Preparing for Conference

We had our Conference Preparedness Night on Thursday, 24 September. There were four presentations and everyone rotated through them. The first, The Quorum of the Twelve, was presented by Sister Woodard. Second, President Monson, was presented by Brother Burns. The third presentation about sisters in the presidencies of the church auxiliary associations was hosted by the Leishmans. And the last presentation, by Brother and Sister Santiago, was about President Uchtdorf and President Eyring, counselors in the First Presidency of the church.

 Auxiliary presidencies

 Enthusiastic

 Sister Leishman 

 Some instruction

 Learning about President Monson

 It's always a good time at SNAP

 Brother Burns and his laptop

 A happy group

 Instruction on the First Presidency

 Sister Santiago explains

 Brother Santiago adds support

 Sister Woodard looks enthusiastic about the Quorum of the Twelve

 Serena shares that enthusiasm

 These folks are attentive

 These guys are the best

Thanks again to Brother Leishman for the the photos. The webmaster couldn't function without him: there would be no blog post if he didn't fill in, so thank you!

Art Appreciation

There was a flurry of art appreciation and creation at the Locust Lane Chapel on Thursday evening, 17 September. Three groups of SNAP friends rotated between tables to learn a little bit about Mary Cassatt, Pablo Picasso, and Emily Carr. After learning about the artists, we had a chance to create pieces of art inspired by their work.

 Sister Woodard explains how the activity will unfold

 Sister Chambers explains a little bit about Pablo Picasso

 Sister Woodard tells about Mary Cassatt

 Cassatt painted mothers and children

 Sister Leishman taught us about Emily Carr, a Canadian artist, who used totems as subject matter

 We used torn paper and glue to create

 Figures for our own totem pole were created with paper

 Making something colorful and fun 

 Nothing to it

 We were able to draw pieces inspired by Cassatt's ideas

 Making a bird-like figure for our totem pole

 It's always a good time at SNAP

 I'll be your eyes

 Nice work

 Our work went up on the art board

 We rotated tables and Sister Chambers explained Picasso to a new group

 Brother Chambers helped our visitor from Australia

 More Mary Cassatt-inspired drawings

 Happy artists color in totems

Happy artists pasting torn papers

Happy artists put down their pencils

 This tactile stuff is good fun for someone with visual impairment

 The art board was full

And the totem pole is complete

Thanks to Sister Woodard and everyone who made this such a fun activity. See you again soon at SNAP.

Pioneer Trek

On 10 September, our SNAP friends became pioneers as they joined in a fun pioneer trek led by Sister Woodard and her friend Sister Paulos. Everyone was given a name tag with the name of an actual pioneer. After meeting in the gathering room, we trekked outside to various stations set up to represent important points along the pioneer route. We collected beads along the way to fashion necklaces while we enjoyed delicious homemade bread. We finished the trek in the gathering room, which, magically, became the Salt Lake Vallley.

Sister Woodard and Sister Paulos

Sister Paulos with a picture of the Nauvoo Temple

Ready for the hardship shown in the pictures?

Sure, why not?

The headgear will help

Or maybe you can use it as neckgear

Good idea!

Or it can be used to protect from dust (or rob a bank?)

These hardy pioneer women are all set to go

The trek begins

Happy trekkers

One step at a time

Nebraska

Everybody gather around

Looking for things to make necklaces

Back up the hill with help from friends

We like to help each other

May I take your arm?

Visiting as we go

A good hat helps

Still in Nebraska

Gathering beads

Nebraska is a long state

The river is cold and filled with ice

Wyoming: getting closer

A place to rest and regroup

Wyoming

Stringing beads...

Can be a happy activity

Or a serious activity

Or one of great concentration

And we were pleased to be here

We all felt the same

Finally in "Salt Lake"

Thanks for the fun evening

The webmaster would like to thank Brother Leishman for taking all the great pictures, and we would all like to thank Sister Woodard and Sister Paulos for their good planning and hard work.