Women’s Conference for the East and West Stakes was held on Saturday, January 31 with Elder Emerson Carnavale and his wife, Jannae as the guest speakers. The theme of the conference was “And see that ye have Faith, Hope and Charity, and then ye will always abound in good works.” Alma 7:24 A service project was also part of the conference with the Relief Society Sisters donating canned and boxed foods that were donated to the local food bank. Two pick-up truck loads of food were gathered thanks to your generosity. A choir of Young Women and Sisters sang a stirring rendition of “Just Pray,” calling us to pray when we have questions and are seeking guidance with the words, “He is there when you’re searching for the answers, He is the one who know the way; Share your hopes and dreams – Just Pray.” Elder Carnavale invited the congregation of women, 1. “to think of things not heard but let the Sprit whisper more thoughts and 2. Listen for things you can work on to be a better disciple of Jesus Christ. “ Sister Jannae Carnavale said, in speaking about the new Young Women theme of Walk with Me, she told the story of her teenage daughter and four other friends who did a 5K. One of the young men was a runner who trained while the others had not. He finished the race but then returned to walk with the others and encourage them as they ran/walked/jogged to the finish line. Comparing this to the scriptures, she said, “Christ already walked past the finish line and taught by example how to keep going to the finish line.” She continued, “Joyfully gather together and search for and minister to the one not forgetting the ninety and nine. Remember the Savior’s words to “Love One Another as I have loved you.” She recounted the story of leaving a hospital after visiting a friend and she and her daughter seeing a lady standing alone and crying, she passed by but her sixteen-year-old daughter stopped, put her arms around the crying lady, comforted her and let her know she was loved. “Christ saw each as individuals,” said Sr. Carnavale. She told another story of Carol and Brad who shared the gospel with their foreign visitors and how excited these visitors were to go to church – “a family-oriented church,” the visitors said. “They were bold to share the gospel and invite them to go to church and then Christ takes care of the rest,” Sr. Carnavale said. Elder Carnavale who is a native of Brazil told of all the women who have been a positive influence in his life and how grateful he is for his mother, grandmother and aunt who taught him about Jeus Christ. “It is woven in all of us who we are – disciples of Jesus Christ. Don‘t discount your ability and you light – you can make a different. You come with that light of Christ,” he said. “Faith is to act,” he stated. “Are you paralyzed to act?” he asked. He compared it to losing your car in a parking garage and not getting a proper signal. “Just as you can’t find your car until you move and get a clear signal, God can’t help you unless you move.” He compared it to the story of Matthew 14:19 and feeding the 5,000. Christ using the five loaves and two fishes blessed this small amount, but the disciples had to take action and move through the crowd with the baskets of food.” In comparing the story of Peter when he was called as an apostle and asked to throw the net on the right side of the boat Elder Carnavale said, “We have often prayed and toiled as Peter and then nothing happens, but we are asked to pray again. And Peter inserted the phrase “I’ve thrown the net on the right side too!” Then do it again was the Savior’s admonition. We have been given a compact of faith in 1 Corinthians 10:13 it states, “God is faithful and will make a way for you.” In speaking of Hope, Elder Carnavale told of the widow’s might and how it applies to our sacrifices. “The story is not about tithing and how small a mite is – 2 mites make a farthing. The story is that Christ knows your desires and contributions. It is not a comparison to someone else’s works or acts.” He explained the early organization of the Relief Society was to organize the women to help make clothes for those men donating their time to the building of the Nauvoo Temple. On March 17, 1842, the women met at the home of Sr. Vilate Kimball and made a plan to do what they could to aid in the construction of the temple by providing clothing for the workers. They looked forward to having a temple – a sacred place of worship and learning. “We can make our home like a temple - to make it an extension of the temple. Homes can be chaotic and hectic at times - therefore just control things you can control. Learn to feel the Spirit,” Elder Carnavale said. “Satan tries to distract us from the work of our families - to lose sight of what is important. The love that you share with your family can heal and advance the work of salvation in our homes,” he stated. He quoted Moses 1:39 This is my work and glory - to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” He told the story of a lab experiment of four rabbits who were each fed a diet of high trans- saturated fat. “What was the result?” he asked. Continuing he stated, “Three of the rabbits had high blood pressure and were not expected to live, but ‘Billy’ was healthy although fed the same diet.” He said the difference was that ‘Billy’ was scared and the lab worker would cuddle him in her lap when he ran out of cage. The other bunnies were filled with cortisol