The Hanchett Family

Introducing the Hanchett Family! Mike and Rachel both grew up in Gilbert and were actually in the same ward for a while as kids. We will have been married for 6 years this June and have two daughters, Rory & Paige. Mike is currently serving as the 1st councilor in the Elder's Quorum Presidency and really enjoys it. He also works as a claims adjuster for Infinity Auto Insurance and is working on his masters degree in counseling at University of Phoenix. He likes to read, play racket ball, make salsa and homemade ice cream. Rachel is serving as the Primary Chorister and is a stay at home mom. She likes to scrapbook, read, bake and is trying her hand at canning and so far all attempts have been successful. Rory is 4 years old. She is going to preschool and hopes to start Kindergarten in the fall. She loves to sing, dance, dress up, color, play with friends, watch movies and give talks in primary. She definitely has a social calendar and is happy to have anyone fill a spot! Paige will be 2 in March and is as busy as can be! She is a very happy little girl who could put the energizer bunny to shame. She loves to play, eat, be outside, go to nursery and visit Grandma & Grandpa. We moved into Murfield Village almost 2 years ago and are happy we did, we love being in the Ellsworth Ward. We have met so many wonderful people and can't wait to get to know more! We love to get together, hang out, eat and play games so give us a call!

Check us out at http://www.hanchetthousehold.blogspot.com

The Burninghams

My dad is in this picture but he doesn't live with us

Hello Ward Members!

We are Clark and Stefanie Burningham. We were sealed in the Los Angeles Temple and have been married for a little more than six years. We have two beautiful, energetic children, Audree and Ethan. We are new to Arizona and enjoying it so far. Clark works as a Field Inspector for mortgage companies and is in school full time. Stefanie just got a job at Kohls nearby on Signal Butte working nights (if you see me there please say hi!) and loves being at home during the day with the kids. Audree is five years old and in kindergarten and enjoys karate and piano lesssons. Ethan will be three in February and loves trucks, balls, and wrestling with his dad. We live in the Amador neighborhood on Tacoma, but dont know many people there yet. We have been called to the ward nursery so you probably wont ever see us at church even though we are there. We love this ward and look forward to meeting some new friends! Clark enjoys tennis and basketball, when he has time, so if anyone likes to play please call him.

We also both have small businesses if anyone is interested: Clark runs www.TiesandTacs.com and Stefanie sells Mary Kay Cosmetics at www.marykay.com/sburningham

Steve & Teralyn Cheney Family

We are the Cheney Family. (No relation to good ol'Dick) We have been in the ward since February and absolutely love it!

We met 6 years ago on ldssingles.com we dated for over a year & after the second proposal we were married & then sealed in the Salt Lake Temple.

We both enjoy football and sports. I am the reigning Fantasy Football Champion from 2007 for a group that we play with and it looks like I am going to take this year also. I remind my dear husband that when I win, he wins. :)

Steve is "the man of the house" and our girls adore him and shadow his every move. He is a wonderful husband and father.

Mazie which rhymes with "crazy" is just that. She is 3 and is such a girly princess except that her favorite movie is Spiderman and that she loves to wrestle with her little sister, Evie.

Evie loves to repeat everything you say and you may remember her for being the smallest yet fastest little 2 yr old to escape her parents grasp and run down the isles of the chapel almost every sunday. Yeah, we are working on that but aparently she is more stubborn than her mother. She likes to growel and flex her muscles and will bow to her father on command.

Despite our aparent attempts to try to make our beautiful little girls into tom-boys, they are sweet and tender hearted and we love them both very much! One particular stressful afternoon while in "time-out" Mazie reached over to hug her sad little sister and told her "it okay, lets sing I a child of God". Random moments like these warm your heart and remind you how prescious your children are.

