Dear Brothers and Sisters, We have great news! The Mesquite Nevada Stake will be resuming a shortened normal “in person” Sunday worship and sacrament and 2nd hour services. All members of each ward are welcome to attend, There will also be a shorten face to face 2nd hour classes effective Sunday 2 May 2021 Primary will also resume face to face meetings during the 2nd hour. Masks will be encouraged and social distancing will be followed. The Sunday Worship, will be broadcast to the homes for those who cannot attend. Sacrament will follow. The second hour will also be available virtually, although somewhat limited. Below this letter you will find the approved schedule for each building in the stake. Please note that we ask that you show up no earlier than 15 minutes before your schedule meeting time and that you exit the buildings at the conclusion of your 2nd hour class. This will help in keeping the crowds gathering in large groups limited . Hopefully, June will bring more good news as we open up completely and are able to have face to face Stake Conference. Stake conference is scheduled for 5 and 6 June 2021. (no details to follow) Thank you for your patience and faith during this past year. President David J. Anderson Dearest brothers and sisters, We have now been authorized to return to the second hour (with some restrictions) of Sunday worship. We will begin on the first Sunday in May. Below is the planned schedule for a 90 min meeting schedule. We hope that June will be opened up to full occupancy and a 2 hour block Littlefield building Littlefield Ward 9:00 - 9:50 Worship and Sacrament, 9:50-10:30 2nd Hour meetings 10:30 - 10:45 Exit classrooms and building Mesquite 2nd Ward 10:45 - 11:00 Enter Chapel and Foyer, 11:00 - -11:50 Worship and Sacrament, 11:50 - 12:30 2nd Hour meetings, 12:30 Exit classrooms and building Bunkerville building Bunkerville 1st Ward 9:00 - 9:50 Worship and Sacrament, 9:50-10:30 2nd hour meetings 10:30 - 10:45 Exit classrooms and building Bunkerville 2nd Ward 10:45 - 11:00 Enter Chapel and Foyer, 11:00-11:50 Worship and Sacrament, 11:50 - 12:30 2nd Hour meetings, 12:30 - 12:45 Exit classrooms and building Mesquite 8th 12:45 - 1:00 Enter Chapel and foyer, 1:00 - 1:50 Worship and Sacrament, 1:50 - 2:30 2nd Hour meetings Whipple building Young Single Adults 8:00 - 8:50 Worship and Sacrament, 8:50- 9:30 2nd Hour meetings, 9:30 - 9:45 Exit classrooms and building Mesquite 6th Ward 9:45- 10:00 Enter Chapel and foyer, 10:00-10:50 Worship and Sacrament, 10:50-11:30 2nd Hour meetings, 11:30-11:45 Exit classrooms and building Mesquite 3rd Ward 11:45-12:00 Enter Chapel and foyer, 12:00- 12:50 Worship and Sacrament, 12:50-1:30 2nd Hour meetings, 1:30-1:45 Exit classrooms and building Spanish Branch 1:45-2:00 Enter Chapel and foyer, 2:00-2:50 Worship and Sacrament, 2:00-2:50 Worship and Sacrament, 2:50-3:30 2nd Hour meetings Stake Center Mesquite 4th Ward 8:00 - 8:50 Worship and Sacrament, 8:50- 9:30 2nd Hour meetings, 9:30 - 9:45 Exit classrooms and building Mesquite 5th Ward 9:45- 10:00 Enter Chapel and foyer, 10:00-10:50 Worship and Sacrament, 10:50-11:30 2nd Hour meetings, 11:30-11:45 Exit classrooms and building Mesquite 1st Ward 11:45-12:00 Enter Chapel and foyer, 12:00- 12:50 Worship and Sacrament, 12:50-1:30 2nd Hour meetings, 1:30-1:45 Exit classrooms and building Mesquite 7th Ward 1:45-2:00 Enter Chapel and foyer, 2:00-2:50 Worship and Sacrament, 2:00-2:50 Worship and Sacrament, 2:50-3:30 2nd Hour meetings

