Banbury Ward of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Zoom link for Banbury Ward Sacrament Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/93822966300
Sacrament Meeting begins at 9:00 am
2024 Banbury Ward Sunday Meeting Schedule - Sacrament meeting starts at 9:00 am.
All YM, and YW with greeting assignments arrive at 8:30 am to setup chairs, prepare sacrament, and greet arriving members.
Ward Council begins at 11:45 am on 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays.
Ward Youth Council begins at 11:15 on 3rd Sundays.
Ward Facebook group:
We have a private Banbury Ward Facebook Group. You may request to join the group by going to http://www.facebook.com/groups/banburyward. Once you join, you'll find a set of guidelines and learn more about what to share. We hope this provides a meaningful way for more two-way communication between ward members.
If you would like to add an announcement to this website and the Sunday bulletin, please email the information to: banburybulletin@gmail.com
Message from the Bishopric
Dear Banbury Ward,
The book of Alma has 63 chapters and is the longest in the Book of Mormon. It starts in the first year of the judges, and ends with Alma and Captain Moroni’s deaths in the 36th year of the reign of the judges. In that short period of time, this book recounts numerous dissensions away from the church, often resulting in war and bloodshed:
Nehor, Amlici, Zeezrom and other lawyers and judges in Ammonihah, Amalekite, Amulonite and Zoramite dissenters, Zerahemnah, Amalakiah and Ammoron. All of these are examples of Satan getting great hold over the hearts and minds of men, often through riches and power, to oppress, wage war, and commit all kinds of treachery and awful wickedness. All in just 36 years!
Korihor was another dissenter, an Anti-Christ, who preached a very worldly message, denying the plan of Salvation. He said there was no atonement possible, and no need for a Savior, convincing many that they could do as they wanted in this life, that there was no God, and no need to be subject to divine laws. Many believed him and left the church.
In his pride, he rose up in great swelling words against Alma, the High Priest of the church. He declared that unless he was shown a sign, he would never recount his teachings. After numerous invitations by Alma to repent, he declared “I do not believe that there is a God… and except ye show me a sign, I will not believe.” He was struck dumb, that he could not speak further. How sad that those were the last words he uttered!
With something given him to write, Korihor penned these words: “I always knew that there was a God. But behold, the devil hath deceived me; for he appeared unto me in the form of an angel... And he said unto me: There is no God; yea, and he taught me that which I should say. And I have taught his words; and I taught them because they were pleasing unto the carnal mind; and I taught them, even until I had much success, insomuch that I verily believed that they were true; and for this cause I withstood the truth, even until I have brought this great curse upon me.
In our recent readings from Come Follow Me, in 2 Nephi 28:14, our family was struck by what Nephi saw of our day: “they have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ; nevertheless, they are led, that in many instances they do err because they are taught by the precepts of men.” Even the humble followers of Christ are sometimes led astray by the precepts of men. How can we detect and avoid this deception, so rampant in the days of Alma, and seen in our day by Nephi?
In his most recent talk, “Think Celestial”, President Russell M Nelson gave us this wise counsel: “There is no end to the adversary’s deceptions. Please be prepared. Never take counsel from those who do not believe. Seek guidance from voices you can trust—from prophets, seers, and revelators and from the whisperings of the Holy Ghost, who ‘will show unto you all things what ye should do.’ Please do the spiritual work to increase your capacity to receive personal revelation.”
As your bishop, I plead with you to not let any messages from Babylon have place in your heart or mind. Satan’s most cunning messages are the doctrines of men, mingled with scripture. Recent events have caused me to seriously ponder this: What messages over the past 36 years have I let crowd out the words of living prophets? When have I let flattery or things I don’t fully understand let me convince myself that I know better than God or his chosen servants? I liked Bro. Thomas’ statement last Sunday: The pioneers had to do hard things, today we have to believe hard things. Follow the living prophet, even when doing so is unpopular or mocked. Confirm his words with personal revelation from the Holy Ghost. If you are wrestling with doctrines or doubts, please come talk to me. I’ve also wrestled, and I want to help you.
Love,
Bishop Price
Announcements
Here are the building cleaning assignments for March 2024. Households have been assigned each week. Please plan to arrive at the church by 8am on your assigned Saturday. If you are unable to clean on your assigned week, please arrange a swap with another household. Thank you for all that you do to maintain our beautiful building!
