Seminary Graduation

 Congratulations to David Sanders for graduating from Seminary! 

Congratulations Breanna and Danny!

Breanna and Danny's baby girl, Nyah Joye Nelson, was born Monday, April 30, 2012 -- 7 lbs 11 oz. and 20".   She is absolutely gorgeous!  We are so excited for the Nelson family.  Congratulations!!  Pictures coming later!!

Breanna's Baby Shower

Thank you to Joyanne for hosting a wonderful Baby Shower for Breanna Nelson!  The food, games, company and everything was perfect!  We couldn't be more thrilled for Breanna and Danny who will welcome a new baby girl to their family in a couple of weeks!

Relief Society Birthday Party

Today was the Relief Society Birthday Luncheon.  Our Relief Society Presidency did an AWESOME job putting this all together.  There were several different tables with a host for each table who put together the place settings and table decorations.  Each table had its own unique flavor and design.  Angie Roos was the guest speaker and spoke about the importance of the temple and temple covenants.  We enjoyed her presentation!  Sister Mary Richmond put together a delicious meal of ham roast, funeral potatoes, salads, specialty drinks and desserts.  She also gave a presentation on the many symbols that adorn our temples throughout the world.  She made beautiful temple bundles for each sister as a special gift.  Our Relief Society President, Melissa Julian, took photographs (which I will post later when I get some copies from her).  Here are a few pictures that I took.  A big "thank you" goes out to the many hours of work that our Relief Society sisters put into this lovely event!

Newest Deacon

 Jared Jensen turned 12 on March 8 and was ordained a Deacon during his Priesthood meeting on March 11th.  We are grateful to have a new Deacon in our Branch! 

Baptism of Gavin Julien

Tonight was the baptism of Gavin Julien (son of Melissa and Nephi Julien) in Mesquite.  We were excited for the opportunity to be able to go and see him baptized.  Congratulations, Gavin!   

Baptismal Service of Brandon and Gabriel Lopez

This weekend we went to Stake Conference and then Sunday evening we had the awesome experience of attending the baptism the Brandon Lopez, his brother Gabriel Lopez, and Eva Portillo.  The family has been attending the Spanish Branch and Brandon (who is deaf) has been coming to the Deaf Branch with his mom.  The baptismal service was done all in Spanish and then Bryce Tadd, who served a Spanish Speaking mission, and who is now attending the Deaf Branch and studying to become an ASL interpreter, interpreted the meeting from Spanish to American Sign Language.   It was really neat and the spirit was so strong.   Brandon was so excited to be baptized -- he was simply glowing.  We were thrilled for him and his family.  Elder Lee was also really excited since he got to teach and baptism him. I am sure this is one of the highlights of his mission.  He was glowing too!  We are excited to have Brandon in our branch!