Bishop Alex Blazzard First Counselor Robert Nelson Second Counselor Jess Whipple

Dearest Brothers and Sisters, As we look forward returning to some degree of normalcy at church, we ask that you consider the following: The Area Presidency has directed that our worship services should be held every Sunday, and that the capacity “may” be increased to 150 members. These worship services will be followed by the administration of the sacrament in the chapel. Members may also administer the sacrament if participating from their homes. We are now asking that you begin to return to church if your health and COVID-19 concerns allow. In those wards where attendance could possibly exceed more than 150 people, we ask that you follow the direction of your bishop in staggering your in-person attendance. In addition, the Area Presidency has encouraged us to return to weekday activities for youth and primary children in areas where proper safety measures can be instituted and maintained. In an effort to avoid the risk of exposing ward members to COVID-19, and with a desire to not over schedule families on Sunday, all second hour meetings will continue in a virtual setting and not be held in meetinghouses. While we have been instructed to ensure we do not overburden families on Sunday with multiple face-to-face meetings (while the adults are still meeting virtually), weekday youth and primary activities, classes, or singing time are encouraged. Please remember President Boyd K. Packer’s stirring comment: "…when you schedule a youngster you schedule a family, particularly the mother.” Until we can return to in-person second-hour classes, including Primary classes and activities, we offer the following recommendations for Primary Leaders, parents, and children: Baptisms: We will focus on preparing children for baptism, and encourage them to participate in that ordinance soon after their 8th birthday. Funeral services, baptisms and wedding receptions: These tender and sensitive gatherings are allowed to be conducted with appropriate limits as to the number of people invited and should follow safety protocols. State guidelines maintain that “places of worship” may operate under strict social distancing requirements at no more than 50% occupancy based on applicable fire code. For those desiring to have a gathering that might exceed the 150 person limit, we ask that you visit with your bishop. Your bishop may council with the stake president and together we may be able to make use of the stake center, that allows for a higher occupancy. Also from the state: “As a reminder, the best tools we have to combat the spread of this virus remain the same: maintain safe social distancing, wear face coverings, and practice good hygiene. These new circumstances are especially important within our gathering places of worship and life-rites ceremonies.” Home-centered primary: Parents and family members are encouraged to continue to provide home-centered gospel learning activities with the support of primary leaders. Church resources include: The Friend magazine; Come, Follow Me—for Primary; The Children’s Songbook; and activity ideas from Children and Youth program. We ask leaders, teachers, ministering brothers and sisters, and parents to pay close attention to children whose parents struggle with temporal and spiritual challenges. We express our heartfelt gratitude for your efforts to follow these guidelines that are intended to keep us safe during the current pandemic. We also appreciate how you have prayerfully considered how these guidelines can be safely implemented. Your brother in the gospel, David J. Anderson

