Where Is Everybody?
Tucson YSA 1st Ward
“Where is everybody” – Weekly Tucson YSA 1st ward 29 Dec 2025 – 3 Dec 2026 Email
“Dear New Years Resolution,
Well, it was fun while it lasted.
-Sincerely, Jan 2nd”
Hey y'all! This is an email to tell yall to keep enjoying your break! It doesn’t last forever. Cherish these fun moments while they last. Make sure to make some promises to yourself for next year. Just for those who decided to stay in Tucson and avoid the cold I have the upcoming items for the next week.
Home Evening every Monday at 7:00pm
This week: Game night
Where: Institute
Game Night every Wednesday at 7:00pm
Evening institute class ("Brother Bauer Power Hour") starts at 6:00pm in the chapel – CANCELED TILL JAN 21ST
This week: NEW YEARS EVE PARTY!!! (9:00 PM) Nachos, Charcuterie, Mocktails, Dancing & Games
Board games and friends are always an option whether an activity is planned or not
Institute - 1333 E 2nd St
“I don't call them New Years Resolutions, I call them: “Casual Promises to myself that I am under no legal obligation to fulfil””
Club Spotlight: Basketball, Friday at 7PM
No skill required, (Especially in my case)
Other Clubs and Activities
Tuesday
Dungeons & Dragons,- 7PM
Open Volleyball - 7PM
Thursday
Adaptive Institute class 6-6:50 Rm 102 – Gentle and slower paced CANCELED TILL JAN 21ST
Pickleball - 7 PM
Art Workshop (Christmas Themed)– 7 PM
Friday
Basketball – 7PM
Wildcat Gospel Band – 7 PM
Saturday
Nerf Club – 4:30
Magic the Gathering Club – 7 PM
Social Dance – 7- 9:30 –CANCELED TILL JAN 10TH
Church meetings every Sunday at 1:00pm
Sacrament Meeting
Food afterwards
If you can't find parking at the institute, nearby uncovered lots on campus are free on Sundays
They're also usually free to park most evenings, but double-check the signs to be sure
Institute - 1333 E 2nd St
Ward Choir every Sunday at 3:30pm
All abilities are welcome!
Contact Macy Halverson with any questions: 801-671-1591
Institute (back classroom) - 1333 E 2nd St
Queer Christian Initiative 5PM
Institute classes run daytime Mon-Thurs
Evening classes Wednesday and Thursday at 6:00pm
Institute - 1333 E 2nd St
Light The World Giving Machine Entertainment
Volunteers Needed
Please sign up to help promote the Light the World Giving machine this Christmas season at the La Encantada mall. Our stake has been assigned two days, (Sunday Nov. 30th and Thursday Dec. 4th) to provide entertainment next to the machine. Any entertainment such as piano, singing, instrumental music, ward young women, primary children singing, or even dramatic short acts or readings are needed to perform next to the machines to encourage people to light the world.
You can sign up on the following sign up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0844A5AC2AA75-59609857-entertainment#/
· The beautiful grounds of the Mesa Arizona Temple will light up with Christmas spirit this year from Friday, Nov. 28, through Tuesday, Dec. 30. The lights will be on each evening from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is free and Christ-centered.
· In addition, there are 10 favorite biblical vignettes placed among the olive trees that help tell the Christmas story, including figures of Mary and Joseph on their way to Bethlehem, a near life-size Italian Fontanini nativity scene with a star above shining with tens of thousands of twinkling lights, three lighted wisemen with camels, and more!
· During the Christmas season, the Mesa Temple Visitors’ Center hosts the annual International Nativity Exhibit. This event is also free to attend. Visitors can view hundreds of unique nativity scenes from around the world and enjoy the Christmas story through inspiring works of art — many which are handmade — depicting the Savior’s birth. The nativity display runs the same dates as the Christmas lights event and is open 5-10 p.m. each evening with daytime viewing 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesdays/Thursdays at the Visitors' Center, 455 E. Main St., which is located just west of the temple grounds on the corner of LeSueur and Main Street. Free parking is available nearby.
· See the Christmas lights and feel the spirit of Christmas throughout the holiday season on the beautifully landscaped grounds of the historic Mesa Arizona Temple in downtown Mesa!
· More information, including FAQ, can be found at MesaTemple.org.
Lots of other Gathering Place activities at the institute every evening of the week
Calendar of events/activities for both wards: https://www.tucsonysa.org/
Special thanks to Orlando Rodriguez for keeping this up to date!
Give something new a try, even if you're skeptical - you might find something you like! I discovered a love for dancing at social dance nights every Saturday night and recommend that to everyone. We need lots more men to show up - no one expects you to be an exceptional dancer, just being willing to try is enough.
Upcoming Events:
· 01/23-01/25 YSA Desert Days 2026 Arizona YSA Conference: ysadesertdays.com for more info & to register
Quote of the Week:
“Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy. "Easy" doesn't enter into grown-up life.”
― Michael Caine
Verse of the Week:
37 And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been faithful; wherefore, thy garments shall be made clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father.
(Ether 12:37)
“Your greatest challenge may not be your faith; it may be your fear.” – Jeffrey R. Holland
In Loving memory of Jeffery R. Holland
May God be with you all