Most announcements should be electronically distributed weekly prior to Sunday so they do not take time in sacrament meeting; the bishopric may give essential announcements briefly before the opening hymn (see General Handbook 29.2.2.2).
From Elder Quentin L. Cook's general conference talk Deep and Lasting Conversion to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ (after President Nelson's two-hour meeting block announcement), "To help members prepare for the Sabbath, some wards already send an informative email, text, or social media message midweek. In view of this adjustment, we strongly recommend this type of communication. These invitations will remind the members of the Sunday meeting schedule for that week, including the upcoming class lesson topic, and support continuing gospel conversation at home."
1. 2021 Colorado Springs Christmas Creche Exhibit and Live Nativity, Thursday December 2nd through Saturday, December 4th.
Thursday, December 2nd, 5:00-8:00 p.m. (We have added additional exhibit time on Thursday evening for those wishing to avoid the crowds.)
Friday, December 3rd, 1:00-8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 4th, 1:00-8:00 p.m.
Please note that masks will be required indoors. Below are some 4-per-page invites that you can print to hand out to friends. Also below is a flyer for emailing or texting to friends. We need people willing to display their creches. If you are interested, please contact Karen Wells at csnorthcreche@gmail.com.
Docent Volunteers Needed
We could really use your help! We need several docents to usher visitors through the exhibits and safeguard the displays, as well as a few friendly greeters to welcome people at the entrance. If you would like to be part of this meaningful Christmas service opportunity, please click on the link below and sign up for a short shift that works with your schedule. The East Stake is unable to help us with the event this year, so we are in need of more volunteers from our stake to make sure this important community event runs smoothly and represents the Church in the same positive light that it always has. Thank you so much for your support!
Letter from Stake Presidency:
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
There has been much time and effort in preparing for our Creche and Live Nativity event December 2-4th at the Lexington building. We have spent many hours reviewing and discussing resources and recommendations from various groups. We have reviewed the El Paso County Health Department website and sought input from medical, community, governmental and other groups.
We have decided to continue with our current plan for Creche and Live Nativity.
We will require masks to be worn in the building and encourage them to be worn while viewing the Live Nativity.
We are still in need of volunteers and more Creches to display.
We are aware of the challenges and mixture of feelings and concerns associated with any event at this time of COVID.
This holiday season we invite all to take the opportunity to focus on Christ in our Christmas celebrations.
Sincerely,
Stake Presidency
2. Stake Adult Leadership Meeting with Ward Elders Quorum Presidencies and Relief Society Presidencies, Sunday, December 5th, 7am-7:45am, stake center chapel
3. 2021 First Presidency's Christmas Devotional, 6pm, Sunday December 5th, Online Broadcast
The First Presidency invites members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their families and friends to participate in the First Presidency’s annual Christmas Devotional on Sunday, December 5, 2021.
1. 2021 Colorado Springs Christmas Creche Exhibit and Live Nativity, Thursday December 2nd through Saturday, December 4th.
Thursday, December 2nd, 5:00-8:00 p.m. (We have added additional exhibit time on Thursday evening for those wishing to avoid the crowds.)
Friday, December 3rd, 1:00-8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 4th, 1:00-8:00 p.m.
Please note that masks will be required indoors. Below are some 4-per-page invites that you can print to hand out to friends. Also below is a flyer for emailing or texting to friends. We need people willing to display their creches. If you are interested, please contact Karen Wells at csnorthcreche@gmail.com.
Docent Volunteers Needed
We could really use your help! We need several docents to usher visitors through the exhibits and safeguard the displays, as well as a few friendly greeters to welcome people at the entrance. If you would like to be part of this meaningful Christmas service opportunity, please click on the link below and sign up for a short shift that works with your schedule. The East Stake is unable to help us with the event this year, so we are in need of more volunteers from our stake to make sure this important community event runs smoothly and represents the Church in the same positive light that it always has. Thank you so much for your support!
