Welcome to summer! I hope you are all having or planning on some wonderful adventures or vacations this season.

  As I listened to conference this April I began to notice how often the speakers brought the Savior into their remarks. I started paying attention and noting every instance. It was pretty amazing. It seemed that every speaker mentioned him.

  I must confess that I typically like conference talks that address specific black and white topics that I can head nod and say “amen” to. But our world isn’t black and white anymore. We must use our own power of personal revelation to sort through this complicated time.  

  President Nelson said, “In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost”.

  If we get to know the Savior better and not just know about him, this personal revelation will come and we can sort through the life issues that we know will come.

  Our modern prophets have emphasized using the correct name of our church to remind us that Jesus Christ is and should be our focus. Getting back to the basics is a good place for all of us to start with getting to know our Savior better.

  In John when the disciples started falling away Jesus asked the twelve apostles, “Will ye also go away?”

“Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.”

  The Savior has all we need in our quest for eternal life. We just need to take advantage of our special position as members of His church and use the tools and information given to help us secure a solid testimony of him.  Then the personal revelation we need will come much easier to traverse the challenges of this new and complex world.

  I add my testimony to that of the apostles:“His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. 

God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son.”

Love, Bro. Houtz

Family Spotlight

The Hinds Family

Ward Choir Practice

Sundays at 10:00 am 

Wendy and Alan Houtz's home

Presiding: Bishop Finlinson

Conducting: Ryan De Jesus

Music Director: James Finlinson

Organist: Pam Tippetts

Announcements

Opening Hymn: #338  "America the Beautiful" 

Opening Prayer: Connie Collier

Ward Business

Sacrament Hymn: #187:  "God Loved Us So He Sent His Son" 

Administration of the Sacrament

Bearing of Testimonies

Closing Hymn #158  "My Country Tis of Thee" 

1st Verse: Everyone,  2nd Verse: Women and Girls,  3rd Verse: Men and Boys,  4th Verse: Everyone

Closing Prayer:  Dave Collier

Congregational Postlude: Everyone please stand and sing The Star Spangled Banner-  First verse Only