This Week

MONDAY, October 12

Resume, Cover Letter, and ldsjobs.org Profile Help: Los Angeles California Employment Resource Center. 9am–3pm. Learn More. 

TUESDAY, October 13

The Career Workshop: Los Angeles California Employment Resource Center. 9 am–4:30 pm. Learn more.

Young Men's and Young Women's: Westwood Building at 7 pm.
Music Makers: Every Tuesday at 10 am in the Relief Society room. Please invite friends!

THURSDAY, October 15

Park Day: Between 9 am and 12 pm.

Thursday, Oct. 15: Cheviot Hills Park (Off Motor South of Pico----behind the swimming pool and rec center)

Thursday, Oct. 22: Hombly Hills Park

Thursday Oct. 29  Aiden's Place (Sepulveda north of Olympic)

The Great California Shake Out: “Drop, Cover, and Hold On!” — On Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 10:15 a.m the Great California ShakeOut will be held. This is an annual worldwide earthquake drill with millions of participants who take a few minutes to practice how to be safe during big earthquakes. The ShakeOut is a great opportunity for the UCLA campus community to practice what to do during earthquakes (“Drop, Cover, and Hold On!”). Participants will learn to drop to the ground, cover by getting under a strong table, and hold on to something sturdy. Over 39 million people worldwide and more than 9 million Californians are already registered to participate this year. Participation in this event can take less than 10 minutes; these are minutes you wouldn’t want to miss! To learn more about how to act before, during, and after an earthquake, visit the UCLA Emergency Management website: https://www.emergency.ucla.edu/what-to-do-during-an-earthquake. For more information on The Great California ShakeOut, please visit: http://shakeout.org/whyparticipate/.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

Relief Society Service Project: Please gather supplies for Halloween bags to give to families escaping domestic violence. We will assemble the bags Saturday from 9 am to 11 am at the Westwood Building. If you can give money or supplies please drop them in the Clerk's office Tuesday night or contact Carolyn Millard to arrange a pick up. See you there!

SUNDAY, October 18

Church Meetings: 9 am—Sacrament Meeting, 10:20 am—Relief Society/Elders' Quorum, 11:20 am—Sunday School.
Choir Practice: 12:30 pm every Sunday in the Westwood 1st Ward's Relief Society Room.

LOOKING AHEAD

• Los Angeles Stake Conference, will be held Saturday, October 24th at 7 p.m., and Sunday, October 25th at 10 a.m. More information to follow! Save the dates.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Join the West LA Moms Facebook group: We've put together a group for Mom's in the ward and their friends. Keep up with fun things moms and kids are up to each week. https://www.facebook.com/groups/westlamoms/

Family History Work: Free subscriptions to the FamilySearch partner sites Ancestry.com, findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com are available to ALL Latter-day Saints. Click here for more information!

Temple Work: If you have family names you need temple work done for, you can give them to Melissa and Dan Johnson by emailing melissa.johnson.0922@gmail.com, who will help you do them.  Also, if anyone would like to do family names for someone in our ward, please contact Melissa and Dan and they'll help you get the cards to do on your own.

Volunteer at the Prison: If you'd like to volunteer to visit the prison with other members of the stake, please contact Scott for more information: scottcporter@hotmail.com

Remember to do and report your Visiting Teaching: Once it's done (and even if it's not!) please report your visiting teaching to your visiting teaching supervisor the first week of every month for the previous month. Please also let your supervisor know how your sisters are doing and if there are any needs.

Pay Your Tithing ONLINE! Learn more

Upload Your Photo: Visit www.lds.org and log in to upload your photo to our new online directory and print a new photo directory from home. Learn more. Update your lds tools app on your smart phone and you'll be able to upload your photo/s directly from your smart phone. Please contact Kristen Curran with questions: kristencurran@gmail.com.

Playdates in the Park: A gathering for moms and young kids who want to get together at local parks to play with other moms and kids. Thursdays, Time is from 9am-12pm.  Come and go as your schedule permits. The day of the week changes each month so check above for recent info.

Music Makers: Another great gathering for Moms and kids which is held every Wednesday at 10:15 am in the room we meet in for Relief Society. Questions or want to be added to the email list? Contact Rachel McKissick rachelmckissick@gmail.com. Music Makers is a chance for young children to get their wiggles out by dancing and playing to music. 

Emergency Preparedness reminder:  The First Presidency recommends building a three-month supply of food. Each month a recipe will be provided that includes nonperishable food items. When storing food it is important to keep track of expiration dates and store food in proper conditions.  The First Presidency recommends to store what you eat and eat what you store. This allows a rotation of the food before the expiration date. Cooking without power is another concern in times of emergency. The following website list the many options available: www.yourfamilyark.org. There are instructions on how to build your own oven using cardboard, foil, and charcoal or links on where to purchase solar oven. Our goal is to make some progress every month. Good luck.

The Los Angeles Family History Library: wants to remind you that we are open and are offering a variety of classes to meet the needs of the community. The center is open from 12-5 pm the second Sunday of every month. Classes offered at the Family History Library at 10741 Santa Monica Boulevard, are listed at lafhl.org or call 310-474-9990.

Addiction Recovery Program: through The Los Angeles California Stake/LDS Family Services. Confidential recovery and support groups for individuals and family members. For more information, call 424.255.8277 or email LosAngelesARP@gmail.com. Learn more about meeting schedules.