and sacred to run out into the arms of the lab technician. “Simply love the one. We all can be cured with love,” he stated. He concluded with a summary of his three points: 1. Act to have Faith, 2. He knows you 3. Don’t lose sight of what’s important. Allie Shaner, the YSA Relief Society Pres. told of her experiences of charity when she was on a mission. They had loved and served even when they as missionaries had been scared and far from home. Isela Zarate, Spanish Branch Relief Society Pres. She quoted D&C 12:8-9 that speaks of being full of love, having Faith, Hope and Charity. Sr. Zarate said, “You may lose your footing but accept the light of love from your sisters. No matter how small the acts of kindness, they have an impact on the lives of others. Give love freely and don’t hide away. Accept love from others. She said that her family was blessed by the service of others who brought hope and faith. She said, “Be at the right place to say things. Charity need not be something big.” The closing hymn, ‘Go Forth with Faith’ reminded us to “Tell the World of Jesus Christ, the Lord, to tell the world the joy of families, the boundless joy of serving, and to do your best with no thought of reward.” From Left to Right From the west stake Christy Perkins, Nova Mastrogiovanni, Debra Hess, Kathy Abbott, From the east stake Jamie Spilker, Sara Hatala, LaNae Griffiths

Dear Sisters, This Saturday, the East and West Stakes are having an evening Women’s Conference. We hope you’ve already heard about it and are planning to join us if you can. From 6 pm to 6:50 pm will be a social hour for you to get together and catch up with old and new friends. There will be a variety of cheesecakes to choose from. At 7 pm the fireside will begin. We are very excited to have Elder and Sister Carnavale as our main speakers. If you would like to donate to our local food pantry, I have attached the invite which includes a list of what they most need. Please be sure to double check expiration dates have not passed. We encourage our wonderful ministering sisters to invite those you visit to come with you, especially our senior sisters who may not be comfortable driving at night. Love, Sister Abbott

Sister Kately Hansen has served her mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in the Wichita Kansas Mission  Sister Kately Hansen will speak on Feb 15, 2026, at noon at the Whipple Chapel.  It is located 121 Whipple Way, Mesquite. Her parents are Keven and Tiffany Hansen of the Old Mill Ward, East Stake.

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a12b473b-de36-4706-af82-3f590a3ba0f4 Sister Brooke Mickelson Back to Missionary Letters A God of Miracles Hey it's me again! Google photos📸 https://photos.app.goo.gl/UoWFGHnRxwjSNdbB9 This week was a little boring, but we saw some pretty cool miracles. I also aquired a nickname at some point along the way, "Sister Mickey" we'll see if that sticks throughout the mish or not🤪 Tuesday we were able to have another lesson with our friend Jodie(the old lady that's afraid of everything) at first when we got there she told us that she needs to take a step back. She's also been having nightmares related to church. She has some major religious trauma due to things that happened in the past. Ngl I was pretty disappointed because I had so much hope for her. We then continued to have a really good conversation and clarified a lot that she had questions about. The next day she texted us and thanked us for talking with her and helping her. She said that she not only didn't have a nightmare, but she had a helpful dream clarifying things. When she sent this text I knew that God was aware of her and that he has it under control. Even if Jodie isn't ready right now, she is seeing God's hand, and she hasn't given up yet. We might not be consistently meeting with her, but she is still pushing forward and progressing on her own. Tuesday evening we went to see a guy named Preston. We had knocked on his door a few times previously, but he was never home. This time he was! Preston was awesome and said that he really wants to meet with us and start coming to church! He wants a better relationship with Christ and wants that for his family as well. This was such a miracle and we were stoked after this! Since then we have tried to text him and he won't respond, but I'm not giving up! On Thursday I had a really cool experience that opened my eyes. We were once again trying to contact a lady. Nobody answered, but as we stood there I was looking around the street. A certain house caught my eye, but not for any specific reason. I got the impression that we should knock that door, so we did. A guy named Ryan answered. He said that they don't have a church that they currently go to, but he let us share a message with him. I asked if he would be interested in learning more about our church and he said, yeah he was curious about it. He proceeded to tell us that he wasn't usually home at that time. I've always known that God is aware of each of us, but in that moment it was made clear to me because He knew that Ryan would be home, we would be in his neighborhood, and the lady we were trying to contact wouldn't answer. That wasn't a coincidence. It was a prompting from the Holy Ghost, and I'm grateful to have that gift with me always. Of course he didn't respond when we texted him either(typical) This is kind of a boring email, but I have one more story! Saturday we were