Dear Friends, We rejoice with you in this beautiful Autumn season. In Doctrine & Covenants 117 we are reminded that “the Lord loves effort.” In 1838, of the earnest striving put forth by Oliver Granger, the Lord said that “his sacrifice shall be more sacred unto me than his increase.” We testify to you that Jesus Christ both champions and rewards our efforts! Our sacrament meeting tomorrow will begin at 9 AM. For those who wish to attend virtually, you can click here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM5-P-UTn-g Please note that we will begin tithing settlement tomorrow. There will be a signup sheet on the bulletin board by the bishop’s office. We love you…

Brother & Sisters, Conference weekend was a wonderful and sustained testimony of our Savior. We hope you were able to enjoy the messages and build upon your spiritual foundation. Tomorrow is our fast and testimony meeting. We look forward to hearing your testimonies of Jesus Christ. To participate virtually click HERE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mob7ypXPenY We are so grateful to live among such wonderful friends and neighbors. The Bishopric

Dear Friends, We look forward to our church services tomorrow starting at 9am. We will be pleased to hear from Hada and Josue’ Hinojosa. For those of you who wish to join us virtually, you can view sacrament meeting at this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaMYsuWCIpw We testify to you that the existence of God is reality and that there is a Plan of Redemption for all. “Jesus Christ is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path the leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come.” We love you and pray for you daily, The Bishopric —Announcements— -General Conference…

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our sacrament meeting will begin tomorrow at 9am. We look forward to worshipping with you. Those attending virtually may use the following LINK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQtG9FFqcg Zion’s Camp was a difficult and soul-stretching experience. Many viewed it as a failure with respect to its revealed mission. But many of the “faithful members of Zion’s Camp…testified that the experience deepened their faith in God’s power…Rather than questioning the value of this seemingly unsuccessful task, they learned that the real task is to follow the Savior, even when we don’t understand everything.” As we go through our own difficult and stretching circumstance or challenge, may we do so filled with…

Dear Brothers and Sisters, We hope that everyone is enjoying a long holiday weekend. Tomorrow will be our Fast and Testimony Meeting. If you wish to participate online you can watch by clicking this link https://youtu.be/9Gcn1MDrjJ4 Announcements: We want to express appreciation to our youth for putting up the flags and beautifying our neighborhood on Monday for Labor Day and on 9/11. On Wednesday, 9/8 at 7 pm sharp, all of the youth will meet at the church to carpool up to Millcreek Canyon where we will have our Book Of Mormon Finale to finish our summer reading challenge. We are excited to have everyone come whether they finished or…

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Tomorrow we are pleased to hear from some of our wonderful young women. Our concluding speaker will be Sister Libby Dallimore, who has served in the Washington Vancouver Mission. If you wish to participate online you can watch here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePup-YUqKrw During the second hour we will have a special 5th Sunday lesson on race and the priesthood, taught by members of our stake council. You can participate online here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11qoEU4fpVQ Also for your information, tomorrow we will extend a release to our current Relief Society Presidency and sustain a new presidency. On Thursday, 9/9 at 7pm there will be a Relief Society dinner hosted at the…

Brothers & Sisters, We look forward to our sacrament meeting tomorrow (8/22) at 9am. Those attending virtually may use the following link to view the meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDgeoPozkWE Our Parley’s Neighborhood Summer Party is this Wednesday (8/25) at 6 pm on 25th East between Lynwood & Maywood. Please note that our annual Parley’s stake picnic will NOT be held this year. We love Christ’s words to the Nephites in 3NE27 saying “…I will draw all men unto me…” Draw being a verb that suggests an active and engaged and purposeful work by the Lord to help us ‘come unto Him’. How grateful we are for the Lord Jesus Christ who actively…

Brothers and Sisters, We are delighted to have Brent and Mary Mabey speak to us tomorrow. For those of you who wish to participate online, you can tune in here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYHeagdf-Yw Our meeting will begin at 9 am. Starting tomorrow we will again have the sacrament ordinance at the beginning of the meeting, as we have traditionally done. Below are some instructions for our adult Sunday School classes. We love you and pray for you often, The Bishopric Gospel Doctrine Classes: Robin and Bill Larson’s class (those who live on Stringham, Willmington Circle, Brentwood Circle, Parley’s Way, King and Texas) will be back to meeting in the main gym tomorrow.…

Dear Friends of the Parleys 3rd Ward, We hope this finds you well and in good spirits! Summer is passing too quickly. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at sacrament meeting at 9:00am. For those wishing to participate virtually, please click here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALQlxZmzNww Tomorrow we will receive a new bishopric to lead our incredible ward into the future. It has been such an honor to feel of your testimonies and your love over the past 5+ years. We have an incredible ward and neighborhood. It is such a blessing to live here. You have touched our lives in ways you will never know, and we will truly miss serving…

Happy 24th of July! We hope you have been able to celebrate our pioneer heritage this weekend. Tomorrow in sacrament meeting we are pleased to hear from Jamie Peters, John Peters and Henry Schwendiman. If you would like to participate in the meeting virtually click here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84ozYnAUSH8 A quick message from “Come, Follow Me” and the Gospel Living App. Blessings come with responsibilities.From Doctrine and Covenants 81–83. The idea that with great power comes great responsibility didn’t originate with superheroes. The Savior expressed the same sentiment when He told the Prophet Joseph Smith, “Of him unto whom much is given much is required” (Doctrine & Covenants 82:3) Our talents, gifts,…