Family Week 2022 official Outdoor Movie Night trailer - "Love, Kennedy"
October 1 - Saturday
Symbol of Jesus Christ
During a great era of temple building for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson called all temples a symbol of Jesus Christ.
“We're so blessed to have temples,” said President Nelson, who has announced more than 100 temples as Church president. “We'll have increasing numbers of temples as the Church grows. But it's not the number, and it's not the location. It's not the architecture. It's the ordinances inside.”
This Church News video, titled “A Symbol of Jesus Christ,” features an interview with President Nelson taped at the Washington D.C. Temple visitors’ center. Video footage showcases the renovated temple, the first Latter-day Saint edifice built in the eastern United States. Church leaders closed the temple in 2018 to renovate mechanical and electrical systems and refresh finishes. President Nelson rededicated the temple on Aug. 14, 2022.
“When you look at a temple, you should realize it is a symbol of Jesus Christ, as He is our mediator with the Father,” President Nelson said. “Only by Him and through Him can we reach our Heavenly Father.”
Source: Church News YT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_n-ogIsueM
COME FOLLOW ME Lesson (Old Testament)
August 15 - 21
Psalms chapters 49 to 86
SPECIAL VIDEO LAUNCH: LATTER-DAY SAINT CHILDREN'S CHOIR CELEBRATES CANADA'S TEMPLES AND MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
To celebrate the milestone of reaching a membership of 200,000 Latter-day Saints in Canada, a virtual national children’s choir of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a music video on August 7, 2022.
With an impressive 183 voices, the choir itself reflects the expanse of the Church in Canada. The virtual choir consists of young Latter-day Saints from coast to coast, representing each stake (the geographical equivalent of a diocese).
The video features children singing in various languages, including many that Latter-day Saints in Canada use in worship during Sunday services — American Sign Language, Cantonese, English, French, Mandarin, Spanish and Tagalog — along with Michif, the Indigenous language of the Métis people in Canada.
The song “I Love to See the Temple,” by Janice Kapp Perry, was chosen to concurrently commemorate membership growth and the recent dedication of the Winnipeg Manitoba Temple, the ninth in Canada. Reflecting the Latter-day Saint understanding that temples are “the place where the highest sacraments of the faith occur — [including] the marriage of couples and the ‘sealing’ of families for eternity,” the song also encourages children to prepare spiritually to one day worship in the temple.
The music video highlights the diversity of the choir in a montage of children singing in individual videos, while showcasing the beauty and architectural uniqueness of each of Canada’s nine temples through a series of photographs and video footage. The video culminates with a depiction of Jesus Christ and the following words: “Temples stand as a beacon to the world of God’s love for His children and the truth that families can be forever,” a belief foundational to Latter-day Saints.
I Love to See the Temple’
One choir member, Hudson Coad, describes the temple as “a sacred, … perfect kind of
FIND PEACE IN TROUBLED TIMES BY TURNING TO JESUS
Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace. As we turn to Him, His peace can calm a troubled mind, heal a broken heart, and give us hope through life’s uncertainty. Learn to feel His peace during hard times at https://bit.ly/3JPcepZ.
Jesus comforted those who were poor in spirit and He can comfort you. He paid the price for every personal redemption story and He can help you change. He lived a perfect life and felt the pain of every person so that you could feel His peace. Learn more about the joy Jesus can bring by talking to missionaries at https://bit.ly/3uvMNDq
Source: Come Unto Christ YT Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj-weBHcGOw
CHURCH HISTORICAL TIMELINE IN THE PHILIPPINES, RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
WATCH: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday, July 7, 2022, by The Philippines Area Presidency for the Church’s Philippine Historical Timeline in the Temple Tunnel.
Member pioneers Brother Augusto Lim and Sister Nenita Gapiz, together with friends from other faiths, joined the remarkable event.
Brother Lim was the first stake president of the Manila Philippines Stake (diocese) in 1973 and was later called to be the first Filipino General Authority in 1992.
