Today's Spotlight: Tess Fontanetti Rice

Tess has been in the ward since April 2014 and is Graduating with a BA in Music from BYU!

Here are some questions we asked her:

How did you meet your husband?
"Working at a BYU call center. He was in to me and I had a boyfriend. He left on his mission, and I left on my mission 2 weeks before he got back. I wrote him twice on his mission, and he wrote me twice on mine. He even sent me money to go out to eat for my birthday (he loves to tell people that he took me on a date on my mission). After I got back we both still worked at the call center and then started dating. 5 years after we first met, we were married."


Where did you get married?
Mt. Timpanogos Temple, Utah. December 21, 2013. 

What are some of your hobbies? 
"Soccer, running, sleeping, eating (but seriously), reading, crocheting (my husband makes fun of me for it)."

What's your favorite food?
"Beans and rice! Or popcorn. I can always eat popcorn."

What's something that most people don't know about you?
"I still have baby teeth, and my parents moved to Utah from Brazil just before I was born. All my extended family still lives there."

What are some of your favorite books/movies/music/TV shows? 
"Books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Not sure about movies. 
I never get sick of Gilmore Girls."

Lucky Charms Munch

Need a fun colorful Easter treat idea? Or just a delicious treat? You will LOVE this. Warning... it is very addicting.

Lucky Charms Munch

YIELD: 6 Cups

 

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

 

TOTAL TIME: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 box Lucky Charms cereal
• 6 cups pretzel sticks
• 8 ounces white chocolate baking bars
• 1 (9 oz.) bag of M&M's
• 1/4 cup colored sprinkles
• 1/2 cup of each pink, yellow, and green candy melts

Directions:

STEP 1: Pour box of cereal out onto a large baking sheet. Pick out all the marshmallows; set aside.

STEP 2: In a large bowl mix the pretzels, M&M's, and marshmallows together.

STEP 3: In a medium microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate chips for about 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until chips are completely melted. Pour over mixture and toss until evenly coated.

STEP 4: Spread mixture in single layer on baking sheet. Immediately sprinkle with candy sprinkles and drizzle with melted pink, yellow, and green candy melts. Let stand until set, about 15 minutes. Gently break up mixture and enjoy!

*Store Lucky Charms Munch in a covered container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

MAKE SURE YOU READ HER "BEFORE" INSTRUCTIONS ON HER WEBSITE BEFORE YOU MAKE THIS. HER TIPS MAKE THINGS 100 TIMES EASIER. 

http://deliciouslysprinkled.com/lucky-charms-munch/

Say hello to our next spotlight: Diana Anderson!

Diana is currently raising her adorable baby girl and getting her master's degree in Chemistry at BYU!

How did you meet you husband?
"We met on pioneer trek as youth in 2007. He couldn't resist me in my bonnet and apron. We dated for about 18 months and then took a break when I went to the UNiversity of FLorida and he came here to BYU. We served our missions at the same time and wrote to eachother throughout and make quick work of deciding to get married when we got back."

Where did you get married?
Denver Co, Temple

What are some of your hobbies?
"Aside from snuggling my baby girl, I love sports, especially football. I also play volleyball and soccer and pretty much everything. I love music- I sang in a competitive acapella group throughout college  and play piano and guitar (but not super well). And I love chemistry. Weird. I know."

What's your favorite food?
"Milk. I could drink milk all day long."

What's something that most people don't know about you?
"I really hate bugs- like really really hate them. I'm not scared of the dark, or big scary men, or a ball flying at my face, or pain or anything really. But I can't handle bugs. "

Easter Egg Hubby Hunt

Easter is just around the corner. I can never think of what to do for my husband that he will actually like. I finally found this idea on Pinterest and loved it. It has a complete list of  instructions and has things that your hubby will actually like (always a bonus!). Check it out on the datingdivas.com!

Easter Egg Hubby Hunt

Meet Ashleigh Davidson,

Ashleigh is graduated from BYU with a BA in Media. She's now an office manager for a local start up-Owlet Baby Care. One day she wants to use her degree to write a screen play! Here are some of the questions was asked her:

How Long have you been in the Ward?
"A Long time, a little more that 2 years I think"

How did you meet you Husband?
"Luke and I met through a mutual friend. He tried to set us up on a group lunch date, but he scheduled it right in the middle of midterms. The day of the date, I was so stressed out I almost didn't go! I did, but I have absolutely no memories of actually meeting Luke! He says I was kind of grumpy... A few months later we went on a real date, and the rest is history."

Where are you from?
"I'm Canadian! I was born and raised in Alberta, and moved to Utah for school when I was 18"

What do you like to do for fun?
"I love going to the movies, reading, traveling, writing, and embroidery. I also like photography and yoga, but I'm not very good at either."

Favorite Food?
"I love desserts, especially cupcakes."

Favorite Movies/Shows/Books?
"Oh, I could get carried away here :) These are my top favorites."
Books: Jane Eyre, Little House on the Prairie
Movies: Across the Universe, Babette's Feast, anything with Audrey Hepburn
Music: The Beatles, Yellowcard, Dashboard Confessional
TV Shows: Gilmore Girls, The Office, Parks & Rec, Grey's Anatomy

Obedience

Such a good reminder of obedience! What are you doing to be happy? Please take a moment to watch this Mormon Message!

Obedience to the Ten Commandments

Meet Abby Christiansen

You guessed it! It's time for another spotlight!

Abby has been in the ward for 1 year and is graduating this April! She met her husband in a political science class at BYU-Idaho.

Some of her hobies include traveling and finding really good deals on flights. She loves going new places, meeting new people and seeing new things.  She also loves to cook and take care of her hedgehog!

Here are some of the questions we asked her: 

What's your favorite food?:
That is really hard... Probably döner which is like meat that is spit roasted with cumin and you eat it on a sandwich with roasted onions and peppers and it is basically awesome. I also love the Mexican version called pastor. Pretty much any kind of meat that sits on a spit to roast all day.

What's something that most people don't know about you?:
I played with penguins at the zoo once and it was awesome.

What are some of your favourite books/movies/music/TV shows?:
Don't really like movies. I like musicals a lot. I like documentaries. I don't like crime dramas but I will watch most other TV shows.

Abby also has her own blog at: http://justus2atbyu.blogspot.com/