Central Newsletter June

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June 10,11,12 -- Gila Valley Single Adult Conference! Thatcher InstituteJune 12 -- Stake Missionary Fireside 5:30pm

June 19 -- Father̓ s Day

July 4 -

Pancake Breakfast and canon shoot 6:00amat the ramada behind the churchJuly 17 -

Stake General Priesthood Meeting 5:30pmJuly 23-

Pioneer Day Celebration in ThatcherJuly 30-- Relief Society Super Saturday

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I am reminded of the wonderful

opportunities that come our way inthinking of Father Lehi and his good wife

Sariah. It would be a difficult undertaking

in following the Lord's will to leave acomfortable home, city, friends and

family. The Lord had the plan in mind tomove Lehi and his family to another

continent to save covenant keeping peopleand populate this land. My heart goes outto all who face difficult but wonderful

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Our Amazing Youth

Scouts camp out whilethe Priests treat theirmoms to a night out.Page 4 & 5

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Messagefrom the

Bisho ricBishop Steven Hooper

Ward CouncilWe are always thankful to those people who serve so willingly

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appointment with the bishop.

Relief SocietyPresident Connie Layton

High PriestsLeader Dan Cluff —

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Ward Mission

Leader Rob Pursley —call Brother Pursley if you have a friend

you would like to share the gospel with or if

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contact Sister Holley at her email addressto put an announcement in the bulletin.She is quick to answer her e-mail.

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We always welcome your good news!

Upcoming Events

Extra! Extra!

We have a new Relief SocietyPresidency

We mourn the passing of Sister

Sharon Lott

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We Mourn the Passing of Sister Sharon Lee Lot

A New Relief SocietyPresidency!

! We are happy to welcome a new Relief SocietyPresidency. Sister Ann Jacob and her counselors did a great joband we thank them for a job well done.! Connie Layton is the new President. She has beenteaching 2nd grade for 30 years. This will be her last year beforeretiring. Many of our children have been blessed to have her astheir teacher. She enjoys reading mysteries by Mary HigginsClark, embroidery, and scrap booking. Stephanie Johnson is

returning to the presidency as the 1st counsellor. Stephani e is astay at home mom who says she has no interests, only children.But on further coaxing, she says she likes to read. In fact, she willread anything that has words. Nadine McBride is the 2nd counsellor. Nadine loves to travel. She has been all overthe world. Two of her favorite places to see were Peru and Thailand. She is a very happy stay at home mom. She saysthat she is very fortunate to be able to do so and recognizes that it is a luxury. Gena Tyler is the returning secretary.Gena also stays at home. She enjoys reading, quilting, cooking, and gardening. She says she doesn’t know why shelikes to garden because she is so bad at it. Even now she has half a dozen tomatoes that are half red and half black!! Thank you for your willingness to serve. We all love and support you!

Father-Son Activity atGalespie Wash

! May 5th and 6th was this yearsFather-Son Activity. Everyone met out atGalespie wash and enjoyed green chili burros and tacos made by brother Dennis Jacob. The evening consisted of dinner, aprogram about the blessings of thepriesthood and line of authorities, and the

always exciting movie “The Ghost and Mr.Chicken”. It was a fun evening with about150 in attendance. Everyone really enjoyedgetting to know Joe Walker as heentertained them all with his great dancingand tips on rabbit shooting.

Nadine McBride-Stephanie Johnson-Connie Layton- Gena Tyler

The Borens Return fromRaratonga, Cook Island

! I bet not many of can say that we have been Tonga, but from May 22 - M29th the Borens did just thThey went to visit Teresa’sand step-mother on their miwere so happy to be gree

“Eis” (not leis- Eis are real flowhair looked like an “afro” bThey were also greeted by alanding barely 9 feet over th blessed to attend a missionaries on transfer devening with local families, a

work of the Lord in action as they watched her dad ainvestigators and have four of them commit to baptism in one week! cultural differences of the area. The people of Tonga drive on left side of on the right, play a mean game of rugby, eat fresh pineapples, papayafor a pack of tortillas, and with gas at $2.67 per litre, many people drivemovie “The Other Side of Heaven” was filmed nearby, and the Borens met --All in all, the had a magnificent time. They were especially thoughtful

mission in Chile and felt that this experience gave them some insight ifurther this great work. It truly is a world-wide church.

