Back to School Potluck Social This Thursday!

This Thursday, September 12th, we will be having a RS Back to School Potluck Social at 7pm. Bring a potluck to share and come visit with the great sisters in our ward! See you there!

Spotlight: Sarah Jimenez

Sarah Jimenez

Born and raised- Sarah was born in Provo, Utah.  She is the 2nd oldest of 7 children.  She and her family moved to Northern Cali when she was 2 and lived all over the state, mainly in Fairfield and Orange County.  Her dad does governement construction, so they moved a lot.  She also lived a while Missouri and Washington State.  Her family moved to Kanab when she was 10, and she lived there until she graduated high school at 16.

What brought you to St. George- Sarah has always loved St. George.  Being 90 minutes from Kanab, she came here all the time with friend, and knew this was where she wanted to be.  She had a 4 year full scholarship to SUU but decided to switch to Dixie at the last minute. Cody says it was because of him (he might be a little right, ha!)  She LOVES it here and never wants to leave.  She and Cody moved to Missouri for a year right after they were married, and they couldn't get back soon enough.

Schooling and career- Sarah received her Associate's Degree from Dixie College and her Bachelor's Degree from Utah State University in Psychology.  (She did their extension courses through Dixie).  She worked as a paralegal for 10 years.  When they started a family, she didn't want to work out of the home any more, so she taught herself Photoshop,  she and Cody (he's a computer programmer and web-designer) started up a graphic design business- FotoTale Designs.  She specializes in photoshop templates for photographers; Christmas cards, Baby Announcements, Album design, etc.  She loves it, and it keeps her really busy.

How you met your husband- Sarah and Cody met their last year in high school. They were both sterling scholars for their schools. (Sarah, Kanab and Cody, Milford).  The regional competition was at SUU.  Cody was in Science and Sarah was in Social Science.  They were both the first interviews of the day for their categories.  Their interview rooms were right next to each other. When they both showed up about 20 minutes early, they just got to talking and hit it off.  There was about 8 hours between their interviews and the awards dinner.  She had driven her car to Cedar and Cody had come on the bus.  He offered to be her friend that day (ha, funny story!)... and he's been her best friend ever since. ;)

Kids (names and ages)- Rylee- 7 and Ryan- 4

Hobbie and favorites- Sarah likes hiking, boating, crafting, scrapbooking, photography, baking, movies, books, hanging out with friends (She  LOVES girl's nights!), shopping and pedis with her daughter.

Something unique about you- About 2 years ago, she won the Big Deal on the TV game show Let's Make a Deal.  She won a BMW motorcycle and a trip to Rome!

Spotlight: Kathie Steinert

Kathie Lyn Mendoza Steinert
I was born in Montebello, Los Angeles, CA.  and raised in Mission Viejo, CA.  After being in southern California for 42 years, Scott and I decided it was time to make a change for our family.   St. George is absolutely gorgeous with an incredible environment and top notch schools.  We knew this is where we ultimately wanted to end up, but decided we shouldn't wait! So here we are, Scott, Josh 22, Nathan 15, Allie 11, Mark 10, myself, and our precious little Pomeranian, Mercedes.
After high school I attended Ricks College, currently BYU Idaho, then went to a trade school to become a medical secretary.  Later, I went back to school to become a massage therapist and practiced that for about 10 years.
Something I enjoy is photography; particularly taking pictures of flowers, they make me happy.  I really like walking around in Snow Canyon too!  I enjoy cooking and most of all basking in the warm sun.  I love to travel with my mom and sisters, which doesn't seem to happen as much as I'd like it too!!
A huge part of my life is football.  Josh has been playing for 14 years and naturally, I'm his biggest fan.  He's currently playing in Missouri and I'll be cheering him on each weekend.  I love my children more than anything, they are my biggest challenge and my greatest reward.

September Lesson Schedule

September Lesson Schedule:

Sept 1sth: Presidency Message – Diane Barlow

Sept 8th: #17 Priesthood – “For the Salvation of the Human                                  Family” – Kristen Thorne

Sept 15th: #18 Church Leadership and Selfless Service –

                                Carol Poulson

Sept 22nd: Conference Talk – Deon Wilson

Sept 29^th: Combined RS/Priesthood

Happy September Birthday To:

September Birthdays:

Sarah Jimenez ·2 ^nd  

Char Ames · 4^th

Clare Banks · 4^th

Lonni Clarke · 7^th

Edith Porter · 10^th

Kathy Jensen · 15^th

Casey Heap · 17^th

Angela Ovard · 19^th

Diane Salisbury · 24^th

Christie Fink · 25^th

Jessica Poulson· 27^th

Kristin Morgan· 29^th

Spotlight: Kim Chournos

Kim Chournos:

Born and raised - Kim was born and raised in Ogden, Utah

What brought you to St. George - Kim and Lanse have always loved St. George, and their family felt ready for a change, so they packed up and moved.

Schooling and career - Kim went to Bonneville High School, then worked at a mortgage company until she had Aspen. She has been a stay at home mom ever since. 

How you met - Lanse and Kim met when they were 19 years old at Defensive Driving. Yes, they are much better driver's now!

Kids (names and ages) - Aspen 16, Alexis 14, Alyssa 14, Sam 9, Burkley 8, Sophie 7

Hobbies and favorites - Kim loves running, shopping, and being with her family. 

Spotlight: Sage Gallagher

Sage Gallagher
Sage was born in Phoenix, AZ, the sixth of 8 kids, but raised mostly in Sunnyvale, CA in the San Francisco Bay area. She did go to part of first and second grades in Provo at Rock Canyon Elementary School. Back in Sunnyvale she danced and played volleyball during high school.
At BYU she studied Humanities with an emphasis in creative writing. She also took dance classes and performed in Dancensemble, a modern dance choreography group. She took painting and photography classes for fun. She got a minor in Spanish after her mission to Lima, Peru.  A year before she graduated (which took a long time since she took so many extra classes) she met her husband, Dave Gallagher, during a clean-up hike in Hobble Creek Canyon.  They dated for about 5 months and married two months later in the Salt Lake Temple.
Sage and Dave have been married for 22 years and have 5 wonderful children. Silas (20) is serving a mission in Long Beach, CA. Noah is 16. Our three daughters are Eden (13), Chloe (6), and Ella (4). Sage has been able to stay home full time with the kids while also assisting Dave on occasion as office manager to various business ventures. Presently Dave runs an online animation school and Sage pitches in with some payroll help. Dave animated at Blue Sky Studios in New York for 11 years before starting his school.
St. George became our destination after another long, cold winter in Brewster, New York. Our extended family lives in Utah Valley so we are closer than we were.  We are excited to experience St. George!
Sage loves to create things. She oil paints when she can, remodeled their NY home, sews things and intends to make more things out of wood someday. She recently certified to teach yoga and enjoys running and exercising with her husband and kids. She and her husband especially love playing volleyball and hope to find other enthusiasts here.
Something unique about Sage is she taught herself to play the cello and played in the local symphony for about five seasons (but don’t ask her to play a solo).