Cottonwood Creek 3rd Ward

COTTONWOOD CREEK 3RD WARD 

Sacrament Meeting

May 17th 2026

Presiding:  Bishop Jon Williams

Conducting: Brother Jeff Abbott

Organist:  Sister Karen Holt  Chorister: Brother Keith Ritchie

Opening Hymn:  1112

"There is Sunshine in My Soul"

Invocation:  TBA

Ward business:  Brother Jeff Abbott

Sacrament Hymn:  192

"He Died! the Great Redeemer Died"

Passing of the Sacrament

Speaker:  Sister Denise Haslam

Special Musical Number

"My Song in the Night"

Ward Choir

Speaker:  Brother Scott Haslam

Closing Hymn:  259

"Hope of Israel"

Benediction:  TBA

SECOND HOUR: Sunday School

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.

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 Christensen

Inner City Project

1294 E Siesta Dr

Cottonwood Heights, UT 84093

Elder and Sister Ellis

Inner City Project

7817 S Canterwood Lane

Sandy, UT 84093

Elder and Sister Haslam

Texas Fort Worth Mission

Drake on Summit

1424 Summit Avenue, Apt 4064

Fort Worth, TX 76102

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

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

(5/11/2026)Chauffeur, where's my phone 📱

Hey guys, whats going on? I hope you all had a wonderful week this last one. If you feel like reaching out, take this as your sign to do it cause I'm always there. Let's jump into it

Spiritual thought. 

I want to talk a little bit about humility today.  It can seem like such a simple attribute to worry about, but the moment you start thinking your humble, your not. Kind of reminds me of a game 😉...

Anyway, we know that humility requires hope. But why is hope always tied with humility. Because God commands us to always be like little children. 

Just like how children don't understand half of what the parents know, we don't comprehend nearly to what our father jn heaven knows. So you know what he's asks of us? Lean to him, trust in him and his knowledge. If a little boy is working on a bike with his father. Do you think the father could just as easily do it on his own. Is it possible that the little child migh5 get in the way sometimes. Totally, but in God's wonderful plan, thats what he wants. God wants us to get our hands dirty trying to put on the chain gear. 

The child gets frustrated, and where does he look? Right to his father. Do we do the same? Its a question for you just as much as it is for. I've had some recent reflection as to what I can put in God's hands. Things where I'm obviously frustrated, and look to my father for a response. Sometimes, the dad will let the kid struggle, just waiting until he breaks and asks for help. God loves us, and he wants us to KNOW HOW to build the bike for ourselves. Not to have it done for us. 

I think there is more joy and satisfaction on a little kids face when he accomplishes something himself, than if his dad just came in and did it for him. The same is true for us. GOS TRUSTS YOU. This trust allows you to grow, to learn more, and to love more. I say these in the name of Jesus christ, amen

Fun things throughout the week

-We got a baptism Saturday! It was wonderful, her name is Esther and she was ready from the beginning. She seems so connected with the members already and loves the community.

-I lost my phone yesterday and miraculously got it back at 11:00 today. Great miracle, and I'm so glad God answered my prayers.

-choir practice and pulling out my piano skills. Shaking off some dust, but its coming along

-Photoshoot on the top floor which went AMAZING. (Almost got locked out but didn't so 10/10 experience)

-Officially declared war on the cockroaches in the apartment when I bought the cockroache killer

Thats it for the week, seriously, send me an email, I'd love to hear from anyone

Elder Hill

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

(5-11-2026)   Aún perro flaco todos son pulgas

Hey we back at it again with a new email just 4 days later. I hope everyone is killing it at life right now and if nos just surviving... Anyway let's start it up with the jolly ol,

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT👻💭

     Ok so today I will be bringing up the possibilities of change. To demonstrate Nephi said, 

   Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul.

   Change can happen the exact moment you decide it happens. Change happens as soon as you say, I wanna change. Powerful words, but sometimes it feels as if it is impossible, but that is one hundred percent not true. 

   Now seeing the consequences of that change is different but making that change is instant. When we decide to change problems occur when we feel we need to farther along the path than we really need, but remeber this, when we decide to make that change to turn around we are in the exact same spot from where we were headed; only difference is your not heading the same direction anymore and it still requires work.

  Make the changes to be more christ-like today stick with it even when it gets hard or maybe you feel its not possible. It is worth every effort! In the name of Jesus Christ Amen

Okok now for the week. For starters I got sprayed by a water cannon and got completely drenched! It was fire.

Thennwe met a crazy dude who was rambling on about some pretty interesting things in his room, but it was definitely because he had some Parkinsons so makes some sense. Then made some friends with another crazy lady who shared some weird stories that went on with her life that also had me guessing she was psycho.

Overall a great week, kinda tough on us workwise, because it was Mothers day on sunday and no-one was planning on going to church💀 lovely... but nah it was great

Thanks to everyone who made it this far and I will be responding to people I just have had absolutely no time. But thanks for the emails!

WFW (Weird food of the week)

- I got to eat some more guinea pig called cuy but specifically cuy head. So narurally in the spirit of WFW I ate the eyeball

🌟🌟🌟🚫🚫 Lowkey not sure if I would do it again but it was achievable and not as bad as I was thinking.

Thanks everyone thats all and remember 

Aún perro flaco todos son pulgas🫡

-elderhill🇵🇪

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ELDER HILL'S FLICKS

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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