Edgemont 7th Ward

“Nephi explained the central purpose of the Book of Mormon in this way:

“For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God. …

“And [so] we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, [and] we prophesy of Christ, … that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.”

The entire Book of Mormon is imbued with that same sacred purpose.

For this reason, any reader who commits to a sincere study of it, with the spirit of prayer, will not only learn about Christ but will learn from Christ—especially if they make the decision to “try the virtue of the word” and not reject it prematurely due to prejudiced unbelief9 by what others have said about things that they have never read.”

Elder Rubén V. Alliaud, Found through the Power of the Book of Mormon

March 8, 2020

Presiding - Brother Chris Karpowitz

Conducting - Brother Jordan Tittelfitz

Organist - Brother Brent Yorgason

Chorister - Sister Eliza Payne

Sacrament Program

• Announcements •

Opening Hymn - #277 As I Search the Holy Scriptures

Invocation - Brother Alan Wilkins

• Ward Business •

Sacrament Hymn - #195 How Great the Wisdom and the Love (v. 1-6)

Sacrament

Youth Speaker - Sister Lexxy Pedersen

Speaker - Brother Kevin Brinkerhoff

Musical Number - Primary Children "Nephi's Courage"

Accompanied by Brother Russell Oliphant

Speaker - Brother Dan Doxey

Closing Hymn - #130 Be Thou Humble

Benediction - Sister Trina Showalter

Announcements

A First Vision Bicentennial Invitation

You're Invited to Prepare for April General Conference with President Nelson's "Bicentennial of the First Vision" Challenge!

"I hope that every member and every family will prepare for a unique conference that will commemorate the very foundations of the restored gospel.” -- President Nelson

Our Ward is Rising to this Challenge with "A Ward Homework Project" (Due April 5, 2020)

Step 1: Before April Conference, write an “Heirloom Quality” document that tells your present and future relatives “Why I Believe the First Vision Occurred & Moments in My Life When I Have Seen the Lord’s Hand through the Restored Gospel.”

Step 2: Log into your FamilySearch.org account

Step 3: Post your document to your FamilySearch.org "Memories" wall. If you don't know how to do this, just ask!

Relief Society Celebration

Join us for a Relief Society Celebration! Tuesday, March 17th, 6:30 pm at the church. Come enjoy an evening of togetherness and sisterhood as we celebrate Relief Society. We will be serving dinner, decorating cupcakes, and having a short program.

Ward Choir Rehearsal

Join the ward choir as we prepare for the sacrament meeting Easter, April 12th! Rehearsals are held Sunday following our meeting block at 11:05 AM in the Relief Society room. All are welcome to participate with a special invitation to new ward members and youth.

Seminary Enrollment 2020-2021

Seminary Enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year has begun. This is a 2-part process.

1) Parents need to register Students using one of these ways:

• a) * Online at http://seminary.churchofjesuschrist.org/myseminary. This is the best method because once parents login to MySeminary they can check their students attendance, excuse absences and monitor seminary graduation progress.
• b) With a paper form at the Seminary building
• c) Parents who do not have an Church of Jesus Christ account or are not wishing to register via computer or fill out a paper form can now call Timpview Seminary, (801)222-3190, and the secretary can help them register, regardless of which seminary they will be attending.
• d) There is a Seminary and Institute App available at no cost. Because of some changes that have been made, an already downloaded App may not work. If it does not work, you need to delete the one you have and install it again. When you sign in with their Church of Jesus Christ username and password it should populate with their seminary age children

2) Students need to make sure they have RELEASE TIME in their school schedule

Children and Youth Goal Night

Our ward will hold a goal night on Wednesday April 22 at 7 pm. The children and youth of our ward have chosen goals they want to work on in four areas—spiritual, physical, social, and intellectual. They want to share their goals and interests with the adults of the ward. A list of youth interests and goals will be circulated soon. We invite the adults of the ward to review the list of goals, and if you feel able to help with any of them (or you have a talent or skill that you would like to share that is not listed) we invite you to share your skill that evening.

On April 27th the adults and youth/children will take turns circulating through the cultural hall and classrooms seeing what skills and talents each have to share. We encourage you to prepare a simple poster or show-and-tell visual aid (eg. tools, paintings, music, etc.) showcasing your skills and talents and maybe the kinds of projects the youth and children might want to consider doing with your help and encouragement (eg. “Ask me about starting a garden from seed” or “Ask me about basic ASL”). We’ll have tables set up in classrooms where everyone can lay out what they want to show. The youth and children will also be preparing visual aids to showcase their talents and skills so all members can view each other’s talents, skills, and goals.