3. Single Adults (SA), ages 31+, Events and Information
Colorado South Single Adults (CSSA) Website
Colorado Springs LDS Multi-Stake Single Adults 31+ Facebook group
Denver LDS Singles Website
Castle Rock LDS Singles crssingleadults@hotmail.com email
4. Middle Single Adults (MSA), ages 31-45, Events and Information
Colorado Springs LDS Midsingles (ages 31-45) Facebook group and email: CSMidsingles@gmail.com
5. BYU-Pathway Worldwide
A one-year program that helps members of the Church start or return to college
Students earn 15 credits toward a degree and upon completion, may continue working toward a skills-based certificate, an Associate's degree, or a Bachelor’s degree online through BYU-Idaho – at a GREATLY reduced cost
Learn more and apply online or contact your local Pathway missionaries: Elder & Sister Zenger (ages 18-30) 503-290-9933 or 503-684-6073; or, Elder & Sister Riding (ages 30+) 719-761-2955.
6. Stake Temple and Family History Center: www.strengthinourfamily.org; call/text: 719-800-1610
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 10am-1pm and 6pm-9am by appointment only for individuals and groups; or other days/times can be pre-arranged.
7. Temple Ordinance Workers and Temple Volunteers are Needed at the Denver Colorado Temple
If interested, contact your bishop
8. Colorado Springs Home Storage Center and Bishops' Storehouse schedule:
Wednesday: 4pm-7pm
Thursday: 9am-12pm
Saturday: 9am-11am
The online stake calendar provides event details: e.g. event start/end times, participants invited, point of contact for questions, address, reserved building room(s), setup/cleanup times, etc.
As you study Doctrine and Covenants 135–36, the Lord may prompt you with insights to help you apply what you read. When that happens, write down what He teaches you.
Mon, Nov 22, 2021
School District 20 (D-20) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
School District 38 (D-38) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
Multistake Middle Single Adult Home Evening Group [LX] 6 - 8pm
Multistake Single Adult Home Evening Group [CSCSC] 6 - 7:30pm
Tue, Nov 23, 2021
School District 20 (D-20) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
School District 38 (D-38) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
Wed, Nov 24, 2021
School District 20 (D-20) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
School District 38 (D-38) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
Denver Temple Closed after 11am Session [DCT] (Reopens Monday, November 26th)
Thu, Nov 25, 2021
School District 20 (D-20) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
School District 38 (D-38) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
Fri, Nov 26, 2021
School District 20 (D-20) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
School District 38 (D-38) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
Sat, Nov 27, 2021
School District 20 (D-20) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
School District 38 (D-38) Thanksgiving Break (Return Monday, November 29th)
Sun, Nov 28, 2021
Joseph sees his father, mother, and brother in the celestial kingdom. Joseph Smith’s Vision of the Celestial Kingdom, by Robert T. Barrett.
Come, Follow Me - November 29–December 5. Doctrine and Covenants 137–138: “The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead”
President M. Russell Ballard taught: “I invite you to thoroughly and thoughtfully read [Doctrine and Covenants 138]. As you do so, may the Lord bless you to more fully understand and appreciate God’s love and His plan of salvation and happiness for His children” (“The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 73).
