Mighty Prayer

 My friends,

 

The time is here. The season is upon us. I'm looking forward to the next month and a half and am overwhelmed (in a really good way) by all the activities, festivities, service opportunities, and feelings that will bring me (and all of us) closer to Christ. I've made a list of activities that I see as our prime opportunities to be swallowed up in the joy of the season and Christ.

 11/16, 6pm: Church Music Festival from Temple Square

11/23, 2-6pm: Ward Missionary Outreach/Blitz. Our entire ward will be meeting at the church and heading out to bring cookies to the people we minister to and invite neighbors/friends to the Arlington Festival of Nativities. It is going to be GLORIOUS!

11/28: Thanksgiving Day!

11/30, 4-7pm: Live Activity at Arlington Hometown Holiday - our ward/stake is in charge of this event. We need volunteers – contact Becca Yadon!

12/03, 6pm: Ward Christmas party! 

12/06, 5pm: Youth/Ward Temple Trip! 

12/08, 5pm: First Presidency Christmas Devotional

12/13 – 12/15: Arlington Festival of the Nativities. Plus, the youth pop-up choir on Dec 14 @ 6pm. Volunteers are realllly needed for the nativity fesival! Contact Elizabeth Kienzle.

Jan 03: Youth/Ward Temple Night

 

I’ve been thinking that that this upcoming season is going to set the fire as we turn to 2025. I’ve been utterly impressed as I’ve been reading about Mormon and his son Moroni. I find myself continuing to dwell on Mormon’s words when he said, “I speak unto you, ye remnant of the house of Israel”. I am absolutely blown away by the faith he exercised by dedicating his life, his work, his writing, his effort, his words to a people that he only believed would come. Sometimes I struggle as I prepare a lesson or write one of these e-mails wondering if it's really to somebody, if it’s a message that somebody really needs to hear. But Mormon! He wrote to a people 2000 years into the future with absolute dedication and decisive faith that his message would reach our hearts. He confidently promises that that "great and marvelous things which have been hid up from the foundation of the world" will be revealed to us WHEN we shall "rend that veil of unbelief" (Ether 4:15). Moroni believed in us and knew that we could rend that veil and see miracles. Do we believe that we can be like Mormon and Moroni? Do we believe that we're tools with a glorious purpose? Do we believe that we can have the same confidence and decisive faith that Mormon and Moroni had?  

I know that the lord believes in us. He believes in me and each and everyone of you. Moroni exhorts us to, after we receive the message of the Book of Mormon, pray with real intent, having faith in Christ, and the Holy Ghost can manifest the truth of all things. 

I'd like to invite each of you to join me in prayer this holiday season. Let's pray that the Holy Ghost will reveal the truth to us - the truth of our worth, of our purpose, and of what our ward family can become in 2025? I invite you to pray mightily with me and our ward for 1) the spirit of prophesy and revelation in your life and calling, 2) the success of the rising generation, 3) establishing zion in our ward in 2025. 

With love and admiration,

Bishop Kienzle