Riverton Farms

Riverton Farms Ward Bulletin

October 12, 2025

Sacrament Meeting

Conducting………… Bishop Von Porter

Opening Hymn……………….#19 We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet

Opening Prayer………….To Be Announced

Ward/Stake Business

Sacrament Hymn……………..#175 O God, the Eternal Father

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Sharing of Testimonies

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Closing Hymn………….#89 The Lord is My Light

Closing Prayer……..……To Be Announced

Ward News and Announcements

• Monthly Ward Prayer: Each Fast Sunday, five minutes after the block, we will gather in the cultural hall as a ward to pray.
• Temple Recommend Interviews right after the block each Sunday by the clerk's office.

• The Stake Presidency holds Temple Recommend Interviews the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays from 3 pm - 4 pm

• Ward temple nights every 2nd Wednesday. Please reserve your session for the 6:00 am or 6:30 pm endowment session.
• Neighborhood Fall Festival, October 18th at 5 pm. Chili Cookoff, games for the kids
• Ward Christmas Party December 6th, 6 pm. More details to come.
• The Bishopric is putting together a “Recipe book” for our graduating seniors that they can use on their missions and at college. We are looking for 5 ingredients or less recipes that take 30 minutes or less to make. If you would like to contribute a recipe, please email Paul Skolmoski.

2025 Tithing Declaration

It’s time to sign up for this year’s tithing declaration. Please click here to access SignUp Genius where you can review the dates, times, and available slots in order to select the time for which you’d like to sign up.

Come Follow Me Schedule for Home and Family, Sunday School, Primary, Young Men, and Young Women

Now available from the Home page in the Gospel Library app!

Elders Quorum / Relief Society

Now available from the Home page in the Gospel Library app!

Click to download the app

Temple and Family History

• October Invitation: Start your own life sketch and upload it to your Memories in

FamilySearch. To get started, here are some questions:

• What is your earliest memory?
• What memories do you have with your family while growing up? (activities,
• traditions, special events)
• How did you meet your spouse?
• What are some special memories about your children?
• What did you do to get through difficult times in your life? What is the most important thing you would like your posterity to know about you?
• What do you hope for your children and grandchildren?

Ward Missionary

• September Invitation: General conference is next month. Send an invitation and  a link to a friend or family member so they can listen to the words of our living prophet and other leaders.

Emergency Preparedness

Action Plan for September: Communication

• Understand Emergency Communication for your community and neighborhood.  How will information be shared?  Have a plan for communication and gathering within your family, both with and without phone service.

• Accurate information allows you to make informed decisions. Should I stay in place or evacuate?  Affected Areas?  Expected Duration?
• Plan for disruption:  Where are my family members? Do I need to go get the children from school?   The phones don’t work, now what?   My battery is dead and the power is out.  Where will we meet up if we are separated?  How do I use an emergency radio?

• Plan:

• Download the Emergency Communication Packet  Click Here
• Review the options for short term and longer term needs
• Check out the links and choose options that work best for you.
• Resources are at the Bottom of the Page

• Prepare:

• Start or Update your Emergency Communication Plan and Supplies.
•  Fill out and have family members carry Emergency Contact Cards, (e.g. place in cell phone case and in Go Bags)
• Establish an out-of-state contact for family members to call with status and location
• Establish an outside-the-home emergency meeting place.
• Establish an outside-the-neighborhood emergency meeting place.
• Gather and maintain Emergency Communications Supplies (Radio, cell phone charger, etc.).
• Learn the emergency communications plans for your city, schools, and places of employment.

• Practice:

• Hands-on practice has been shown to be the best way to be able to respond well in an emergency.   Dry run various scenarios and the anxiety of the emergency is greatly decreased.
• Have a practice “emergency”.  Talk about how you will communicate.  Gather at your meeting places, in and outside the neighborhood...
• Practice using your equipment, emergency radio—where do you tune in for information?

Contacts: Scott and Susan McHenry  BeReadyrf@gmail.com

To join the neighborhood email group to receive these bulletins, send us your email address to BeReadyrf@gmail.com

Resources:

●  Be Ready Utah- Communications

Ø  Past Emergency Preparedness Articles can be found here

Children and Youth Corner

Primary

Primary Activity Days - First and Third Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm at the Church

Friend to Friend Saturday, October 11

Youth Book of Mormon Reading Challenge

We started a Book of Mormon challenge at the beginning of March, and the goal is to read from the Book of Mormon every day!  The youth were given a reading chart and asked to mark off the days they read…it does not have to be consecutive days…we have rewards for 21 days, 60 days, 100 days, 150 days, and 200 days.  When the youth complete one of these benchmarks, they can talk to a leader to get a reward! They do not need to read a certain amount, 1 verse, a chapter, for a certain amount of time; whatever they feel they can read each day is all that is asked.  We invite all youth to participate!

Young Women (YW)

Upcoming Activities

Missionary prep (all youth invited) Sundays at 3:45 - 4:45 pm in the Relief Society Room at the Stake Center (except Holidays)

2026

Ward Youth Conference (Youth turning 14 in 2026 and older) April 16-18, 2026 - More details to come

Young Men (YM)

Upcoming Activities

Mission Prep (all youth invited) Sundays at 3:45 - 4:45 pm in the Relief Society Room at the Stake Center (except Holidays)

2026

Ward Youth Conference (Youth turning 14 in 2026 and older) April 16-18, 2026 - More details to come

Young Single Adults [YSA] (18-35)

For high school seniors and YSA’s in the Riverton area

YSA Gathering Place Every Thursday.

Free dinner is provided, along with activities, games, and much, much more.

Where: 1855 W. 13400 S. (Church House)

When: Thursdays 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Click HERE to sign up for notifications about activities and events.

Attention All YSA’s - Utah Area YSA Conference

“Together in Christ,” August 29-31, 2025.

Come enjoy the social and spiritual activities. Click here or scan the QR code to register.

Ward Goals and Unit History

• 2025 Riverton Farms Ward Goals

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTjRKTY5Ojq0dGBTmIOMZjlzaFtCqzxtMNu7m0MQkJcyzThUByIK6GySWB1CMzf5A/pubhtml?gid=714045081&single=true

• The Unit History tool is available for Ward members at the following URL. Any member of the ward can submit ward history items, stories, pictures, etc.

• To access Ward and Stake submissions to the Church’s Unit History tool, use your Church account to log in to https://unithistory.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng

Missionary and Service Member Addresses

Zoom Meeting Links

Broadcasts

To schedule an appointment with the Bishop, please contact his Executive Secretary, Kenny Hunt.

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