YW 2016

Parkway 8th Ward Young Women 2016 History 

The Parkway 8th ward young women started off the year learning about the 2016 Theme -

“Wherefore ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all mankind.  Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end; behold, thus saith the Father, ye shall have eternal life.”

In January, the young women and parents attended a stake meeting to introduce the theme with talks by youth from the Stake.  

A Stake Youth Conference was held the last week of January.  The youth and leaders went ice skating at the Oquirrh Olympic Oval.  We had donuts and hot chocolate.  That evening there was a dance held at the South Valley Institute.  

We held New Beginnings in February.  We had a night with the girls, parents and new incoming beehives.  This night was entitled, Daughter of a King.  The theme was introduced and the personal progress program was explained.  We introduced the new beehives who would be joining us during the year.  They included Emma Hooper, Ruby McLeish, Katelyn Reidhead, London Isbell, Mia Angeletti, and Mia Roberts.

Each month the young women had a focus on a personal progress value.  Our mutual activities followed this monthly value.

We had a Graduation night for the seniors who would be graduating from High School and moving on to Relief Society.  These young women included: Angelica Madsen, Alyssa Bullock, and Samantha Goates.

Girls Camp was held on the ward level this year in Liberty Utah, near Eden Utah and Pineview reservoir.   The girls were able to forge stronger bonds

We had a great time learning to shoot a bow and arrow.  We went boating on Pineview Reservoir and had a wonderful testimony meeting with the Bishopric.   

There was a remarkable experience that happened 

 I still am in awe that Heavenly Father would put people exactly at the time and place when we needed them.    As we finished boating that afternoon, the rope that tied the boat to the trailer broke, however we did not have to struggle for long for there was someone standing right next to us in the water who knew how to tie the exact kind of knot needed to keep it on.

Brother Soutas was able to find someone on the phone very late a night who could talk him through disassembling the hydraulics when the propeller wouldn't

go up.  Two other young men helped him tie it up when he stopped at the gas station.   Brother Soutas knew it would be almost impossible to get the boat fixed by the morning in order to take the scouts boating as promised, but he was grateful for the little tender mercies he had along the way.

When Brother Soutas returned back to the girls camp  he told Bro Adams how grateful he was for all the help he had been given that afternoon.  Then he said, "All I need is for someone to show up and fix the boat"   It was 11:30 pm in the middle of the mountains in the remote town of Liberty, Utah.

How in the world would that ever happen?  We went outside to get the suburban ready for him to sleep, when a Paramedic truck pulled 

up and parked in front of us.   I was worried someone was hurt, but they assured us no one was.   The truck stayed there, the driver never got out.  I looked again and read on the side  of the truck, It did Not say "Paramedic" as I had originally assumed, but "Para-Mechanic"!!!!  My husband said  - No Way!!   

But it was true.  He walked over and asked him if he could fix boats.  He said he did and they made arrangements to meet at 7 am

The man said he wouldn't likely have the right switch to fix it, but he could still make it work for the day.  It turned out he had the right switch.

He fixed the boat -completely.   And Brother Soutas drove the boat to the boy scout camp on time as promised.   He says the boat works better than it ever has.

It would seem completely impossible for a boat to be fixed between the late hours of 11:30 pm and 7:00 am.  NO Boat mechanics work those

hours.  No hardware shops are open those hours.  No boat mechanics were available to fix a boat at all on a Saturday.  But Heavenly Father put the exact people at the exact time that we would need and see them to help us.      Heavenly Father and His son can help us fix a broken boat and he can help us fix broken souls.  I love my Heavenly Father and My Savior.   

The young women presidency serving is as follows:  Jennifer Soutas (President) , Lynette Kankamp (1st counselor) , Cheryl Madsen (2nd Counselor)  and Diane Bullock as Secretary.  The Laurel advisor was Nikki Hooper, The Mia Maid advisors were Tara Orr and Lisa Henderson.  The Beehive advisor was Alisa Bodily.  The camp leader was Liz Orton and the sports specialist was Shelleen Warner.

