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Boulder Stake Connects People to Their Past at Family Discovery Day
By Corey Christiansen, Denver Metro Area News Media Specialist The more someone explores their family history, the more they truly understand who they are. That was the core of a recent community event in Boulder called Family Discovery Day. It’s an annual genealogy-focused workshop sponsored by the Boulder Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ…
Read MoreAnnual Blood Drive Honors Incredible Impact of Tyler Smith
By Corey Christiansen, Denver Metro Area News Media Specialist Every spring, seeing leaves return on once-dormant trees or flowers bursting out of the ground with boisterous color reminds us of the constant renewal of life. The season also fits perfectly with a tradition in Aurora’s Arapahoe Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
Read MoreDenver Area Youth Make Incredible Impact on Global Youth Service Day, Get Visit from Denver Broncos Lineman Garett Bolles
By Corey Christiansen, Denver Metro Area News Media Specialist When 17-year-old Taz Carlson from Denver looked out over the gigantic crowd of youth that recently gathered at the Denver Stake Center, he got excited. “We’ve got a lot of energy and a lot of heart for this sort of stuff,” he said. The “stuff” meant…
Read MoreDenver Colorado North Stake Farmers Highline Canal Cleanup
By Gwenn Woodhouse, Communication Director, Denver North Stake On March 21 and 22, the Denver North Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its semi-annual stake conference, and we have made it a tradition to have a stake service project with our weekend conference. Stake conference has become big for us,…
Read MoreInterfaith Learning Opportunity | Attending a Passover Shabbat Service
By Jill Feil, Westminster Colorado Stake On Friday, April 3, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade Sunday School students, along with leaders from the McKay Lake Ward of the Westminster Colorado Stake, participated in an interfaith visit to Temple Emanuel Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in Denver and the state of Colorado. Founded in 1874, Temple Emanuel has maintained an active congregation for more…
Read MoreA Night of Gratitude and Legacy
By Carly Smith, Westminster Stake Media Specialist Gratitude is a gift that can be easy to overlook, yet it is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to bring joy into the lives of those around us. On Sunday, March 1, high school seniors who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of…
Read MoreBrighton Women Set Stage for Young Performers to Shine
By Corey Christiansen, Denver Metro Area News Media Specialist Performing a musical on a theatre stage is an amazing experience. It involves remembering an exhausting amount of lines and lyrics, executing precise movements in perfect harmony with all of the cast and of course, remembering to have fun while doing it so that the live…
Read MoreDenver Teens Prep Hundreds of Shoes for Donation
By Corey Christiansen, Denver Metro Area News Media Specialist Youth from two Greenwood Village congregations came together last month to serve neighbors in need, one pair of shoes at a time. On November 15, teens from Saint Peter Lutheran Church in Greenwood Village joined with youth from the Greenwood Village Ward of the Denver Stake…
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