able to have a lesson with Shane! Shane was previously on date to get baptized, but his sister talked him out of it a few days before. Missionaries have not been able to get ahold of him for months, but finally he responded and set up a time to meet!! This lesson was really awesome. The spirit was strong, and we helped him realize that he is always welcome whether he is baptized or not. He expressed how much he enjoyed his time at church and with the people there. He agreed to coming to church on Sunday and then proceeded to not show up🫠 Not much else happened this week besides the weather actually dropped, and it has been absolutely freezing!! So I fear that the mild Montana winter is over🥶🧊It takes my body a while to warm up after tracting in it for an hour at a time. Anyways, I am so grateful for each of the experiences I had this week, and the joy it brings me when we have good interactions with people, and help them feel God's love for them. Although each of these ended with us not getting responses, or the outcome we had hoped, it is still refreshing to have those positive experiences. These are only a few of the people we are hoping to start teaching and we have many more. Please pray that we will get responses from some of them and see more miracles come from it. I know the joy this gospel can bring to every person and it makes me sad for them when they miss out on this opportunity. Spiritual thought: 2 Nephi 28:30 "For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more..." Each of these little successes are significant and will add up to something great. We learn "line upon line" and this is true, not only for our knowledge, but for our faith as well. Each small miracle will slowly build our faith until it becomes something that will never fail. The things that could end up being discouraging will actually become gratitude as we recognize the miracle in the beginning. One thing I have to keep in my mind is that the choices and actions of others, are not dependent on me. The only thing I can control is myself. Set the example and don't give up, but when they choose another way, remember it's their choice. Love love love you all☺️ ♡Sister Mickelson Previous Letter Next Letter

57285722-cd29-4398-948c-b3ff0248760a Sister Jasmine Bundy Back to Missionary Letters Stiff Neckyness 🦖 Noun: Bookoo Fudge (bew-kew fuj) 1. Where all pillows, blankets, sleeping bags, and the like are thrown into a pile and wallered in. origin: unknown I Decided to make a bookoo Fudge this week. A little bit of home 🥰 I had an interesting week. Missionary life is full of the highest highs and lowest lows and the middlest middles. I'm on the spectrum you might say. I went on an exchange to Georgia, and because I was so close to my stomping grounds of Ringworm, I went and paid a good recent convert of mine a visit. This friend of mine decided to leave her faith a few months ago, and I couldn't just let that be without talking to her about it. Ill make a long story short. Read your Book of Mormon every day. Pray every day. And never dismiss the importance of renewing your covenants by taking the sacrament every week. You won't ever fall away. Offense, trial, persuasion of anti-material, or a lack of faith will never win the battle of your testimony if you build those three habits. The little things are the big things ✨️ In other words, we are still teaching our blind friend! Sometimes I forget he is blind and it makes for an awkward situation. There was one time I was at the gym and I asked the guy with no legs if he was about to use the leg press. Picture that scenario, but with blindness. Rob is funny, because he has a genuine interest in our lives. (This is not typical) Missionary work is always about other people, never about you, so it catches me so off gaurd when Rob asks us inspired questions and tries to really understand who we are and why we believe what we believe. Nice lil rob. Speaking of inspired questions, we had interviews with Big Barlow this week and i figured he must be so tired of always hearing about other people's problems so I sat down and told him I would be Interviewing him instead. .. its harder to life coach your mission president than you might think. Thats all I have to report on about that. We found these two little gals this week and put them on date for baptism! Their names are Alani and Juliana! Teaching them has been fun because Alani will be drinking a 24oz Redbull while reading from her Book of Mormon. Juliana is a shy lil thing and adds a nice balance to Alani's chaos. God bless their parents 😌 Well. Sister Knight and I have been doing anything we possibly can to switch things up. We whipped cookies and started sticking them in people's door if they don't keep their return appointment. Here is evidence Anyways. Here is my Spiritual Thought for the week: ☆ as I took the Sacrament this week, I came to a realization of the gift that it is to participate in the Atonement every single week. Its like I'm there in the garden of gesthemane as Christ suffers with me. It's a moment where I truly am not alone. Someone understands me perfectly. As i offer up a broken heart and a contrite Spirit as a Sacrifice, I truly understand the Sacrament as a symbol of the great Atoning Sacrifice of my Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ. We can't avoid pain, but we can avoid suffering, because He chose not to. - a Bundy girl Previous Letter Next Letter