Kent Kay Anderson July 7, 1933 ~ March 13, 2021 (age 87) Kent Kay Anderson passed away peacefully on March 13, 2021, surrounded by family members, after a long illness due to complications of diabetes and after suffering a stroke. Kent was born on July 7, 1933 in Enoch, Utah the fifth son of Roland J. and Ellen Chaffin Anderson. He graduated from Cedar City High School in 1951. In 1952, Kent and his twin brother Keith enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he was trained as a jet mechanic, serving at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV. While serving at Nellis he married JaNeene Rae Baldwin, the daughter of Ray and Dorothy Murphy Baldwin for time and all eternity on September 17, 1954 in the St. George Temple. After leaving the military, he graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelors of Science degree and later earned his Master’s degree in Education Administration at the University of Utah. Following graduation, the family moved to Henderson, Nevada where he began his career in education with the Clark County School District. He taught 8th grade science, was the Dean of Students and Assistant Principal at Burkholder Junior High School. In 1985, he accepted the position of Principal at Virgin Valley in Mesquite, Nevada and the family made their home in Bunkerville, Nevada. When Kent started at Virgin Valley he was the principal of all grades K-12, but was later instrumental in the building of Virgin Valley High School where he served as Principal for grades 7-12. He loved the students of Virgin Valley and was always proud to be a “Bulldog”. Kent served faithfully and diligently in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While living in Henderson, he worked with the scouting program, as a councilor in the Bishopric, and as a Stake Councilor and for 17 years was a teacher and early morning Seminary coordinator. He helped plan and directed church history tours for the students after each of the years of Doctrine and Covenants and church history study. Both his school and seminary students remember fondly the time he spent mentoring them and helping them strive to be the best version of themselves. While in Bunkerville he served as a Stake High Councilor and as Bishop of the Bunkerville 2nd Ward. He and his wife JaNeene served two church service missions. They spent two years at Liahona High School in Tonga as CES missionaries and two years at Camp Kolob in Southern Utah. They also served for many years as ordinance workers in the St. George Temple. In every area of service, Kent was an example of hard work, dedication, good humor, and unconditional love. He made life-long friends wherever he went. He is survived by his wife; JaNeene and their four children, Craig (Pat) Anderson of Bunkerville, NV; Cheryl (Steve) Potter of Highland, UT, Brian (Suzanne) Anderson of Las Vegas, NV and Dianna Diefenderfer of Mesquite, NV, 15 grand children and 34 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers; David (Mary) Anderson of Bunkervile, NV, Keith (Emily) Anderson of Bloomington, UT, Roland (DeAnna) Anderson of Las Vegas, NV, Steve (Sally) Anderson of Yuma, AZ, sister; Lona Mitchell (Lynn) of Enterprise, UT and numerous nieces and nephews who loved and adored him. Kent is preceded in death by: his parents, brothers; John (Donetta) and Boyd, sisters; Patsy and Marie (Dick) Talbot and grandson Tyler Diefenderfer. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mesquite LDS Stake Center, 100 N. Arrowhead Lane. A public viewing will be held Friday, March 19 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. , with a family viewing Saturday morning from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Bunkerville Cemetery under the direction of the Bunkerville 1st Ward Bishopric. The family would like to thank the staff of Mesa View Home Health for their dedication and kindness, and to all who have reached out with love and service during this difficult time. The family would like to invite you to leave a message or memory in their Guest Book at www.virginvalleymortuary.com. Services Visitation Friday March 19, 2021 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Mesquite LDS Stake Center 100 N. Arrowhead Mesquite, NV 89027 Funeral Service Saturday March 20, 2021 11:00 AM Mesquite LDS Stake Center 100 N. Arrowhead Mesquite, NV 89027 Visitation Saturday March 20, 2021 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM Mesquite LDS Stake Center 100 N. Arrowhead Mesquite, NV 89027

Sister Kasity Sudweeks will serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She will serve in the Chile, Osorno Mission, speaking Spanish. Kasity will start her online Missionary Training on March 31, 2021. Clint and the late Kelle Sudweeks of the Bunkerville 1st Ward are her parents. Sister Kasity Sudweeks will be speaking on Sunday, March 21st at 9 am in the Bunkerville Chapel.

Mesquite NV Stake RS Presidency President Janarah Hollingshead (B2) 1st Counselor Whitney Jensen (M6) 2nd Counselor Loretta Asay (B2) Secretary Shantelle Felshaw (B1)

Bishop Rusty Hughes 1st Counselor Zach Spilker 2nd Counselor Dave Taylor

PFC Tanner Fielding of the United States Marine Corp graduated from Boot Camp at the Marine Corp Recruiting Depot San Diego on January 28, 2021. The Marine Values are Honor, Courage and Commitment. Congratulations!

FYI Vaccination appointments are available for community members 65+. Visit vaccinatemesquitenv.org for details and appointments. There are open appointments for this Friday and next week. Residents of the AZ strip and snowbird residents are eligible. All our love, President David Anderson

RootsTech 2021 starts tomorrow, February 25th. Here is a short video to help you get the most out of this wonderful event. FamilySearch Welcome! RootsTech Connect is finally here! In this video Jen Allen, RootsTech Connect Director, will help you learn how to navigate the RootsTech Connect website. This video will be available in 11 languages on the rootstech.org website when the conference starts. These languages include: Chinese (traditional and simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

Bishop Brian Haviland First Counselor Mikey Leavitt Second Counselor Cameron Klug