Ward Announcements

• 2026 Sacrament Meeting Schedule Change to 10:30am: Starting the first week in January, Pueblo Del Sol Ward will begin our Sunday services at 10:30am.  All weekday activities remain unchanged.

• Instructors of children and youth, please remember to complete Youth Protection training. It takes less than 20 minutes and is available at https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/callings/safety/protecting-children-and-youth 

Use your Church Login. When completed your training status will be updated. Thank you!

• Ward Choir Rehearsals:

New Year January 4 @ 6 pm

• Mesa Arizona Temple Lights: The beautiful grounds of the Mesa Arizona Temple will light up with Christmas spirit this year from Friday, Nov. 28, through Tuesday, Dec. 30. The lights will be on each evening from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is free and Christ-centered. In addition, there are 10 favorite biblical vignettes placed among the olive trees that help tell the Christmas story, including figures of Mary and Joseph on their way to Bethlehem, a near life-size Italian Fontanini nativity scene with a star above shining with tens of thousands of twinkling lights, three lighted wisemen with camels, and more! During the Christmas season, the Mesa Temple Visitors’ Center hosts the annual International Nativity Exhibit. This event is also free to attend. Visitors can view hundreds of unique nativity scenes from around the world and enjoy the Christmas story through inspiring works of art — many which are handmade — depicting the Savior’s birth. The nativity display runs the same dates as the Christmas lights event and is open 5-10 p.m. each evening with daytime viewing 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesdays/Thursdays at the Visitors' Center, 455 E. Main St., which is located just west of the temple grounds on the corner of LeSueur and Main Street. Free parking is available nearby. See the Christmas lights and feel the spirit of Christmas throughout the holiday season on the beautifully landscaped grounds of the historic Mesa Arizona Temple in downtown Mesa! More information, including FAQ, can be found at MesaTemple.org.

• 7 January 2026, 6 p.m.: Activity Day-Boys

• 8 January 2026: Stake Temple Recommend Interviews 7-8 p.m. at the stake center. (Canceled 1 January 2026).

• 10 January 2026 – 8:15: Single sister 35+ Temple Trip to the Gila Valley Temple.  We will attend the 11:00 endowment session. Meet at the Taylor Street chapel at 8:15 am to leave at 8:30 am. Lunch location to be determined.  Each sister will purchase her own lunch.  If this is a hardship for any sister, please let Sister Petitt know.

• 23-25 January 2026: YSA Desert Days in Chandler, AZ. Speakers, food, dancing and much more. Go to ysadesertdays.com to register. Immediate registration is encouraged. For questions email the committee at azysa2026@gmail.com.

• Tithing Declaration is ongoing until the end of December. Individuals and families may sign up for Tithing Declaration using SignUp.com to meet with Bishop Lambson. Slots will be available after Sunday meetings for one month at a time. If you need any help, please see any member of the Bishopric. Here is the link: https://signup.com/go/CqLeTqy. You will need an email address to sign up.  Tithing Declaration will run until the end of the December but has begun early to reduce demands on families' time during precious and sacred holiday seasons. Members may download or print their monthly and annual statements through donations.ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Thank you for your generosity with your tithes and offerings and willingness to meet with Bishop Lambson to declare your status.

• First and Third Wednesdays of each month: Primary girls' activities.

• Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.: Empty Nesters "Come Follow Me" study group.  If you are interested, contact Linda Flynn or Carmen Benedict.

• Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.: Addiction Recovery Meetings for Men and Women at the Seminary Building, 1430 N Guilio Cesare Ave, Sierra Vista, AZ.  You may also join via Zoom via https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/j/95029971855?pwd=5S1fjVWsyI0DWUqbhgW6aN5RXSM9Ic.1.  For further questions contact Brother Stan Packer at 520-699-4539.

• Stake Weekly Activities:  2026 Stake activities will occur every Saturday from 5-6:30PM. Check the calendar on your Tools app for details

• Mobile Temple Recommends (optional): Members worldwide now have the option of having their temple recommend on a mobile device, rather than on paper.  Please see the Church's info page for device operating system and Member Tools app version information.  A member of the bishopric can help you if interested. 

• Ward Roster Pictures: Brothers and Sisters, we are trying to update everyone's pictures and information on Member Tools.  We feel this is very important for helping all of us to better fulfill our callings, as well as ministering and fellowshipping.  If you have the ability to do it yourself, please get this done as soon as possible.  If you do not have the ability to do this, or do not have the time or desire, then we are here to help you.  

• Singles 36+ group:  See the Organization Info page for more information.

• YSA Branch meetings at the Taylor building, Sundays, 12:00 p.m.

• YSA Institute and Activities.  Wednesdays and Thursdays.  See the Organization Info page for more information.

• Temple recommend interviews with Bishop Lambson.  Contact our Executive Secretary, Brother Isaac Niu (520-249-8088) to make an appointment.

• Stake temple recommend interviews: First and third Thursdays from 7-8 pm.  Please see Stake calendar.  For non-temple recommend interviews, please text Brother Tyler Molesworth, the Stake Executive Secretary: 520-732-8813.  

• Sierra Vista Stake Facebook page: We're on social media! Please follow our stake social media accounts: @churchofjesuschristsierravista on Facebook and Instagram, and feel free to reshare our content! You can access the page by searching for it on your Facebook page and click Follow. By following the Stake Facebook page, you can see information about Stake events, activities, Missionary callings and more.

• 2026 Stake Youth Activities (click HERE for additional information).

If specific service ideas are wanted, below are some ideas: 

1. Serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart, Deut. 10:12 (11:13; Josh. 22:5; D&C 4:2).  Send a card or message of love to someone.

2. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, Josh. 24:15 (Alma 30:8; Moses 6:33).   As a family, visit a care center.

3. Serve him with a perfect heart, 1 Chr. 28:9.  Heart attack someone'.s door/house.

4. Served God with fasting and prayers, Luke 2:37.  Pray and fast for someone in need.

5.  If any man serve me, let him follow me, John 12:26.  Bear testimony of Jesus Christ to someone.

6. By love serve one another, Gal. 5:13.  Do a kind deed for a friend or family member.

7. To serve you with all the might, mind and strength, Mosiah 2:11 (D&C 20:31).  Help someone clean their home or yard.

8. Ye have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will serve him, Mosiah 18:10.  Volunteer at a local school.

9. If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me, D&C 42:29.  Bake and deliver cookies to someone.

10. In the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt serve him, D&C 59:5.  Make a meal for a family in need