Sacrament Meeting – May 26th, 2024

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Announcements

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Temple and Family History
Download a copy of the 2024 Little Valley Ward Temple and Family History Plan

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.

Thought of the Week
A new feature we are starting is a weekly “thought of the week” that goes along with this weeks “Come, Follow Me”. The plan is to post these a few days ahead of time in the Adults circle of the Gospel Living app and then post them in the bulletin. We’d love to have many different people help with this. If you would like to write a “thought of the week” please send it to Michael Cox early in the week or post it in the Gospel Living app. Read the Current Thought of the Week.
Visit the Thought of the Week Archive to see past Little Valley Ward Come, Follow Me Thought of the Week.

Bulletin Announcements
If you have an item for the Ward Bulletin please ensure you have submitted it to Jenni Crandall no later than Thursday at 5:00 pm.

Stake Mission Prep
Stake Mission Prep is held on the 2^nd and 4^th Sundays at 4 p.m. at 2537 E Mountain Ledge. Dress is casual.

Stake Adult Religion Class
We are between classes right now for the Stake Adult Religion Class. A new class will start soon.

Gospel Library App Tips
Learn how to improve your gospel study and gospel teaching by enhancing your usage of the Gospel Living which is Church’s official gospel study app some of its powerful features by reviewing our Gospel Library apps Tips.

Little Valley Stake Calendar
You can view the Little Valley Stake Calendar on the Stake Website www.LVSaints.com

Save The Date
check out the Save the Date section for announcements/activities that are several months away. More details for these items will be added as we get closer.

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Activities

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

Girls Camp in Zion – June 20-22

Young Men
YM Deacon Quorum activity calendar
YM Teacher Quorum activity calendar
YM Priest Quorum activity calendar

Priest High Adventure Camp – May 28-June 1. Meet at church after lunch on the 28th at 1 pm. Make sure you have both signed permission slips. They have to be printed.we’ll be back Saturday evening.

Combined Youth Activities
2024 Youth Theme “I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ” (3 Nephi 5:13)
Youth Theme Resources

Stake Mission Prep: Stake Mission Prep will be held the 2nd and 4th Sunday for each month at 4 pm. Held at Stake Young Men President Tye Roger‘s house for all senior and juniors.

Primary

Nov 10th- Primary Program

Activity Days:

• Boys Younger is CTR 7 & Val 8
• Boys Older is Val 9 & 10
• Girls Group 7 is CTR 7
• Girls Group 8 is Val 8
• Girls Group 9 is Val 9
• Girls Group 10 is Val 10

get schedule and details at the Primary Activity Calendar

Relief Society

Elder’s Quorum

Seniors/Empty Nesters


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Save The Date

• Priest High Adventure camp – 5/30-6/1/2024
• Deacon Summer Camp 6/6-6/9
• Teachers Summer Camp 5/24-5/25
• Father and Son Campout 5/17-5/18
• Young Women Girls Camp – 6/20-22/2024
• Stake Conference – 10/19-20/2024
• Primary Program – 11/10/2024

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Lesson Schedule

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Sunday School (1st & 3rd Sunday of each month)
May 19th- Mosiah 11-17
June 2nd – Mosiah 25-28

Elder’s Quorum/Relief Society (2nd & 4th Sunday of each month)

Young Men/Young Women (2nd & 4th Sunday of each month)
May 26th – Mosiah 18-24
June 9th – Mosiah 29-Alma 4

Primary (Every Week)
Families – please review the Come, Follow Me for Families Appendix (Preparing Your Children for a Lifetime on God’s Covenant Path). As we all want to see our children stay on the covenant path, as a Primary Presidency we have decided to focus on these topics in the Little Valley Ward Primary.
May 19th – Mosiah 11-17
May 26th – Mosiah 18-24
June 2nd – Mosiah 25-28
June 9th – Mosiah 29-Alma 4

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Thought of the Week

by Michael H. Cox

Hello Brothers and Sisters,

For Come, Follow Me this week we are reading Mosiah 18-24. In these chapters we read about Alma, the only convert that Abinadi had. We don’t even know for sure if Abinadi knew that Alma believed his message about Jesus and the change it caused in Alma’s life. Alma’s trajectory change had huge effects on the Nephite and Lamanite people for the next several hundred years, because of Abinadi’s preaching of Jesus. We don’t know the effects we’ll have on our family, friends, neighbors, community and the world as we stay on the covenant path and invite others to learn of Jesus.
After Alma was converted he started teaching others and eventually fled and he and this small community of believers founded a town.
King Noah died and Limhi became the king. Because of wickedness, God stopped blessing Limhi’s people and so they ended up put in bondage.
Despite being righteous, Alma’s people ended up in bondage. Mosiah 23:21 says that “the Lord seeth fit… [to] trieth their patience and their faith”. During their bondage the voice of the Lord came to them in Mosiah 24:13-14. I immediately thought of Matthew 11:28-30 and in my scriptures I linked these verses together.
As we compare these two groups of people – one ended up in bondage because of wickedness and one ended up in bondage despite being righteous. While it doesn’t actually answer the question it does point out that God doesn’t always protect His people who are trying their best However God allowed them and us to be afflicted. As His people turned to Him, He will make our burdens light. This allows us to stand as a witness of Jesus.
Only God could free Alma’s people. In our lives there can be times when we feel like we are in bondage. This could be in our families, our careers, our retirement savings, our faith, our educational pursuits, and so many other examples. We may not feel like praying, or that when we pray they aren’t reaching past the ceiling of our bedrooms. We may feel that despite our best efforts we aren’t accomplishing those things we feel like we need to, that we aren’t progressing. It could be that we aren’t staying as close to God as we should, like Limhi’s people. It could be that God is trying our patience and our faith, like Alma’s people. It could be many reasons. But what I can tell you is that God loves you. Individually. He knows each of us, better than we know ourselves. And, after knowing us, even during the times in our lives when we may not feel lovable, He still loves us. He wants us to succeed and return and live with Him again. Try your best. God appreciates effort. Try a little harder today than you did yesterday. God will bless your efforts and He will heal each of us. Let us Come unto Jesus and He will give us rest and will make our burdens light.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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