Scouting For Food Drive to benefit the Salvation Army and Beaver Dam Food Banks will begin Wednesday, November 15 with the Cub Scouts passing out yellow bags to homes in Virgin Valley. Boy Scouts will pick the bags up Saturday ,November 18 starting at 10:00 am. Please fill your bag with non-perishable items and check the date to make sure it is not expired. They cannot accept outdated items. Place the bag on your front porch or front of the house so it can easily be seen for the scouts to pick up. Scouts will also be at Smith's on Friday evening and Saturday morning to take your canned food donations. If you miss them, you may take your yellow bag to the Salvation Army in the Brickyard Plaza. The girls scouts will weigh the food, sort and stack it on the shelves. Thank you for your food donations as it will carry the food banks through March.

Riley Waite received his Eagle Scout Award at a court of Honor. He is a member of Venture Crew 2041 sponsored by the Bunkerville 1st Ward Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For his project he stuccoed, painted and rocked the shed at the Bunkerville Cemetery. He is a sophomore at Virgin Valley High School where he is a member of the football, basketball and baseball teams. He is the son of Stephen and Emily Waite. Riley also received the bronze palm which represents 5 more merit badges in addition to the 21 required for Eagle Scout. Ryan Toone, Eagle Board Chairman, invited all those in attendance who had received their Eagle to come and form the Eagle’s nest. Riley five uncles, his father, his cousin and his scout leader formed the Eagle’s nest. David Waite, his uncle, gave him the Eagle Charge by saying, “I charge you to be a guide to others and be an example in your community. Your actions will be conspicuous and people expect more of you. You are now part of the brotherhood of scouting and need to hold up the ideals of honesty and service.” Waite asked Riley to repeat the scout oath and law to reaffirm his obligations and responsibility. “These are the same words you used when you joined scouting, but they will mean more to you tonight as you pledge yourself on your sacred honor and you will be sealing your eternal loyalty to the Code of the Eagle Scout with the words which closed the Declaration of Independence. “ Riley then repeated the promise taking upon himself the obligations and responsibilities of the rank of Eagle Scout and ending with, “On my honor, I will do my best to make my training and example, my rank and my influence count strongly for better citizenship in my troop, my church, in my community and my contact with other people; to this I pledge my word of honor!” Aaron Waite, an uncle, presented the Eagle awards and certificate. Riley gave his mother and father pins in appreciation of their help along the trail to Eagle. Riley presented mentor pins to Chris Allen and Brogan Felshaw, his scout leaders. Toone presented Riley with a pocket knife engraved with “Eagle Scout” as a gift from the Virgin River Valley BSA.

Lane Ramos received his Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor on October 11, 2017. Lane is a member of Venture Crew 2082 sponsored by the Mesquite 2nd ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. His Eagle project was building a new marque sign in front of the Mesquite Heritage Museum making it possible for drivers to view the information about events at the museum and know there is parking in the rear. Lane is a junior at Virgin Valley High School where he is a member of the football and golf teams. He is the son of Sara and Andres Ramos. Lane earned 32 merit badges and was also awarded a bronze and a gold palm – each representing an additional 5 merit badges above the 21 required for Eagle. He said his favorite merit badges were cooking and golf. He went to summer camps at Kolob and Thunder Ridge scout camps. Lane’s father spoke about his project and that it took much longer than Lane thought. His advice to his son was, “Dream big, be committed, shoot for the stars, and go the extra mile.” He went the 2nd mile to get the project approved in order to pass the codes and inspections required by the city. David Marchant, a scout leader, gave Lane the Eagle Charge telling him, “when you look at the red, white and blue of the badge, remember the love your parents had in helping you along the trail to Eagle.” Marchant charged him to commit himself to, “remember the scout oath and law and keep those with you all your life. They are not just words, but need to become an intimate part of you. I charge you to be of service to God, to your community and raise your family according to the scouting principles.” Marchant said, “the badge is not worn on your sleeve but over your heart to remind you to keep and obey the oath and law.” Bishop John Robison spoke and complimented Lane on his dedication to completing his project. He reminded Lane to “be prepared, and do more than is required and your life will be better and you will be a stronger person.” Lane presented his parents with pins in appreciation of their help in achieving this award. He presented the mentor pin to his father who helped him with his project. Mark Tichenor, District Chairman, presented Lane with a pocket knife engraved the words – Eagle Scout.