Other activities were as follows:

 The Young women went boating at Jordanelle in August.  This was a very fun activity.  We made blankets for the SL refugee Center.  We held a Service scavenger hunt around the neighborhood to do miscellaneous chores.  We went to the Beehive Senior Center in West Jordan and 

performed Christmas music and took them cookies. 

We held a back to school BBQ at Jordan ridge park, combined with the young men.

The Fall Festival activity in October was a great missionary activity to get less active youth to come.  This service to the neighborhood is well attended and draws a few less active and non-member families. 

 Young Women in Excellence was held in November by the Stake.   Each of the young women were able to display items they had completed for their personal progress.

Young women who earned their Young Women Medallion this year included, Lauren Kankamp, Danielle Orr, Samantha Goates, and Sister Cynthia Goates

Our year was awesome as we were able to Press Forward towards Christ.

In December a new Young Women’s presidency was called.

Jennifer Soutas was released as President, along with Lynette Kankamp as  first counselor and Cheryl Madsen as 2nd Counselor.  Diane Bullock as secretary. 

Tara Orr, Lisa Henderson, Nikki Hooper were also released.

The New Presidency called was Teri Forsyth, President.  Janie Hyde - 1st Counselor.  Rhonda Angeletti -2nd Counselor.  Maurielle Mouritsen secretary.   The Laurel advisor called was Diane Bullock.  The Mia Maid advisor was Alisa Bodily and the Beehive advisor was Cara Johnson.

Anointing & Sanctification/Shin

 I remember a talk our Stake Patriarch gave in a Stake Conference a few years ago.   He said that to be justified is "to be cleaned up" and "to be sanctified is to be filled up".  This thought was followed by the scripture phrase, "by the blood ye are sanctified", coming to my mind.
I pondered on that and thought of the color of the mixture I had made of the ancient holy anointing oil from a recipe found in Exodus.  It was made with pure olive oil, cinnamon, cassia, and myrrh. (I left out the sweet calamus so as not to be "cut off" as it says in Exod 30:33) :)
When olive oil is applied it is distributed throughout the body and most likely  carried through the blood!   The blood must be significant. (much like essential oils which, when are applied to the skin, their healing components are absorbed into the bloodstream by the pores and hair follicles. Once inside the bloodstream, they disperse to the specific organs and systems on which they work.)  https://www.21drops.com/pages/how-essential-oils-work 

  In an apocrypha document,  Adam is said to ask for the healing oil from the tree of life in the Garen of Eden, as he is approaching death, but it is denied by the angel guarding the tree.  We are told in the Book of Revelations, that the oil from the tree of life will heal the nations.

The Tree of Life contains the healing oil of salvation.

Teaching attributed to St Peter explained how Christ had been anointed:
‘The Son of God, the beginning of all things, became Man. He was the first whom God anointed with oil taken from the wood of the tree of life’. The text continues: ‘In this present life, Aaron the first high priest was anointed with a blended oil, made after the pattern of the spiritual oil... If this temporal grace, blended by men, was so effective, how potent is the ointment extracted by God from a branch of the tree of life. (From Margaret Barker and Clementine recognitions)  

The oil of the fruit is the healing of the atonement.  Healing us from death and sin.  This is especially symbolic of olives,  in as much as we used olive oil in our anointing for healing.

The Holy Priesthood of God is the Order by which means we receive anointings and healing blessings.  Doctrine and Covenants Section 121 tells that "the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven."
Dew of heaven is a direct reference to the holy anointing oil because, according to Margaret Barker, "it shone and was like dew". 
In modern scripture the Lord used the word "dew' to show the prosperity of an often dry Judean climate when he spoke of Mount Carmel, known as the "Garden of God".   This thought comes from a September 1980 Ensign article by D. Kelly Ogden.

"'As the dews of Carmel, so shall the knowledge of God descend upon [the Saints' (D&C 128:19). We understand the full impact of God’s reference only when we realize that Mt. Carmel averages 250 dew-nights a year!"

