Cottonwood Creek 3rd Ward

Scheduling the Building

To schedule the building, Bro Woodward had created a direct email for people to request building reservations rather than calling him (see his instructions below):

I now have an email set up specifically for scheduling the building.

cc3scheduling@gmail.com

 I’d like all further requests (from all ward and stake members) to be directed to this email only as it makes it easier for me to get all events scheduled as soon as possible.

For anyone who needs to schedule something, please include your name, contact info, the type of event (including what sections of the building are needed such as the gym or pavilion) and what day(s) and time(s) they need.

I will respond within 24-48 hours letting them know it’s been scheduled or if their time slot is occupied already.

English Language Classes

English as a second language (ESL) classes are being offered at the Stake Center every Thursday evening from 7:00 to 8:00  and all are welcome.  If you are interested or have questions, please contact Lisa Hill at 801-712-2910.

Please see the English Connect tab for more details.

Temple Recommend Interviews

New recommends or renewals of recommends expired more than 1 year

• Please schedule an interview with Bishop Williams through Brother Todd Robinson. 

Renewals of active recommends or those expired 1 year or less

• Please schedule an interview with one of the counselors through Brother Tracy Fisher.

Cottonwood Creek 3rd Ward Plan

VISION:

To help ourselves and others become true followers of Jesus Christ, receive the blessings of the Holy Temple, have enduring joy and qualify for eternal life.

WARD SCRIPTURE:

"By small and simple things are great things brought to pass" Alma 37:6

PRIORITIES:

EVERY member LIVES the gospel of Jesus Christ

EVERY member GATHERS Israel through missionary work

EVERY member should CARE for the poor and needy.

EVERY member ENABLES the salvation for our kindred dead.

For those interested, former ward member Carter Mortensen will be reporting on his mission and his brother, Brooks, will be holding his farewell today at Noon at 6253 W 6200 S in West Valley City.  Carter and Brooks are sons of Colby and Kandis Mortensen.

Full-time, Local Missionaries

The names change now and then, but the phone number stays the same: 

801-259-1129. Always here, always energetic, and always ready to serve!

3rd Ward Missionary ADDRESSES:

Elder Jesse Bramwell

Arizona Tempe Mission

6001 S Lakeshore Dr

Tempe AZ 85283

Elder and Sister Ellis

Inner City Project

7817 S Canterwood Lane

Sandy, UT 84093

Elder  Marcus Hill

Peru Trujillo Norte Mission

Marcus.hill@missionary.org

Elder Carter Hill

Cote D'Ivoire Abidjan East Mission

Hill.Carter@missionary.org 

Elder Preston Penovich

Church Service Missionary - Salt Lake City East mission 

1620 E Creek Road

Sandy UT 84093

Congratulations to Sister Abby Hale on her call to the Indiana Fort Wayne, Spanish Speaking mission!  Que tengas un gran exito!

News from Elder Carter Hill (Hill.Carter@missionary.org)

(7/13/2026) Après minuit?! 🌃

Whats good hein? Hope things are chilling back in the states and around the world. I'll explain the context right after the

Spiritual thought: Iterative perfection

Ok, I really think we made a trilogy of spiritual thoughts cause this one piggy backs off of last weeks as well. 

This week we will talk about consistency. And to help me, I've asked Elder Dale G. Rendlund to help us today. 

Dale, can you help us out by explaining what the word Iterative means? 

"Iteratively means that we build on and improve with each repetition" - Dale G. Renlund

Thank you, so I never knew what this word meant before and I love it so much. It reminds me a lot of President Nelson's "Perfection Pending" talk where we do not start out perfect. Our job starts with a small draft that we repeat over and over again. But without changes to our draft, we do literally nothing. 

Sometimes, we make errors when editing our lives, that's alright. Continue and progress. Keep the spiritual momentum so many of our prophets and apostles have clearly spoken about.

We know that our faith in Jesus Christ "is nourished as we pray daily, study the scriptures daily, reflect on the goodness of God daily, repent daily, and follow the promptings of the Holy Ghost daily." 

Notice how he said daily. I want to reference back to the "now". We can't save up all our food to eat on Sunday. Then eat 7 days worth to prepare us for the week to come. So why do we leave ourselves so spiritually malnourished so often? 

Well, because the effects are not as easily seen, but are equally devastating. So starving brings a natural reminder. I hope that you can think of some spiritual reminders we can place to let us know when our faith is low. 

One response I think could answer the question is with the holy ghost. Dale? How can the holy ghost help us with our spiritual reminders? 

"As the Holy Ghost exerts a greater influence in our lives, we progressively and iteratively develop Christlike attributes."

Ok, so he brought up the holy ghosts influence, as well as christ-like attributes. At the beginning of my mission, I wrote an email about each attribute in the preach my gospel. Strive to work these attributes into your soal. Like kneading sweet or savory ingredients into bread dough. 

