Taylorsville 23rd ward weekly update for Nov 17th 2024

  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Ward Choir: Practice for our Choir's Christmas Interlude after second hour in the Relief Society Room 
• First Presidency Christmas Devotional - December 8, 6:00 pm 
• Ward Christmas Dinner - December 14, 6:00-7:30 pm @ the church 
• Stake Temple & Priesthood Prep Night - December 15th, 6:30pm @stake cent
• Tithing Declaration - Is in process, Please click here to sign up. 

• Christmas Sunday/Day of Invitation - Sunday December 22nd. 

sACRAMENT mEETING pROGRAM:

Conducting: Brother Briggs

Organist: Sister Jamie Haderly

Chorister: Sister Rebekah DeWeese 

Opening Hymn: #92 For the Beauty of the Earth

Invocation: 

Sacrament Hymn:  #While of These Emblems We Pardake

Speaker:

Speaker: 

Intermediate Hymn #303 Keep the Commandments

Speaker:

Closing Hymn:  #219 Because I Have Been Given Much

Benediction: 

DETAILED ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Stake Temple and Priesthood Prep Night:

    All primary children turning 12 in 2025 as well as their parents. The Bishop and Young Women President are also invited to attend

Christmas Sunday/Day of Invitation — We will be limiting meetings to sacrament meeting only on the Sunday before Christmas, Dec. 22nd. The Area Presidency has asked that we encourage our members to invite 25 people who would not normally come to our meetings to join us. These could be less-active members or individuals who are not of our faith. It will be a day of invitation, in which we gather to celebrate the Savior.

Ward Choir Practice— join us to practice for the Choir's Christmas program on December 22nd in the Relief Society room after the 2nd hour of church. We don't have too many practices until then so please come join us!! The more the merrier!!   —Wendy Cruz

Sign up's for the dinner are on the way. See Sister Christina Belcher with any questions

WARD BUSINESS:

Brothers and Sisters,

It is that time of the year again to begin the declaration of your tithes. I would like to invite you to meet with me to declare your tithing status and make sure your contribution records are accurate. We will continue to hold these meetings through the fall. Please go to the following website to sign up for a meeting with me: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CAAAF2FA2F8CE9-52933993-tithing

Please remember that this is for you as a family (including young children) to attend together, if possible. It is an opportunity to teach your children of the importance of tithing and perhaps an opportunity to strengthen the faith of each individual in your family. If you have any questions, please let me know.

The General Handbook says, “Tithes are holy to the Lord, and members honor Him by paying tithing. This is an expression of faith in God and His promises. Those who pay tithing receive this promise from the Lord: ‘Prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it’ (Malachi 3:10).”

I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss this important expression of faith.

Sincerely,

Bishop Kory Cox

Second hour MEETING SCHEDULE:

November  17th -  "Come follow me" 

November 10th  - Relief Society/Elder's Quorum 

COME FOLLOW ME:

November 11–17: “Rend That Veil of Unbelief.” Ether 1–5

November 18-24: "That Evil May be Done Away" Ether 6-11

ELDERS QUORUM:

November 24 Lesson - "Holiness to the Lord in Everyday Life" by Elder Gerrit W Gong 

RELIEF SOCIETY:

November 24 Lesson - "The Joy of our Redemption" by Sister Kristin M Yee

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YOUNG ADULTS:   

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PRIMARY:

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click here to go to our 23rd Ward Primary Facebook page

WARD MISSION MESSAGE:

“My fellow disciples of Christ, let us not underestimate the marvelous work the Lord is doing through us… despite our shortcomings." 

I thought this had some great meaning. We may have feel we don’t have the confidence or feel that we don’t have the skills to share the gospel. The Lord knows who we are and that mankind is not perfect and truly he can help us share our love of the gospel with others.

-Brother Major

click here for the Ward Mission Plan

TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY:

You were chosen by our Father to come to earth at this crucial time because of your premortal spiritual valor. You are among the finest, most valiant men who have ever come to the earth. Satan knows who you are and who you were premortally, and he understands the work that must be done before the Savior returns.

Make your focus on daily repentance so integral to your life that you can exercise the priesthood with greater power than ever before.

We Can Do Better and Be Better, Pres. Russell M Nelson May 2019

click here for the Taylorsville 23rd Ward 2024 Temple and Family History Plan

Registration Now Open for RootsTech and Family Discovery Day 2025

Register or learn more now at RootsTech.org

BUILDING CLEANING ASSIGNMENTS

Here are the upcoming assignments for cleaning our building.  Please trade with another ward member if you have a conflict on your assigned date.  Contact Brother Elzinga if you have any questions.  Plan on 9:00 a.m. on Saturday unless told otherwise by your Team Leader.

• See spread sheet for future assignments by using  Building Cleaning page

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