of people. We love you and pray for you always. May the Lord bless you and increase your testimony over this new year. Bishop Jones
Primary
The Primary is adjusting to the new schedule and new classes with our wonderful teachers! We really appreciate all the hard work they do and the love they express to the children.
Great to Be Eight
This Sunday is our Great to be Eight program. All those children that turn eight this year, come to the relief society room, Sunday, January 18th at 6:30 pm. Bring your parents, too. We will have all the information you and your parents need to know for your baptism, including: dates, times, what to bring, what your family will be doing, program guides, and information on the importance and purpose of your baptism. We will also demonstrate the baptism. There will be information on Cub Scouts and Activity Days as well. So, we'll see everyone there!!
Priesthood Preview
We also have a priesthood preview coming up this month with the bishopric for those boys who will be turning twelve and their parents.
More of this information soon, as well as our first quarterly activity.
Young Women
We are excited to begin another year! January is just beginning and we already have a full schedule of exciting events!!! We have participated in the "A Brand New Year" celebration the General Young Men & Women Presidencies presented on DVD.
New Theme and Value
Our New Youth Theme for 2009 is "Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity" (1 Timothy 4:12).
The First Presidency announced that the attribute and value of Virtue has been added to the Young Women theme. The color is gold. The Young Women general presidency invites the young women of the Church to lead the world in a return to virtue. We would invite all Young Women and their parents to visit the church web site for all the latest news and announcements; lds.org.
Temple Baptisms
The Temple Baptisms will be on the 20th of January. Please be at the Church ready to leave promptly at 5:15. Remember to wear appropriate Church dress.
Youth Fireside
On Sunday evening the 25th, our Bishopric will host a Youth fireside...more details to follow...as always yummy treats will follow!!!
EFY
EFY (Especially for Youth) is the last Saturday the 31st. The Bishop will be ordering tickets for this and they cost $5.00. We would like all youth 12-18 to attend. Please let us know if you are unable to attend as to not pay for an unused ticket. After we will meet with the 5th, and Apple Valley Wards for lunch! We are also meeting with them on the 5th Tuesdays for a combined activity
New Beginnings
Our New Beginnings program will be February 10th at 6PM. This is for The Young Women and their parents.
