Stake announcements

Stake Conference & Stake Presidency Reorganization - January 15th & 16th

You are invited to attend our upcoming stake conference on January 15th & 16th. Elder Alfred Kyungu, a General Authority Seventy, will preside at each session of the conference. He will be joined by Elder Mark E. Bonham, a Utah Area Seventy.

During the conference, a new stake presidency will be called and sustained.

Here are details of the conference:

Saturday, January 15th:

• Leadership Session: 4pm, Manila Stake Center. All members of ward and stake councils (including counselors, secretaries, and clerks) are invited to attend.

• Adult Session: 7pm, Manila Stake Center. All members 18+ are invited to attend. Here is the link to watch this session remotely - https://youtu.be/4oZMTU8I2-0

Sunday, January 16th:

• General Session: 10am, Alpine Tabernacle. All members are invited to attend. Here is the link to watch this session remotely - https://youtu.be/NAdlS0oASo8

As part of your preparation for conference, we invite you to do the following:

• Include those presiding over and participating in the conference in your fast on Sunday, January 2nd.

• Prepare yourselves spiritually to receive guidance during conference that you need personally and in your family.

• If possible, participate in some type of temple and family history work in the next two weeks.

For those interested, here is Elder Kyungu's recent message shared during general conference:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/36kyungu?lang=eng

And here is the article that was written about him in The Church News at the time of his call.

https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2021-05-22/new-general-authority-seventy-elder-alfred-kyungu-found-answers-questions-214032

Under the direction of the First Presidency, Elder Kyungu has requested that those attending sessions in-person wear masks if social distancing is not possible.

We look forward to joining with you in partaking of the blessings of stake conference.

President Livingston, President DeMille, President Brady

Stake Marriage Fireside - The Gifts of Marriage

A reminder that next Sunday, Oct 24th, 7pm @ the Alpine Tabernacle in American Fork, is a Stake Fireside for everyone 18 years or older.

We are focusing on helping members of our stake who are striving to strengthen their marriage, as well as on those not yet married.

We love and appreciate you and all you do to help build the Lord's kingdom.

With love,

President & Sister Livingston

Stake Blood Drive

Our Stake Blood Drive is taking place this Saturday, October 23rd @ the Mahogany building (1320 West 3540 North, PG) beginning at 8:00am. If you are able to give blood, we encourage you to participate. Details are below.

The Red Cross is in the middle of a Critical Blood Shortage! Your blood donation is essential to helping trauma patients, those battling diseases like cancer, loss of blood during a surgery and many other issues.

Making an appointment to help save lives is easy!

• Go to redcrossblood.org use Sponsor Code: Manila Creek to schedule your appointment. (Look for the red box on the upper right hand corner that says “Find a Blood Drive” this is where you will type in the sponsor code)

• To minimize walk-ins please make appointments online

• Before you donate, eat, drink water, wear a mask & bring picture ID. We are requiring masks for all donors/staff even if fully vaccinated.

If you need help scheduling an appointment or have questions regarding your donation, you can call our Red Cross rep, Anita Kay at (801) 367-2331

American Sign Language Seminar Class:

Seminaries and Institutes will be offering a seminary class in American Sign Language (ASL) in the Utah South S&I Area. In many cases students who are deaf and sign as their primary language are being raised in hearing homes and may or may not be participating in seminary or our wards and branches for members who are deaf. We need your help to identify potential students who may reside in your stakes and wards.

The class is designed to:

• Better serve the individual needs of our youth by offering a class in ASL.

• Allow for broad participation by using a blended model of in person and online instruction.

• Award full seminary credit for those who participate.

• Create positive social connections for our signing youth.

This will not be a traditional “Released-Time” class, which will allow us to accommodate a wider range of family schedules and a broader geographic area. Siblings of signing youth may also participate in the class as appropriate.

Please refer families and students who may want to participate to:

Bro. John Weaver, 801-554-8319, weaverjb@churchofjesuschrist.org

Seminaries and Institutes, Adapted Needs Coordinator

Or

Sister Stefanie Abbott, 801-602-4569, StefanieA.Abbott@churchofjesuschrist.org

Class Instructor

Further details will be provided directly to participating families and students.

