Sister Spotlight: Juli Brown

Our sister, Juli Brown, was born in Utah and grew up in Highland, Utah with 2 brothers.  She has been married for five years to husband, Adam, and they have a two year old son named Ryatt.  

Juli injured herself in September 2013 while jumping off a picnic table and is now suffering from back and leg problems.  She has gone to many doctors for tests, X-rays, MRI's, etc since her injury and because of all this and being in a lot of pain is now damaged by her pain medications prescribed by many different doctors.  

She has always loved dancing and working as a dance instructor teaching children at the intermediate level of dancing and does hope to return back to this job she loves in the near future.  Because of her dancing abilities, she received a dancing scholarship.  

She also enjoys singing and has been singing in front of an audience since two years old.  She was in the Miss American Fork pageant twice and won 1st runner-up two years in a row.  

She and her husband, Adam, moved to Georgia a few years ago and also lived in South Carolina & Virginia.  They were glad to return back to Utah because of the many hurricanes and tornadoes they experienced in the South.  

Her husband, Adam, is employed at Vivent Home Security Co. installing security systems in homes.  Some of Juli's favorites are making cookies and her favorite foods are Mexican and Italian.  She also enjoys rock and roll music.  

Juli is such a sweet sister and we all need to get to know her better.  She is now able to come out to Sacrament meeting with her husband and son but because of her injury is not able to stay for the rest of her meetings.  She expressed her thanks for the many sisters who have brought in food and who have helped her...some who she says she never even knew their names.  So want to thank all of you for helping her.  Let's keep Julie in our prayers.  Her main goal in life right now is to get better...soon!

Sister Spotlights: Connie and Heidi

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