Painted Mountain Archives

Liz Holt (Secretary), Savannah Brown (2nd counselor) , Kathryn Bazzell (President), Sara Hallsted (1st ccounselor), Ashley Garn (Ministering secretary)

Kathryn Bazzell

President

Kathryn is a doctor's technician at an eyecare center and a student through BYU Pathway. She loves the outdoors when she can go camping, paddleboarding, and hiking.

Sara Hallsted

1st Counselor

Sara is a Phlebotomy Lab Tech at Banner Baywood, and is planning on going back to school at Pima Medical Institute to become a Radiology Tech. She loves to sing, east Asian food, and spend time with her family and friends.

Savannah Brown

2nd Counselor

April 9

Easter Sunday

No RS

April 23

Conference recap by Kathryn Bazzell

May 14

Mother's Day Lesson

May 28

Ministering

Lesson

by Ashley Garn

COMING SOON

RS Movie Night

Saturday, March 25, 7:00 p.m.

AUGUST

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

August 7 - Combined FHE w/Superstition Ward - Dodge Ball

August 14 - Service - Cookies in a Jar

August 15 - RMI Stake Service Project

August 25 - 26 - Ward Campout at Francom Cabin and Temple Trip (Snowflake)

August 21 - Activities - Pool Party at The Jackson's clubhouse/pool

August 28 - NO FHE

August 30 - Institute Barn Dance at ISC (our ward in charge of potatoes)

WARD SERVICE PROJECT - COLLECT COOLING TOWELS AND SUNSCREEN (PROJECT CONNECT)

JULY

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

July 3 - INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND (NO FHE)

July 10 - Service - Pool party at Udalls

July 17- FHE - Water Battleship

July 24 - Service - Christmas Lights at ISC at 7:00 w/Countryside Park Ward

July 31 - NO FHE, Tubing on Salt River on Saturday, 8/5, Meet at RMI at 6:30 am

JUNE

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

June 5 - Activities - Ward Talent Show

June 11 - Ward Prayer/Ministering Visits at Lynne & Michael Jones home, 6:30 p.m.

June 12 - Service

June 19 - FHE

June 26 - Activities - Stake Talent Show (Mesa East Stake Center)

MAY

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

May 1 - Pool Party at Udall's home. Bring suit & towel.

May 8 - Service - pickleball at RMI & love notes

May 15 - FHE

May 19 - RS Activity (Sand Volleyball), Valencia Park, 6:30 p.m.

May 20 - Dinner & Dudes in Jackson's neighborhood, 7:00 p.m.

May 22 - Combined FHE at Skateland w/other YSA wards

May 29 - MEMORIAL DAY (NO FHE)

APRIL

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

April 3 - FHE - cookie decorating

April 10 - Service "Feed My Starving Children" meet there @7:00 p.m.

April 15 - (Saturday) Stake RS activity, 11:00 a.m. speaker Lisa Randall & lunch

April 17 - FHE - volleyball at RMI

April 24 - FHE - Kintsugi pottery (look it up!)

April 29 - (Saturday) Stake Luau with YSA West Stake

MARCH

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

March 6 - FHE - Nerf Gun "Quiet Place" combined with Superstition Ward

March 13 - Service - game night/singing at Assisted Living Center "Legacy"

March 20 - FHE - Pickleball

RS Activity on 25 - Movie night

March 27 - Activities - Bishop's BBQ, 6 - 9 PM

FEBRUARY

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

February 6 - FHE - hike Brown mountain

February 13 - Service - assembling hygiene kits

February 14 - "Cheesy Valentine's Activity" at RMI

February 20 - PRESIDENT'S DAY - Ice Cream Social

February 27 - Activities - Photo Scavenger Hunt

View from Brown Mountain FHE

JANUARY

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

January 2 - NEW YEARS RECOGNIZED (NO FHE)

January 9 - Service @ Udalls home - heart attack outgoing Bishopric

January 16 - Combined FHE w/other YSA wards - Cooley Park Building "Line Dancing"

January 23 - Activities - Game night "Kahoot" w/treats & prizes at RMI

January 30 - FHE - Bonfire near Bulldog Canyon, meet at RMI @6:30 to carpool

2020 - 2022 Bishopric

Joe Udall

Heidi Udall

Bishop

Bishop Joe Udall has his own legal practice specializing in business law and estate planning. He loves playing games with his family and keeps everyone laughing with his humor.

