Today: Stake HC Meeting Temple Recommend Interviews Annual Stake Youth Standards Night Fireside, 1. Temple Assignments: Youth Temple Baptisms

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1 Today: Stake HC Meeting, Stake Center at 6:30 am HC Room Temple Recommend Interviews, Stake Center from 4pm to 5pm Annual Stake Youth Standards Night Fireside, 5:00pm Stake Center Chapel 1. Temple Assignments: a) Youth Temple Baptisms a. Oct 06, Thursday 4:45pm PLE b. Oct 21, 2016 Friday 7:15pm SEA c. Nov 08, Tuesday 4:45pm BCH d. Nov 25, 2016 Friday 4:45pm COR e. Dec 10, Saturday 7:45am HAR f. Dec 17, Saturday 7:45am MSP b) YSA Baptisms (7M/5W) a. Oct 06, Thursday 7:30pm b. Nov 01, Tuesday 7:30pm c. Nov 22, Tuesday 7:30pm d. Dec 15, Thursday 7:30pm c) Sealings (4M/4W) a. Sep 30, Friday 7:30pm BCH b. Oct 04, Tuesday 9:00am PAC c. Oct 05, Wednesday 9:00am COR d. Oct 06, Thursday 6:00pm BCH e. Oct 08, Saturday 6:00pm HAR f. Oct 15, Saturday 6:00pm MSP g. Oct 22, Saturday 3:00pm PAC h. Oct 22, Saturday 6:00pm PLE i. Nov 03, Thursday 9:00am HAR j. Nov 04, Friday 9:00am MSP k. Nov 05, Saturday 3:00pm SEA l. Nov 05, Saturday 6:00pm BCH m. Nov 09, Wednesday 6:00pm YSA n. Nov 11, Friday 9:00am PAC o. Nov 12, Saturday 3:00pm COR d) Temple Security December 18 th, 2016 Sunday 11:00am to Sunset 17 th St. Wards e) Stake Temple Day Nov 14, Save the Date! Stake Day, all day in the Temple. Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Huntington Beach Stake by planning to spend the entire day at the temple if you can or any part of the day your schedule permits. The new Family History Center is a wonderful place to get started on finding your own family names. This year we are inviting all stake members to have the Experience of bringing their own family names to the temple. For that reason, it is good to start preparing early. Each ward has many family history consultants who have been called and trained in conjunction with the dedication of the new Family History Center. It has never been easier to get help to print your own family name cards. Please sign up for sessions on the following website: f) Newport Beach California Temple CLOSURES. Mondays Except Monday November 14 th, 2016 HB Stake Temple Day. Saturday, September 24, 2016 (after 10:00 am session) Saturday, October 1 st, 2016 Wednesday, November 23 rd, 2016 Thursday, November 24 th, 2016 Saturday, December 24 th, 2016 Saturday, December 31 st, 2016

2 2. HB Temple Morning Session Second Tuesday of the month. (All Stake Members with Recommends are invited) a) Tuesday October 11 th, 5:30 am b) Tuesday November 8 th, 5:30 am c) Tuesday December 13 th, 5:30 am 3. DI Bins Saturday, October 22 nd through Saturday, October 29 th. 4. DI Assignments Two individuals per day for each of the dates listed. A different ward should be selected for each of the 5 days. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Please, no sandals, flip flops or shorts. 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Los Angeles Deseret Industries, 2720 East 11 th Street, Los Angeles, CA (323) Contact Sharon Lamb. November 7-11 PAC NOV 7 PLE NOV 8 HAR NOV 9 COR NOV 10 MSP NOV FV Employment Center Assignments, Oct 31 st through Nov 4 th (2 People) BCH OCT 31; 9-1PM COR NOV 1; 9-1PM SEA NOV 2; 9-1PM HAR NOV 3; 6-8PM PLE NOV 4; 9-1PM MSP NOV 5; 9-1PM 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS a) NPB Temple History: All members are encouraged to respond to a request from the Church History Department to collect Newport Beach Temple history. Members can help in following two ways: First, you are invited to share any artifacts, personal stories, photographs and other memorabilia related to the Newport Beach Temple construction, celebration and dedication. Second, you are invited to share personal stories by writing on "How the Temple has Blessed My Life". In both cases, please provide any information to Smith Reynolds at Smith_Reynolds@yahoo.com by September 30th. b) Family History Center: The new Family History Center (FHC) just finished construction. The equipment is the most modern technology. In the Center there are 17 all-in-one 22 screen computers. Fifteen of those computers are also touch screen. For training, there is a 75 inch touch screen TV in the Research Room with 16 of the computers. The FHC is having classes twice a month to help others learn how to research family histories. Please visit the FHC during the following operating hours: 9am to 5pm on Mondays and Fridays 9am to 9pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9am to 3pm on Saturdays Contact: Sister Lonna Ward, Director Family History Center. 