Banbury Ward of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Message from the Bishopric

Dear Banbury Ward,

Recently someone asked me to tell them about a time I had failed and how I responded to that failure. It was a thought-provoking question, but I'm not sure I gave a great answer in the moment.

In a final sermon to a few faithful members of the church as the Nephite civilization was nearing utter failure, Mormon declared: "if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him."

As I reflect on my own failures in life, I am comforted by these three truths:

1. All things must fail.

2. Charity is the pure love Christ, and His love never fails.

3. It will be well with those who possess the pure love of Christ.

When you are reeling from failure, I hope you will be comforted by these three great truths. Failure is part of our mortal experience. But repentance and improvement through the grace and mercy of Christ is available to all of us today. He will run to us with His love immediately when we look unto him, especially in our failures. I invite you to seek Jesus and His pure, never-failing love. He will not leave you comfortless. He will not fail you.

Love,

Bro. Bliss 

• Church Cleaning - It is our turn for church cleaning again in July. Please look at your assigned date and make a trade with someone else if unavailable on that day:

  • 27th: Richards, Roth, Sasser, Schlosser, Schrum, Shreeve, Simmons, Spencer, Stone, Stone, Strong

• Choir Practice - Sundays at 2 pm in the Relief Society Room

• Preparing to Sing the New Hymns - In the coming weeks and months, the Ward Choir will be learning and singing the new hymns recently released by the Church. The Sunday after the Choir sings a new hymn, we will sing the hymn as a congregation in Sacrament Meeting. You can prepare to sing the new hymns now by opening your Gospel Library app or the Church's Music App, and clicking on "Hymns--For Home and Church". Here you can study the words, listen to the music, and sing along with a vocal rendition. Please also consider joining the Choir for what promises to be a very spiritual experience! 

• YOUTH GAME NIGHTS EVERY THURSDAY - All youth are encouraged to get their game on and bring friends for sports and board games every Thursday evening from 7-8 pm at the Stake Center at 5555 N. Locust Grove. Wards and our local missionaries will plan different activities each week.

• Upcoming Youth Events:

  • • Teacher/Priest Campout - August 2-3

    • Youth Combined Activity - Welcome Back! - August 14 (first day of school in West Ada)

    • Priest Campout - August 23-24

    • Youth Fireside - Sunday, August 25

    • Stake FSY "Bring It Home" Event- Sunday, September 8 at 7:00pm - Stake Center Chapel (church dress)

      • • All youth 14+ in 2024 are invited

    • Young Women's Fall Retreat - October 25-26

• August 14-17 - YSA Conference 2024 - Idaho Falls Session - Please contact Bishop Price if you would like details.

• August 22 - Stake Humanitarian Workday - Stop by anytime between 10:00am-1:00pm at the Stake Center. It's more than sewing! No special skills needed. Come gather, make new friends, and work on service projects that benefit others in our community.

• REFUGEE NEEDS - Local LDS refugees in the Boise Swahili Branch need your help! A few families are in need of Winco gift cards to buy groceries. They also need car seats to help bring their kids to church. If you’re able to help, please contact Dan Stone at 208-957-0647. Used car seats are welcome. Thank you for helping these faithful members!

• MISSIONARY MEALS

  • • • Just a friendly reminder that our day to feed the missionaries is on Fridays. There are a couple of options available.

        • • We can have them come teach a lesson in our home to us or friends, and then feed them.

          • We can provide them a meal to pick up and take home.

          • Please reach out to our Ward Missionary Leader, Daniel Michalsky if interested, and for further details and options.

• New Hymns - The first batch of new hymns was released in "Sacred Music" through the gospel library app on May 30. Updates will come periodically throughout the next two years with the final book being released in 2026.

• "To allow for greater access to the words of the living prophets, printed copies of Church magazines are now available at no cost in your area as of February 1, 2024. These magazines include the Liahona, For the Strength of Youth, and Friend. This policy will eventually apply to every area of the Church.

  • • • Members can use their Church account to choose their preferred subscription(s) on a yearly basis at MagazineSubscriptions.ChurchofJesusChrist.org"

      • Please contact a member of the Bishopric, Relief Society Presidency, Elders Quorum Presidency, or your ministering sisters/brothers if you have any questions about this change or if you need assistance with subscribing for no-cost print magazines.

• For temple recommend interviews with the Bishopric and other meetings with the Bishop, please call or text Phil Pfleger at (208) 409-9633.

• All temple recommend interviews with the Stake Presidency must be scheduled ahead of time. There are no walk-in appointments at this time.  For recommend renewal interviews, please visit https://calendly.com/minorth/temple to see available times and schedule an interview with the stake presidency.

• Photos for LDS Tools: If you don't already have a picture in LDS Tools you are encouraged to get your picture taken or upload a picture of your own.  You can also get your photo updated.  If you need help uploading your pictures, please contact Ann DeBurgh at 208-789-4148.

Worldwide Church Events

The following link will take you to the church website with a list of all the upcoming and recent church events

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/events/