Preventing Suicide, with Dr. Greg Hudnell of Hope 4 Utah

We are pleased to announce the following ministering workshops to be held this fall. We ask that you share this information with your bishops, and with stake and ward council members. 

"Preventing Suicide," with Dr. Greg Hudnall of Hope 4 Utah 

Thursday, September 15, 2016, 7:00 pm

Alpine Tabernacle, 110 East Main Street, American Fork

“Helping Members with Anxiety and Depression” 

Thursday, November 17, 2016, 7:00 pm

Alpine Tabernacle, 110 East Main Street, American Fork

PG Manila Stake - Convert Baptisms How To Schedule The Font At The Stake Center

Dear Ward Mission Leaders

In recent weeks we have been blessed with several convert baptisms in the Pleasant Grove Utah Manila Stake.   What a wonderful joy to be witness to these miracles in our midst.

We have also recognized a need for information regarding  the process for convert baptisms and hope this reminder helps us in scheduling and implementing this sacred ordinance.

After having received proper permission to baptize form the Stake President and Bishop, Ward Mission Leaders should contact Brother Ken Knapton  of the High Council to coordinate the use of the Baptismal Font.   He can be reached at 801-367-7901 or Ken@KnaptonFamily.net.   

Brother Knapton will contact the Stake Mission Coordinators who currently are Fred and Trudi Levin.   The Coordinators will contact the Ward Mission Leaders for the necessary clothing sizes for all participating in the ordinance and fill the font for the baptism.     If Brother Knapton is unavailable, the Levins can be reached directly  at 801-735-4797 or trudilevin@gmail.com.  

It is also the responsibility of the Ward Mission Leader to schedule the Stake Center.   The schedulers for the Stake Center are currently Brother William and Sister Linda Winder.   The Winder’s can be contacted at 801-692-7773 or william.winder70@gmail.com.

The Baptismal Service should then be carried out as described in Handbook 2 Section 20.3.  

Brother and Sister Levin also wanted me to relay the following information:    

*At no time should the building be unattended while the font is full or filling.   It is the responsibility of the Ward Mission Leader to arrive when directed and stay as directed by the Baptismal Coordinators until they arrive to empty the font.   Those participating in the ordinance should be given instructions to put all wet clothing in the plastic bag provided in the dressing rooms and return that bag to the Ward Mission Leader.  The Ward Mission Leader then returns the bag(s) to the Coordinators for laundering.     

We sincerely hope you find this information useful and pray that it will be needed often.   On behalf of the Manila Stake Missionary Committee we would like to express our heartfelt thanks for all your efforts as it relates to inviting others to come unto Christ and partake of the fruits of the Gospel.

Manila 8th Ward - President Livingston Sacrament Meeting Closing Remarks

President Scott Livingston – Manila 8th Ward Sacrament Meeting Closing Remarks Sunday, August 21, 2016

Earlier this morning had a 3-hour training with the Seventy and this was the information they trained on:

1. What did we do this morning to prepare for the Sabbath Day?
2. How do you keep the Sabbath Day after church is over?
3. Carefully plan what we can do on keeping our time.
4. Using devices during the time of partaking the sacrament. Can ye not watch with Him for one-hour?
5. Give all our heart to him.
6. To use the time to repent; make it regular. I invite you to repent.
7. Those who brought problems today; the Sabbath Day is to help you to resolve.
8. Receive the promised blessings.
9. This is the work of the Lord.
10. Become a Latter-day Saint. 

Elder Tompot Shared Ideas Of A Ward That Was Effective In Missionary Work

Elder Tompot

Having served in over 14 stakes, and over 120 wards, I've only seen one Ward with more than 10 effective lessons with high activation and retention percentages. The Ward mission leader was key. However, the success could not come without the efforts of the Ward missionaries.

The title Ward mission leader does not imply being the only one in the Ward responsible for missionary, which we all can agree to. Ward missionaries should and can be the secret to a busy Ward regarding missionary efforts.

The Ward Mission Leader took it upon himself to be the manager, not the dictator, for the missionary efforts. Just like in any workplace, each employee has specific responsibilities. He adopted this into his missionary efforts. He had 2 or 3 couples called in to be Ward missionaries, along with a few others. Each Ward missionary received a specific assignment, and they would get together every week for no more than 30 minutes. In this meeting, they would report on last week’s assignments, talk about concerns that were brought up, and discussion improvements that could be made as a team. The Ward Mission Leader presided, and he would ensure the meeting was timely and effective. There was an agenda. There was also a Ward missionary assigned to take minutes and go over them in the next meeting. Because this meeting was a very productive 30 minutes, the Ward Mission Leader was able to take this information back to the Ward council, which occurred every other week after the Ward missionary coordination meeting.