7. Upcoming Events THIS WEEK: a) Annual Stake Youth Standards Night Fireside, Sunday September 18 th at 5:00pm in the stake center chapel. b) BeSmart Education Fireside Thursday, September 22, 2016, 7:00PM, Mission Viejo Stake Center (27976 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo, CA 92692). We are invited to attend a BeSmart Education Fireside presented by BYU Institute of Religion. Youth ages 12-18, parents of youth, and youth leaders are invited to attend this one-hour multimedia presentation. Fireside seeks to: (1) encourage youth to follow prophetic counsel and get all the education they can, (2) Communicate important information about preparing for college, and (3) Present the variety of options students have within the Church Education System. Contact: President Brad Ward.

3 c) General Women s Session Broadcast, for sisters ages eight and older will be Saturday, September 24 th, at 4:45pm at the Stake Center. Appetizers will be provided. Contact: Sister Mandi Corotan. 8. Upcoming Events a) 186th Semiannual General Conference Saturday October 1 st Morning Session: 9:00am - 11:00am; Afternoon Session: 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Priesthood Session: 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Sunday, October 2 nd Morning Sessions: 9:00am - 11:00am; Afternoon Sessions: 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Broadcast at the Stake Center, Chapel. Program Access: Time Warner Cable 175, Cox Channel 150, DirecTV Channel 374, Dish Channel 9403, Verizon FIOS 290, MormonChannel.org & & Roku b) Stake Scout Backpack, Oct 7-8 th, Little Jimmy Campground. Each troop will plan their trip to get to the campground where a program will be held at 9:00 PM. Day hikes Saturday AM at 7:00 am to Mt. Islip after a short breakfast. This year we are having our Stake Backpacking Campout at a familiar spot...little Jimmy Campground. However, we will be hiking a completely different and re-built trail that all of our Scouts and Scouter should enjoy. It is named the Windy Gap Trail and is one the oldest footpaths in the San Gabriel Mountains. Contact: Adam Loughran. c) Blood Drive, Oct 8 th, 12pm to 5pm. Save the date. Details will follow. d) Family Discovery Day, Oct 8 th, 7:30 am, Stake Center. Please register at We are so excited to be hosting our first annual Family History Conference. The details and all schedules are listed on the conference webpage. We have exciting classes scheduled hosted by professionals in the genealogy industry. Bringing specialists in their field in, to teach our community and attendees how to search, preserve and move forward in their genealogy and family history research. Hope to see you there! e) Temple 2 Temple Humanitarian Bike Ride, Saturday October 8, The HB stake is excited to participate in the Temple 2 Temple Bike ride that meets at the Redlands Temple and rides to our very own Newport Beach Temple. Riders are not required to pay anything to ride but the event is asking for donations to support the homeless communities of Southern California. There are multiple rest stations throughout the ride so you may start at any of the rest stations if Redlands is too far for you. Our Stake will be helping with logistics so you don t have to worry about driving back to Redlands once you get to Newport Beach. RS Presidents, HP Group Leaders, EQ Presidents and YM/YW Presidents please invite and announce this fun event to your wards. Please follow up with Natalie McCann from the Seapoint Ward with any questions and let her know if you can attend as we need a head count to arrange for rides to Redlands Temple. f) FAST SUNDAY, October 9 th, 2016 due to General Conference. Please make note of it in your calendars. g) Just for Youth - October 15, at 6:00pm at the Cypress Stake building 5151 Orange Ave, Cypress, CA Cypress Stake hosts a "Just for Youth" Multi-stake event where there is a fireside with two speakers, an all you can eat Pizza Feast, and a Dance. There has been up to 800 youth and adult leaders attend each event. It's a wonderful venue where youth can be inspired and nurtured with the good word of God and to socialize with other youth with high standards. Pre-sale tickets are only $10 per person and $12 at the door. Contact President Rick K Nitta, 1 st Counselor, cell phone at h) Face to Face with Studio C: October 19 th, at 5:00pm to 6:30pm. Participate in a live, worldwide discussion with BYUtv Studio C personalities. Submit questions on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using #LDSface2face. Learn more at events.lds.org View on the Church satellite system, LDS.org, and the LDSYouthTube channel.

