Welcome Sam & Ann Gappmayer.  We’re excited to welcome Sam and Ann to the Highlands on Gordon Creek Circle. Sam grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and lived in Montana as a young adult.  Ann was raised in Montana and met Sam there during their college years, both being interested in music.  They moved to Provo during the early years of their marriage and have lived in Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and most recently in Wisconsin.  They have five adult children who live in California, Idaho, Utah, and Colorado.  Sam and Ann are retiring as a Director and Archivist (respectively) from the Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan WI.  They both love hiking and camping and look forward to meeting their new ward family.  We’re so happy to have you both in the neighborhood!!

Save the Dates.

May 15: Worldwide YSA Devotional

May 27: Morgan High Graduation

June 4: Community Backyard BBQ

Jun/Jul/Aug: Block Parties (TBD)

Aug 27: Summer Bash at Park

In Case You Missed It. Last Sunday Kevin Deiber taught us from Elder Anderson’s recent conference address, “Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker”. Because of social media platforms, one voice of disbelief can appear to be a multitude of negative voices, but even if it is a multitude of voices, we choose the path of peacemakers. We can choose to genuinely listen to others and focus on what we share in common.  We can choose to prioritize relationships of love over differences of opinion.

Spotlight on Ric Lofgren. Ric Lofgren moved to Mtn Green in 1998 and lives at 5949 Sierra Drive in a square cedar timber cabin. Rick was born in Salt Lake City on April 10, 1957, and is first generation Swedish/Norwegian American. He grew up in Sugar House and graduated from Olympus HS in 1975. Rick then served a mission to St Louis Missouri (Originally the Independence Missouri Mission) from 1976-78. Upon his return, he went to the Community College in Salt Lake to learn cabinet making, a skill he has used throughout his life. He then went to Utah State University and graduated in 2003 with a degree in Education. His career since has been spent as a cabinet maker and a teacher. He worked for Salt Lake Community College for 17 years as an instructor at the Utah State Prison where he taught Building Construction (He would have stayed, but they stopped the program). For the last 9 years, Rick has been employed by the Jordan South Valley School District teaching wood shop to Special Needs students. Rick has many skills enabling him to build, fix or renovate almost anything, including building a Nantucket Windsor rocker. He studied auto mechanics in high school and worked in an auto shop for a time and he still enjoys working on cars. Rick likes being outdoors, hiking, mountain & road biking, & cross-country skiing. Nowadays, he mostly enjoys walking & scenic hiking. Ric has worked with Scouts and has attended Wood Badge twice. He also likes gardening and family history. Ric met his wife Mary on a cross country skiing outing in Driggs, Idaho and they were married in 1997. They have one son (Leif), who is now married, so they are officially Empty Nesters. Ric loves to be outdoors, and has gotten into wood carving. He is currently working on a Viking chair with dragon carving on the arms. Ric has been a Sunday School Teacher, Teachers Quorum Advisor, Ward Clerk (for Bishops Smith & Barns), and has also served as a Sunday School President in a Singles Ward. He is currently a Sunday School Teacher for the 14 & 15 year olds. Asked what other things people should know about him, Ric said, “I’m outgoing and get along with most people. I’m also patient, which is why I can work with kids (and Mary).” Ask Ric about meeting Spencer W. Kimball.