The Watson Family

We arrived in the Ellsworth Ward in July of 2007. We are originally from Utah, but spent almost three years in Georgia before arriving in Arizona. We love Utah with all it's seasons, we love the South and have a big spot in our hearts for all the good people there. We are learning to love Arizona with all the heat! Yikes! We have four boys--Ben (14) plays the cello and is on the National Academic League at Smith Jr., Brayden (11) plays baseball and any other thing he can be involved in with the boys in the neighborhood, Treyce (8) loves pokemon and karate, and Sam (5) loves legos and just started kindergarten this year. Matt works for LDS Family Services (or that Jesus Christ Church as Treyce says). It keeps him on his toes. Amy is still trying to adjust to having eight hours a day all to herself--yea! We feel blessed to be in such a great ward!

The Whittaker Family

Hola Ellsworth Ward Bloggers!

We’re the Whittaker Family. We’ve been in the ward since 1998. We remember when nothing around us existed - no stores, no schools or anything – just desert!
We are currently serving in Primary as CTR 8 teachers. We’ve had many callings, but love being in Primary.
To tell you a little bit about ourselves: Kendra was born in Merida, Yucatan Mexico and moved to Mesa when she was 8 years old. Dustin has lived in Mesa his entire life (except for his mission where he served in New York City and Connecticut). Dylan is five years old and is in Kindergarten this year.
We enjoy traveling as a family, watching movies, spending time together and cooking. Both of us work for Pearson Education Publishing and Dustin also works for an attorney. Dylan works hard by keeping busy in school.
We are very blessed to be in such a great ward.

The Dent Family

We are Jared, Rebecca, Cailin, and Macey.  We were married on November 22, 2002 and have two beautiful daughters.  Cailin will be three in December and is a fun spirited, bright, and seriously funny little girl.  Anyone that knows her knows she loves to talk and talk, loves to sing and dance, and is into all things girl.  Macey was just born on August 7, 2008 and is already a light in our little family.  We're so grateful to have her.  

Jared is currently studying to become a Radiology Technologist (RT) and works at True Imaging as an RT Assistant.  Rebecca works part time as a Book Keeper and also makes and sells salsa on the side to put her culinary degree to good use.

We have been in the ward since August of 2006.  We were thrilled to find so many old friends here and have made many new ones.  It will be great to get to know more of you through this blog!   

The Happy Hall/Hydes!

This blog is so fun!! We've been in the ward since early 2007, so a year and a half now. We feel so blessed to be part of this ward and our great neighborhood. We live in Muirfield Village. Brig bought this condo in Oct. of '06 and when he married Ali and her 3 lil' ladies on Feb. 3 they joined him! Check us out on our website www.easysite.com/brigandali for more fun photos and our bios!! We love the gospel and all of you!!

The Gunnell's

We are Phil & Heather Gunnell and have been in the Ellsworth ward for 4 years now and in the Stake for 6. Phil serves as Sunday School President and I am the Young Women's President. Phil is the guy roaming the halls during second hour at church making sure everyone is where they should be, especially our very social youth!

I work part-time as a dental hygienist and have started doing photography on the side. Phil works full time as a web programmer for CVS/Caremark in Scottsdale and we are in the throes of applying and interviewing for medical school, which he will start August 2009. He has an acceptance to a school in Nevada but we are hoping to stay in the Valley and go to U of A's Phoenix campus, which would mean we would get to stay in our ward, which we love! Either way we are definitely going to medical school next year.

We love to be active; camping, hiking, playing at the lake (when friends with boats call us!), Phil likes basketball and are always up for a game night. I love to read, love photography, cook and bake and have a recipe blog for fun. You can keep up with our family happenings at our blog: www.thegunnellfam.blogspot.com

The Nielsen's

We are Skyler and Jenny Nielsen. We have been in the ward for almost a year and have loved the Ellsworth Ward!!! Skyler and Jenny both grew up in Mesa, Skyler graduated from Mountain View and Jenny from Mesa High. We met in February of 2006 in a Book of Mormon class at the MCC Institute, and have been together ever since. We were married in November of 2006 in the Mesa Arizona Temple. Skyler is currently working and going to school full time and getting ready to apply for Medical School next summer. He is serving as the Stake Missionary Prep teacher and loves it. Jenny is working full time for an Orthodontist and waiting to get into Dental Hygiene. She loves working with the Laurel class and all the Young Women. We enjoy going to the lake, golfing, playing softball, spending time with family and friends, and relaxing if we are not in class or at work. We are so excited to be in the Ellsworth Ward and even more excited to become friends with all of you!! (jennyandskyler.blogspot.com)