4 i) Tabernacle Replica Date: TBD at the Huntington Beach Stake Center (8702 Atlanta Ave). Under the direction of Dr. Donald W. Parry, world authority and professor of the Hebrew Bible, come see a LIFE-SIZE replica of the Tabernacle of Moses, to the specifications indicated in the Old Testament. The tabernacle s structure and furnishings teach us important principles that help us want to feel closer to our Savior. Building permits are being acquired. Exact dates for display will follow. j) First Presidency s Christmas Devotional Sunday December 4 th, Bishop Stewardship Interviews a) SEA - Tuesday, December 13 th at 7:00pm b) COR - Tuesday, December 13 th at 7:45pm c) HAR - Tuesday, December 13 th at 8:30pm d) YSA - Wednesday, December 14 th at 7:00pm e) SA - Wednesday, December 14 th at 7:45pm f) BCH - Wednesday, December 14 th at 8:30pm g) MSP - Thursday, December 15 th at 7:00pm h) PLE - Thursday, December 15 th at 7:45pm i) PAC - Thursday, December 15 th at 8:30pm 10. Monthly Meetings a) Additional Tuesday 5:30am Temple Session: Second Tuesday of each month. Please spread the word and see that the message has reached the end of the last row. It would be appreciated if you could spread the word among the ward Priesthood Quorums and ward Relief Society Groups. It would be helpful to have each ward include a reminder in its Sunday bulletins. b) Stake Youth Committee Meetings Every 2 nd Sunday of each month, 7:00 8:30 am, FV Building. c) Stake Dances for Youth Below is the general information for Stake Dances for youth hosted by stakes in the area: 1st Sat - Irvine (23 Lake Rd., Irvine CA 92614). Church Dress 2nd Sat Huntington Beach (17500 Bushard St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708). Casual Dress 2nd Sat Santa Margarita (30522 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688). Casual Dress 3rd Sat San Clemente (310 Avenida Vista Montana, San Clemente, CA 92672). Casual Dress 4 th Sat Orange (674 S. Yorba St., Orange, CA 92869). Church Dress. 5 th Sat Laguna Niguel (22851 Aliso Creek Rd., Aliso Viejo, CA 92656). Casual Dress. 11. Bishops a) Tithing Settlement Interviews may start as early as October 15th, 2016 Please have all members review their membership information and ensure it is accurate. Please pay special attention to their personal addresses, personal phones (you can list personal and home phones. The system assumes a personal phone is a mobile phone), and when possible a picture of them for the records. These items will help us when we have an emergency as well as when we want to communicate directly with the members via or text. Please review the following sections of Handbook 1 - Sec 13.6, 13.8, and 13.9 b) Training for bishopric members and ward clerks is available at Training for other specific Church callings is also available at lds.org + "Resources." This is a valuable resource and should be made known to all members serving in your ward. c) Stake Temple Interview 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ACTION to Bishopric members: Immediately after your complete a Temple Interview, please inform members that Stake Temple Interview times are from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Here is the summary: No Stake Temple Interviews on Fast Sundays, Holidays or General Conference Sundays Stake Temple interviews start at 4pm on a first come firsts serve basis, no appointment needed First Time temple attendance must make an appointment with Stake President via Exec Secretary Members with 3+ months expired temple recommends must make an appointment with Stake President via Exe Secretary (Brother Escobar)

