Serving Arizona Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints July–August, 2021 • Vol 47 • No 3 • Est 1975 FRESH COURAGE TAKE! Crossover Skills Project Elect Puts Sisters on the Path to Politics By Merry Gordon s of 2021, women hold only dacy and public ser- 27% of the seats in the U.S. vice. According to their A House of Representatives. They mission statement, they hold just 24 of the hundred available seek “to gather women Senate seats. And women of faith of the Church to, first, hold an even smaller percentage of educate members about the leadership roles than that at federal, importance of women’s state and local levels. involvement in public Project Elect: Women in Public Service aims to Continued on pg. 3 increase those numbers. The Salt Lake City-based nonpartisan nonprofit hopes Photo courtesy of Project Elect to put more Latter-day Saint Rachelle Price, Rocklin (California) women in office by offering them Unified School District Trustee, support as they prepare for candi- campaigning with her family. ArizonaBeehive.com • • 1 WE NEED YOU TO HELP TAKE THE ARIZONA BEEHIVE MAGAZINE TO NEW, CELESTIAL HEIGHTS! HOW? BY BECOMING A PATRON OF THE MAGAZINE... Traditional sources of magazine revenue (ie. advertising, subscriptions) are disappearing. New sources of revenue are needed now more than ever to help find, create and produce content people want to read. PATREON is the perfect way in which to help The Arizona Beehive thrive! By becoming an Arizona Beehive Patron, you contribute to the creation of each issue of the ONLY COMPLEMENTARY, LOCAL Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-member magazine in the Great State of Arizona. (And you get some great perks in return!) 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Main Main Licensed • Bonded d l Suite 3 • Mesa e i f Insured • ROC #135975 n e e (480) 396-6956 r N G M-F:8-5 • Sat:10-4 Better Business Bureau A+ Rating Women In Public Service Continued from pg. 1 service; second, encourage Georgetown Law School she says. She realized she knew many and recruit each other to run with years of political experi- women qualified for public office— for public office; and third, ence, including work on the competent, intelligent women pre- support each other in cam- McCain and Romney cam- pared by a lifetime of Church service paigning for and participating paigns. She currently works at for negotiation, public speaking and in public service.” a political law firm in Sacramento and planning. She also knew many young teaches election law at BYU. women just beginning on that path. Project Elect’s multifaceted pro- “The Church has created this gram takes potential candidates through amazing program,” she says, cit- “I feel passion- the entire political process, from ing how from a very young age, the recognizing crossover skills gained in youth speak in their congregations, Church leadership that would make take on leadership roles and partici- ately that Latter-day Latter-day Saint women viable public pate in decision-making. servants to mentoring those women through the campaign trail and beyond. Saint women are The project began when Martin was approached by a ward member for Photo courtesy of Project Elect “They’re ready for uniquely qualified advice regarding a local school board Audrey Perry Martin, Project Elect founder issue. and board member. “I’d been working in politics 20 anything,” she says. for office.” years at the national level,” Martin “It was an incredible grassroots laughs. “You get a little cynical.” Mar- campaign,” Martin says, one that tin brushed the woman off with warn- would have cost thousands of dollars “We have a responsibility to them. “Most women members of the ings about red tape and bickering. in the political world. Eventually, The time is right for an organization Church already know about their “Luckily, she didn’t listen to me,” two Latter-day Saint women were like this.” communities’ problems and have Martin says. Instead, the elected to the local school To find board members, she had only ideas on how to solve them,” said woman gathered like-mind- board. to look around her: “I’ve associated Audrey Perry Martin, Founder and ed colleagues who lobbied Martin knew it was the with countless strong and talented CEO of Project Elect. Martin, an the school board and made the start of something bigger. Latter-day Saint women.” Drawing election law expert, is a graduate of changes they wanted to see. “Wheels started turning,” Continued on pg. 7 ArizonaBeehive.com • • 3 ON THE COVER 14 