Faith

“When hard trials come, the faith to endure them well will be there, built as you may now notice but may have not at the time that you acted on the pure love of Christ, serving and forgiving others as the Savior would have done. You built a foundation of faith from loving as the Savior loved and serving for Him. Your faith in Him led to acts of charity that will bring you hope. 

It is never too late to strengthen the foundation of faith. There is always time. With faith in the Savior, you can repent and plead for forgiveness. There is someone you can forgive. There is someone you can thank. There is someone you can serve and lift. You can do it wherever you are and however alone and deserted you may feel.”

Henry B. Eyring, “Mountains to Climb,” May 2012 Ensign

The Scriptures

“Late in his life, President George Albert Smith recalled an experience from his youth when a passage of scripture had a long-lasting effect on him: ‘When I was about fourteen years of age, I read the fortieth chapter of Alma in the Book of Mormon in our Sunday School class. It made an impression on my mind that has been helpful when death has taken loved ones away. … It is one place in the scriptures that tells us where our spirits go when they leave this body [see verses 11–14], and I have wanted to go to that place called paradise ever since.’” 

Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith, Chapter 10

Stake Temple Day

Our Stake Temple Day is Wednesday, June 27^th. This day is dedicated just to our stake for temple work in the Louisville Temple. The Stake RS Presidency has asked that we all have one name prepared by then to take to the temple that day.

May Sunday Lesson Schedule

May 6th: Presidency   Message

May 13th: Teachings of George Albert Smith, Ch. 9: Open Your Soul to the Lord in Prayer, taught by Sister Mann

May 20th: Teachings of George Albert Smith, Ch. 10: The Scriptures, the Most Valuable   Library in the World, taught by Sister Remali

May 27th: May Ensign “Mountains to Climb,” by President Eyring, taught by Sister Metheny

Announcements & Upcoming Events

 Our Stake Temple Weekend is May 3rd and 4th.

There is a YSA planning meeting and pitch-in from 6:30 pm to 8 pm at the Franklin building on Sunday, May 6th.

There is a CES Devotional Broadcast Sunday, May 6th at 8 pm.

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13th.

There is a SA temple trip Wednesday, May 16th (11:45 am session).

Book club will meet Thursday, May 17th at Sister Marler’s house. We are reading “The Happiness Project”, by Gretchen Rubin.

There is a MSA Spring Conference on Saturday, May 19th at the Stake Center from 8 am to 10 pm. It will be followed by a sacrament meeting for the MSA on Sunday from 9 to 10:30 am at the Stake Center.

There is a YSA Regional Activity at Midwest Sports Complex from 6 to 9 pm Saturday, May 19th.

There is a SA Activity Friday, May 25th at 6 pm at the Stake Center.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 28th.