The Williams Family

We are the Williams Family. Bill and Crystal have the pleasure of raising three great boys...Cayman, Merek, and Trey. We have been in the ward since late 2002 and enjoy being here very much. Crystal keeps everything running smoothly as a stay-at-home mom, and Bill keeps himself busy with technical sales, and a few other things. We also have Otis...who is our Golden Retriever (we're pretty sure), who we rescued from the streets about 9 months ago. Along with Otis we have two other pets; Cosmo is a parrot and Jack is a gecko.


Cayman, who is almost 11 years old, loves to read and devours any book, especially of the fantasy genre, that he can get his hands on. He is attending Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies and enjoys school very much.


Merek, our almost 8-year-old, will be baptised soon. He loves any kind of reptile, and has enjoyed taking care of his Gecko, Jack. He will be a 2nd grader this year at Patterson Elementary. He is very enthusiastic about his interests.


Trey, our youngest, will be 6 later this month. He will be in 1st grade at Patterson with his brother. Trey has an infectious smile and is a joy to have around. Trey loves to swim, and has decided to learn how to play the guitar.


Crystal and Bill like a lot of things...including travel, scuba diving, raquetball, and generally finding fun and interesting things to do. Recently, Bill has obtained his Pilot's license, and has been enjoying flying small airplanes and podcasting about the experiences (www.studentpilotcast.com). Bill also maintaines a personal blog at www.billwil.com. Crystal has been toying with the idea of blogging for a few months now, but hasn't started. We'll keep you posted.

Pulse with an "H"

Hello! We are the Hulse Family: Johnny, Melody, Daniel, & Jaxon.

Johnny and Melody have been married for almost seven years; we have two boys, Daniel (2 1/2) and Jaxon (13 months). Johnny grew up in downtown Mesa, off of Stapley and Broadway. He makes sure everyone knows he was a Mesa High Jackrabbit. Melody grew up in Hemet, Ca. and moved out here to go to college in 2000. We met shortly after Johnny returned home from the Pittsburgh PA mission and were married a year later in the San Diego temple. Johnny completed his BS in business marketing the same time Melody completed an MAED in Adult Ed and Distance Learning.

Our two very active boys keep us always on the move. Daniel loves anything with wheels or buttons. He loves basketball, swimming and going to the P-A-R-K. Daniel keeps us always learning what not to do as a parent! Jaxon loves anything he can put in his mouth, including dog food. He will try to copy anything his older brother does. His dimples are sure to melt any heart. Jaxon has a condition called Eosinophilic Esophagitis (try saying that 3x fast). Basically he is allergic to the protein in food. We are trying to figure out what he can eat, which so far is not much. We love our two boys, they are a great blessing. They bring such joy to our lives. I don't believe I have found anything in this world so beautiful as my two boys both asleep at the same time!

Johnny is in the Sunday School and Melody is the second counselor in the Young Women’s. We both love playing sports and especially love board games. We are always on the look out for other competitive couples who might be up for a game of Settlers! We look forward to getting to know more people in the ward.

The Huber's

Hi, We are the Huber Family; Chad, Ashley, Ella, and Carson. We were married November 22, 2003. We grew up 1 mile from each other our whole lives, but didn't really know each other. While Chad was on his Mission in Chicago, our wards rearranged and when he got home we were in the same ward. We were in the same young adult class, and he asked me out on a date. The rest is history. We dated for a year and a half before we got married. We had our first child, Ella Claire on October 14, 2005, what a joy she has been in our lives. She is full of energy, and has such a sense of humor. She sure keeps us on our toes:) We just had our 2nd, Carson on January 7, 2008. He has been such a great addition to our little family. He is such a good, and happy baby. I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom. Chad has worked for T-mobile for the past 3 years doing site acquisition work(cell phone towers). He just opened a Spanish Movie Theater in April of this year. Life is so busy! We are truly blessed! We have a family blog also http://www.ashandchad.blogspot.com/.