Mon, Nov 29, 2021
Multistake Adult Education Gospel Study Class [ML] 12 - 1:30pm
Multistake Single Adult Home Evening Group [CSCSC] 6 - 7:30pm
Thu, Dec 2, 2021
Fri, Dec 3, 2021
Sat, Dec 4, 2021
Sun, Dec 5, 2021
The following meetings and activities on the stake calendar are changed due to stake and church-wide announcements:
Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Changed: Fourth Sunday: Priesthood quorums, Relief Society, and Young Women (Primary held every Sunday)
To: Sacrament Meeting Only [see First Presidency Letter, 10 November 2021]
Unless an exception is noted below, all wards hold sacrament meeting first and ward weeknight activities are at the same building as Sunday meetings
Lexington Building, 8710 Lexington Dr, Colorado Spring CO 80920
Pine Creek Ward
Sacrament meeting 8:30am - 9:30am, classes and quorums 9:40am - 10:30am
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Wednesday (Jamboree building)
Relief Society weeknight activities: Third Thursday each month
Cordera Ward
Sacrament meeting 10:00am - 11:00am, classes and quorums 11:10am - 12:00pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Third Thursday each month
Gleneagle Ward
Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:30pm, classes and quorums 12:40pm - 1:30pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Second Thursday each month
Northgate Ward
Sacrament meeting 1:00pm - 2:00pm, classes and quorums 2:10pm - 3:00pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Wednesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Fourth Thursday each month
Monument Building, 950 West Colorado Highway 105, Monument CO 80132
Woodmoor Ward
Sacrament meeting 8:30am - 9:30am, classes and quorums 9:40am - 10:30am
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Wednesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Second Thursday each month
Monument Ward
Sacrament meeting 11:00am - 12:00pm, classes and quorums 12:10pm - 1:00pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Third Thursday each month
King's Deer Ward
Sacrament meeting 1:30pm - 2:30pm, classes and quorums 2:40pm - 3:30pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Fourth Thursday each month
Black Forest Building, 6950 Shoup Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80908
Meadow Run Ward
Sacrament meeting 8:30am - 9:30am, classes and quorums 9:40am - 10:30am
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Second Thursday each month
Black Forest Ward (Colorado Springs High Plains Stake)
Sacrament meeting 11:00am - 12:00pm, classes and quorums 12:10pm - 1:00pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Wednesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Third Thursday each month
High Forest Ward
Sacrament meeting 1:30pm - 2:30pm, classes and quorums 2:40pm - 3:30pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Fourth Thursday each month
Jamboree Building, 8295 Jamboree Cir, Colorado Springs CO 80920
Jackson Creek Ward
Sacrament meeting 9:00am - 10:00am, classes and quorums 10:10am - 11:00am
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Cheyenne Mountain YSA Ward
Sacrament meeting 12:35pm - 1:30pm (chapel), classes and quorums 11:30am - 12:25pm
Young Single Adult weeknight activities: Monday and Thursday
Mount Herman YSA Ward
Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:25pm (cultural hall), classes and quorums 12:35pm - 1:30pm
Young Single Adult weeknight activities: Monday and Thursday
Pikes Peak YSA Ward
Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:25pm (chapel), classes and quorums 12:35pm - 1:30pm
Young Single Adult weeknight activities: Monday and Thursday
Unless an exception is noted below, all wards hold sacrament meeting first and ward weeknight activities are at the same building as Sunday meetings
Lexington Building, 8710 Lexington Dr, Colorado Spring CO 80920
Northgate Ward
Sacrament meeting 8:30am - 9:30am, classes and quorums 9:40am - 10:30am
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Wednesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Fourth Thursday each month
Pine Creek Ward
Sacrament meeting 10:00am - 11:00am, classes and quorums 11:10am - 12:00pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Wednesday (Jamboree building)
Relief Society weeknight activities: Third Thursday each month
Cordera Ward
Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:30pm, classes and quorums 12:40pm - 1:30pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Third Thursday each month
Gleneagle Ward
Sacrament meeting 1:00pm - 2:00pm, classes and quorums 2:10pm - 3:00pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Second Thursday each month
Monument Building, 950 West Colorado Highway 105, Monument CO 80132
King's Deer Ward
Sacrament meeting 8:30am - 9:30am, classes and quorums 9:40am - 10:30am
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Fourth Thursday each month
Woodmoor Ward
Sacrament meeting 11:00am - 12:00pm, classes and quorums 12:10pm - 1:00pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Wednesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Second Thursday each month
