Elders,
We have a few days of great weather, but as I sit here and write this, the Jazz are getting blown out of the building for the second time in a row. It may not be a sweep, but if very easily could. Hopefully things turn around soon.
Wasn’t Stake Conference great? I miss partaking of the sacrament, but back to back weeks of conference were good too. There are many things to reflect on and many things to be thankful for.
This Sunday is Easter. I hope that you are enjoying the Holy Week. We are following along with the last week of events in the Savior’s life. Take a look at https://www.mormon.org/easter and follow along. It is a nice addition to our Come Follow Me curriculum and helps to pace the final events in the Savior’s mortal life. On Easter Sunday, I encourage you to come to our Sacrament meeting hungry, not only to partake of the ordinance of the Sacrament, but to be filled with a beautiful Easter message as well. Bring your family. Bring your friends. Share the good news of our Savior’s Resurrection and love.
In Stake Conference, President Williams highlighted the “prophetic imperatives” that President Nelson has shared in his tenure as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Depending on how you count there were nearly 20 imperatives with at least a third of them repeated several times. They are all worth discovering and studying. President Barlow took that list and narrowed it down to 4 imperatives that we as a stake should rally around.
- Draw the power of Jesus Christ into our lives – get to know the Savior better
- Prayerfully study the Book of Mormon each day. A chapter, verse, or word – whatever you can do, just make it a daily habit.
- Be in the temple on a regular basis – Make and keep an appointment with the Lord, he will bring you the miracles he knows that you need
- Evaluate where you spend your time – Where is your heart? Where is your energy spent? What should you shift around to align our time with our priorities?
I hope that you will review these imperatives and decide out how to incorporate them into your lives. I believe that our lives will be blessed as we follow the words of our prophet.
Elders, you are great men and I appreciate you and the efforts you make to do better and be better. Please let me know if there is anything I can help you with. We are all in this together.
Thanks again. We’ll see you at noon on Easter.
Best wishes,
President Oldroyd
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