Meaningful Actions 20 Refill My Soul “Many a father pulled his cart, with his little Focusing on Your Relationship New Church Meditations App The Arizona Beehive, LLC 1225 West Main Street, Suite 101-439 children on it, until the day preceding his death.” Mesa, Arizona 85201 – John Chislett, a survivor 15 Inspire Entertainment 21 Beehive Book Review Youth Return to the Stage Time Turn 480.304.5646 • www.ArizonaBeehive.com PUBLISHER Project Elect 1 16 Come Follow Me Whats Cooking Michael O’Brien LDS Women in Politics Degrees of Glory Wonderful Waffles [email protected] 8 5 for $25 EDITOR 17 Green Flake 22 AZ Mormon Settlement Merry Gordon 10 Childhelp Ambassador Film Focuses on Black Pioneers James Harvey McClintock [email protected] Rosevelt Helps Abused Children 18 Family History 23 Just Serve GRAPHIC DESIGN Saving & Sorting 100 Angels Leslie Thompson - Layout 12 Prep Your Missionary Candace Khattab - Ad Design Journaling 19 Noteworthy Literature Valley Temples [email protected] Spinning Yarns PHOTOGRAPHY 13 Behold the Lamb Schedules & Updates The Arizona Beehive, LLC of God Threat of Sweat 24 Business Directory [email protected] Narrative Compilation of Multitasking Makeup Community Services WEB DESIGN Christ's Life Carl Eiferman [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIA Grace O’Brien [email protected] What’s The Buzz? CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Allison Beckert “The Mormon Church maintains a marvelous record of its Church Emily Jex Boyle history and of its membership. The latter record is considered of the Hilary Jade Fevrier largest value, carrying out the study of family genealogy that attaches Robin Finlinson so closely to the theology of the denomination.” Rachael Fuller Merry Gordon This observation was made in Phoenix, Arizona on May 31, - Tony Gutierrez 1921 by JAS H. McCLINTOCK, Arizona State Historian (and Sherrie Nattrass non-member) as part of the Forward to his book Mormon Settle Katherine Ogden ment in Arizona. Julia Proctor We Latter-day Saints love our record keeping and genealogy, Heather Sandstrom because we love history. (And we are commanded to keep our Glen & Lynne Tolman history, but that is merely a happy happenstance!) In this issue and in honor of our blessed Cindy R. Williams pioneers, you will “meet” James H. McClintock, and the man who profiled him - BYU Fred Wood Professor Fred Woods. Professor Woods profiles McClintock as the one who wrote one of DISTRIBUTION the most influential books on Latter-day Saint settlement in the west. The book is avail- AZ Integrated Media able for purchase (I got mine!) from Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/ Presido Distribution epub/9661/pg9661.html and contains jewels like this: PRINTING Mesa was incorporated July 15, 1883. The first election chose A.F. Macdonald as Mayor, Valley Newspapers E. Pomeroy, G.W. Sirrine, W. Passey and A.F. Stewart as Councilmen, C.I. Robson as Recorder, J.H. Carter as Treasurer, H.C. Longmore as Assessor, W. Richins as Marshal, and H.S. Phelps as ADVERTISING Poundkeeper. All were members of the faith, for others were very few in Mesa at the time.” Call 480.304.5646, Or email [email protected]. Media kit A veritable “Who’s Who” of Mesa pioneer family names! A bit more: available at www.ArizonaBeehive.com “Mail at first was received at Hayden’s Ferry. Soon thereafter was petition for a postoffice.- DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS The Federal authorities refused the name ‘Mesa’ on the ground that it might be confused with Visit ArizonaBeehive.com and click on Mesaville, a small office in Pinal County. So, in honor of their friend at the Ferry, there was ac DISTRIBUTION ceptance of the name Hayden. In 1887, there followed a change in the postoffice name to Zenos, after a prophet in the Book of Mormon... Mesaville [eventually] passed away and the settlement SUBSCRIPTIONS quickly availed itself of the privilege opened, to restore the commonly accepted designation of Subscriptions now available! $19.00 annually (6 issues). Visit ArizonaBeehive. Mesa.” For some perspective, the 1920 census counted 89,576 souls com, bottom of the home page to subscribe. in Maricopa County, 3,036 of which lived in Mesa. As of 2019, 499,720 people reside in this city. With a population like this, THE FINE PRINT members of the Church are now comparatively “very few in Mesa.” The Arizona Beehive is a free publication printed six times a year, published by The Arizona Beehive, And we are here for all of them, in Mesa and all East Valley cities.