Monument Ward
Sacrament meeting 1:30pm - 2:30pm, classes and quorums 2:40pm - 3:30pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Third Thursday each month
Black Forest Building, 6950 Shoup Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80908
High Forest Ward
Sacrament meeting 8:30am - 9:30am, classes and quorums 9:40am - 10:30am
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Fourth Thursday each month
Meadow Run Ward
Sacrament meeting 11:00am - 12:00pm, classes and quorums 12:10pm - 1:00pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Second Thursday each month
Black Forest Ward (Colorado Springs High Plains Stake)
Sacrament meeting 1:30pm - 2:30pm, classes and quorums 2:40pm - 3:30pm
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Wednesday
Relief Society weeknight activities: Third Thursday each month
Jamboree Building, 8295 Jamboree Cir, Colorado Springs CO 80920
Jackson Creek Ward
Sacrament meeting 9:00am - 10:00am, classes and quorums 10:10am - 11:00am
Youth and Children weeknight activities: Tuesday
Cheyenne Mountain YSA Ward
Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:25pm (chapel), classes and quorums 12:35pm - 1:30pm
Young Single Adult weeknight activities: Monday and Thursday
Mount Herman YSA Ward
Sacrament meeting 12:35pm - 1:30pm (chapel), classes and quorums 11:30am - 12:25pm
Young Single Adult weeknight activities: Monday and Thursday
Pikes Peak YSA Ward
Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:25pm (cultural hall), classes and quorums 12:35pm - 1:30pm
Young Single Adult weeknight activities: Monday and Thursday
The church’s Official Communication Library messages may contain confidential or privileged information and are only accessible by and for the use of the individual(s) addressed in the letter/policy.
New Process for Issuing Temple Recommends
Notices | November 22, 2021: Your stake or mission has been selected to participate in a new process for issuing temple recommends to endowed members.
Temple Recommends for Proxy Baptisms and Confirmations
Notices | November 22, 2021: The design of the temple recommend unendowed members use to participate in proxy baptisms and confirmations has been updated.
Youth Face to Face Event on January 29, 2022
Notices | November 19, 2021: A youth Face to Face event will be available beginning on January 29, 2022.
Sunday Worship Service on December 26, 2021
First Presidency | November 10, 2021: To allow leaders to spend more time with their families, on Sunday, December 26, 2021, Church services should be limited to sacrament meeting in each ward and branch.
First Presidency’s Christmas Devotional
First Presidency | November 4, 2021: We invite Church members, their families, and friends to participate in the First Presidency’s annual Christmas devotional, which will be held on Sunday, December 5, 2021.
Young Single Adult Counselors for FSY Conferences in 2022 (US and Canada)
Notices | October 14, 2021: Young single adult counselors are needed for FSY 2022 in the U.S. and Canada.
Dates for Tithing Settlement and Donor Statements
Notices | September 23, 2021: This notice contains guidelines, instructions, and dates for holding tithing settlement and reporting.
Temporary Modifications to Temple Operations
First Presidency | September 22, 2021: Effective immediately, all temple patrons and workers are asked to wear face masks at all times while in the temple.
Revised General Handbook Chapters
Notices | August 4, 2021: Four chapters and other content have been revised in General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
General Handbook: Summary of Recent Updates - July 2021 (links to updated sections)
Church Newsroom: See the July 2021 Update to the General Handbook
2 September 2021
Ward Council members and Stake Council members,
Greetings from Brother and Sister Dave Powell and Connie Powell who are serving as the Colorado Springs North Stake History Specialists. It is the time of year to begin compiling the 2021 ward and stake histories. We ask that you capture your January 2021 through October 2021 history narrative while it is fresh on your minds. We are happy to be able to support you in this vital responsibility. Your questions are welcome. Please see the following instructions and submission dates:
Please submit this google doc DRAFT history no later than October 31st. (The final draft should be updated and submitted by 15 January 2022)
Highlight what you feel was important in 2021 and are inspired to include. There may have been a number of changes in ward/stake leadership this year. If this is the case, please reach out to former leaders to obtain accurate information and photos.
Purpose
Preparing and submitting an annual history helps fulfill the Lord’s charge: “Continue in writing and making a history of all the important things…concerning my church…And also, my servants who are abroad in the earth should send forth the accounts of their stewardships” (Doctrine and Covenants 69:3, 5)
Process
Use the checklist below to guide your efforts.
