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Elder Parkin
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Bishop’s Thought
As I listened to conference this afternoon I was impressed by my own need for a personal and family “check-up”. Elder Tai of the Seventy spoke about a recent visit to the doctor’s office where he was asked to make some changes in his eating and exercise habits to improve his health. He then posed a question about what kind of changes we might need to make in our own lives if we were to undergo a “spiritual examination.” This type of personal reflection was further emphasized by Elder Stevenson’s talk at the end of the session when he discussed the closure of the Salt Lake Temple for renovation and…
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COVID19 Update – 04/04
As we are ending week 3 of home church, home schooling, social distancing and our state’s ‘stay home, stay safe’ directive we were so grateful for the opportunity to pause and listen to the words of living prophets and church leaders during General Conference today. We hope that you have also been enjoying it and are looking forward to participating in a special solemn assembly during the Sunday morning session. As mentioned, if you do not have a white handkerchief at home, there is no need to go out and purchase one. We have been instructed to simply wave our hand for the Hosana shout. We love and appreciate each…
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President Wirthlin – Message 04/03
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Elder Nielsen
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Bishopric Message – April
For most of us the commotion we are experiencing with COVID-19, economic turmoil and overall anxiousness is coming all at once. Excepting the more seasoned adults among us who have experienced war, prior epidemics and other turmoil, much of the concerns we are facing are new and very unnerving. News, radio, and other sources of media remind us of perspectives held by others about our prospects. However, not all of those perspectives are accurate. Given the choice to see the negative or the positive, do any people on this earth have any more reason to be positive than us? After all, we understand the Plan of Salvation, even the Great…
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Letter from the Snows
Dear Parleys 5th Ward, We are home from our mission. We are sad we had to leave our mission early, but we are grateful to have arrived safely and well. We are in self-isolation for a few more days, but so far no indication of any illness. We had booked a trip, in January, for the time the temple would be closed for maintenance and cleaning in March. The trip was a bus tour that would take us through England and Scotland. As the news about the COVID-19 became more intense, we debated whether or not we should go. It had all been approved by the Temple Department and our…
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Letter from Elder Oliver Kwon
Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well and are staying safe during this crazy time. I think most of you know that I am home in Utah. I have been here for three weeks and am supposed to take off for Reno, Nevada next week. I will serve in Reno, Nevada, until the virus goes away. Being home is a little strange, especially seeing my family, but it is also really amazing. The Mexican food here is just as good as I remembered. It can be a little boring staying at home, but I think everyone is experiencing similar things. I hope you all stay healthy and have…
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Letter from Elder Joshua Hatch
March 16, 2020 – Aliens, Rain and Virus So many things have happened, from the virus to crazy weather to the people of Capilla that believe aliens come to this nearby mountain. It definitely hasn’t been the easiest because we had an investigator that had to go to the hospital and a couple others dropped wanting to be taught the missionary lessons, so as of right now we don’t have any investigators. So, we look forward to working in close contact with the members here. Our new church here in Capilla del Monte will be completed tomorrow, so whenever we begin meetings again there will be a new building!…
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Letter from Sister Kara Cook
Holy cow this week has literally been insane! But get ready for some miracles because between all the quarantine and conference calls and virus there is a beautiful silver lining…. Wednesday we had like 30 mins left of the 5-7 and we knocked into this very kind man who had the best intentions but talked to us for a good 20 mins and was not interested at all. As we were walking from the door, we were a little unsatisfied because while he was nice it didn’t really fulfill our purpose. We knocked a few more doors which didn’t lead to much and at 7, we decided to knock one…
