The Young Women at Girls Camp this year will be doing several different projects that require a variety of materials. We are collecting Red Heart Brand Knitting Yarn (pastel colors) and fleece for blankets (1-1/4 yd lengths). If you would like to donate toward this cause, please give the item to Sister Alauna Stone.

INVITATION SUNDAY!

Don't forget this Sunday, April 26th, is Invitation Sunday!  Bring a friend to church with you so they can learn more about our beliefs and hear the message of the restored Gospel.

Our love for the Lord and appreciation for the Restoration of the gospel are all the motivation we need to share what gives us much joy and happiness.

The Lord loves all of His children. He desires that all have the fulness of His truth and the abundance of His blessings. He knows when they are ready, and He wants us to hear and heed His directions on sharing His gospel. When we do so, those who are prepared will respond to the message of Him who said, “My sheep hear my voice … and they follow me” (John 10:27). 

 M. Russell Ballard

Friday Family Spotlight

Please meet Fallows Family! If you haven't heard they have bought a new home out of the ward and will be moving next month! We will miss them!


Please tell me about each member of your family's name and ages:

Chris 37

Jodie 35

Marin 6

Ellinor 4

Jack 3

How long have you lived in Brentwood and how long have you lived in the ward?

We have lived in the Brentwood and been in the ward going on 6 years.

Why are you leaving us??????

Mostly so we can get out of our callings. Just Kidding.

I think we were ready for another adventure. 6 years is a long time for us to stay in one place.

What are your current church callings?

Chris is the Ward Mission Leader.

Jodie is a Nursery Leader and Activity Day Leader for the 8 & 9 year old girls.
Marin, Ell, and Jack have been called to teach their parents patience.

Where are you both from?

Chris was born in Glendale, CA and grew up in San Jose.

Jodie was raised in Gooding, Idaho. There's something great about Idaho women...just ask Sister Munz and Sister Greene.

What do you do for work?

Chris is the Theatre Director for Heritage High School.

Jodie is the drama director for the Fallows Household.

Describe each family member in one word.

Chris - positive

Jodie - kind

Marin - high-spirited

Ellinor - princess

Jack - truck

What do you like to do as a family in your leisure time?

Play games.

Do you have a family pet?

Sammy is our cocker spaniel.

Kitty is our cat.

We had a snake named Willis but he has left us.

What is your family's favorite dessert?

Ice cream sundaes. It's all about the whipped cream and sprinkles for the kids. They probably wouldn't notice if I left out the ice cream.

What is a game you love to play together as a family?

Hide and Seek

Where is your next family vacation, or where is somewhere you would love to go as a family?

Our vacations usually coincide with family events so we will be heading to Vancouver, WA for a wedding this summer.

If you could pick a family theme song what would it be?

"I'm so glad when daddy comes home."

Does your family have a goal, motto or favorite quote?

If you can't do what you like, then like what you do.

What is your family's favorite scripture?

John 13:34 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."

What helps to keep your family strong and unified?

Playing together.

Friday Family Spotlight

Our Family Spotlight today is the Stone Family!!

Please tell us about each member of your family: names/ages

John - 40, Alauna - 38, Eric - 15, Jessica - 10, Devin - 9, Samuel - 5 & Ashleigh - 2 going on 13.

How long have you lived in Brentwood and how long have you lived in the ward?

We have lived in Brentwood for almost 8 years, but we have been in the ward for 12.

What are your current church callings?

John is the 2nd counselor in the bishopric and Alauna is the Mia Maid advisor in Young Women's.

Where are you both from?

John is from Rodeo just up hwy 4 and Alauna is a local girl and grew up in Antioch.

What do you do for work?

John is part owner of Contra Costa Auto and Alauna recently went back to work teaching Zumba one hour a week.

What do you like to do as a family in your leisure time?

We love to go see movies, eat and be with friends.

What is your family's favorite movie?

I am not sure if we have just one, but the most recent is Kung-Fu Panda.

What is your family's favorite dinner?

Dad's BBQ chicken!

Where was your last family vacation?

We went on a cruise to Ensenda.

Where is your next family vacation, or where is somewhere you would love to go as a family?

We love to go on vacation and that does not happen very often. So anywhere is good!

But next spring we plan on going on a family cruise with the Mosers and grandparents. We can't wait!

If you could pick a family theme song what would it be?

Hungry like a wolf - My family always wants to eat!

What is a family tradition you have?

Most of our traditions surround the holidays. But, a favorite weekly tradition is on Sunday we all eat dinner together! Yes, that does not happen during the week...Sad, but true!

What is your family's favorite scripture?

1 Ne 3:7

...I will go and to the things which the Lord hath commanded...

We like the song too!

What helps to keep your family strong and unified?

We help each other and we like to play together.

Ward Easter Breakfast and Egg Hunt

The ward Easter party was a lot of fun.  Thanks to the activities committee who served us buttermilk pancakes, eggs, sausage and fruit!!  There was also a coloring contest and egg hunt for the kids which they loved!  Happy Easter everyone!

Family Home Storage

Family Home Storage "Our Heavenly Father created this beautiful earth, with all its abundance, for our benefit and use. His purpose is to provide for our needs as we walk in faith and obedience. He has lovingly commanded us to “prepare every needful thing” (see D&C 109:8) so that, should adversity come, we can care for ourselves and our neighbors and support bishops as they care for others. "We encourage members world-wide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings. "We ask that you be wise as you store food and water and build your savings. Do not go to extremes; it is not prudent, for example, to go into debt to establish your food storage all at once. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve." —The First Presidency, All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage, Feb. 2007, 1

Activity Day Girls

The activity day girls, with the help of their leader, Lorie Madden, made some great "Mormon Ads." Check them out below! Thanks for sharing them with us Lorie!

