The Newest Members

Jordyn Manhart (10) and Adylee Manhart (8) were baptized tonight. They will be confirmed at Sacrament meeting in the morning.

Baptism For Jordan and Adylee Manhart

The full-time missionaries had another great discussion with the Manhart family tonight. Paul and Theresa Welker (Shauna Manhart’s visiting teacher) were in attendance. The baptism for Jordan Manhart and Adylee Manhart (8 & 9 year old sisters) has been rescheduled for Saturday March 14 at 7pm at the stake center to accommodate family members.

Bea Pyne

Our dear Sister Bea Pyne passed away Saturday morning. We will all miss her. May our prayers be with her sweet husband, Max, who has cared for her with such devotion.

Her funeral will be next Saturday, February 21, at 12:00 noon at the Riverwoods Chapel. The viewing will be Friday evening at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 State Street, Orem, Utah. The time will be announced. Another viewing will be in the Relief Society Room, from 10 - 11:30 am Saturday before the funeral.

The burial will be at the Orem Cemetery immediately following the funeral service. The family luncheon will be at our building at 2:00pm.

Our Relief Society will be serving lunch to their family. If you can do any of the following please e-mail: Oranee@comcast.net, or Bullockgrace@yahoo.com, or Jackson538@comcast.net.

We will need:

5 people to bring salads, each for 15 people;

5 people to bring cakes, each for 15 people;

5 people, each to bring a 9x13 pan of augrautin potatoes.

2 people, each to bring 3 dozen rolls.

We will need:

4 women to help set up Saturday morning at 10:30am;

6 women to help set up the buffet table, serve and clean up;

2 women to stay in the kitchen area from 11:30 to 1:15 during the funeral.

Men, we will need the following: (Please e-mail John Grant at Johnandmeridene@yahoo.com.

6 men to help set up chairs and tables Friday evening

3 men to help prepare for the lunch at 10:00am Saturday morning

4 men to help serve and cleanup for the lunch, beginning at about 1:15pm.

Thank you so much for your help.

Elders Date Night

Gary Lynn Shumway

November 23, 1941 - February 3, 2009
Gary Lynn Shumway, devoted husband and loving father passed on to his eternal home Tuesday, February 3, 2009 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was 67 years old.

Gary exhibited strength and power and conformed his life to the principles of truth and righteousness. He accomplished the righteous desires of his heart and acknowledged the hand of God in all things.

He persevered in battle during the past year with pancreatic cancer and also Guillain Barre' (French Polio). He fought these health challenges with courage and with an optimistic pleasant attitude. He proved himself valiant in faithfully working full-time and serving others right up to the time of his passing.

Gary was born on November 23, 1941 in American Fork to Arlo B. Shumway and Jane Lee Shumway. He resided in Orem and Provo throughout his entire life. He grew up on a farm in Vineyard, Utah and grew to adulthood learning and acquiring a valuable, strong work ethic and discipline.

He served an honorable mission in London England under President Marion D. Hanks for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has served in many capacities in all auxiliaries in wards and stakes in the Church with one of his favorite positions being in the Bishopric at Brigham Young University. He was released as a mission leader and gospel essentials teacher just prior to his passing.

He was an avid and talented athlete excelling in all sports including football, basketball, baseball and golf throughout his youth, high school and college years and into his adult years. Gary played on a European championship basketball team. He was also on the last All-Church championship basketball team in 1970. He has been involved in sports his entire life as a participant, fan and also in his field of labor. He was successful in his chosen vocation in life serving in the sporting goods industry in designing athletic uniforms for all of the sports and representing major sporting goods companies. He will be greatly missed by the coaches and staffs in the high schools and colleges in Utah as well as his caring associates.

Gary was known for his honesty, sense of humor and his quiet unassuming character. He was a courteous considerate gentleman and was loved and appreciated by all with whom he came in contact. He was a true friend. He will be greatly missed by all that loved him.

His greatest accomplishment in life was that of being a loving, devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was married and sealed to his high school sweetheart, Glenda Andrew in the Salt Lake Temple on December 12,1963. They were blessed with seven children: Christina (Grant) Needham; Andrew (Christine) Shumway; Cherisa Green; (Darren Green); David (Jodi) Shumway; Melissa (Matt) Church; Peter (Courtney) Shumway. A son, Paul Charles Shumway preceded his father in death on October 2, 1979. Gary and Glenda have seventeen grandchildren: Nate, Jared, Keilani, and Michael Needham; Grace Shumway; Jake, Britton, Sydney and Rachel Green; Kaden and Aubrey Shumway; Brenly, Addison and Chloe Church; Nick, Riley and Mattex Shumway. He is survived by his wife Glenda of 45 years and all of his posterity except his son Paul. He is also survived by his siblings: Dale Shumway, Dianne Wimmer, Jill Mills and Jana Park.

We wish to thank all of our family and friends and medical personnel that have been such a support to us.

A time of commemorating Gary's life for family and friends will be held Monday, February 9, 2009, at 11 a.m. at the Edgemont North Stake Center, 345 East 4525 North in Provo. Family and friends may join with us on Sunday, February 8, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home in Orem, 646 East 800 North, and also prior to Gary's services at the Stake Center from 9-10:30 a.m. Monday, February 9, 2009. Burial will be held at Orem City Cemetery.

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Mark Your Calenders

2009 Young Men Calender:
Jan. 14th: Baptisms for the Dead
5:30 pm at the church
Jan. 21st: Rock Climbing
7:00 pm at the church
Jan. 28th: Guest Speaker
7:00 pm at the church
Feb. 4th: Stake Fireside
7:00 pm at the Stake Center
Feb. 11th: Combined Activity
7:00 pm at the church

Ward Christmas Party

I think every chair in there was full! It was a blast.

