Charity – The Greatest of All At our ward conferences this year we are focusing on Charity, the Pure Love of Christ. Here are some of the key truths we learn about charity from Moroni chapter 7: • Charity is a gift, bestowed by the Father, upon all who are true followers of his … More Stake Presidency Message
If I were to ask you what scripture you would pick as your favorite regarding the love that God has for you, which one would first come to mind? If you don’t immediately think of one, I encourage you to contemplate and select one that stands out to you, one that you could bring into … More Stake Presidency Message
Retrospect & Prospect As the pandemic subsides, we relish every resumption to normalcy, rejoice at the revelations given to us by our prophets pre-disaster (even home-centered Church a year before we’re home-confined), recount the tender mercies we received in this trial, and remember the lessons we learned (such as those told by President Nelson in … More Stake Presidency Message
Welcome to Stake Conference We are excited for our upcoming Stake Conference on May 15 and 16. We are very pleased that we will be joined by two members of the Seventy. Elder J. Devn Cornish of the Quorum of the Seventy will preside at our Stake Conference (he will attend via broadcast). We are … More Stake Presidency Message
Hello friends. Let’s start right off with a quick quiz. I’ll give you the first half of President Nelson’s statement and see if you can guess or remember the second half. At the close of last October’s conference, in a talk titled A New Normal, President Nelson said, “May we go forward together to fulfill … More Stake Presidency Message
The Superlative Sacramental Prayer In these and other extraordinary times, when physically gathering for the Sacrament is restricted, when Priesthood authority is not proximate to administer the ordinance, or when whatever pestilence keeps us from partaking The Lord’s Supper, we each would still always have the sacred Sacramental Prayer to partake in mind and spirit. … More Stake Presidency Message
Pure Religion I grew up on a small farm in rural Idaho. As I recall, we only had about five neighbors within one mile in either direction of our home. One of these neighbors was a wonderful elderly widow, Ida Phillips. One day, when I was still quite young, I decided that I was going … More Stake Presidency Message
Joy and a Living Prophet Hello Brothers and Sisters. Happy New Year to you all. I have recently been thinking about joy and the profound insight our prophet has given us about it. As we start out a new year, I believe it is important to remind ourselves of the need to work at having … More Stake Presidency Message
Original Christmas As Christmas draws close, we wonder how the 2020 sea change might alter the Holy Season too. In the now seemingly distant Christmases past, we were merrily and freely congregating and singing, gathering with friends and family, going to and fro, celebrating, sharing, embracing, being embraced. In their place now are an invisible … More Stake Presidency Message
We Thank Thee, Oh God, for a Prophet Watching General Conference caused me to pause and consider just how very thankful I am to have living prophets and apostles on the earth today. Where else could we receive such truth and light? In a world that is often filled with chaos, misinformation, distortion, and deception; … More Stake Presidency Message
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