Pictures are encouraged to help tell the annual history. A permissions form is included at the bottom of the History Template Document.
Review this email in your council meetings to make sure all understand what is expected.
Checklist: What to Include in an Annual History
Complete each area of the Google Doc Template provided via email as it relates to your calling/assignment.
A brief narrative for your specific organization describing the year’s important events and developments. Include faith-building stories and how lives were blessed.
Please provide a bulleted calendar of events for your organization.
Reports from priesthood and organization leaders summarizing their efforts to help individuals and families qualify for exaltation.
Significant records created by or about the ward/stake such as:
Photographs that are clearly identified and dated
Newsletters
Special programs and publications
Photocopies of newspaper clippings (include information that will identify the newspaper and the date it was published).
Address the impact of COVID-19 on ward/stake members. What blessings and challenges have ward/stake members faced in this regard. What adaptations have been made?
NOTE: CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVATE INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL HISTORY
Don’t worry too much about the Annual History document format you send to us in the template. Please do enter the info/stories and the pictures/forms in the best grammar and descriptive writing possible. We will then combine your Ward History into a nice clean report for you to review before it is submitted to church headquarters.
Thank You,
Dave and Connie Powell
Stake History Specialists
30 July 2021
Organization presidencies may now submit payment requests in Member Tools. They will see a new finance menu with a Payment Requests option. This new feature allows users to take a photo of receipts with their phone’s camera and submit payment requests for their organization.
This feature is also available in Leader and Clerk Resources. Organization presidencies have access to a finance menu. After clicking Finance, users should click the Payment Request tab to enter the payment request. They can then upload receipts or drag and drop them from an email.
Effective January 1, 2021, local unit leaders and clerks have been asked to record stake conference, sacrament meeting, and Sunday quorum and class meeting attendance (excluding Primary) in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) or Member Tools, including both number of members who attend in person and the number of those who attend remotely. (See Official Communication dated February 10, 2021 – 2021 Guidelines for Recording Attendance in Stake Conferences, Sacrament Meetings, and Sunday Quorum and Class Meetings)
Attendance recorded will be reflected, as follows, on your Quarterly Report in LCR:
Sacrament meeting attendance – Average of the first three months of recorded attendance.
Sunday quorum and class meeting attendance (excluding Primary) – Average recorded attendance in March.
Primary attendance will be calculated using historical unit reported attendance.
Note this information cannot be changed on the Quarterly Report page in LCR. Any changes would need to be made on the “Class and Quorum Attendance” or “Sacrament Meeting Attendance” reports in LCR.
The Church is increasingly making its websites, tools, apps, content, and communications more relevant and personalized for members and friends of the Church.
Leaders and clerks play a critical role in helping make this possible by doing the following:
Recording callings accurately and promptly
Making members aware of personalized Church resources
Helping members with their Church Account
Keeping the unit calendar up-to-date with relevant events
Calling-Based Communications and Resources
When members receive a calling, they can receive email communications from the Church related to that calling to help and inform them along the way.
If they sign in to ChurchofJesusChrist.org or the Gospel Library app, they can also see content, resources, and tools personalized for their calling.
How Can I Help?
Leaders and clerks are encouraged to record callings on the same day a member is sustained, or as soon as possible thereafter, to ensure that newly called members have timely access to the tools, resources, and communications they need to begin in their calling.
Because communications and tools are only for standard callings, it's important to use standard callings instead of custom callings as much as possible.
Personalized Experiences for Members
A new logged-in dashboard has been launched on ChurchofJesusChrist.org to help provide relevant content and resources for members and leaders in order to assist them in their calling, personal study, and interests.
How Can I Help?
Leaders and clerks can encourage members to create a Church Account and raise awareness of this new experience. They can also ensure that unit calendars are up-to-date so that what displays for the members is accurate.
Many bishops’ offices, clerks’ offices, and meetinghouse resource centers contain excess and outdated materials. In considering what to discard, please refer to the list of meetinghouse resource center materials and guidelines on what to discard. Please also consider the following:
With the introduction of Come, Follow Me, many manuals have been replaced, including Primary 1–7, Gospel Doctrine, and youth Sunday School manuals.