Sister Lott was born on December 21, 1941 and passed away on May 29, 2011. She had been sick forsome time and wrote her own obituary: -- I lived in Michigan and went to a one room school until

7th grade then went to school in town. We even had inside bathrooms! When I went to the oneroom school we had outside bathrooms, burr, sure was cold in winter. The crazy boys used topoke sticks in the holes while we were in there. Bad boys!! They would get in trouble and get

kicked out of school for a week! -- I helped out in the garden and helped milk the cows byhand, what fun! We took most of the cream off the milk and make butter. Shake, shake that fruit jar. I also helped can veggies from the garden, and pulled more than my share of weeds. Weused to raise beans for Van Camp. Sure learned to hate stokely green and yellow beans, still eatthem though. -- I guess my sweet behavior started when I was in the third grade and my mother

sent me to the little country store for something and I stole a little whistle like the little one whichcame in Cracker Jay. Well, when I got home and mom saw the whistle, she told me I had to take it

back and tell them I was sorry. Well, on the way back to the store, I swallowed it and had t o go to thehospital plus when I got home I got a good willow spanking out behind the old wood shed. Boy did

that smart! -- I can remember one summer my cousin Beatrice came to stay with us and she taught us how to put thechickens to sleep. All you did was pet their heads and rock them. Then put them back on their roosts. Well, I did it onetoo many times because three of them didn’t wake up. I bet you’re thinking Sunday chicken dinner came early, wrong,not for me. I really got a good whipping, but not my cousin because she was company. “Not fair!” -- Another time,mom and step-dad went to town and left us home to clean the barn. My brothers, Bud and Jim and myself. Well, youguessed it, we got brainy again and decided to ride the calves in the barn. Cute little ole me fell off and got my headstuck on a nail. Again a trip to the hospital and then home for another spanking. Then we decided to ride the pigs, niceand safe, well, you guessed it again, we fell off in the pigs mud hole and all their stinky stuff. ugh! Never again! -- Iguess by now you are tired of hearing what a well behaved child I was. -- I got married my senior year in High School,

had five children, Troy, Durand, Rolonda, Boni ta, and Corrio. I had another son, David Deery, who passed away whenhe was six and a half years old fromleukemia. I married David Lott in 1991 who had a son, James, who I adopted. Myhusband passed away in 1998. Counting step-chi ldren, I have eleven kids, 38 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. -- After studying with missionaries off and on for several years, I finally got baptized in December 18, 2005.Brother Steve Taylor baptized me and Bishop confirmed me. I did my first visitingteaching with my companion, BettyNeff , I was nervous, but I really enjoyed it. I wish you all the best and will see you again someday. -- Sharon Lott

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Our Amazing

Youth

June 8 Mutual-Priest- 7-8-9th Apache LakeTeacher - Service ProjectDeacon - Scout CampCombined YW - Camp Cooking

June 14-17- YW Girls CampJune 15 Mutual- Priest- Skeet ShootingTeachers- TBADeacons - TBA

June 22 Mutual-Priest- Mt. Graham Scopes June 24 4pm

Laurel- Movie Night

Teacher/Mia Maid- VolleyballDeacon/Beehive- TBAJune 26-

Youth Fireside 5:00June 29 Mutual- Combined Activity - Laurels Hosting

Up ComingActivities

Over April 29-30th the Scouts hiked and camped at Grant Creek. It sure lookslike they had fun to me! These boys are our future missionaries!

Young Women

! A fun evening was had for on May 5th in honor of Mother’s Dtheir moms and played a game sGame” where each son answered queach mom answered questions abousee the differences in likes and dLayton were the winners with alm Justin and Renee Layton came in100%!! Sister Verlynne Hincha sa

to a Mother/anything with her chalways been for mother/daughtersmade the activity even more specialfinished with the boys serving theWhat a great night!

Scouts Camp at GrantCreek

Priest Mother-S

Earning the Young Woman Medallthe Personal Progress award in theBoth Rebecca Barney and Lydia Sm

before leaving the Young Woman Proto achieve this, the girls had to compareas: Faith, Divine Nature, Individuand Accountability, Good Works, Integthese goals took 2-4 weeks to compgoals, the girls had to complete a ten-

making a total of 80 hours. This is qall of the girls who achieve it. Well d

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The Scouts enjoy hiking and swimmingon their overnight adventure

Seminary Graduation--! This year’s Tri-Stake Seminary Graduation was held at t he Thatcher Stake Center on Sunday, May 15th.Each year whoever hosts the 24th of July Celebration will also host the Seminary Graduation. So next year, Pimawill host graduation. -- There were 120 graduates.and there was a student speaker from each seminary. The stakecenter was packed with standing room only. --Combining all of the graduations into one night may take a little

more time, but for those bishops that used to have to go to 3 different graduations, this has been wonderful! Thekids like it too because they have friends from different schools that they get to see graduate. The kids sat inwards instead of stakes. -- In order to graduate with a diploma, each student had to complete all four years of seminary and pass a worthiness interview with their bishop. Certificates were awarded to those who completedthree years or less of seminary.

WE ARE DAUGHTERS of our Heavenly Father,who loves us, and we love Him. WE WILL“STAND as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places” ( Mosiah 18:9 ) as westrive to live the Young Women values, which are:

Faith • Divine Nature • Individual Worth • Knowledge • Choice and Accountability • Good Works • Integrity • and Virtue

WE BELIEVE as we come to accept and act uponthese values, WE WILL BE PREPARED tostrengthen home and family, make and keepsacred covenants, receive the ordinances of thetemple, and enjoy the blessings of exaltation.

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