Dear Brothers & Sisters, Yehoshua/Yeshua (Joshua/Jesus) in Hebrew means ‘Salvation’. The same Hebrew name for the Old Testament Joshua and New Testament Jesus Christ parallels their distinct role and mission; leading the temporal journey of the Israelites into the promised land and our own personal journey leading to eternal life with our Heavenly Father. Like the Israelites we encounter obstacles and challenges that must be overcome to progress and complete our journey. In the face of crossing the River Jordan and encountering the walls of Jericho, the Lord encourages Joshua to be strong and of good courage. He promises to not fail or forsake him. May we also be strong…

Brother and Sisters, We look forward to worshipping with you at our sacrament meeting tomorrow beginning at 12:00 pm. We will hear from Sister Ellie McCullough, who will be serving in the Washington DC South Mission and the last 4 of our 15 graduating seniors. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, as such we will be dedicating our combined 5th Sunday lesson to this topic. We would ask that you Ponder these questions in preparation for that meeting next week:What is Emotional Resilience?How does it apply to me?How do Emotional Resilience and gospel principles tie together? We will discuss these questions and review the church’s emotional resilience program and available…

Dear Friends, In springtime we are reminded of the First Vision. In the spring of 1820, God our Father and Jesus Christ appeared and spoke to Joseph Smith and thus commenced the restoration of all things. Over 200 years later, we are admonished by our current prophet to develop within ourselves the ability to communicate with God. President Nelson has taught that, “In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting and constant influence of the Holy Ghost.” We also share President Nelson’s prophetic warning that “If most of the information we get comes from social or other media, our ability to hear…

Dear Friends, We look forward to our sacrament meeting tomorrow beginning at 12 pm. We will hear from our primary and 6 of our 15 graduating seniors this week. We invite you to bring along any friends or family who may be with you this Mother’s Day weekend. All are welcome! Come Follow Me this week taught that the laws, practices, and tabernacle worship of the ancient Israelites pointed them to their Savior. Recently the phrase “I would look up…” has been on my mind. For me this phrase elicits a desire to look beyond myself, to change my perspective and my heart, and to see with greater clarity the…