How to Share the Gospel Effectively

Thank you Jessica Christensen for the wonderful lesson you taught today.  The Spirit was so strong. If you missed this lesson, please visit here to read it. It's a good lesson for all of us.

Here is a brief summary of the lesson:

"I would not seek to force people to live up to my ideas but rather love them into doing the thing that is right." George Albert Smith

Jessica talked about how we need to bless every soul we come in contact with and not judge them, love them and invite them to feel the spirit through your actions and thoughts. 

Here are the key points of the lesson:

1) Daily, seek to attain charity for all men

2) Gain/solidify personal testimony

3) live with true happiness

4) Acknowledge already existing strengths and virtues in others

5) Using existing strengths and virtues as a foundation, present the more complete truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ with boldness and kindness

Come celebrate Pioneer Day with us!

Meet the RS 2nd Councelor

Sarah Allred

Thanks so much for sharing with us Sarah. We are excited to get to know you!

1. Tell us about you and your family. (for example...where are you from? What is your career? Where did you go to school/major? Are you married? What does your husband do? Do you have any children? What are their ages? etc.)

Husband: Greg - 2nd year DO student @ Midwestern, Graduate of Utah State University in

Communications

Me: Sarah - Graduate of BYU in Music Education with an emphasis in Band. I am currently a

Family & Couples Photographer + a MOM! :)

We have 1 daughter: Macy - she is 3, and her favorite thing to do is Ride the CITY BUS!

2. If you had an hour free time, what might we find you doing?

Munching Nutella + graham crackers while playing a board game with my Greg.

3. Share an experience that has strengthened your testimony or why the gospel is important to you?

As a 15 year-old girl I attended EFY at Rick College (wow..that dates me!). During that week I was incredibly jealous of a girl in my group. She was STUNNING, fun, a cheerleader, outgoing, and kind. She was everything I wanted to be. I admired her from a distance the entire week. Near the end of my EFY experience we were sharing our testimonies with each other about how we knew God loved us, and knew us as individuals. This girl whom I admired, bore her testimony that she knew God was aware of her. She had been getting ready for their biggest cheerleading competition of the year, and could not find her sock! Her precious socks! They had to match the rest of the girls socks for the competition and she was panicked. At this point, she knelt to pray. (In my mind I was thinking......Really? Praying about socks??) Needless to say, He did hear her. He did answer her prayers. She closed her prayers and within moments, found the socks that were so important to her. This is one of the earliest memories I have of my testimony bursting inside of me. It seems such a small story, now - looking back - but I know that sweet girls testimony was a starting point of my very own. :)

4. What are your following favorites:

· Dessert: Lemon Bars OR BYU Brownies.

· Hobbies: I love Broadway tunes, organizing, amazon.com

· Scripture: D & C 15: 6-And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen

· Hymn: Abide with Me 'Tis Eventide

Happy Happy Birthday to.....

We hope you all have a fabulous birthday this month!

It is nice to be remembered on your birthday, so if you get a chance, call these sisters on their special day and let them know how much they are loved and appreciated.

July newsletter is here!