NEWSLETTER
January, 2010
Presidency Message:
The 5th Article of Faith, “We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those in authority, to preach the Gospel, and administer in the ordinances thereof.” This brief statement speaks to the power and nature of the Priesthood of God. The Priesthood of God is intended to do more than allow men to preside over and conduct meetings, and to participate in the ordinances vital to our salvation. The Priesthood is the very power of God. The power by which this world and the heavens came into existence, the power by which the Gospel is preached throughout the world, the sick are healed, and the authority to conduct ordinances necessary for us to return to our Heavenly Father. He has chosen to delegate this power to worthy boys and men. It is a sacred trust. It allows us to act in the place of our Savior, to speak as He would speak…act as He would act, and bless as He would bless.
As leaders of Young Men, in us resides a special trust and confidence from our Heavenly Father to train up these young men in the Aaronic Priesthood. It is our responsibility to support the efforts of their parents in teaching them their duties and responsibilities as holders of the Aaronic Priesthood, and to provide opportunities for them to exercise their Priesthood.
It is my prayer that we receive the inspiration to carry out the responsibilities of our stewardship in a manner that would be pleasing to our Heavenly Father. One of the most important relationships our Young Men will have will be the one with their Aaronic Priesthood advisors. May we be always worthy of our callings and strive to seek after the one who wanders is my humble prayer. Ken Gunderson, 1st Counselor Stake YM.
Question: Who has primary responsibility for the spiritual welfare of the young men in your ward? (answer on next page)
Congratulations to:
Marcelo Del Rio, Falcon Hill ward, completed Woodbadge and will receive his award in January.
Ashley Park Deacons Quorum won the Stake Deacons basketball tournament 12/26/09. .
Please send us info on your young men so that we can congratulate them on their accomplishments.
Please notify us of Duty to God awards both final and Deacon, Teacher and Priest. We have something we would like to present to them from the stake.
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Upcoming Calendar:
12/30/09 Wed. Highland YM/W baptism for dead assignment.
1/2/10 Sat. 7 AM Sego Lily Priests (2) set up chairs for stake baptisms
Call Bro./Sis. Wilde (Will-dee) at 801-942-2042.
1/7/10 Thurs. 7 PM Stake Mission Conference
1/9/10 Sat. 10 AM Scout merit badge class at Park building—Personal Management
1/12/10 Tues. 4 PM Eastdell ward 5 YM temple recommend holders
6 PM Falcon Hills ward 5 YM temple recommend holders
1/14/10 Thurs 7:30 PM Roundtable training at: 1850 E. 8600 S., Sandy E. Stake Ctr.
1/16/10 Sat. 8 PM Multi-stake dance at Sandy Central
1/22-23/10 Fri.-Sat. BSA Klondike Derby at Jordanelle State Park
ANSWER: The young man’s parents (p. 178 Church Handbook of Instructions)
We encourage all wards to start their scout leaders training. You can start it by going to www.myscouting.com click on the training link and do the Orientation Fast Start E-Learning course that corresponds to your calling. Our goal is 100% of our YM leaders trained in Fast Start (online) by January 31, 2010, Basic training by February 28, 2010 and Outdoor Skills by June 1, 2010. BBQ dinner for the ward with the highest % by 7/1/10.
Ward YM secretaries should gather the completion information and email it to robhaertel@gmail.com on the 4th Sunday of each month.
Important websites:
Duty to God resources: http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,4688-1,00.html
Church Aaronic Priesthood: http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,4645-1,00.html
AP Instructional Resources: http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,7588-1,00.html
Quorum Presidency training: http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,7966-1,00.html
BSA Training: www.myscouting.com and http://www.ldsbsa.org/resources.html
Stake YM information: http://GraniteSouthStakeYoungMen.blogspot.com/
