Weekly Update March 20

Bishop's Message

Brothers and Sisters,
As this week started, I had the distinct impression to "Trust in the Lord".  It was a moment of clarity that I knew this was the Lord speaking to me and I needed to hear what He was saying.
 
The Lord has said, "Let him trust in me and he shall not be confounded; and a hair of his head shall not fall to the ground unnoticed" (D&C 84:116). This tells me he knows each of us individually. He knows what we are going through and is in the details of our lives.
 
I know several of you are experiencing difficulties in your life. I certainly have my moments. I am always amazed at the faith of so many of you. You truly do trust in the Lord. Thanks for being such wonderful examples.
 
I had the opportunity a couple of times this week to provide blessings to individuals in need in the ward. I was amazed at the trust each of these individuals had in the Lord, knowing he would answer their prayers and provide them guidance through the spirit.
 
I know that "whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day" (Alma 36:3).
 
Love,
Bishop Cox

Meeting Program

March 21, 2021
Opening Hymn: #197 O Savior, Thou Who Wearest a Crown
Closing Hymn: #199 He is Risen
Speakers: Felipe Soares
Waisea Lesuma

2nd Hour Meetings

We apologize to all those that experienced difficulties with getting into the right meeting last Sunday. We are working with a new Zoom account that the Church has provided to us, so things are working a little differently. We appreciate your patience as we work all of the kinks out of the process in using this new account.

As you may have noticed, we are all using the same room and then going to separate breakout rooms. Getting to the breakout room can be done through assignment when you get into the initial room, or you can elect to go to the correct breakout room through the breakout room option if you have the most up to date version of Zoom.
 
If you are not seeing an option to choose a breakout room, please download the latest version of Zoom on your computer. You can do this by going here: https://zoom.us/download (PC or Mac).  For the most up to date versions for phones or tablets, you can go to the Apple Store or Google Play. This should get you the latest version of Zoom, so when you log in to the 2nd hour meeting you should be able to choose the correct breakout room.
 
If you still need assistance, we suggest logging into the meeting and someone should still be able to get you to the right breakout room.
 
Again, please be patient as we work through some of the issues surrounding this new process. We are trying to simplify things, which is different than what you may be used to.
 
If further help is needed to get logged in, please contact your ministering brothers or sisters and we can get you help from there.
 
Keep praying that we will be able to meet in person again very shortly. I remain optimistic that we will be able to do so very soon.

Meeting Changes

-We will be meeting for our 2nd hour meeting at 11am.
-We have been given permission from the stake to begin holding singing time for the Primary children immediately after sacrament meeting.  We will remain in the chapel and stay seated in family groups (socially distanced and still with masks).  Singing time will only last at most 15 minutes.

Missionaries

As Spanish missionaries, we have also been asked to send out a survey to help find Spanish speakers in the stake. Here's a link to this survey that will help us know who has Spanish neighbors that we can contact. Here's the survey link. 

The missionaries for our stake are asking for participation in a fast. Here are the details: Missionary Fasting Challenge. We are being asked to participate from March 28th to April 3rd (2-3 families each day), if you're willing to sign up please sign up here.

Relief Society

We wanted to thank all of you who attended our Relief Society Birthday Zoom meeting.  We had a great time!  We missed those that had other obligations and hope you will join us in the future.  We also wanted to thank the Relief Society Activities Committee for working so hard on this event.  Thank you for all your hard work!!!

Family History

The Family History zoom meeting earlier this month could not be held because of technical difficulties.  It will now be held on Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00pm.  The youth have an active roll in this up coming meeting and should be a treat to hear.