Message from Julie

At the beginning of another exciting new year, I hope that we will continue to be the Visiting Teacher that Heavenly Father wants and expects us to be.  It is not about the numbers or percentages that matter in this sacred work.  It is the friendship, love and vital service you provide that is so important.  “Watchcare” is what this work is all about as Sister Julie Beck stated in the following quote taken from the January 2011 visiting teaching message:

"Through visiting teaching, we provide watchcare by contacting each sister, sharing a gospel message, and seeking to know her and her family's needs.  Visiting teaching becomes the Lord’s work when our focus is on people rather than percentages,” explains Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president.  “In reality, visiting teaching is never finished.  It is more a way of life than a task.  Faithfully serving as a visiting teacher is evidence of our discipleship.”

I pray that we will be the kind of Visiting Teacher that Heavenly Father can count on to be His eyes, hands and listening ears.  All of His children need to be watched over and cared for.  

Thank you for all you do for the sisters in our ward and neighborhood.  Continue to pray for inspiration on behalf of the sisters and the Lord will direct you to those whom you can serve. 

Thank you for your continued “watchcare” over the sisters you visit.  

Happy New Year,

Julie Henricksen

Sister Spotlight - Lynette Padilla

I grew up in Colorado, the oldest of five children.  As a young girl, my biggest dream was to attend college and to earn a scholarship playing the thing I was most passionate about: fastpitch softball.  I earned my degree in Electrical Engineering and never paid a dime in tuition.  I squeezed in a mission between colleges and was blessed to serve in Austria, mostly in Salzburg.  I met Gil, my husband, in my last year of college in New Mexico.  We were married after I graduated and I moved to Salt Lake six years ago for a job that I have since quit.  However, other work related opportunities have kept us in Utah.  I helped start a company three years ago, and that is where I currently work about 30 hours a week.  We have two boys, Braddock and Cassius, who are three and two, which keeps me from suffering from boredom, LOL.  I coach some local girls privately and volunteer with teams in Taylorsville here and there.  Besides softball, I love to ski and play golf, as well as basketball and volleyball.  I like to meet challenges and achieve goals no matter how big or small.

New Year's: Look Not Behind Thee

January Book Club

January 15th: Let it Go. By Chris Williams: Christine Day's home

We also would love anyone to join us and bring a friend!!

If you would like to help out please contact Kathie Terry @ 801.263.3331 

Sister Spotlight - Anna Tupa'i

My name is Saloma Anna Stowers Tupa'i but I go by Anna.  I was born on the beautiful island of Matotua in Western Samoa.  When I was born my grandparents wanted to take care of me, more like keep me as their own.  My mother then left me behind and moved to New Zealand to get a better education.  My grandparents raised me until I was eight years old.  I then moved to the United States with my auntie and her family.  Her husband was coming here to attend Brigham Young University to study for his masters degree.  In 1987 my auntie and family were ready to move back to the island.  Traveling through California we met up with my Grandma's sister who lives in Long Beach.  To make a long story short I was left behind again with my Grandmother's sister.  I graduated from high school in 1989.

After twelve years of marriage I was blessed with five children.  Deanna is 23, Jared is 22, Elijah is 17 and Max is 15.  My son Angel would be 20 but he was called back to our Heavenly Father at birth.  We moved into the ward in October of 2006 and in February 2009 I was blessed once again with a beautiful little girl named Nancyeeanna.  She is three years old and keeps me going.  I have been greatly blessed throughout my life.  I am thankful for the knowledge and my testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.  I am so grateful and thankful for the Morningside Ward family.  I love you all and thank you for everything.

Book Club

These are the theme's for the next few months for our Book club.
It is always on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
We do need someone to host the book reviews and some book suggestions. We also would love anyone to join us and bring a friend!!

If you would like to help out please contact Kathie Terry @ 801.263.3331 - If there are no hostesses it will be held at Kathie Terry's house - 1233 Morning Vista Drive.


November 20th: Any book on gratitude: Kathie Terry's home

No Book Club in December

January 15th: Let it Go. By Chris Williams: Christine Day's home

February 19th: Any book on Love: Sally Barrett's home

March 19th: Any Dean Hughes Book: Linda Clawson's home

April 16th: Any Gerald Lund Book:
Need a Hostess

May 21st:  Any Mark Twain Book: Kathie Terry's home

June 18th: Very Old Releif Society Books: See Kathie Terry to Borrow:
Need a Hostess

July 16th: Patriotic books; Books on Presidents of the US:
Need  a Hostess

No book Club in August read all your favorites and then tell us about them so we can do book reviews on them.

Sept 17th

Oct 15th

Nov 19th

No book club in November: 

Thats all for now. If you have a suggestion for another Author or specific book Contact Kathie Terry.  We still have many months to come