Sister Heidi Udall is a middle and high school principal at Heritage Academy Mesa. She loves hiking in the Arizona desert and traveling with her family. They have 4 children, 2 in-laws, and 5 grandchildren.

Testimony: We love our Savior Jesus Christ and appreciate how His Atonement gives us all second chances. We know that God is on our side and through daily prayer and scripture study, he speaks to us. Our lives have been blessed by our participation and service in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We love our YSA ward members and feel grateful to work with this remarkable Bishopric. Our door is always open, and we hope you feel our love.

Mike Jones

Lynne Jones

1st Counselor

Brother Mike Jones is the owner of Digital Video Productions. He films everything from ballets to corporate training videos. He also is an excellent handyman and a professional performer.

Sister Lynne Jones helps Mike with his Video business and is also a Medicare Insurance Agent. They have 2 sons, a daughter-in-law and two adorable grandchildren.

Testimony: We love our Savior, Jesus Christ. Reading the scriptures daily in our home has confirmed over and over that He lives and this is His Gospel. We are so grateful to be a part of the YSA program.

Scott Traasdahl

Marnee Traasdahl

2nd Counselor

Brother Scott Traasdahl is a partner at Chaffee, Traasdahl, Crockett CPA. He has been in public practice since 2002. He enjoys playing the piano, and spending time with his family.

Sister Marne Traasdahl is a multi-certified Faith-Based Life Coach and treasures her children and growing family. She enjoys singing with Millennial Choirs and Orchestra, loves nature, good books, and floral & holiday design.

They have 4 sons, one daughter-in-law and one granddaughter.

Testimony: The gospel of Jesus Christ has blessed our lives in immeasurable ways and without hesitation, we testify that Jesus Christ lives. The Book of Mormon is a powerful and true witness of Him, and we are grateful for the gift of the atonement of Jesus Christ. He provides a way for us to return to our Heavenly Father. It is our privilege to witness that Joseph Smith was the prophet of the restoration, allowing all things to be restored to this earth just as they were when Christ lived. We likewise witness that President Russell M. Nelson is the living prophet of God on the earth today and know that as we follow him, blessings and protection await.

Jeff Beecher

Cathie Beecher

Executive Secretary

Brother Beecher is an Executive Vice President for Layton Construction. He enjoys mountain biking and golfing whenever he can find time.

Sister Beecher is a substitute teacher specializing in PreK - 8th grade. She loves spending as much time as possible with her 7 grandchildren.

We are so grateful for the knowledge that Heavenly Father loves each of his children, even with our many imperfections, and that Christ has atoned for our sins. We are thankful for a living Prophet, President Nelson, who comforts and guides us. We have a strong testimony of Family and Temple work and are looking forward to being together again in the Temple!

Roger Hallsted

Celia Hallsted

Ward Clerk

Brother Hallsted is an Administration Manager for the Community Development Department at the City of Tempe. He is also an adjunct instructor at Mesa Community College, teaching “Survey of Computer Information Systems (CIS105). He served in the Japan Tokyo North mission. He loves music, movies, playing all kinds of sports, hiking, card games, and grandkids. Roger and Celia met at an impromptu YSA gathering before the Friday night ASU dance (do they still have those?).

Sister Hallsted grew up in Snowflake, Arizona. She recently retired from managing a Café and is enjoying spending more time at home, watching her grandchildren, and playing all sports. She is a foodie and especially loves baking and desserts. The Hallsteds have 4 children, 2 daughters-in-law, and 3 grandchildren.

Testimony: We both have a strong testimony of and commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ. We have had many experiences that testify of His love for our family, and this influences our choices daily. We love missionary work and seeing lives change as they learn of Christ and covenant with Him. We are grateful for opportunities to serve in our church and our community. We are so grateful for living prophets and divine inspiration. We love working in the YSA and are grateful to serve here.

Scott Schlappi

Becky Schlappi

High Councilor

Bro. Schlappi is a partner at WealthPlan Advisors, a retirement plan and investment consulting company helping companies and institutions with their corporate retirement plans. In addition to family, church, and work he loves sports and outdoor activities.

Sister Schlappi has primarily been a stay-at-home mom, she has taught piano lessons for over 35 years. In addition to family and the gospel, she enjoys traveling, music, pickleball, quilting, hiking, scuba diving, and snorkeling.

Testimony: We love God the father and his son Jesus Christ, our family, friends, and working with our YSA's! We enjoy serving and building the kingdom together. We are BELIEVERS, and our entire lives are founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are so very blessed and so grateful for the Savior and His gospel in our lives. Everything in our lives is better because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We try and want to be "all in", and become true disciples of Jesus Christ.