Ok, I know that it requires patience, and oftentimes hard work. But perfection is possible, and we can recieve rest one day. So please put in the effort to be a little kinder, even to those who are not kind to you at all. Develop his characteristics, and the holy ghost WILL be with forever and ever to warn against the spiritual hunger. I so testify in the name ofnjesus christ amen. 

Weeklies: 

- The story comes from the night before MLC as me and another elder chatted for until about 1:30 in the morning. I don't know exactly the time, but it was late... 🛏🛋🌃

- There was one time I was showing a little girl how to cross your eyes, then moving only one at a time. She wanted to try so I made her watch my finger as I touched her nose, then moved my finger to the side and it worked!! Haha, she was still tracking my finger and it was hilarious  🤣👀

- We've found this family and haven't gotten in contact with the parents after one contact. But from what it sounds like, the sound diligent in reading the book of mormon to the point this mom keeps it from her kids and brings it to work. 📘🏗

- Ran another run today (don't ask me how many miles, everything's measured in kilometers here and I don'teven track that). 👨‍🦯🏃‍♂️

- we're going to turn this mission around with the new mission president. MLC was inspired and we talked about becoming a preach my gospel missionary 🕴🕴📕

Ok that's the week I hope that all of yours was great. Keep up the great work

- Elder Hill 🇨🇮 

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News from Elder Marcus Hill (marcus.hill@missionary.org)

6/30/2026)   Big things In Perú

   Wowowow Hey guys it has been quite some time, the only thing more neglected than all of you is my Journal...💀 but hey we hitting it back up! We got a lot to talk about!

   Firstly...

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT👻💭:

   Well clearly today, we are going to start this off with a spiritual thought, with what was shared with us by a general authority, Elder Godoy. About 3 weeks ago we got to hear from Elder Godoy, who talked about the importance of perspectives. From our Earthly perspectives, we can decide whatever we desire to be truth. What we have is so small compared to what God sees that we could be thinking one thing is truth when in fact it is completely wrong.

   So why am I talking about this, well its because I wanna talk about the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, and what we view as true. We know, with Moses or Noah or Adam or Abraham, that way back then God himself came to those who he had chosen, to be the ones to guide or rule us. God didn't send some messenger or some feeling, but God himself and his Son came. So if truth is truth now, and forever will be truth, why would God change that way to call prophets. Joseph Smith was called by God and his Son to be the leading prophet in this dispensation. We recieve revelation daily by those prophets because God is not done talking to us and we are not done moving closer to Him. The joys of the gospel are not come through man, but through God. I say all these things in the name of Jesus Christ amen.

   Okokok now for the part that everyone has been waiting for! The updates (but just the highlights)

   We had the wonderful opportunity of hearing from Elder Godoy a general authority of the Church. He shared a wonderful thought and we got to see the whole mission there it was so dope. My goat Elder Nicol shoutout🔥

   We've been on the straight grind as we've been dealing with lots of people getting ready to be baptised. We had one family get baptised, a friend of that family, and an elect all get baptised. Your prayers are heard thank you all so much for praying!! These are their names.

Monica Casas

Yunder Asencio 

Yarumi Asencio

Danna Asencio

Cristopher Campo

Yoselin Hernandez

   We recently went to a place called Puerto Malabrigo and it is quite beautiful, famous for their waves and surfers.🤙 Pictures to come!

   WFW (weird food of the week)

- tuna noodles. Ya thats right noodles with tuna 

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ya I absolutely love those things🤤

But ya thats it if anyone would like to or have got time on there hands you can send me an email. Hopefully I can respond but if not, have a great week and we'll see you all next wednesday!

-elderhill🇵🇪

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Stake History Publication Now Available

We want to let the ward know that we still have several of these books available.  Please check with the bishopric or any of the clerks if you are interested in one for your library.

Sandy Utah Cottonwood Creek Stake 

Brothers and Sisters, 

We are excited to announce the publication and availability of “Worthy of Remembrance” a history of the Sandy Cottonwood Creek Stake 1978-2022. Sister Terri Packer, a member of our stake, has done an amazing job compiling and writing the history. 

The stake has subsidized the cost of publishing the history in an effort to make the book available to as many people as possible. The history contains spiritually uplifting experiences shared by members of our stake in their own words. It includes interesting information about the area, the history, and creation of our Stake. The book is beautiful, readable, inspiring, and full of many, many, photographs, which tell a history of their own. 

Copies are available now. Ward clerks have access to the books and can help with the process of purchasing the history. The cost of the book is $10. Each ward has received a small number of copies to provide to those wishing to purchase. More copies are available for wards to obtain. In addition, copies of the history will be placed in each of our meetinghouse libraries for those who would like to explore the book without purchase. 

Those who live outside of the stake and are interested in purchasing a copy may contact our stake executive secretary, Don McOmie, to coordinate receiving a copy. 

We hope that you will find the history to be as wonderful and inspiring as we have. It bears witness of the hand of the Lord at work in the Sandy Cottonwood Creek stake over many, many years. We highly recommend it to all. 

Warm Regards, 

The Stake Presidency