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Pheasant Valley Saints
Thoughts, ideas, and messages from leaders, teachers, and members of the Pheasant Valley Ward to support home-centered discipleship.
Weekly Sacrament Meeting Information
Weekly Sacrament Meeting Information
All members are encouraged to attend in-person to partake of the emblems of the sacrament. If you are unable to attend in-person, please reach out to Bishop Wilson to discuss arrangements for you to partake of the sacrament at home.
As a reminder, this is the link for the sacrament meeting broadcast:
10:30 am - https://www.youtube.com/@pheasantvalleybishopric9636/streams
Opening Hymn: #280 Welcome, Welcome, Sabbath Morning
Sacrament Hymn: #188 Thy Will, O Lord, Be Done
Closing Hymn: #113 Our Savior's Love
Stake Blood Drive: Thursday, November 6th, 12-8 pm, at the Stake Center.
FSY Pre-registration: now open.
Stake Christmas Concert: Rehearsals 7 pm at Stake Center and will continue every week.
Tithing Declaration: If you have not had a chance, please contact Brother Gerasymenko or sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16vf-HHjEAixhsVIx2Obcw9Qhv85Du4QXTiQxjJvXdpQ/edit?usp=drivesdk
Veterans Day Activity: Tuesday, November 11th, 7:00-8:30 pm at the Stake Center. See attached flyer.
Stake Fireside: Sunday, Nov 23, 6 pm, at the stake center. Topic: A Legacy of Faith: Home-Centered Principles for the Golden Years (focused on strengthening marriage in later-life transitions).
Ward Musical Talent Survey: If you have any musical talents you would be willing to share with the ward, please fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/c1xuVmD68AJ7Lya47 Youth are encouraged to fill this survey out as well.
Please download and install the Gospel Living App. The Circles feature is a communications tool.
Ward Temple Night: 3rd Saturday of every month, the 6 pm session.
Missionary and Service Opportunities:
We are seeking volunteers (age 16+) to assist in the Springville Family Search Center one afternoon or evening a month. (No experience necessary - will train.) For info, e-mail: 2serveutah@gmail.com
The Utah Salt Lake City Mission presidency has produced a video describing who and how Senior Service Missionaries serve in their mission. See https://youtu.be/IA74YQHLhYQ
Stonehenge Sacrament Meeting: now at 3 pm. Please feel free to invite your family members to attend and support our local residents and ward members.
2025 Meeting Schedule: Our regular Sunday meetings will be from 10:30 - 12:30.
Come Follow Me Manual: If you would like a physical copy of the 2025 Come Follow Me manual, please contact a member of the bishopric.
Spanish-language Temple Session: A Spanish-language session in the Provo City Center Temple is held at 10:00 am every Saturday.
Gospel Living App: All adult members are encouraged to use the Gospel Living App (churchofjesuschrist.org) (also known as “Circles”) to stay connected to the ward and to keep abreast of what is going on. There are other benefits as well. The Gospel Living app focuses on living a Christ-centered life. You’ll discover inspiring content like music, videos, images, activities, and goal ideas. And you can create personal goals, plan activities, set reminders, record your impressions, or message your quorum, class, friends, and family.
Temple Recommends & Setting Apart: if you are in need of a temple recommend or have yet to be set apart for your calling, we encourage you to meet by the Bishop's office (southeast corner of the meetinghouse) after the 2nd hour and speak with a member of the Bishopric. Temple recommend interviews can also be scheduled for Sunday afternoons by contacting Max Gerasymenko (see information below).
Appointments with the Bishop: if you need to schedule an appointment with the bishop, please contact Max Gerasymenko, our ward executive secretary, at 321-978-8734.
Sunday Worship: all members are encouraged to attend in-person to partake of the emblems of the sacrament. If you are unable to attend in-person, please reach out to the bishop to discuss arrangements for you to partake of the sacrament at home.
As a reminder, this is the link for the sacrament meeting broadcast:
10:30 am - https://www.youtube.com/@pheasantvalleybishopric9636/streams
This week’s Come Follow Me: October 27–November 2: “A House unto My Name”: Doctrine and Covenants 124
Click to view the 2025 calendar.
We Can and Still Should Love One Another
(Some thoughts from March 2025)
Today, I was deeply saddened to read a social media post by someone I considered to be a friend. Without getting into the profane ordure of the subject matter, the gist of the post was, “If you disagree with me about this (non-religious) subject and do so on religious grounds, I hate you, and I never want to hear from you again.” Then this individual went on to justify his hatred in the name of self-righteousness and, ironically, love.
We should be able to disagree, even on things we consider to be REALLY IMPORTANT, without hate. “Love” can never justify hate. Disagreement can never justify hate.
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, the Samaritan disagreed profoundly with the Jew (and the Jew with the Samaritan), but Samaritan still loved the Jew, and demonstrated his love by his actions. In the parable of the Prodigal Son, the father disagreed profoundly with the actions of his son, but the father still loved his son and forgave him.
Today is the second day of Lent, and while, as a Latter-day Saint, I do not celebrate the Lenten season, I do have deep respect for my devout Catholic friends as well my devout friends of other Christian faith traditions who do. I wish them all a blessed Lenten season. I don’t have to agree with their theology and practice to recognize that it is a beautiful expression of faith and a desire to celebrate our Savior, Jesus Christ, and His forty-day fast to prepare for His mortal ministry and eventual atoning sacrifice, death, and resurrection.
Yesterday, on Ash Wednesday, I had a lovely discussion about Lent with a devout and learned Catholic friend, who happens to be one of the narrators for my audiobooks. We exchanged ideas about how we celebrate the life and mission of our Savior. Our traditions may be different, but we share a mutual love for the Son of God. We are both profoundly grateful for His mercy and His grace that can redeem us from hell. We’ve had many such discussions, and they have been rewarding.
I can assure you that my friend and I both hold our beliefs and our faith and our traditions very dearly. In my writing, when I am portraying Catholic characters, I want to do so accurately and respectfully. And my friend has graciously helped me with my research. I’m grateful for her friendship.
And guess what? We do NOT agree on everything. In fact, we have profound differences in our beliefs and practices. But we also share much in common. We don’t let the differences, even the fundamental and profound differences, get in the way of respect and friendship and Christ-like love.
Jesus said, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” (John 13:34-35)
May we, whatever our faith tradition, as sincere followers of Jesus, be more like the Samaritan and the father of the prodigal. (For are we not ALL of us prodigals who have strayed and desired to be reconciled to our Father?) I pray that I may be, as the apostle Paul said, “an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” (I Timothy 4:12)
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