Dear Brothers & Sisters, We look forward to worshiping with you tomorrow at 12:00 pm. To attend virtually click Here As we continue to prepare ourselves for our inaugural ward temple night since the pandemic. We are reminded of the words of Elder Rasband in his Oct 2020 conference address when the temples were closed, “Let me emphasize, whether you have access to a temple or not, you need a current temple recommend to stay firmly on the covenant path.” It is our prayer that each of us may take measures to be “Recommended to the Lord” and to take advantage of the power from the Lord’s House to help…

Dear Brothers & Sisters, We invite you to join our fast and testimony sacrament meeting tomorrow beginning at 12 pm. We look forward to hearing your testimonies. To attend virtually click below. Last October President Nelson taught that “the temple lies at the center of strengthening our faith and spiritual fortitude because the Savior and His doctrine are the very heart of the temple.” He asked us to take extraordinary and unprecedented measures to strengthen our personal spiritual foundations built upon the rock of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/47nelson?lang=eng We invite all endowed members to join us for a P3 ward temple night on Friday, June 24th in the 6:20…

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…

Dear Brothers & Sisters, We look forward to meeting with you tomorrow in fasting and edifying each other through our testimonies of the Savior, for the virtual option please click here. As we read about how the Israelites were “all in” after witnessing the many miracles that lead to their freedom from captivity. Then to see how quickly they looked for another path with the absence of the Lord’s Holy prophet to guide them. Reminds us of how blessed we are today to be able to have constant communication from the Lord through His holy prophet Russel M. Nelson and to know the Lord’s will and to help us through…

Dear Friends, The miracle of springtime renewal is an earthly expression of the Great Plan of Redemption and God’s love for the human family. As we worship God our Father and learn of Jesus Christ, as we strive to obey the commandments and repent daily, as we study and ponder the words of the prophets >> we are able to draw upon the redemptive and enabling powers of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We testify to you that this gospel does lead to peace today and eternal life in the world to come! We further testify that God rejoices in any amount of righteous effort we put forth! Please join…

Dear Brothers & Sisters, As we celebrate Easter, we reaffirm and bear testimony of the message shared by the First Presidency this week that: ” ‘He is risen’ was the angelic message of the first Easter. With feelings of worship and gratitude, we declare our witness that Jesus Christ is indeed risen. God the Father has given us the divine birth, the incomparable life, and the infinite atoning sacrifice of His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. By the power of the Father, Jesus rose again and claimed victory over death. He is our resurrected Savior, our Exemplar, and our Redeemer. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the…

Dear Brothers & Sisters, Tomorrow is our ward conference. Many of our stake leaders will join us for sacrament meeting and second hour. We are excited to be with them. We hope that you can join us. A virtual option is available HERE. During an existential crisis, with the Israelites trapped between the Red Sea and the armies of Pharaoh, the Lord’s counsel through his prophet Moses was as follows: Fear not Stand still See the salvation of the Lord Sometimes there is nothing we can do but lean upon our faith, quiet our hearts and minds and hands/feet, and patiently watch for the Lord’s intervention in our lives. May…