2022 Activities

JUNE

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

June 6 - Games at RMI

June 13 - Batting Cages at 7:00 p.m.

June 20 - Service Committee - at Udalls (make cards for widows)

June 27 - Stake Talent Show at 6:00 p.m.

AUGUST

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

August 1 - Skate Land

August 8 - FHE - Fat Cats

August 15 - Eat Dinnner & Learn to Dance w/Christine Kenney - MEET at 6:30 PM

August 22 - Stake Soda Social at 6:00 p.m.

August 29 - Stake Service Committee - sort Christmas lights at Inter-stake Center

August 31 - Insitute Fireside Kick Off

SEPTEMBER

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

September 5 - Labor Day - No FHE

September 12 - Stake Stocking Service Project 6 - 9 PM (see address on the stake calendar)

September 17 - Stake River Float - see Stake Activities page for details.

September 19 - sushi night

September 26 - lake activity

OCTOBER

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

October 3 - Crazy Spoons

October 10 - Combined FHE w/Canyon Lake (PM Host)

October 13 (Thursday) - Schnepf Farms

October 17 - Service Committee - Goodie Bags for widows? or Human Foosball

October 24 - GIANT HALLOWEEN PARTY at RMI (with other wards)- Wear costumes

October 31 - Halloween! (No FHE)

NOVEMBER

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

November 7 - Temple & Family History - Meet @ Temple Visitor Center

November 12 - Winter Informal Dance "Dynamic Duos" (girl ask guy)

November 14 - NO FHE (see dance)

November 21 - Service Committee

November 28 - Pickleball, Games, Hot Chocolate

DECEMBER

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

December 5 - Temple Lights & Treats

December 12 - Service Committee (Caroling)

December 18 - WARD CHRISTMAS PARTY @ WARD PRAYER

December 19 - No FHE (see 12/18)

December 26 - Christmas Holidays - No FHE

December 31 - New Year's Eve Bash (stake party)

JULY

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

Saturday morning cleaning the church - 8:00 a.m. Please come help!

July 4 - Independence Day - No FHE

July 11 - Combined FHE w/Chapparal Park & Highland Park (CP Host)

July 18 - Service Committee - Project Cure (2100 W. 14th St., Tempe 85281), 7:00 p.m.

July 22 & 23 - Relief Society Camping Trip in Flagstaff, details TBD

July 25 - Pool Party

JUNE

FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

June 6 - Games at RMI

June 13 - Batting Cages at 7:00 p.m.

June 20 - Service Committee - at Udalls (make cards for widows)

June 27 - Stake Talent Show at 6:00 p.m.

2021 Activities

DECEMBER FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

December 6 - Activities: Ward Christmas Party

Stake Service Project - Giving Machine - dates TBD

(see stake activities page for more information)

December 13 - Vertuccio Farms

December 20 - No FHE (holiday)

December 27 - No FHE (holiday)

December 31 - Stake New Year's Eve Party (see stake activities page for more information)

NOVEMBER FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

November 1 - Multi - Stake Activity @ Castles & Coasters (see stake activities page for more information)

November 8 - Combined FHE w/Superstition Mountain Ward

November 15 - Pizza with Stake President @ Heaps home

November 22 - Service:

November 29 - Self Defense Class

OCTOBER FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

October 4 - YSA Mesa Temple Open House - info. forthcoming

Stake Christmas Stocking Service Project - dates TBD

(see stake activities page for more information)

October 8 & 9 - Stake Campout (see stake activities page for more information)

October 11 - Service:

October 18 - Activities:

October 25 - Ward Halloween Party

October 30 - Stake Down Syndrome Walk (see stake activities page for more information)

SEPTEMBER FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

September 6 - No FHE (holiday)

September 13 - Combined FHE w/Canyon Lake (we host) - Wind Cave Night Hike @ Usery

September 20 - Activities Committee: Volleyball and games @RM park

TUESDAY, Sep. 26 - Stake Service Project: Plant flowers at the temple 5 - 7 p.m.

AUGUST FHE & ACTIVITIES

August 2 - Family History Night w/Makenna Knighton & Family History Committee

AUGUST 6 - EQ POOL PARTY @ JAKE MCGEE'S HOUSE, MEET AT 6:00 PM - See EQ page

August 7 - Stake Carnival - dinner, booths, dance, etc.