Friday Family Spotlight

Meet the Seagle Family!

Tell me each family members name and age :

Clayton 31 

Charice 35  

Addison 4 

Abigail 2 

Kevin 7 months

Where are you both originally from?

Clay- Oxnard CA,  Charice- Sherwood OR

How long have you been in the ward and lived in Brentwood?

Since May 2008

What do you do for work?

Clay,Software Support at Kaiser Permanente 

Charice, Massage

Describe each family member in one word:

 Clay - animal 

Charice-fabulous

Addison-rock star

Abigail-sassy

Kevin -flirt

What are your current church callings?

Team teaching CTR 7, Home teaching  and Visiting teaching

What is your family's favorite dinner?

Chicken turnovers with cream cheese

What is the biggest challenge you face as parents of 3 very small children?

Patience

What is your favorite family activity?

Family Wrestling hour

What is your family's favorite movie?

Kung Fu Panda

If you could pick a family theme song, what would it be?

Chicka Chicka Rock Star written by Addison Seagle

What is a family tradition you have?

Making chocolate chip pancakes Saturday mornings

What is your family's favorite scripture?

Havent gotten that far with the kids yet!

What helps to keep your family strong and unified?

The Lord and Laughter

Basic Food Storage Ideas

By Janet Towne

Build a small supply of food that is part of your normal daily diet.  One way to do this is to purchase a few items each week to build a one week supply of food, then you can gradually increase your supply until it is sufficient for three months.

Basic Food Storage Items

You might want to consider the following basic items for storage.  These amounts are enough to sustain an average woman for one year.  A man would need more, a child would need less.

Grains (rice, wheat or other cereal)                    300 lbs

Powdered milk                                                        100 lbs

Sugar or Honey                                                        30 lbs

Salt                                                                             5 lbs

Water                                                                         14 gallons

*These items provide a diet that supplies approximately 2,300 calories per day.  The amount recommended for an average 25 year old woman.

The following is a delicious salad and a way to use your wheat.

A Meal in One Salad

3 hard boiled eggs cut up

1 sweet pickle, diced

2 stalks celery, diced

1 large carrot, grated

1/4 green pepper, chopped

1/4 onion chopped

6 radishes (optional)

1 cup mayo

1 can tuna, chicken, or ham

2 cups cooked whole wheat

mix all together and chill

*serves 8

To cook the whole wheat:

1 cup whole kernel wheat

2 cups water

1/2 tsp. salt

put in crock pot and cook overnight on the lowest setting

Friday Family Spotlight

Meet the Vernoy Family!

Their family was baptized and joined our ward in September 2008. Scott is currently serving in our ward as an activities committee member and ward greeter. Cami is serving as the Young Women's secretary. Kaylee is a laurel and Megan is going to be a beehive this year!

Names and Ages of family members:

Scott- old

Cami- 29 and holding (o:

Kaylee- 16

Megan- 11

How long have you been in the ward?

Less than a year!

How long have you lived in Brentwood?

14 years

Where are you from?

Scott grew up in Downy California (southern)

Cami grew up in Vacaville, California

What do you like to do as a family?

Vacation at the beach, play games, watch movies, entertain, watch our kids play sports, bake, eat!

What is your family's favorite movie?

"Hoosiers", "Remember the Titans"- we love those inspiring sports movies.

What is your family's favorite dessert?

We love ice cream in this family but also rich, chocolately, chocolate cake!

Do you have any pets?

We have 2 fish- Mushi and Chip

Where was the your last family vacation?

Honolulu Hawaii

Where is your next vacation going to be or where would you love to go someday as a family?

Next vacation will probably be to a different Hawaiian island, but we also want to go to Europe before Kaylee goes to college (fingers crossed)!

If you could pick a family theme song, what would it be?

"Down By The Bay" is an old time family favorite because we used to sing it all the time in the car and see who could come up with the craziest animal doing what!

But, by title, it's got to be "We're All In This Together" (from High School Musical) or "The Best is Yet To Be" (Frank Sinatra).

What is a family tradition that you have?

We just started a great tradition this year that we agreed we would do every year. We packed a bunch of lunches and filled some backpacks with gloves, hats, snacks etc. and took them to San Francisco and passed them out to the people on the streets. It was really emotional and fulfilling for our whole family.

What is your family's favorite scripture?

We are still searching for our favorite, we are so new to the scriptures. But if I had to pick one for us it would be:

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith." (Galations 5:22)

What helps to keep your family strong and unified?

Dinner together as a family almost every night!

Pinewood Derby 2009!

Thank you to Tara Heston for the photos!

Ward Activity- Dance Party!

A great time was had by all who came to the ward dance party on Friday night.  There was great desserts, great music, and great dancing (including the limbo, the Macarena, and a dance-off)!  Thank you to our activities committee, the Willits and the Vernoy's, for all of their hard work.

Youth Temple Baptisms Night

Calendar

Saturday and Sunday April 4th and 5th- General Conference Broadcast

If you have announcents or activities you would like to post on the blog, please email:

theb2buzz@gmail.com

Sunday Lesson Schedule

March:

Sunday School

3/8-  Lesson 9

Relief Society, Elders Quorum, and High Priest Group

3/1-Presidency Message

3/8-Lesson #29

3/15-Lesson#30

3/22-Teachings for our Times, “Come What May, and Love It,” and “Finding Joy in the Journey”

3/29-Bishop’s Message