In Memory of Lee Ann Henderson

We are sad to say that our dear and sweet Sister, Lee Ann Henderson, has passed away Saturday, May 22, at the hospital in San Francisco.

There will be a memorial service for Lee Ann which will be on Friday, May 28th at 10:00am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4125 San Juan Avenue, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 (Carmichael Deaf Branch)

Please keep her family in your prayers.

Sincerely, President Vicars, Branch President

Elders Quorum BBQ!

The Elders Quorum are providing some yummy BBQ Please click on this image below to view it larger. Hope to see you all there!!

Relief Society Cannery Help Needed!

Updates: We will be having lunch, a free lunch!!, after you help out with the cannery on May 22nd, Saturday. This event will need to be RSVPed, so that they will know how much food will be provided to you. Please contact either one of those amazing women: Erin Ellsworth at swimnmom@yahoo.com or 916-617-7158 voice or Rosanne Johnson at mattrosannejohnson@yahoo.com or 916-349-2490 voice. Please RSVP by this Thursday, May 20th!! If you want to order some food storage, please let one of these ladies know also. It will need to be paid either by cash or check, no credit cards. Remember! Call one of them and put this fun filled event down on your calendar! Have a good time!!

In a week there will be a cannery event that some of us Relief Society sisters need help with. Please see click the image below to view it larger and for more information:

Make sure to contact one of the sisters in the flier to confirm you'd like to assist in the cannery. Hope to see you all there!!

How was the Stake Conference?

Saturday evening and Sunday Stake Conference was very good. There were many talks given and many of them are very good lessons and advices. Here's the information that was given that night. Please give thanks to the interpreters for interpreting for us that night, especially the Sister Missionaries (Sister Cook and Sister Hansen). The ones with the purple font at those that interpreted the conference. The next Stake Conference weekend will be on October 9th and 10th, 2010. Don't forget to put that down on your calendar!

Saturday Priesthood Leadership 4:00pm Missionary Service
Presiding.......................... Elder Scott D. Whiting
Conducting...................... President Jerry S. Harris
Chorister.......................... Merlin Bradshaw
Accompanist.................... Jared Pierce
Opening Hymn................. #264 “Hark, All Ye Nations!” -President Ellsworth
Invocation........................ Grant Johnson -Pres. Steed
Speaker Bishop Skinner—“How to get young men on missions” Sis. Cook

Speaker…………………..Elders Quorum President-Ryan Worthen--“Rescuing the lost”- Bro. Call
Speaker……………………...President Jeffrey P. Fry—Finding joy in missionary service-Sis. Cook
Intermediate Hymn.......... # 220 “Lord I Would Follow Thee” -Pres. Ellsworth
Speaker............................ Elder Scott D. Whiting -Bro. Call
Closing Hymn................... # 335 “Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy”-Pres. Ellsworth
Benediction...................... Dean Jenkins -Pres. Steed

Saturday Evening Session........... 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Presiding.......................... Elder Scott D. Whiting
Conducting...................... President Jeffrey P. Fry
Chorister.......................... Merlin Bradshaw
Accompanist.................... Anne Haslam
Opening Hymn................. #294 “Love at Home” -Sis Hansen
Opening Prayer................ Cheryl Forbes- -Sis Hansen
Speaker............................ Sister—“How a Mother Nurtures and teaches her children” -Sis. Park
Speaker…………Brother—“How a father influences his children by example and love” -Bro. Call
Musical Number.............. TBD -Sis. Sellers
Speaker............................ President Jerry S. Harris—Persistent parenting to nurture and teach children -Sis. Cook

Intermediate Hymn………# 300 “Families Can be Together Forever” - Sis. Hansen
Speaker............................ Elder Scott D. Whiting -Sis. Park
Closing Hymn................... #96 “Dearest Children, God is Near You” Sis. Sellers
Closing Prayer.................. David Tuck -Sis Hansen

Sunday New Convert/Investigators Meeting……..8:30 to 9:30am—Relief Society Room-Bro. Call and Sis. Cook will both do speakers (depending on who comes)
..... Conducting……………….Scott Hutchison-Stake Mission Leader
..... Opening Hymn…………..#134 “I Believe in Christ” -Sis Hansen
..... Opening Prayer………….TBD -Sis Hansen
..... Speaker……………………President Stephen Taylor
..... Testimonies………………Several new members
..... Testimony…………………President James Jardine
..... Speaker……………………Elder Scott D. Whiting
..... Closing Hymn…………... #301 “I Am a Child of God” -Sis Hansen
..... Closing Prayer…………..TBD -Sis Hansen

Sunday General Session.............. 10:00am
Presiding.......................... Elder Scott D. Whiting
Conducting...................... President Stephen B. Taylor
Chorister.......................... Merlin Bradshaw
Accompanist.................... Anne Haslam
Stake Choir...................... Concluding at 10:00am -Sis. Sellers
Opening Hymn................. # 5 “High on the Mountain Top” -Sis. Sellers
Opening Prayer................ Becky Knowlton -Pres. Steed
Stake Business................ President Jeffrey P. Fry (Sustaining of Church Officers) -Sis. Cook
Speaker............................ President Stephen B. Taylor -Bro. Call
Stake Choir………………..”I Believe in Christ” -Sis. Sellers
Speaker............................ Monica Ferrara—How I gained a testimony of Christ -Sis. Park
Speaker........... Ryan Hernandez—How the standards of the Church guide my choices -Sis. Park
Speaker…………………….Melissa Bergen-Why I returned to activity in the Church -Bro. Call

Intermediate Hymn.......... # 59 “Come, O Thou King of Kings” -Pres. Ellsworth
Speaker............................ Elder Scott D. Whiting -Sis. Cook

Closing Hymn................... # 6 “Redeemer of Israel” -Sis. Hansen
Closing Prayer.................. Gerry Smith -Pres. Steed

Pictures and Video from Mormon Helping Hands!

It was a good day. We had of about 10 people from the Deaf Branch to volunteer this event. Thank you to those who came and help out! It was a beautiful day. We worked in the shades and by the river. We loved the beauty of our nature that God has created for us to use and enjoy. We were assigned to make a path way in a circle around the nature playground for kids to play in it. We put special dirt around it and then pile up rocks to mark the path around the dirt. You'll see what I mean in the pictures. Later on, we had lunch provided by the Sacramento Fire Department. Thanks to them for giving us food and water. It was enjoyable. Here are some of the pictures and a video.

We were walking around the path to flatten it some more. A ward member offered some pictures too on the Facebook. Please view the link if you'd like to see more photos: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/album.php?aid=171121&id=614183356&ref=mf