August 9 - Service Project: make chew toys for dogs at animal shelter

August 16 - Temple Visitors Center - meet there at 7:00 or at RMI at 6:30

August 23 - Activities Committee: Ward Talent Show

August 30 - Stake Talent Show (see stake activities page for more information)

Ward Elders Quorum Activity

POOL PARTY - FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 6 PM @JAKE MCGEE'S HOUSE

July 2021 Activities

JULY FHE & ACTIVITIES

7:00 P.M. @ RMI unless indicated otherwise

July 5 - No FHE (holiday weekend)

July 12 - Combined FHE w/Canyon Lake & Eden Park "Summer Party Bash"

July 19 - Foam Party @ Valencia Park, 7:00 p.m.

July 24 - Stake Activity Floating Salt River @ RMI parking lot, meet at 2:30 p.m. to carpool (see stake activities page for more information)

July 26 - Stake Basketball Championship game @ RMI. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m., game starts at 7:00 p.m.

July EQ Lesson Schedule

July 11 - I Love to See the Temple by Henry B. Eyring

July 25 - Principles of My Gospel by David A. Bednar

July Relief Society Lessons:

July 11- Behold I Am A God Of Miracles by Elder Rasband

July 25- Jesus Christ: The Caregiver Of Our Soul by Elder Soares

June 2021 Activities

June 7 - Mission Stories Movie @ Harkins 25, meet at 6:00 p.m.

June 14 - Pool Party/Spikeball Tournament @1025 N. Omaha Circle, meet at 7:00 p.m.

June 16 - RS Activity @ 24th Street Building, meet at 7:00 p.m.

June 21 - "Survivor" @ RMI Parking Lot, meet at 7:00 p.m.

June 26 - Stake Golf Tournament, more info. on stake activities page

June 28 - SERVICE: Suns Game and thank you letters to healthcare workers

June Relief Society Lessons:

June 13 - I Love To See The Temple by President Eyring

June 27- Hope In Christ by President Ballard

May 2021 FHE Activities

Thanks For Joining Us For a Special Service Project FHE!

On May 17th we gathered at the RMI at 7 pm for a special FHE Service Project! We put together "HOPE BAGS" filled with food, hygiene products, and COVID essentials for a homeless shelter.

Festivities began at 7 pm and there were lots of opportunities to join and help out!

Thanks to A.J. Jones or Maddy Hipps for organizing a great activity and worthwhile service project!.

Our FHEs are a rockin' good time! Don't miss out!

FHE Christmas in May?

If you missed this week's combined FHE Service Project meeting, you missed a lot! We partnered with the Superstition Mountain Ward to meet at the InterStake Center for a little Christmas Lights service project on Monday, May 3rd!

Needless to say, we were up to our elbows in Christmas lights for the Mesa Az Temple and making sure that the light strings were accounted for, bulbs were working, etc.

We had a great time and it was fun to serve in this capacity! Rest assured we'll be able to identify "our strings of lights" when they go up on the Mesa Temple grounds later this year!

Our FHEs are a rockin' good time! Don't miss out!

Winner's Dinner - May 7th, 2021

If you missed this week's combined Elder's Quorum and Relief Society meeting, you missed a lot! Needless to say, you'll want to review recent talks by Elder Gifford Nielsen and Sister Joy D. Jones!

The lesson was facilitated by Sister Hallsted, our Ward Relief Society President. Her lesson included a little competition between the EQ and RS designees. After much deliberation and an audit of the scoring results, the Elder's Quorum won the privilege of cooking dinner for the RS.

We had a fun Ward activity on Friday, May 7th. Check back here for more info and details!

April 2021 FHE Activities

April 26, 2021 FHE - Water Games

For FHE, we are meeting at Valencia Park (634 North Quail) for a series of water games and a water fight! Come prepared to soak someone and show us your skills! There will also be skill games and other water-related activities. Balloons and balloon launchers will be provided.

Water balloon launching contests, squirt gunfights, and a wet game of "Capture the Flag"!

If you're wondering what we're doing for FHE, check back frequently as we will post announcements here and on our Ward social media sites!

Come join in and don't miss out! We're rockin' the whole FHE thing!

April 19, 2021 FHE - Human Foosball

The Eden Park Ward challenged our very own Painted Mountain Ward to a Human Foosball tourney! Thanks, folks! We had a great time and it was lots of fun! Even the Elders got in on the action!

If you're wondering what we're doing for FHE, check back frequently as we will post announcements here and on our Ward social media sites!

Come join in and don't miss out! We're rockin' the whole FHE thing!

April 12, 2021 FHE - Karaoke

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