Elder Avery Woods has returned after serving an honorable mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Avery served for 2 years in the Baltimore Maryland Mission. Elder Woods will report his mission on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 9 a.m. in the Stake Center. Avery is the son of John and Jennifer Woods of the Mesquite 4th Ward.

On Saturday, the FamilySearch Center hosted the monthly meeting of Sun City’s Ancestor Hunters Genealogy Club. Members were treated to a lesson on how to find records about their ancestors on Ancestry.com. The lesson was followed by free time for individual hands-on research using the free access to Ancestry.com and computers available at the FamilySearch Center. Participants received assistance from the instructor and Center staff as they sought data about their predecessors. Many found immigration records, census records, and other vital statistic records that enhanced the information known about the lives and the times of their ancestors. The Mesquite FamilySearch Center is located at 100 North Arrowhead Lane and is open to anyone interested in learning more about their family history. The goal of the Center is to provide resources to help you in the research and study of your genealogy and family history by: Offering personal one-on-one assistance to patrons Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet The FamilySearch Center provides free access to many subscription genealogy websites, including: 19th Century British Newspapers Newspaper Archives Alexander Street Press (American Civil War Collections) Ancestry.com (Family History Library Edition) ArkivDigital Online Findmypast.com Fold3.com HeritageQuest Online Paper Trail, A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents WorldVitalRecords.com The Mesquite FamilySearch Center is open: Mondays 10 am to 5 pm; Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9 am to 7 pm; Thursday 9 am to 5 pm. For more information visit our website mesquitefsc.weebly.com.

The Littlefield Cubs enjoyed in the Future pack meeting. They started out with a word search. Kenny led them in the pledge. On the spot, the 3 Cub Scouts in attendance and 2 leaders participated in a skit about Cubs in the future. Beth King said "I believe that Cub Scouts will be just as important to young boys in the future." They were able to celebrate the accomplishments of our Cubs. Kenny received his cyberchip patch and his Wolf rank. Way to go Kenny! Taj earned both the Cast Iron Chef and the Stronger, Faster, Higher adventure pins. Proud of your accomplishments! Corben is working on an adventure that takes more than one month so we'll watch for his adventure next month. No one goes away empty handed. Each Cub Scout and Leader in attendance received a Milky Way (has been around all of our life and will be in the future) and a Moon Pie (from a future Cub Scout field trip to the moon). The Littlefield Cubs are excited to have a new Bear Assistant Den Leader, Denise Lyday. Sister Brown had a getting to know you activity. Each person learned a few new things about others in attendance. The Bear leaders provided the refreshments of the future - brownies. They were delicious! Even though we were small in attendance - our Cubs are impressive and we have the best parents and leaders!! Thanks everyone!

The girls are taking an Article of Faith quiz. Practicing Christmas songs so the girls will be ready for caroling in December.

World Wide Indexing Event starting October 20 at 12:30 am to October 22 at 11:30 pm MDT. Join with indexers all over the world and see what we accomplish. Can we get to one million records maybe two million? LET'S DO IT!!! If you need help getting started call Sister McMorris (702-613-0392) or visit our Stake Family History Center.

The Spanish Branch celebrated a new Relief Society Presidency with a fun get to know each other activity for the month. They had a mini lesson on daughters of a loving Heavenly Father, played some games and had dinner together. The new Presidency; RS President Sister Ponce 1st Counselor Sister Flores 2nd Counselor. Sister Rosales RS activity/ home enrichment,night coordinator Areli Miramontes

Elder Tyler Hughes returns after serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. He served 24 months in the Washington, Yakima Mission . In January, Tyler plans to attend BYU-Idaho. He is the son of Jeff and Jodi Hughes of Bunkerville 2nd Ward. Elder Tyler Hughes will be reporting his mission Sunday, September 24, 9:00am in the Bunkerville chapel.