Sacrament Meeting – May 5th, 2024

Presiding	Bishop Jeff Andrus
Conducting	Bishop Jeff Andrus
Organist	Kristen Erickson
Chorister	Marissa Stiggins
Opening Hymn	♫ Hymns 270 I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go
Invocation	By Invitation
Ward & Stake Business
Sacrament Hymn	♫ Hymns 170 God Our Father Hear Us Pray
Administration of the Sacrament	A sacred ordinance where we partake of bread and water in remembrance of Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice.
Testimonies	Bearing of testimonies by members of the congregation
Closing Hymn	♫ Hymns 274 The Iron Rod
Benediction	By Invitation

Announcements

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

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

High Adventure Camp – May 31-June 2.

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.

Sunday, March 24th at 6 pm – Palm Sunday Bishop Youth Fireside at the Cox farm for the oldest Young Women and oldest Young Men classes.

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
April 28th-Stake Women’s Conference-Life Helps from Geoff and Jody Steurer @ 6:30
May 3rd – Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson’s BYU Women’s Conference Message at 9:00 am. More information available on the Church website.

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

Sunday School (1st & 3rd Sunday of each month)
May 5th – Mosiah 4-6
May 19th- Mosiah 11-17

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

Young Men/Young Women (2nd & 4th Sunday of each month)
May 12th- Mosiah 7-10

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 5th – Mosiah 4-6

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Gospel Library apps Tips

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Thought of the Week

“In the Strength of the Lord”

May 6-12

As we pursue the Come Follow Me lesson plan for this coming week we are studying chapters 7-10 in the Book of Mosiah. The Church’s outline for this week’s lesson stresses five key themes: Jesus Christ as our Deliverer; We are Created After the Image of God; The Lord Provides Prophets, Seers and Revelators; We Can Face Challenges in the Strength of the Lord; and Our Choices Can Influence Generations.

All of these themes are packed with power to uplift us. I hope we all are filled with immense gratitude over the kindness and mercy of Our Lord and Savior. His influence is Endless and Eternal.

I’d like to share a concept and story tied to the final theme: Our Choices Can Influence Generations.

I’ve been researching and writing a chapter in my book The Gift of You which is centered around “The Gift of Forgiveness.” My research has led me to a concept which social scientists are just beginning to discover. I find it interesting that social science is catching up with something Our Creator knew long before the earth was formed. This concept is called Intergenerational Wholeness and it focuses on the multi-generational impact of emotional and physical trauma (poor choices). God has warned both Old Testament and Book of Mormon prophets that he visits the iniquities (poor choices) of the fathers unto the third and fourth generations.

There are many poor choices parents make which potentially will be spiritually harmful to their posterity. Here’s a story told by Elder John Groberg about a Hawaiian father who made a difficult but important choice when it would have been so easy to make a poor choice:

In the early 1900s, a Hawaiian family joined the Church. The father was serving faithfully in the priesthood and looked forward to the day when the new Temple at Laie would be completed. Then his daughter was taken to the hospital suffering from a mysterious illness. Among the Hawaiian people at that time there was grave concerns over mystery illnesses. As the sacrament hymn concluded, the father knelt to bless the sacrament. All of a sudden, the branch president realized who was at the sacrament table and exclaimed: “Stop. You cannot touch the sacrament. Your daughter is ill and you may get the rest of us sick. Leave immediately. We can’t have you here. Go!” The father led his family home in silence. His son, who related the story to Elder Groberg, said he saw his father’s fists were clutched tightly and he wondered if his father was planning to kill the branch president’s pigs, burn down his home, or forbid his family returning to the Church. After a half hour of silence, tears started to roll down the father’s cheeks and he declared: “Please listen carefully. This is not the branch president’s church. It is the church of Jesus Christ. We will not let any man or any amount of hurt or embarrassment or pride keep us from staying actively involved in God’s kingdom. Next Sunday, we will go back to church. We will sit by ourselves until the illness is known. We will let other people look at us however they will and say whatever they want.” They did return. His children remained strong in the gospel.

There are so many ways that Satan can trip up parenting. He will try to tempt our children. But he knows if he can separate us from God and His Kingdom the children will be within his grasp as well.

As you contemplate this week’s lesson, please think about how your choices will impact the lives of your children and future posterity. Remember God’s instructions to ancient Israel in Deuteronomy 6:6-7:

“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

Our failure to invest in teaching moments, in strengthening family bonds, has an inevitable consequence generationally. Future generations of our family will forget the Lord. We must do all in our power to avoid these spiritually destructive consequences. We must heed the Lord’s warnings, such as in Exodus 20:5-6:

“For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love and keep my commandments.”

As we strive to keep our covenants with the Lord and teach our children righteous principles, we are laying the foundation for an endless posterity which will ove and serve the Lord.

Study joyfully and daily. Brother Warnick.–

Visit the Thought of the Week Archive to see past Little Valley Ward Come, Follow Me Thought of the Week

Our Missionaries would love to hear from you!

Sister Baily Fry

Virginia Richmond Mission

2500 Pump Road

PO BOX 29103

Henrico, VA. 23242

[email protected]

Sister Sarah Klomp

Washington DC South Mission

5242 Lyngate Ct.