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

Message from the Bishopric

Dear Banbury Ward,

When Jesus declared His divinity by reading Isaiah in the synagogue in Nazareth, He declared that He was sent, in part, to preach "deliverance to the captives".  In D&C 138, President Joseph F. Smith saw in the spirit world "an innumerable company of the spirits of the just... awaiting the advent of the Son of God into the spirit world, to declare their redemption from the bands of death. Their sleeping dust was to be restored unto its perfect frame, bone to his bone, and the sinews and the flesh upon them, the spirit and the body to be united never again to be divided, that they might receive a fulness of joy.  While this vast multitude waited and conversed, rejoicing in the hour of their deliverance from the chains of death, the Son of God appeared, declaring liberty to the captives who had been faithful;" (D&C 138:12,16-18)

King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon told his people, " I, even I, whom ye call your king, am no better than ye yourselves are; for I am also of the dust. And ye behold that I am old, and am about to yield up this mortal frame to its mother earth. (Mosiah 2:26)

When Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, God explained their new, fallen condition, saying in part, "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." (Genesis 3:19)

How could Adam and Eve, born from the dust of this "mother earth", destined to return into the ground, be "born again", and come forth again from the ground, this time a grave, and have new life?

The answer can be found in one of our joyful Christmas hymns, Hark the Herald Angels sing: Jesus Christ was "Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth".

I humbly submit that one of the great symbols of our future "glorious resurrection" can be found in the simple symbol of baptism, when we are buried in the water and rise forth a new creature, born again unto Christ, joined to Him in both His death and His resurrection. 

I hope you'll ponder this the next time you are privileged to witness or participate in a baptism.  And then each week, in the sacred renewal of those covenants entered into by baptism, as you partake of the emblems of the sacrament and promise to "always remember him", may you remember that sacred time that you were joined to Him, buried in the water and then brought forth, born again unto Christ.  You were "born again" spiritually when you were baptized and received the Holy Ghost, and you will be "born again" physically one day too, when you are called forth from the grave, restored to your perfect frame, spirit and body never to be divided again.

Truly, He lives!  And so will you!

Love,

Bishop Price

• Fast Sunday - Sunday, April 12

• April 2026 Cleaning Assignments - Please come to the church Saturday morning at 8:00am on the assigned day or trade with another family. 

  • April 18: Adamy, Anderson, Armstrong, Asetre, Azzarito, Bates, Bennett, Bernhardt, Bevan, Bird, Bull

  • April 25: Cambron, Chaffin, Clark, Clark, Coltrin, Cook, Cranney, Crawford, Crawford, Daniels, Davis

• Youth Camps this year will be the week of June 22-27.

  • • Young Women's Camp - It will be at Hayfork campground near Idaho City (an hour away)

      • • Girls Camp: YCL's will leave Monday, June 22 to set up camp. The rest of the girls will come up Tuesday morning, June 23rd. Everyone will clean up camp and go home Thursday, June 25th.

    • Young Men's Camp – June 24-27th at Northwest Passage Campground - McCall & Garden Valley.  All Young Men - Deacons, Teachers, and Priests are invited.

• Sunday Youth Assignments

  1. • April Chair Set-Up - Deacons

     • April Greeters - Young Women 12-13 Class

• Seminary registration for the upcoming school year is now open. All youth entering grades 9-12 are invited to participate. Parents should register their student at myseminary.churchofjesuschrist.org and select Religious Release.

• April 18 - Ward Activity for Adults - Saturday, April 18 at 6:00 pm at the Stake Center – Pizza, Puzzles & Pickleball – Get to know other ward members by playing board games, building puzzles or learning a new sport, all while enjoying a fun meal together!

• April 22 - Semi-annual Junk Haul - Wednesday April 22 - If you have anything you'd like hauled off, or donated, please contact a member of the bishopric to be added to our route that evening.

• April 23 - Stake Humanitarian Workday - 10am-1pm at the Stake Center.

  1. • Children's Center: 10:30-12:30 for toddlers to 5-year-olds

     • Donation focus: BOOKS for preschool to middle school ages

• April 25-26 - Stake Conference

  1. • April 25th Adult Session 6 PM

     • April 26th General Session 10 AM

     • April 26th Priesthood Leadership Session 2 PM

     • April 26th Youth Session 7 PM

• April 27 - Blood Drive - See flyer below

• The Remember Him Area Initiative, which invites us all to focus on Becoming Lifelong Disciples of Jesus Christ, is featured on the Area website. All members are invited to:

  • • Share the Remember Him Video featured on the Area Website.

    • Invite families and individuals to visit the site and discuss the video message at home.

• Missionary Meals - We can invite the missionaries to dinner any day or night of the week; there is no longer the requirement to have a non-member present. Please reach out to our Ward Missionary Leader, Larry Nelson, if interested, and for further details and options. The missionaries will not be passing a calendar around, you will need to schedule directly with the missionaries. 

• Are you interested in being called as a Temple and Family History Worker with the assignment to work in the Family Search Center? Like a temple worker, this would be a weekly commitment, however each shift is only 2.5 hours. This is an extremely fulfilling calling and an opportunity for anyone to serve the Lord in a meaningful way.  Those who work at the center are witnesses to the miracles that happen there and the joy that the work brings into their lives.  Please reach out to a member of the bishopric if this is something you would like to discuss.

• "To allow for greater access to the words of the living prophets, printed copies of Church magazines are now available at no cost. 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 David Swenson at (208) 447-8903.

• 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.

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/