The new Children and Youth program has replaced materials associated with Scouting, Duty to God, Personal Progress, and Faith in God.
Online processes in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) have replaced most administrative forms.
Clerks and resource center specialists should identify materials that are not being used regularly or that will not be used again and discard them or offer them to members for use at home. Clerks can also shred outdated stationery, forms, or sensitive materials.
To schedule an interview with a member of the stake presidency for temple recommends or BYU ecclesiastical endorsements send an email to stake.interview@csnorth.org or text/call 719-644-6401
Interviews are held on Thursday evenings at the stake offices or online (by appointment only) to not interfere with leader/parents commitments to weekly child and youth activity nights on Tuesday and Wednesday; church dress requested
Stake presidency interviews are not to be scheduled until after the bishopric interview is completed
Stake interviews are usually scheduled within a week of their request and should be completed within 30 days of the bishopric interview
Members are encouraged to keep their recommends current and avoid last-minute efforts to schedule an appointment under very difficult-to-fulfill time constraints; please plan ahead when scheduling your appointment
The stake offices are located as the southwest corner of the stake center with an access door to the right of the main foyer doors (8710 Lexington Dr)
24 November 2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
As we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving and start the Holiday season where Merry Christmas becomes a greeting and a desire, it can often feel like we are not living the ideal so often portrayed in society. A perfect family gathered around a perfectly prepared meal in a beautiful home. Everyone perfectly groomed and not a glass or fork out of place on a manicured table. Just writing this gives me anxiety!!!
Rather than focus on what is out of place or missing in our lives, let us focus on what really matters and enjoy the great blessings that come from a grateful heart, “An Attitude of Gratitude.” Nephi starts the Book of Mormon with an invitation to focus on “the tender mercies of the Lord” and Moroni ends the Book with a similar invitation. (1 Nephi 1:20 and Moroni 10:3)
We are promised great blessings and personal peace as we “count our blessings.”
Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has suggested that “in some quiet way, the expression and feelings of gratitude have a wonderful cleansing or healing nature. … Gratitude brings a peace that helps us overcome the pain of adversity and failure.” The Value of Experiencing and Expressing Gratitude
“No matter who you are, expressing gratitude really helps put life in perspective. Take time today to list all the blessings in your life. Some possibilities might include health, loving relationships, or knowledge of God. Whatever your circumstances, focusing on the good in life can help you become a happier person. Not only that, but showing gratitude can also help you develop a relationship with God when you realize how much He has given you.” Gratitude | ComeUntoChrist
“Those who set aside the bottle of bitterness and lift instead the goblet of gratitude can find a purifying drink of healing, peace, and understanding.” Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Grateful in Any Circumstances,” Ensign, May 2014, 70.
There are so many things in our lives that we can be grateful for even in the midst of trials and tribulation. As we remember the people, circumstances and experiences that have blessed our lives or challenged us to improve we can recognize them as reminders of the love God has for each of us. We can focus on those things that bring us closer to Christ and bring light and peace into our lives. The Atonement of Jesus Christ and the blessings of eternal life and eternal increase, combine to make us the most blessed and fortunate people on earth.
This week as we are gathered under whatever circumstances, let us offer a prayer of Thanksgiving and Gratitude, ponder some of the blessings in our lives, and enjoy the perspective that comes from a grateful heart.
We testify that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is a marvelous expression of the deep and abiding love our Heavenly Father has for each of us. We pray that you will feel the cleansing and healing nature that comes from “An Attitude of Gratitude.”
Thankfully,
President Sterling L. Rogers
President Jeffrey A. Johnson
President Christian K. Lovejoy
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By Susan H. Porter
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God’s love is not found in the circumstances of our lives but in His presence in our lives.
2021 General Conference, Saturday Afternoon Session
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Of the Seventy
Allow me to share several observations I made as our family has passed through trials.
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