Stake Temple Recommends

The Stake Presidency will conduct video or voice temple recommend interviews for recommend renewals for members once they’ve been interviewed by a member of their bishopric. Here are the steps to get a current temple recommend:

1. A bishopric member interviews the candidate, fills out the paper recommend, and signs it.

2. The member picks up the recommend.

3. A bishopric member places the candidate's name on our tracking spreadsheet.

4. The stake reaches out to the member and schedules the interview.

5. A stake presidency member interviews the candidate.

6. The candidate brings the recommend to the stake presidency member's house.

7. The stake presidency member signs the recommend, takes a picture of the recommend, and gives a copy to the candidate.

8. The stake presidency member sends the picture to the stake executive secretary, assistant executive secretary, or clerk to activate.

Decorating Guidelines For Buildings:

Physical facilities has asked for all to review the decorating guidelines for our buildings. Please remind all that decorations should be modest and inexpensive and must not be a fire hazard. Hay, straw, palm fronds, other dehydrated materials, fog machines, and lighted candles may not be used. If Christmas trees are used, they should be artificial or properly fireproofed and displayed without electric lights or candles. Local fire and safety codes and ordinances should be observed. Leaders should take reasonable measures to keep hallways, stairs, stairwells, exit doors, utility rooms, and sidewalks free of obstructions and other hazards. Leaders also ensure that hazardous materials or flammable items such as equipment fuel, hay, straw, and cornstalks are not used or stored in meetinghouses.Permit no dehydrated, flammable materials to be brought into the meetinghouse (this includes straw, hay, cornstalks, grass, and dried palm fronds.) Handbook 1, 8.4.2---Handbook 1, 8.3.5

Church Service Missionary Opportunity

For a couple at the Provo Transitional Services office in Provo. Please share this info with those who may be interested.

PARENTS OF RETURNING MISSIONARIES

A monthly repeated fireside for parents of missionaries returning in the next few months. It will be at the Canyon Road Chapel located at 2195 North 100 East in Pleasant Grove. Parents are invited and strongly encouraged to attend one of these firesides, held on the 4^th Sunday of each month to help them support their returning missionary during this critically important transition.

To All Returned Missionaries

You are invited and strongly encouraged to attend a special course based on the Church’s new curriculum, MY PLAN FOR RETURNED MISSIONARIES, held every Thursday at 7:00 pm at the Alpine YSA Institute, located at the Lone Peak HS Seminary building. This is a repeating 6-week course, so you can start on any Thursday. This engaging course focuses on helping you to be successful in your post-mission life, whether you’ve been home for a few days or several years.

Missionary Housing Needed

The Utah Orem Mission keeps a list of low cost (<$800.00) or donated (w/$75.00 utility reimbursement) member homes where missionaries could feasibly live. Missionary housing should:

• Be in the home of a married couple (where the spouse of the missionary’s own sex is not frequently absent) and no one else lives in the home.

• Exceptions can be approved for homes: of mature age couples, widows, or widowers OR where the missionary apartment is separated from family housing including a private entrance.

• Have bedroom space for twin or bunkbeds.

• Have a private bathroom.

• Have some kitchen cupboard and counter space.

• Have study space (may be in the living area or bedroom).

• Provide private use of laundry facilities on preparation day is preferable.

The mission provides twin/bunkbeds, drawers, tables (study and kitchen) with chairs, kitchenware, vacuum, mop, broom, initial cleaning supplies, etc.

Mt Timpanogos Family History Center

Hosting Sunday Evening Workshops at 7:00 PM. Between 8:00-9:00 PM is computer time to practice what you have learned. Questions/Info 801-763-2093.

Suicide Prevention Training

The training is called QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer), and is perfect for anyone who wants to understand this issue (parents, youth leaders, educators, clergy, 1st responders, etc), because it gives you some pretty great ideas about how to talk about suicide with individuals who are struggling. This training is recognized within Utah as a great resource, is well researched, and applicable to everyone. Here's a link with more information: https://qprinstitute.com/

9^th – 12^th Grade Seminary Student Parents

Go to seminary.lds.org/myseminary to register your youth for seminary, check attendance, absences, etc what they are studying, see make up work, etc.

Bearing of Testimonies in Sacrament Meeting

“Bishoprics are again encouraged to help all people learn to express a brief, heartfelt testimony of our Father in Heaven and His Son Jesus Christ, and the truths of the restored gospel, so that more members may have the opportunity to participate. Parents and teachers should help children learn what a testimony is and when it is appropriate for them to express it. It may be best to have younger children learn to share their testimonies at such times as Family Home Evening or when giving talks in Primary until they are old enough to do so in a fast and testimony meeting.” First Presidency 2/14/13