Source: The Church of Jesus Christ in the Philippines YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPbkkV7AbC0
THE SOUND OF LIGHT - BOHOL
“Music is given by God to further his purposes. Sweet melodies mellow the souls of men and help prepare them for the gospel. —Bruce R. McConkie
Listen to Dr. Sunbeam Choi, a renowned Latter-day Saint pianist, and be inspired by his beautiful music. Listen to "The Sound of Light: A Night of Classical and Sacred Music in Bohol."
Source: The Church of Jesus Christ in the Philippines YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PByNwAQdPLc
ELDER BEDNAR SPEAKS AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Elder Bednar Tells the National Press Club About the Church of Jesus Christ. The Apostle says the Church does what it does because ‘we love [Jesus Christ] and want to follow His example in our lives.’
Elder Bednar — the first to address this group since Church President Gordon B. Hinckley did so in 2000 — detailed the what and the why of the Church of Jesus Christ’s global humanitarian, welfare, educational, temple, missionary, and genealogical initiatives.
Source: Church Newsroom YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqBtFWUnrn4
ELDER DAVID A. BEDNAR ANSWERS QUESTIONS AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
After his speech given at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 26, 2022, Elder Bednar answered more than a dozen questions. Several of these questions and his answers are in this video including questions about the official name of the Church, the growth of the Church in Africa, same-sex marriage, transgenders, Church finances, tithing, and other topics.
Source: Church Newsroom YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/churchnewsroom
FIRST VISITORS TOUR THE TOKYO JAPAN HOUSE OF THE LORD
The renovated Tokyo Japan Temple had opened its doors to the public for the second time in its history.
The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be open for a limited time to host public tours. All are welcome to visit this sacred space of worship.
“This is a special opportunity to come and see the temple in the great city of Tokyo,” said Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “It is a sacred place for us because we consider it the ‘house of the Lord’.”
Source: Church Newsroom YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/churchnewsroom
JAPANESE LATTER-DAY SAINTS BUILD TEMPLE
Latter-day Saints in Japan are reflecting on the history of the first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Asia.
The Tokyo Japan Temple, which first opened in 1980, has reopened in July following an extensive renovation that started in September 2017.
Temples are sacred spaces for members of the Church. They are considered houses of God, places of holiness and peace separate from the preoccupations of the world.
Temples provide a place where Church members make formal promises and commitments to God. They are also places where the highest sacraments of the faith occur — the marriage of couples and the “sealing” of families for eternity.
Whenever The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints constructs a new temple, a dedication ceremony is held when the building is finished. Before the temple is dedicated, an open house is often held for the general public. After the temple is formally dedicated, entrance is reserved for faithful members of the Church.
Source: Church Newsroom YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/churchnewsroom
CHRIST-CENTERED FSY YOUTH CONFERENCE DRAWS HUNDREDS TO SAN DIEGO
More than 400 teens gathered in San Diego as part of the first year that a For the Strength of Youth (FSY) conference is held in the United States and Canada.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsors the five-day gathering. Youth come together to grow spiritually, socially, physically, and intellectually through activities, devotionals and classes.
In 2022, a record 150,000 youth are expected to attend FSY worldwide.
Source: Church Newsroom YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/churchnewsroom/featured
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Watch and be inspired by the story of Job, one of the great prophets of the Old Testament. See what we can learn from him.
Come Follow Me 2022 LDS (August 1-6) Job | Refiner's Fire
Source: Line Upon Line — for Come Follow Me YT channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUaTUyVRfQH0MbNmvG9GeTA
HD Video | Teaching in the Savior's Way Broadcast with Elder Uchtdorf
Areawide Parents Devotional Broadcast with Elder and Sister Renlund
June 12, 2022, Sunday
Hats off to our back-to-back basketball champs and to all the winners of this year's Stake Sportsfest!
Cheers to our Stake Sportsfest 2022 best seniors division spikers!
