October 2024 General Conference Highlights: “The Saviour, the Good Shepherd, goes in search of His lost sheep until He finds them. He is ‘not willing that any should perish.” “God’s Intent Is to Bring You Home” -Elder Patrick Kearon https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/45kearon?lang=eng&id=p20#p20 SACRAMENT MEETING LINK: · November 17th, Sunday: Virtual sacrament meeting: ANNOUNCEMENTS: November: Tithing declaration signups outside Bishop’s office:· Sunday, November 17th: 2:10 – 4:00 pm @ Parley’s 3rd Ward· Sunday, November 24th: 2:10 – 4:00 pm @ Parley’s 3rd Ward November 21st, Thursday: Join the Parley’s Stake challenging questions class with Nate and Sue Ann Jones at 8pm in the Relief Society Room of 1st/6th ward Building. December 7th, Saturday:…

October 2024 General Conference Highlights: “Yet down through history many have simplified, even trivialized our image of Him and His witness of who He was. They have reduced His righteousness to mere prudishness, His justice to mere anger, His mercy to mere permissiveness. We must not be guilty of such simplistic versions of Him that conveniently ignore teachings we find uncomfortable. This “dumbing down” has been true even regarding His ultimate defining virtue, His love. During His mortal mission, Jesus taught that there were two great commandments. They have been taught in this conference and will forever be taught: “Love the Lord thy God [and] love thy neighbor as thyself.”…

Salt Lake Temple Update and Pictures: President Nelson stated in the October 2024 General Conference; “The preservation and renovation of the Salt Lake Temple and other areas on Temple Square have been underway for nearly five years. Present projections indicate that this work will be completed by the end of 2026. We are grateful for all who are working on this massive project. Here is a link to an article that provides an update and impressive pictures of the current preservation and renovations to the Salt Lake Temple: Salt Lake Temple Renovation update https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/09/21/latter-day-saint-leaders-say-renovated-salt-lake-temple-to-include-significant-changes-preservation SACRAMENT MEETING LINK: · November 3rd, Sunday: Virtual sacrament meeting: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ongoing: 2025, FSY (For the…

October General Conference Highlight: The majesty of this moment! “The preservation and renovation of the Salt Lake Temple and other areas on Temple Square have been underway for nearly five years. Present projections indicate that this work will be completed by the end of 2026. We are grateful for all who are working on this massive project. During the last six months, we have dedicated or rededicated nine temples in five countries. Between now and the end of the year, we will dedicate five more. Today we are pleased to announce plans to construct 17 more temples. Please listen reverently as I announce the locations. Juchitán de Zaragoza, Mexico; Santa…

October General Conference Highlight: The Triumph of Hope. “Trey had noted in his journal these words from President Nelson’s general conference talk: “It doesn’t seem possible to feel joy when your child suffers with an incurable illness or when you lose your job or when your spouse betrays you. Yet that is precisely the joy the Savior offers. His joy is constant, assuring us that our ‘afflictions shall be but a small moment’ [Doctrine and Covenants 121:7] and be consecrated to our gain.” Brothers and sisters, the peace you seek may not come as quickly as you desire, but I promise you that as you trust in the Lord, His…

October General Conference Highlight: Living with real, true, and authentic JOY should be one of our main objectives in life. “We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ. We are members of the church of joy! And nowhere should our joy as a people be more apparent than when we gather together each Sabbath in our sacrament meetings to worship the source of all joy!” “Because of the loving plan of our Heavenly Father for each of His children, and because of the redeeming life and mission of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we can—and should—be the most joyful people on earth! Even as the storms of life in an…

Dear Friends and Neighbors: The end of the book of Helaman and the first few chapters of 3 Nephi present similar situations that could easily be compared to the times we live in today or may experience in the future. Why did Mormon put those chapters in the Book of Mormon? Because Jesus Christ had shown us unto the prophet Mormon; therefore, Mormon understood what we would be up against (Mormon 8: 34-35). In this week’s reading, the theme is “Arise and Come Forth unto Me”. In chapter 9 of 3 Nephi, the voice of Christ proclaims His divinity and invites men to come unto Him and be saved. Jesus…

THIS WEEK’S SPIRITUAL MESSAGE: In this week’s reading we read where the Nephites were preparing for the Gadianton Robbers to come upon them for a great battle. When the time arrived, and they saw the appearance of the Gadianton robbers, they fell to the earth and cried to the Lord that He would spare them and deliver them out of the hand of the enemies. We have seen this time and time again in the Book of Mormon. It is our hopes that in our personal lives where we may be experiencing our own battles that we may be like the Nephites where we fall to the earth in prayer…