The purpose of the evening is to expose the youth and children to what Bishop Walker calls “The Storehouse of the Lord.” It’s the talents and skills each of us can share. We want to have conversations with the youth and children that will help them get to know who they could potentially work with on their goals. Please contact any member of the Ward Council (Priesthood leader or president of any auxiliary) with any questions or if you would like to participate. Save the date.

Stake Choir Rehearsal Invitation

Dear Singers,

Rex Ripplinger, our Stake Music Chair, has set the rehearsal schedule for 4:00 PM each Sunday beginning 16 FEB until Stake Conference weekend. The choir will be performing at the Saturday evening and Sunday sessions of stake conference in March.

All voices are needed and encouraged to participate.

The choir will be performing Max Wilberg arrangements of well-known hymns.

If you plan to participate please let our ward choir director, Stevan Davis (801.836.5678), so Brother Ripplinger can be informed.

Stake Blood Drive

Our stake is hosting a blood drive with Red Cross on March 13, 2020, in our stake center from 2:00 to 8:00 pm. We are grateful to those who have been donors in the past and for your efforts to have donors sign up.

In order to manage sign ups, Red Cross has created a specific sign up sheet for our blood drive. It is our hope that donors will use this method to sign up for a time to donate. This will avoid duplication on multiple paper signup sheets. The link to our blood drive is as follows:

https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=ProvoEdgemontstake

Once on the site an account can be created (or a previous account accessed) to sign up for a specific time. We have 55 times available that afternoon and evening and hope to fill all of them.

Extended Hours for BYU Family History Library

The BYU family History Library is open on Sundays from noon to 8:00pm! Patrons can receive individual help on family history or attend specific classes for help in various research topics. Check out the class offerings at https://fh.lib.byu.edu>sunday classes

2020 Church Meeting Block

The Sunday schedule for 2020 followed throughout the Church includes a 60-minute sacrament meeting and, after a 10-minute transition, a 50-minute class period.

The 50-minute class period for youth and adults will alternate each Sunday according to the following schedule:

• First and third Sundays: Sunday School.
• Second and fourth Sundays: Priesthood quorums, Relief Society, and Young Women.
• Fifth Sundays: youth and adult meetings under the direction of the bishop.

FAQs about the Two-Hour Block

Do you have questions about the new announcement about the two-hour church block? Visit this link for the FAQs regarding the new change: https://www.lds.org/blog/what-do-the-changes-announced-in-general-conference-mean-for-me?lang=eng

Come, Follow Me: For Individuals and Families

Resources for Learning and Teaching the Gospel can be found here --> https://www.lds.org/manual/come-follow-me?lang=eng

Ministering

For more information on Ministering please visit, https://www.lds.org/mycalling/ministering?lang=eng&cid=rda_v_ministering_eng

• A Vision of Ministering: VIDEO https://www.lds.org/mycalling/ministering/a-vision-of-ministering?lang=eng

Pay Tithing Online

Click this link "Pay Tithing" to get your tithing paid right away! Just log into your lds.org account after clicking the link.

VIDEO: The Miracle of Tithing - Gordon B. Hinckley

Need to schedule a meeting with the bishop?

To schedule a meeting with the bishop, contact ward executive secretary, Lucien Briscoe (636) 697-2924.

Missionaries serving from our Ward

Elder Quinn Karpowitz - Germany Berlin

Elder Stuart Yorgason - Washington Vancouver

Elder Trevor Shumway - Lima East Peru

Elder Connor Orton - Texas Dallas

Elder Sione Tonata - Argentina Neuquén

Elder Nathan Doxey - Panamá City

Sister Anna Elmer - Arizona Mesa

Have an announcement or email for the ward members/bulletins? Not sure who to send it to?

Sunday Sacrament Bulletin -- LauraDawn Heiner (edgemont7thwardbulletin@gmail.com)

Relief Society Bulletin -- Bailey McDonald (sisterbaileymcdonald@gmail.com)

Emails for the ward members -- Denise Swift (emailsforedgemont7@gmail.com)

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If you would like to have something included in the paper copy of the ward bulletin for Sunday,

please send it in an email by FRIDAY evening to LauraDawn Heiner at edgemont7thwardbulletin@gmail.com.

Anything sent to LauraDawn after FRIDAY evening, will be included in the digital program only.