by Elder David A. Bednar
One of the great challenges each of us faces every day is to not allow the concerns of this world to so dominate our time and energy that we neglect the eternal things that matter most. We can be too easily diverted from remembering and focusing upon essential spiritual priorities because of our many responsibilities and busy schedules. Sometimes we try to run so fast that we may forget where we are going and why we are running.
After God created all things, He rested on the seventh day and commanded that one day each week be a time of rest to help people remember Him. The Sabbath is God’s time, a sacred time specifically set apart for worshipping Him and for receiving and remembering His great and precious promises.
The Lord always has commanded His people to build temples, holy places in which worthy Saints perform sacred gospel ceremonies and ordinances for themselves and for the dead. Temples are the most holy of all places of worship. A temple literally is the house of the Lord, a sacred space specifically set apart for worshipping God and for receiving and remembering His great and precious promises.
God promises His children that if they follow the precepts of His plan and the example of His Beloved Son, keep the commandments, and endure in faith to the end, then by virtue of the Savior’s Redemption, they “shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.” Eternal life is the ultimate exceeding great and precious promise.
Announcements -
Stake Auxillary Training for Sunday School, Relief Society, Young Women’s and Primary Presidencies -Wednesday, April 25th at 7 p.m. at the Stake Center
Congratulations to Logan Stout on his mission call. He has been called to serve in the Dominican Republic, Santa Domingo, East mission. Spanish speaking. He leaves August 29th
Stake Releasings -
Edward Barrett as a Stake High Councilor
John Murdock as a Stake High Councilor
Wade Miller as a Stake High Councilor
Marque Randall as a Stake Clerk
Stake Sustainings -
Chad Mangum as a Stake High Councilor
Marque Randall as a Stake High Councilor
New Elders Quorum Presidency -
President - Travis Haslam
1st councilor - David Hildebrandt
2nd councilor TBA
Secretary - Keanan Farr
Relief Society Lessons -
April - 29th - What does it mean to minister
May - 6th - Council Discussion - Sister Erin Foster “Ministering” **All sisters in the ward are invited. (During 3rd hour)
May - 13th - Mother’s Day - “Small and Simple Things” Dallin H. Oaks
April Birthdays -
25th - Sadie Fredrickson
26th - Laceigh Kuss, Kim Welch
27th - Linda Danielson
