Sacrament Meeting
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
10th Day of May 2015
ON THIS GORGEOUS MORNING,
we heard from first time speaker Brother
Reuben Rangel. As he professed his thanks and love to his mom, he taught us
some eye opening facts about Mother's day. A tradition started in 1914 has
grown to a $21.2 billion dollar commercialized holiday. He brought us back to
its purpose with a quote from Abraham Lincoln "All that I am, or hope to
be, I owe to my Angel Mother." Brother Rangel suggested we celebrate,
thank, love and praise mothers every day.
Young Men's first counselor, Brother Harvey Reyes, asked us to be honest with ourselves in
answering "How do I keep my family strong in the Gospel?" He
questioned the roles each of us play in our own home. "Who is making the
effort?" "How much time is devoted to feel the Spirit and make us
stronger?" He urged us to put in the time and effort to counsel each
other, pray together, ponder the scriptures, and teach our little ones to talk
to Heavenly Father.
He reminded us that the Bishopric is here to help guide our family, and to continue to pray for our family and friends that have strayed; for "the power of prayer works!"
Returned missionary, Sister
Erika Herrera, expressed her gratitude for the love of mothers. She proudly
and lovingly thanked her aunt, Maria Palomino, who stepped in as mother, and
for her guidance and charity in making the hard decision about going on her
mission. Sister Herrera told us of a woman who was struggling in all aspects of
life except for her belief in the church and her service. She told us that when
in need, this woman helped her and her companion giving what little she had
away because of her faith that, "Jesus would always provide."
by Sister Stephani Fini
Pleasant Hill Ward
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