In Exodus Chapter 30, we read that the holy ointment was used to anoint all vessels and furnishings in the tabernacle of Moses.  Verse 29 says that "thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.  

קָדַשׁ qâdash; a primitive root; to be to make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally):—appoint, bid, consecrate (fill the hand) , dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), wholly.

Margaret Barker wrote: "The fragrant tree of life appears in the Enoch traditions, standing near the heavenly throne, with a fragrance beyond all fragrance.  After the great Judgement, it would be restored to the temple, and its fruit would be given to the righteous and holy ones. This is what St Paul meant when he spoke of the fragrance of Christ being a fragrance from life for life.   In 2 Enoch, the fragrant tree is gold and crimson, like fire, a memory of the menorah, the tree of fire, the ancient symbol of Wisdom." 

The symbolism of anointing tells us the sacred and important nature of this ritual: (parts of this list were obtained from Bible History.com)
Anointing a king was equivalent to crowning him (1 Sam. 16:13; 2 Sam. 2:4, etc.). 


"Anointing the eyes with eyesalve" expresses imparting of spiritual perceptions (Revelation 3:18).

Prophets were also anointed (1 Kings 19:16; 1 Chr. 16:22; Ps. 105:15). 
All furnishings and parts of the ancient tabernacle and most likely Temple were anointed (Ex 30)

In Isa 21:5 it reads  "anoint the shield".  Oil was rubbed on the leather of the shield so as to make it supple and fit for use in war.

Anointing was also an act of hospitality (Luke 7:38, 46). It was the custom of the Jews in like manner to anoint themselves with oil, as a means of refreshing or invigorating their bodies (Deut. 28:40; Ruth 3:3; 2 Sam. 14:2; Ps. 104:15, etc.). This custom is continued among the Arabians to the present day. 

 Oil was used also for medicinal purposes. It was applied to the sick, and also to wounds (Ps. 109:18; Isa. 1:6; Mark 6:13; James 5:14). 
The bodies of the dead were anointed (Mark 14:8; Luke 23:56)  To cease anointing was a mark of mourning  (2 Samuel 14:2; Daniel 10:3; Matthew 6:17).
 Isaiah's beautiful messianic speech about the "oil of joy for mourning" has become a new favorite scripture.  It was also termed the "oil of gladness" (Ps. 45:7; Heb. 1:9).

 Jesus of Nazareth is this anointed One, the Messiah (John 1:41; Acts 9:22; 17:2, 3; 18:5, 28).



 The sacred use of oil was for consecrating things or persons to God. So Jacob anointed for a pillar the stone which had been his pillow at Bethel (Genesis 28:18).
 The oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, and as applied to things gave them a ceremonial sacredness, fitting them for holy ministrations. As applied to prophets (1 Chronicles 16:22; 1 Kings 19:16), priests (Leviticus 4:3), and kings (Isaiah 45:1), it marked their consecration to the office, and was a symbol of the spiritual qualification divinely imparted for its due discharge (Exodus 30:29-30). 1 Samuel 10:1,6: King Saul. 1 Samuel 16:13-14; David thrice anointed: first to the right; then over Judah; then actually over the whole nation.

 Isaiah 61:1;   Isaiah anointed  and the oil of joy and gladness

Christ (In Greek the Anointed One) in Hebrew he is Messiah (the anointed one). 

He was anointed Prophet (prophecy), Priest (hood), and King.  He was anointed with the Holy Spirit from the womb, then at His baptism- in the sense of being anointed with the Holy Ghost. (John 1:32-33-41). 

