From Bill Baumgardner Sr., New Philadelphia
I have always tried to keep my testimony strong by reading, listening to or watching our many Church DVDs, CDs and videos that we have bought over the years. We probably have over 500 of them all together. The first thing I do before I get out of bed is listen to 2-3 chapters of the Book of Mormon on CD. Then I get on the computer and listen/read the New Testament Scriptures. On Sunday I watch/listen to Church Services all day on the BYU channel We now have our Sacrament on the Sabbath day. I came into the Church in 1969, my Sweetheart being a fifth generation member of the Church from the Catawba Indian Tribe in South Carolina. I met her in 1960 and we were married in 1964, I joined the Church five years later and we were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in 1971. My life has been a wonderful life since then. 🙂
I KNOW the Gospel is true and the most important thing on this earth. Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost are truly our Family in Heaven and here on earth. I love the Gospel. 🙂
From Judy Porter, New Portage
From not only Sunday, but most days during this ‘lock down’ I have been concentrating on expanding family lines and putting the information in FamilySearch.
My ‘travels’ have taken me to Italy, Lebanon, Syria, and many states in the U.S. Although my husband is a non-member, he is often bombarded with new fan charts, and all information received from the Church via e-mail.
Since I normally teach Gospel Doctrine twice a month, Sundays are spent ‘preparing’ anyway, by reading lesson material and the Book of Mormon and any related materials.
We are so blessed to have followed previous admonishments about food preparation and self-reliance, so that we ‘need not fear.’
Akron Ohio Stake News 