5 2016 Lesson Schedule for Priesthood/Relief Society January February 03 Presidency 7 Presidency 10 Hunter #1 Jesus Christ--Our Only Way to 14 STAKE CONFERENCE Hope 17 Hunter #2 My Peace I Give unto You 21 Hunter #3 Adversity--Part of God s Plan 24 October 2015 GEN CONF (Bishop s Choice 28 October 2015 GEN CONF (Bishop s 31 Combined Priesthood & Relief Society March April 6 Presidency 3 GENERAL CONFERENCE 13 Hunter #4 Help from on High 10 Hunter #6 The Atonement & Resurrection 20 Hunter #5 Joseph Smith, Prophet of Restoration 17 Hunter #7 Revelation Through Living Prophets 27 EASTER Oct 2015 CONF (Bishop s 24 October 2015 GEN CONF (Bishop s May June 1 Presidency 5 STAKE CONFERENCE (Gen. Authority) 8 Hunter #8 Taking the Gospel to All the World 12 Hunter #10 The Scriptures Profitable Study 15 Hunter #9 The Law of Tithing 19 Hunter #11 True Greatness 22 April 2016 GEN CONF Elder Bednar - 26 April 2016 GEN CONF (Bishop s Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins 29 Combined Priesthood & Relief Society July August 3 Presidency 7 Presidency 10 Hunter #12 Feast at the Table of the Lord 14 Hunter #14 Family History & Temple Work 17 Hunter #13 The Temple 21 Hunter #15 Sacrament of the Lord s Supper 24 April 2016 GEN CONF (Bishop s 28 April 2016 GEN CONF (Bishop s 31 Combined Priesthood & Relief Society September October 4 Presidency 2 GENERAL CONFERENCE 11 Hunter #16 Marriage-An Eternal 9 Hunter #18 We Believe in Being Honest Partnership 18 Hunter #17 Preserve & Protect the Family 16 Hunter #19 Our Commitment to God 25 April 2015 GEN CONF (Bishop s 23 April 2016 GEN CONF (Bishop s 30 Combined Priesthood & Relief Society November December 6 Presidency 4 Presidency 13 Hunter #20 Walking the Savior s Path of 11 Hunter #21 Faith & Testimony Charity 20 STAKE CONFERENCE 18 Hunter #22 Teaching the Gospel 27 Oct 2016 GEN CONF (Stake s 25 Christmas Hunter = Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Howard W. Hunter 4th Sunday: Each ward Bishop will select lessons from the most recent General Conference found in the May & November Ensigns and at Stake Presidency will choose lessons for 4th Sunday in May & November. Sundays in red text denote FAST SUNDAYS First Sunday: Lessons are taught by the Ward Relief Society President or one of her counselors. They should identify the needs of members and consider how to best meet those needs. Sources for lessons (available online and in the Gospel Library mobile app) include: scriptures, Church magazines, Daughters in My Kingdom, Providing in the Lord s Way: Summary of a Leader s Guide to Welfare, Worldwide Leadership Training, Handbook 2: Administering in the Church, and Family Guidebook. (See Instructions for Curriculum 2016 for more information.) Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Howard W. Hunter, lessons #23 and #24 are not on the schedule. You may use one of these lessons in place of another President Hunter lesson on the schedule to best meet the needs of your ward and class members. A lesson will be missed due to Ward Conference. On a first Sunday, presidencies may consider teaching one of the missed lessons