 What He is His people are - Messiahs or "anointed ones" --by union with Him (Zechariah 4:14), having the unction (anointing) of the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:21; 1 John 2:20). Though priests in general were at first anointed, afterward anointing was restricted to the high priest, called "the priest that is anointed:" the perfume used was of stacte, onycha, and galbanum, with pure frankincense.
Frankincense in Hebrew is לְבוֹנָה lᵉbôwnâh from the root lbn meaning to be white and
to make pure. 
There is great imagery in the type of individual who was anointed.  Thanks to Rebecca Stay for this wonderful insight.  They were the prophet, the priest, the king and the messenger/angel of the king (all same word from מלכ), and the bride/groom.  A most interesting individual to add to the group would be a leper.  

Leviticus 14 tells of the Cleansing of a Leper. (Thanks to Bible Hub for this layout)

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest. And the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall examine him; and indeed, if the leprosy is healed in the leper, then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water. As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood and the scarlet and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water. And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose in the open field. He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, and shall stay outside his tent seven days. But on the seventh day he shall shave all the hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows; all his hair he shall shave off. He shall wash his clothes and wash his body in water, and he shall be clean."

a. Then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds: In this cleansing ceremony, one bird was killed in an earthen vessel over running water, and its blood was applied to a living bird, to some cedar wood, to some scarlet fabric, and to some hyssop. Then, using these things, the blood was sprinkled on the one who was cleansed from leprosy. Then, the living bird was let go.

i. This seems to be a picture of Jesus’ death and its spiritual application; a “heavenly” being (as a bird is “of the heavens”) dies in an earthen vessel, while remaining clean (because of the running water). The death of the bird is associated with blood and water; the blood is connected with life (applied to the living bird), and then applied to the one cleansed.

ii. Cedar wood: Cedar is extremely resistant to disease and rot.  The Temple was a "house of cedar".

iii. The connection with hyssop is also important. Jesus was offered drink from a hyssop branch on the cross (Matthew 27:48), and when David said purge me with hyssop in Psalm 51:7, he was admitted that he was as bad as a leper.  אֵזוֹב  ay-zone or hyssop was the branch

used to spread the blood of the lamb on the lintel or doorpost on the night of the Passover exodus from Egypt.

b. He shall shave all the hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows: After the sacrificial ceremony with the birds, the cleansed leper had to wash their clothes and shave off all of their hair. They started all over again, as if they were a brand new baby.

i. Again, this seems to be an illustration of being “born again” - a completely new start.

On the eighth day:

"And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and one log of oil. Then the priest who makes him clean shall present the man who is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. And the priest shall take one male lamb and offer it as a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. Then he shall kill the lamb in the place where he kills the sin offering and the burnt offering, in a holy place; for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy. The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand. Then the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD. And of the rest of the oil in his hand, the priest shall put some on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the trespass offering. The rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD. Then the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Afterward he shall kill the burnt offering. And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean."

a. On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish: In completing the sacrifices for the cleansed leper, offerings were made on the eighth day and sacrificial blood was applied to the right ear, the right thumb, and the right big toe, to sanctify and consecrate the cleansed leper. This was the same way that the priest was consecrated.

b. And of the rest of the oil in his hand, the priest shall put some on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed: On the eighth day, oil was also applied to the cleansed leper. It was both sprinkled on his body in general and then applied to the ear, thumb, and toe just as the blood was. Each of these places on the body was meant to be anointed with oil.

i. Therefore, a cleansed leper had a special calling and a special anointing. One could not go through such a ritual as this and not be changed.

ii. Since leprosy is a picture of sin, we see how this ritual has spiritual application to ever sinner set free by Jesus.

iii. Since leprosy had no natural cure, it was certain that this ritual was rarely performed - and when it was performed at the command of Jesus (Luke 5:12-14), it must have been a great testimony to the priests at the temple.

Jesus the Christ.  Christ is Χριστός Christós, in Greek meaning, The Anointed One.  He is the Messiah, in Hebrew Messiah מָשִׁיחַ mâshîyach, the anointed one.
Jesus Christ was a prophet, priest, King.  He is the Bridegroom.  He also carries the symbols of a leper.  For in his hands are wounds that did not heal.  Yet, because of HIM we can be cleansed, cleaned up and fully healed and restored.

I love my Savior!