Upcoming Activities and Events:

March and April 2026

Saturday, April 4th and Sunday, April 5th: General Conference

Sunday, April 12th: Stake Conference

Saturday April 18th: 5:15pm and 6:00pm: Ward Temple Day

April 19th: Fast Sunday for our ward

April 23rd: RS Activity: More details to come! 

April 29, 30 and May 1, 2026: BYU Women's Conference. More info here: https://womensconference.byu.edu/50

May 3rd: Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults with Elder and Sister Stevenson 

Ongoing Activities: 

Personal Finance Classes: Personal finance classes begin February 5, 2026, and will be held Sundays, 4:00 pm, Font Room, Stake Center / Facilitated by Bill & Lisa Miller. Will discuss budgeting, getting out of debt, investing and more. This class meets for 12 weeks. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/content/ldsorg/topics/self-reliance/personal-finances-na-eng.pdf

Adult Emotional Resilience Classes: Adult emotional resilience classes begin February 5, 2026 and will be held Thursdays, 7:00 pm, High Council room, Stake Center / Facilitated by Melinda Petersen and Vicky Corbett. Will discuss healthy thinking patterns, managing stress and anxiety, understanding depression and other topics through the lens of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This class meets for 10 weeks. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/self-reliance/course-materials/emotional-resilience-self-reliance-course-video-resources?lang=eng

Healing Through the Savior: Addiction Recovery Program: Please see the Life Help information on the stake website: https://www.saratogaspringsutahstake.com/lifehelp
(Church website has a directory of meetings). The Church has an interactive website where individuals can find locations, dates, and times for addiction recovery meetings to attend anonymously. Link: https://addictionrecovery.churchofjesuschrist.org/  Also, if you have a loved one who is ensnared in compulsive behaviors and you could benefit from support, you can also access a list of recovery group meetings here: https://addictionrecovery.churchofjesuschrist.org/

Family Services Information: Please see the Life Help information on the stake website: https://www.saratogaspringsutahstake.com/lifehelp

YSA Gatherings (ages 18-30): Every Monday night at 7:00PM for dinner and activities. Location: 587 S Saratoga Rd. https://www.saratogaspringsutahstake.com/ysa

April Birthdays

April 5 Breanna Mecham

April 9 Rhonda Wardwell

April 9 Brittany Taylor

April 13 Emily Wilson

April 13 April Allen

April 13 Jessica Knight

April 18 Megan Mortensen

April 20 Sara Holmer

April 24 Jill Walker

April 27 Andrea Lake

April 27 Laura DeLong

April 30 Jodie Thompson

April 30 Sydney McCleary

May Birthdays

May 2 Skylar Hatfield

May 4 Debbie Christensen

May 5 Kaylynn Roberts

May 6 Denise Mackay

May 12 Kathleen Hiatt

May 13 Camille Schank

May 20 Cami Perry

May 25 Lily Schank

Relief Society Lesson Schedule:  

April 12:  Stake Conference, no class.

April 26:  TBD

*The Conference talks that the RS lessons will be taught from can be found ahead of time on the Gospel Library App, on the Home Page: scroll down to ‘Relief Society Lessons’. We encourage everyone to study the lessons ahead of time and come prepared to share your thoughts each week!

Presidency Message:

Hello Sisters and Happy Spring! The Savior, Deliverer, Redeemer, Brother, Advocate, Son of God, Prince of Peace, Shepherd, and Friend.  These are just some of the names Christ is referred to in scripture. Do you have a favorite? Or more than one? Each of the Savior's names reminds me of promises the Savior has made to us. He offers peace, rescues, guides, loves, redeems, and does it all with Godly power. Spring is a time of new birth, fresh starts, the return of light, and a season for growth. Christ knows us individually and perfectly, and we can invite Him to walk with us through all of our seasons. We can look for His divine signatures: an answer to prayer, peace that only He can bring, the gift of a friend, strength to go forward with faith, timely inspirations, the majesty of nature, and so much more. The evidence of His love is everywhere. 

As many come together to celebrate Easter and the power of life and resurrection, I hope and pray that we can have a personal witness that Christ died and rose again, not just for all mankind, but for us individually in all of His perfect loving kindness. New chances, fresh starts, and enabling strength, all became possible because the Savior took a new breath, even after death, and lived again. 

You are so loved and prayed for, 

Tawna Davies 

Spotlights:

Penny Hawkins

I was born and raised in St Petersburg Florida. I am a convert to the church and was baptized when I was 11. I graduated from BYU with a Bachelors in Communications. I met my husband Mark at a singles ward in Bountiful. We married a year later and moved to NYC where Mark worked in Manhattan for a year, then we moved to Minneapolis, Detroit, and finally landed in Allen, Texas. We lived in Texas for 30 years and we loved it. Everything is bigger in Texas, they say. We raised our 3 children there. We have 2 daughter and 1 son. My 2 daughters are married and we have 3 granddaughters. We are really blessed to have 2 wonderful son in-laws. I worked in Physical Therapy for 25 years. I love working with people and seeing them improve physically and mentally as they struggle to regain balance and mobility. Our ward in Texas was incredibly wonderful. 

I served in many callings, including Primary President, counselor in PR and YW, and teaching in all auxiliaries. I have loved all the opportunities to serve throughout the years.

We moved to Saratoga Springs last June and love the ward and neighborhood. Hoping to serve as a temple worker soon. I love to read, garden, mow, thrift, walk, and exercise, and travel. We have traveled to Europe multiple times and love to visit new destinations. We love BYU football and Basketball, and the women’s soccer team. We love being here close to family and friends. The mountains and lake are amazing to wake up to each day. Blessed to be here.

Jessica Erekson

I was born in Utah, and grew up in Salt Lake County. My husband and I both went to Taylorsville High School, but didn’t date until we both were home from our missions. I served in the Maryland, Baltimore Mission. Steve and I have four kids - Scott is 21, Chesleigh is 19, Evelyn is 14, and Jonas is 12. We have lived in Saratoga for 12 years, and we love it! We moved here from Eagle Mountain, because we wanted a little bit more space.

I love to read and do crafts. I also enjoy walks, especially along the Parkway. One fun fact about me is that I just recently hit a 750 day streak on Duolingo! I joined when I was a Young Women leader because so many of the girls were learning a language on there, and they inspired me. I started with Portuguese since Scott was serving his mission in Brazil, but now I’ve switched to Spanish since that will be Chesleigh’s language.

I’m currently a Primary teacher for CTR 6, and I’m also on the Relief Society activity committee.