When our River Rose Ward boundaries were changed, Sister Connie Wilson became a member of our ward. She presently serves as a Primary Achievement Day Leader for the 8-9 year old girls.
Connie was born in South Salt Lake. She has two brothers and one sister. Connie and her husband had three sons and two daughters. Her first child passed away during childbirth. Her husband passed away 14 years ago.
Her children all live in the Riverton area with Connie living with her son Ryan and Heidi and their four children. Two of her children are police officers (a daughter and a son) and her son, Ryan who is our Bishop, works for Deseret Book. She has twelve grandchildren and one great grandson.
She has always loved sports. When she was younger, she loved bowling, snowmobiling, riding four wheelers, hiking and camping. She says that anything outdoors was her passion.
Connie and her husband enjoyed reading, learning, and studying together history biographies such as The Biography of Abraham Lincoln and reading about many of our Mormon pioneers.
For 35 years, she and her husband owned a river rafting company called "The White Water West Rafting Company". She says that "they ran rivers" on the Snake River and other rivers in Utah.
Her favorite food is "all foods" but especially Mexican and Italian. Connie says that, "living with her son, Ryan and Heidi and her four grandchildren is like a little bit of heaven."
We are so grateful having Sister Connie Wilson in our River Rose Ward.
Sister Heidi Wilson joined our ward when our River Rose Ward split. Her husband is our bishop, Bishop Ryan Wilson. Heidi was born in Salt Lake City and lived there most of her life. Heidi is the oldest of four girls. Her mother and father are still living in SLC. She and her husband Ryan have been married for 17 years. Eight years ago, Heidi, with her husband and four children, moved to Riverton, Utah. Their children are Whitney, age 13, Jayden, age 11, Brinley, age 7, and Haylee, age 2. Ryan works at Deseret Book. Heidi is enjoying her calling as the 8-9 year old Primary Achievement Day leader which is held in Heidi's home. Her hobby is that she loves cleaning her house and being with her family. She also enjoys camping with her family. The Texas Roadhouse is her favorite place to eat. While Heidi is busy with her four children, she also works for Discover Card as the senior collections manager from 6 am to noon. Although all their family will be going waterskiing and May and they all love the outdoors, their favorite vacation spot is Disneyland. She says that she loves everything Disney. We are so glad you are in our ward, Heidi, and bringing our Bishop with you! Thanks for being our bishop's wife and supporting him in this busy calling. To Know You is To Love You, Heidi! --contributions by Barbara Davis, Relief Society Welcoming Committee