Bishopric message

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, and blessings come from the Lord. We should be grateful for them and try to develop them. It’s a bad idea to take them for granted.

For example, if the Lord has blessed you with a bright mind and a thirst for knowledge, yet you waste your time in school and skate by with so-so grades, then you’ve misused your gift. The same goes for someone with athletic strength who uses his power to bully weaker kids, or a person blessed with a good sense of humor who uses it to cut people down.

The Lord wants us to do our best—and that’s compared to our own abilities, by the way, not anyone else’s. Depending on which skill we’re talking about, your “best” might be more or less than someone else’s “best.” And that’s fine. Be grateful for your strengths, be humble about your weaknesses, and let the Lord help you reach your potential.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. We look forward to worshiping together tomorrow.

Love,

The Bishopric