Meet Megan Potter

Thank you for sharing Megan! We are excited to get to know you a little better.

HI! I’m Megan Potter and I’m from Washington State. I was born in Seattle, but we moved to Spokane when I was about 10, so I claim Spokane and my parents still live there and I would love to settle anywhere in Washington to be close to family. I have a combined family with 2 brothers, 4 step-brothers, 1 sister,  1 step-dad and of course my mom. I love my step-family!! I went to BYU-Idaho in ‘02-‘07 and got my degree in Social Work which I love! I served a mission in Spain, Bilbao in ‘05-’06 and loved it, and I love Spanish. I hope to go back someday! That’s how I met my hubby (sortof!). His sister was my favorite mission companion! She is also from Washington (central) so we planned a double date with our brothers when we all got home from our missions. He was serving in Uruguay at the same time as I was in Spain. My brother was serving in Russia.  My husband Robert and I met about 9 months after we got home from our missions (double date with our siblings), and that was it, the rest is history! (our siblings didn’t end up working out-everyone always asks about that part so I had to mention it). Robert and I have been married for 6 years and have 2 boys, Brady (5) and Catcher (2). It is SO fun having my mission companion as my sister in law! She is my best friend☺ 

My husband is in the Optometry program at Midwestern (3^rd year). I have taken a temporary leave from Social work to be a Stay-at-home-mom. Since we moved to AZ  I was determined to lose my baby weight, I became a Beachbody Coach, reached my goal, and now work a couple hours a day from home helping others to get healthy. Health and helping others is my passion! 

If I had an hour of free time I would probably be sitting on the couch resting (or on the internet, let’s be honest)! OR I would be working, quilting, reading, baking, or visiting friends. 

I’ve had countless experiences that have strengthened my testimony including seminary, girls camp, testimony meetings, Relief society, my mission, general conference, and attending the temple. Every hard experience in my life has strengthened my testimony that God loves us, cares for us, and has a plan for us.  The gospel is important to me because it gives me hope! Hope of family for eternity and hope of forgiveness. Hope of ultimate truth and knowledge, and eternal life and happiness.

My Favorites:

Dessert –Frozen yogurt!
Hobbies – Camping, hiking/backpacking, quilting, cooking, baking, talking with friends☺
Season – Summer or anytime I can be outside enjoying the weather
Scriptures –These scriptures are on my missionary plaque. I love them both because they talk about the essence of this life and of the gospel: JOY!!

2 Nephi 2:25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.
and 1 Nephi 8:12 And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit.

Hymn – Joseph Smith’s first prayer (P.S. This is way hard to choose!)

Can’t wait to get to know you all!! I know our paths cross for a reason!

September Relief Society Meeting

On the Agenda

Two classes: Time Management/Goal Setting and Hair Tips and Styles

On the Menu

Shredded pork sandwiches, Salads, Cookies (recipes posted below)

Class One: Time Management and Goal Setting was taught by Megan Potter. What is your vision for your life? Do you have a dream? Megan gave us steps to follow to achieve any goal we make. One bit of wisdom she shared with us is to make goals that are SMART-Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timed. Thanks Megan for all the inspiring information!

Here are the handouts that walked us through the goal setting process (click on the to make them bigger):

Class Two: Hair Tips and Styles, taught by Jodi Crosby. We learned many useful tips such as how often to wash our hair, useful products to use in different situations, how to create texture and volume, and how to do a fishtail braid. Thanks to Jodi and her beautiful models!

And here are the recipes: 

  

Frog Eye Salad 

Allrecipes.com

1 cup white sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 3/4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice

2 eggs, beaten

1 tablespoon lemon juice

3 quarts water

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 (16 ounce) package acini di pepe pasta

3 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained

2 (20 ounce) cans pineapple tidbits, drained

1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 cup miniature marshmallows

In a sauce pan, combine sugar, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pineapple juice and eggs. Stir and cook over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat; add lemon juice and cool to room temperature.

Bring water to a boil, add oil, remaining salt and cook pasta until al dente. Rinse under cold water and drain.

In a large bowl, combine the pasta, egg mixture, mandarin oranges, pineapple and whipped topping. Mix well and refrigerate overnight or until chilled. Before serving add marshmallows and coconut. Toss and serve.

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

(Garnishwithlemon.com) 

Prep time,15 mins. Cook time 20 mins Total time 35 mins

Recipe type: sides and salads

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

                   2 cups water

                   1 cup uncooked quinoa

                   ⅓ cup red wine vinegar

                   ¼ cup olive oil

                   1 small red onion, diced

                   1 red pepper, diced

                   2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced

                   ½ cup chopped kalamata olives

                   ½ cup crumbled feta cheese

                   ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

                   1 tsp salt

                   ½ tsp freshly ground pepper

                   Juice of one lemon

Instructions

.    Bring quinoa and water to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes or until water is absorbed in quinoa. Fluff with a fork and cool for 5 minutes.

.    Add the oil and vinegar and let quinoa come to room temperature.

.    Add onion, tomatoes, pepper, olives, cilantro, and salt and pepper. Stir gently. Add feta cheese and gently combine. Chill for 2 hours to let flavors combine. Squeeze lemon juice over salad right before serving to brighten flavors.

Mrs. Field’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

Megan Paulus (via Dana Erikson), Bellair Ward Cookbook ,Dec 1999, p. 156

2 ½ Cups Sugar

2 Cups packed brown Sugar

1 lb Butter

Cream together sugars and butter, then add:

3 Eggs

1 Tb Vanilla

Beat 3-4 minutes then add

6 (to 7) cups of flour

½ tsp salt

1 ½ tsp baking soda.

Beat Well, it will be very dry.

Add

4 cup chocolate chips,

2 cups nuts (optional)

1 cup shredded coconut (optional)

Bake for 11 minutes at 375˚

Note from Dana Erikson: I froze my cookie dough before I baked it, that helped it cook chunky. I also had to bake it a minute or two longer since it was frozen.

August Relief Society Meeting

On the Agenda

Getting to Know You Activity

On The Menu 

Chicken Spaghetti, Green Salad, Rolls, Chocolate Lasagne (recipes below)

In the Bellair Ward, summer brings a lot of change. Many families move out and many families move in. Every year in August we spend the night getting to know each other. It's always fun whether you're new to the ward or been here forever.

After a yummy dinner, we all got to take a turn answering questions about ourselves. What year did you graduate from high school and how big was your graduating class? What was your last craft project? If you could go anywhere on vacation where would you go? What was your last accomplishment? etc. It was so fun to get to know a little more about everyone. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it such a fun night!