New Missionary Video

Thank you to the missionaries serving from our ward. We love you!

Relief Society Christmas Dinner

A big thanks for such a fun and classy evening the other night! The food, decorations and program were exceptional - so nice to get into the holiday spirit. Check out more photos here.

Mark Your Calenders

Wednesday Night activities for Young Men
12-3: Court of Honor
12-10: Ward Christmas Party
12-17: Baptisms
12-24: Canceled for Christmas
12-31: New Year’s eve multi-stake dance

Halloween Carnival

Letter From Elder Robbie Larson

Dear Riverwoods Ward,

Thankyou so much for all you have done for me. Your love and support is absolutely priceless!!! The letters and packages are so fun and exciting to get!! Thankyou so much!

Being in England has made me realize how absolutely incredible our ward is!!! There are so many things that I took for granted that many other members of the church don't have. Count your blessings and stay amazing!! I love you all!

Elder Robbie Larson

Letter From The Queirozes

13 October 2008

Dear Members of the Riverwoods Ward:

We love you dearly. Thanks for your great friendship and love. We miss you. You are the best!

The missionary work is so amazing. So many wonderful miracles happen every day.

Not too long ago I visited a home of two elders, Elder Huber and Elder Santana, and after a talk with them I told them that “they were angels of God.” I don’t think they fully understood my words when I told them that, but the next day they came to know that my words were true.

They were knocking on doors without any success from 5pm to 8pm. It was raining heavily, and they were getting very discouraged. At about 8:00 pm, when they were ready to give up they walked around this dark street and went to the direction of the only light that they saw.

As they knocked on the door this lady invited them in and said: “Welcome, we have been waiting for you. My mother, who is 104 years old and has been in bed for a few months, and who is blind, just told me a few minutes ago that two angels of God with white shirts would be knocking on our door.” The missionaries went in and then went to this lady’s room, and she said that she had a vision of them coming to her house.

Another incredible experience happened to Elder Harmon and Elder M. Cardoso last week. They went to make contacts by the hospital, like my husband taught them. They got to the hospital and saw an older lady. They started talking to her and asked her if they could do anything for her. They lady asked them to go visit her daughter who was very ill, dying from cancer, in one of the upper floors of the hospital. She then told the missionaries her daughter’s name and room number at the hospital.

The missionaries started writing down the information and when they turned the lady was gone, without any notice. So they went up to her daughter’s room. They gave her a blessing and felt impressed to cure her from her cancer. The woman got 100% well. She asked the missionaries how they found her. The missionaries told her that her mom met with them at the front of the hospital and send them there. The woman said that was impossible, since her mother died 10 years before.

The missionaries looked very puzzled and said: “but she is exactly like you and she told us she was your mom and told us to come and bless you…” The woman started to cry and showed them a picture of her mom, who was the same lady that they saw at the front of the hospital. Tomorrow they are baptizing this woman, who they found through one of the most amazing miracles I have ever seen.

These are our missionaries, amazing young men, full of faith. I am so thankful for experiencing these miracles first hand. We have miracles every single day. So many incredible things are happening, such as baptizing a Jewish woman and her husband, healing and baptizing a man who was completely addicted to crack. The baptism of a lady who has been searching the church for over 15 years, and finally felt through our missionaries that the Church is true.

The number of baptisms are up and we give the missionaries full credit for that. We know the numbers are going to continue to go up, until a prophecy from President Eyring to us is fulfilled. How lucky we are to be here and live to see these promises.

Serving this mission give us the chance to completely forget ourselves and our own needs. Nothing can be more important than pleasing He, the one who lived his pre-mortal and mortal life, and who will live after this life for us and our benefit. He, who’s sacrifice is infinite and eternal.

Our missionaries are the love of our lives. We love them beyond measure. We encourage all of you to serve a mission, to leave everything behind, and go eat of the fruit of the most delicious tree.

Sincerely,

President & Sister Queiroz

Jared Faux

Jared turned twelve which means his a Deacon. Congrats Jared!

Mason Brockbank

Mason turned twelve and now he's a new Deacon! Congratulations.

Riverwoods Ward Salmon Fry

North Edgemont Stake Activity

Wyatt Galland Hoopes

Welcome Wyatt! He was born August 20, 2008. He weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and 20 in long.
Congrats Ben and Chelsea. He's a cutie.

David Dahl is Baptized

David Dahl is the newest member of the Riverwoods Ward. Congratulations David!

Elders and Family Breakfast

We had a good turn out on Saturday. We had really good waffles and a ton of fun at the Pestana's.

Girls Camp 2008

They look like they're having a great time!

Lauren Osborn Baptized

Lauren Osborn was Baptized July 5, 2008
We are excited and pleased to have her as a member of the ward. Congratulations Lauren!

Erlyn Madsen Featured In The Daily Herald

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Erlyn Madsen tends to the tomatoes and basil in her home garden on Wednesday, June 25, 2008.

The Newest Beehive

Andi Allred turned twelve which means she's a beehive now. The young women are very lucky to be getting such a talented and beautiful girl.

Welcome Home Elder

Welcome Home Daniel Child. He just got back from the Bangkok Thailand Mission.

New Pestana Baby

Audrey Pestana was born June 27 at 3:25 pm weighing 5 lbs. 11 oz. and 19 inches long.
Congratulations John, Heidi and Allison!