Monday, June 1, 2009

We are so excited about our new Primary Presidency. For those that weren't in attendence on Sunday...the president is Lisa Curtis, with Lisa Winn and Kelly Behling as her counselors and Kiersten Jensen as secretary. I welcome them to "heaven" (primary).
We thank those that were released for a job well done.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Special Thanks

Special thanks to our bishopric for the wonderful Mother's Day gifts! They are terrific! We also need to thank a special sister for helping the bishopric out but she wants to rename nameless. So...Ask sister Kathy Jensen next time you see her if she has any idea who the talented and generous sister was who helped!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Hey Sisters,
Sister Carren Durfee is in need of our prayers and service. She is discontinuing all meds and home hospice is going to come in.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Congratulations to Madison Jensen. She participated in a gymnastics competition this weekend and placed first in a couple of competitions. She is the daughter of Stoney and Kiersten Jensen. Good job Maddie!!!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Easter and Conference

The days and weeks are zooming by and still....it is snowing outside! Even hail today. Is this the Spring everyone is so crazy about? Give me sun, lots of sun....
General Conference was wonderful and can be rewatched now by visiting the church web site, LDS.org. It was so great to receive such positive messages at a time when the world seems to be in such tormoil. And, last Sunday we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord with fasting, prayer, and testimonies. We are such a blessed people!

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Getting To Know You - TAMMY ALLEN!

Tammy moved to Elmo from Pleasant Grove, grew up in Orem, and her full name is Tamara Kathleen Thompson Allen. Tammy and Danny Allen Curtis met at the mall. Tammy was with a group of her friends and he was with a group of his. They met and exchanged phone numbers. For their first actual date Danny invited Tammy over and cooked a spaghetti dinner for her.(This man knows how to impress a woman!) and Tammy was impressed. Tammy's family has been LDS for many generations and Tammy knew nothing about other religions until she was older. When she was younger she wanted to be a beautician and loved cutting and styling hair, however her aunt and mom talked her out of that endeavor. Most of Tammy's family lives in Utah and Salt Lake Counties. She does have a brother who lives in Maryland. All of Danny's family lives in Utah County. Danny and Tammy have two children, Kailey Anna age 15 and Randy Curtis 14.
Tammy's favorite movie is the old version of Parent Trap. (We need to have a RS showing; this movie is getting lots of votes!) Favorite books are the "Ramona" series by Judy Bloom. They are about a little girl who is often misunderstood and getting into mischief and reminds Tammy of herself when she was little. The most resent book she finished was "The Host" by Stephanie Meyers, author of the Vampire series, and right now Tammy is reading "Les Miserable" by Victor Hugo. Her favorite song is "The Mummers Dance" by Loreenna McKenitt, it is a Celtic folk song. She really loves history, antiques, and classical things. "I am very sentimental. Most people who know me would probably be surprised at that."
Given the opportunity to eat anything she wanted, without consideration of cost, calories or health Tammy would choose Stuffed Manicotti, a salad with sliced avocados, any veggie, grilled salmon, a slice of pie, sugar cookies and Cheese Cake! (I'm going to dinner with this girl!). She has a talent for cleaning but only on her own "want to" schedule. If visiting any country she wanted was an option she would choose Scotland or Ireland. She has always wanted to learn to dance.Tammy loves to work in her garden, sew, cook occasionally (With Danny making spaghetti, Tammy why do you cook?) and do crafts or decorating projects. She reads and sometimes writes. To de-stress she wants to eat her favorite snack, go for a walk or read a good book and take a bubble bath. Her kids make her laugh. They are always being silly together. Her favorite item of clothing is her blue jeans. "When I want to indulge I buy one of those big sugar cookies with pink frosting and sprinkles at the gas station. Tammy's words to live by are: "Work with all your might, love with all your heart, and enjoy life's simple pleasures" by herself! We LOVE you Tammy and loved learning more about you! Welcome to our fun, and sometimes funny, little town.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Survival-72hr Kits-Food Storage

Sister Nicky Neilson has consented to take on one of the blog spots and help us with our "Preparedness Plans". We are going to drop the "Recipe File" and Nicky will be helping us in that same spot from now on. Please feel free to comment or make suggestions to improve this spot.