Jan 6th Weekly Connection

2019 Meeting Schedule

12:00-1:00pm Sacrament Meeting

1:10-2:00pm Sunday School or Priesthood/Relief Society

1st and 3rd weeks - Sunday School

2nd and 4th weeks - Relief Society, Priesthood, YM/YW

5th week - under the direction of the Bishop

(Primary has singing time and class time each week.)

Gospel Home Study - time decided by each individual family

It's a Wrap.... What will you do with it now?

Ideas to Improve Your Personal Scripture Study

The first Sunday of each month, we will feature tips and ideas to improve your family or personal scripture study.

Look for Truths about Jesus Christ 

The scriptures teach us that all things testify of Christ (see 2 Nephi 11:4; Moses 6:63), so look for Him in the events, stories, and teachings of the New Testament. Consider noting or marking verses that teach about the Savior and how to follow Him.

Upcoming Lessons

Jauary 13th - "A Witness of God" by Neil L. Andersen - led by Brianne Ballard 
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/a-witness-of-god?lang=eng

January 27th - "Sharing the Restored Gospel" by Dallin H. Oaks - led by Julie Peterson
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/sharing-the-restored-gospel?lang=eng

Birthdays

  

9-Hazel Christiansen

Upcoming Events - Mark your calendars

Trek Kickoff Fireside

Sunday, January 13, 2019 (Stake Center) 4:00 pm 

To attend: All youth 12 – 18, Trek and youth leaders, family history consultants, bishoprics, and parents of youth 

Church dress. Refreshments will be served. 

Stake Relief Society Activity (All Mia Maids and Laurels invited too!)

"Becoming New in Christ" Saturday Jan 26th 9:30-11am Tanner Lane Bldg

Come join us for a spiritual renewal as we start a fresh new year.  Three exceptional speakers, music, and light brunch.  Invite your neighbors and ministering sisters!

Laurel Day - Becoming New in Christ

Colleen Scoresby - Feeding your Faith

Kathy Kinghorn - Christ-centered Healing from Trauma

“Therefore if any woman be in Christ, she is a new

creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

Ward Conference:  January 27th

Ministering to our Sisters

"What better way to prepare to meet Him than to strive to become like Him through lovingly ministering to one another! As Jesus Christ taught His followers at the beginning of this dispensation, “If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me.” Our service to others is a demonstration of discipleship and our gratitude and love for God and His Son, Jesus Christ." - Jean B. Bingham

​Ministering Interviews

It's a new quarter and that means ministering interview time again.  It was such a privilege meeting with so many of you last quarter and look forward to meeting with many more of you this quarter (the goal is meeting with every companionship 4 times a year.)  These interviews are not a way to make anyone feel guilty or inadequate - quite the opposite actually and we really hope you felt love and encouragement as we met with you!  It's not an easy task meeting with so many of you as well as time consuming for us so we are going to do it a little differently this time.  We are going to conduct interviews for an extended time for 1 day only - February 3rd from 2:15-8:00 pm.  All we ask of you is to coordinate a time with your companion on that day and take 15 minutes to come visit with a presidency member (at least one of you come if the other is out of town.  If both of you are out of town please take a few minutes to contact a presidency member.)  Sign-ups will go around to the different auxiliaries starting January 13th.   After talking to so many of you we conclude you are all doing better than you think! Keep moving forward and celebrate each success big and small! We look forward to visiting with you soon.

The elders quorum president and the Relief Society president communicate important needs directly to the bishop and will receive counsel and direction from him.

"A new name, new flexibility, and fewer reports will not make one ounce of difference in our service unless we see this as an invitation to care for one another in a bold new holier way."  

MINISTERING WEBSITE

Prayers for....

Please keep Charai Layton and her family in your prayers...

Also, keep Cliff Dunston and Judy in your prayers...Cliff has returned home and is making improvements, they would love to have visitors and welcome your prayers.

Pray for Mel Williamson and her baby.

Pray for those you minister to...

Do you know of anyone in need of our prayers?  Please contact a presidency member.

Service Opportunities 
Please contact Shauna Keech if you can prepare a batch of soup to be frozen for the Laytons

Take a moment and drop a letter or a card to one of our missionaries:

Elder Ethan Graham
Taipei Taiwan Mission
ethan.graham@myldsmail.net 

Sister Jordan Fitting
California Ventura Mission
3301 W Gonzales Rd
Oxnard, CA 93036
jordan.fitting@myldsmail.net

Sister Sadie Sterrett

Illinois Chicago Mission

Sadie.Sterrett@myldsmail.net

Elder N.K. Novilla 

Paraguay Asuncion North Mission

Avenida Santisaima Trinidad N. 1280

C/Julio Correa

Casilla de Correo 1871

Nathan.Novilla@myldsmail.net

Just Serve 

Saratoga Springs Stake Institute

Open to all men and women

Course of Study: Pearl of Great Price

Tuesdays 10:00-11:15 am

Starts January 8, 2019

Saratoga Springs Stake Center on Tanner Lane

Teachers: Betsy Jones and Sue Spencer

Come join us for an inspirational lift to your week!

Click on this link for the schedule of YSA activities

LDS Tools Info

1.  Are you using LDS Tools on your phone or tablet? 

We encourage you to use LDS Tools to access the ward directory, Your Ministering Assignments, Calendar, Temple Info, Missionary Info and more!

2.  Do you have a current photo of you and/or your family? 

Please take a few minutes and follow these instructions. 

3.  Is your contact info correct?  

If not and you need to change or update your info, go to your name in the directory (on a mobile device) and touch the red circle with a pencil and you can edit from there.  If you are signed on at lds.org, click on your name and then the edit button.

4.  Do you know how to access your ministering assignment?

On your mobile device click on your name.  Directly underneath your name is a blue bar that says:  contact, household, membership information, callings and classes and ministering (you must scroll across to access each of these headings.)  Click on ministering and it will list those that minister to you and who you minister to.

Do you have any other questions about LDS Tools?