Fast & Testimony meeting – January 1, 2023

Presiding	Bishop Jeff Andrus
Conducting	Kyle Graff
Organist	Julie Fielding
Chorister	Andrea Bang
Opening Hymn	♫ Hymns # 136 – I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Invocation	Scott Roper
Ward & Stake Business
Sacrament Hymn	♫ Hymns #192 – He Died! The Great Redeemer Died
Administration of the Sacrament	A sacred ordinance where we partake of bread and water in remembrance of Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice.
Bearing of Testimonies	By members of the congregation
Closing Hymn	♫ Hymns #301 – I Am A Child of God
Benediction	Rylan Pettingill

Announcements

2023 Ward Schedule
Our Ward meetings will begin at 9:00 AM in 2023. The focus of our 2nd hour meetings will be the New Testament. Download a graphic you can share.

Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Patricia T. Holland, will share messages of the gospel of Jesus Christ during a worldwide devotional for young adults.
When: Sunday, January 8, 2023, starts at 6:00 p.m. (arrive early, doors will close at 5:40)
Where: Burns Arena, Utah Tech University
All young adults, aged 18-30 (single and married), are invited to come to this event.

2023 Churchwide Events
The 2023 schedule of Churchwide broadcast events has been released and can be found here.

Church Cleaning Assignments
Our Ward is responsible for cleaning the church each Saturday at 8 am in January.
View the cleaning assignment list. Please add your family’s assignment to your individual calendar.

Stake Youth and Adult Teachers’ Training
Stake Training for all teachers who teach youth and adults. January 8th, 6:00-7:30pm at the Little Valley Stake Center.

Temple Recommend Appointments
Need a Temple Recommend?
First, call or text Jeff Loveless for an appointment with a member of the Bishopric.
Second, Go to the Little Valley Stake Center for an interview with a member of the Stake Presidency on the second or fourth Sunday of the month, 2-4pm, or every Tuesday 6-7pm.

Church Account & Emails
If you have not been getting emails from the Ward recently, check your Church Account to make sure it’s still a valid email and update as necessary. If you are using a Yahoo email – it appears that Yahoo is blocking emails sent by the Church.

Ward Preparedness & Self Reliance
Read about our monthly preparedness focus and participate in food storage group orders at LittleValleyWard.com/preparedness

Activities

Young Women
YW High School Group activity calendar
YW Middle School Group activity calendar
YW Intermediate and Younger Group activity calendar

Young Men
YM Teacher Quorum activity calendar

Combined Youth Activities
Tuesdays in January & February – Stake Youth Dodgeball Tournament
Download Dodgeball Tournament Schedule
Saturday, January 21, 2023 – Multi-Stake Youth dance – at the Washington East Stake Center – from 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm. Don’t forget your 2022-23 Multi-Stake Dance card.
Sunday, January 29, 2023 – “I Can Do All Things Through Christ” – Worldwide Devotional for Youth at 7 pm – Elder Gerrit W. Gong, President Bonnie H. Cordon, and President Steven J. Lund will speak with Latter-day Saint youth, their parents, and their leaders.

2023 Youth Theme “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13)
Youth Theme Resources | Youth Theme Music Video

Primary

Relief Society

Elder’s Quorum

Save The Date

Meadows Edge Chapel deep cleaning – Thursday – 2/9/2023
The building will be closed for activities the day/night of the cleaning.

Tabernacle Choir Easter Concert – 4/7/2023-4/8/2023.

Teacher’s High Adventure Camp – 6/1/2023 – 6/3/2023. At Brian Head at the Clark cabin. Camping, fishing, hiking, mountain biking. Maybe a Shakespeare play in Cedar City.

Girls Camp is 6/5/2023 – 6/7/2023. Moab River Rafting Trip and Camping.

Stake Youth Activity 6/22/2023 – 6/24/2023

Lesson Schedule

Sunday School (1st & 3rd Sunday of each month)
January 1st – “We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning” (open in Gospel Library)
January 18 –Matthew 2; Luke 2 “We Have Come to Worship Him” (open in Gospel Library)
January 29 – Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3 “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord” (open in Gospel Library)
February 12 – John 2-4 “Ye Must Be Born Again” (open in Gospel Library)
February 26 – Mathew 6-7 “He Taught Them As One Having Authority” (open in Gospel Library)

Elder’s Quorum/Relief Society (2nd & 4th Sunday of each month)
January 8th – Dale E. Renlunds’s October 2022 talk “A Framework for Personal Revelation” (open in Gospel Library)
January 22nd – Russell M. Nelson’s October 2022 talk “Overcome the world and find rest” (open in Gospel Library)
February 12th – Ronald A. Rasband’s October 2022 talk “This Day” (open in Gospel Library)
February 26th – D. Todd Christofferson’s October 2022 talk “The Doctrine of Belonging” (open in Gospel Library)

Young Men/Young Women (2nd & 4th Sunday of each month)
January 8th – Matthew 1; Luke 1 “How Can I Bless Others with My Testimony of Jesus Christ?” (open in Gospel Library)
January 22nd – John 1 “How Is Jesus Christ a Light in My Life?” (open in Gospel Library)
February 12th – John 2-4 “How Can I Improve My Worship of God? (open in Gospel Library)
February 26th – Mathew 6-7 “How Do the Savior’s Teachings Help Me Make Righteous Judgements? (open in Gospel Library)