March 30 - Ragsdale, Ranstrom, Richards, Roth, Sasser, Schlosser, Schrum, Shreeve, Simmons, Spencer, Stone, Stone
STAKE FAMILY HISTORY GOALS FOR MARCH: Youth: Ask your parents to tell you the story of when you were born. Ask your grandparents to tell you about their childhood. Record them and add them to FamilySearch. Adults: Record how the plans and priorities for your life have changed as you have grown up. Find an old picture from your childhood and add it to FamilySearch with a story. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/activity-ideas/in-home-activities/about-me/all-about-me?lang=eng
The Boise Home Storage Center (formerly at the Garden City Cannery) is now open at its new location on 10740 West Fairview Suite 300, Boise, Idaho 83713. This location (by Deseret Industries) is easily accessible and fully stocked! Hours of operation are:
Tuesday 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
YOUNG WOMEN TEMPLE TRIP – IN NEED OF NAMES FOR BAPTISMS
The Banbury Ward young women will be doing an Idaho temple trip on May 10th-11th. They will be visiting the Twin Falls, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Rexburg temples. The young women would love to serve the ward by completing female names that you need done for baptisms and confirmation! They anticipate being able to do between 300-400 names on this trip, so don’t be shy. Please contact the YW President, Lisa White, for more details! She can be reached at 971-998-6973, or lisalwhite@gmail.com
ART & BOOKS FOR LDS SWAHILI BRANCH - Our ward is collecting LDS art and books for the new LDS Swahili branch, which is full of refugees who live here in Boise. The art and books will be given to the members for use in their homes. Please give any donations to either Dan Stone or Paul/Whitney Wissenbach.
Emotional Resilience class for sophomores and juniors will resume in April.
Stake Youth Choir - We invite all youth singers (ages 11 to 18) to join us for a Stake Youth Choir to sing at Stake Conference, general session on April 21st at 10am at the Stake Center. The choir will be directed by Sis. Amy Vogelsberg and we will sing “This Is The Christ”. The same choir will sing “All Creatures of our God and King” at the youth session of Stake Conference on April 21st at 4pm at the Stake Center. Remaining practices will be April 7th and April 14th all at 7pm at the Stake Center. You must attend at least two of the practices. This music is beautiful and uplifting. Please make plans to join us.
March 28 - 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.
March 31 - Easter Sunday - Sacrament meeting only
Resources for Easter from the Church website
April 1 - Singles and Empty-Nesters Gathering - 7:00 pm at De Burghs’
General Conference
Saturday, April 6 - 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 6:00 pm
Sunday, April 7 - 10:00 am, 2:00 pm
April 8 - STAKE BLOOD DRIVE: Please consider donating blood to the Red Cross on Monday, April 8, from 9 am until 2 pm at the Stake Center, 5555 N. Locust Grove Rd., Meridian. Sign up for a slot at www.redcrossblood.org, by entering sponsor code "MeridianNorth" in the red box titled "Find a Blood Drive". Walk-ins are allowed if there is space available.
"LAMB OF GOD" CONCERT: Celebrate Easter and Holy Week by attending a performance of Rob Gardner's stunning "Lamb of God"—a sacred work of the passion of Jesus Christ for choir, orchestra and soloists. There will be three performances: Fri. & Sat., March 29 & 30, 6:30 PM, Meridian North Stake Center, 5555 N. Locust Grove Rd.; Sunday, April 14, 7:00 PM, Settlers Park Stake Center, 2515 W. Ustick Rd. Free general admission tickets are available and are recommended to guarantee seating. See LAMBOFGODMERIDIAN.COM for tickets and more information. Performances are 90 minutes and the recommended age for attendees is 6+ years old.
April 11 - JOY LUNCHEON - For all sisters 65 years young and above! Join us from 12noon-1pm at the Stake Center for a delicious luncheon and wonderful program!
April 16 – BANBURY RELIEF SOCIETY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!
Relief Society Sisters please join us April 16 at 6:30pm at Bristol Heights building for a fiesta celebration of RS 182nd Birthday!
We will have a Mexican Taco bar and will put together Birthday Bags for the Idaho Food Bank and City Light center for the homeless. We will collect donations that evening of items to be placed in Birthday Bags; packaged party napkins, party plates, cake mixes, canned frosting, birthday favors, and gifts for children 1-3, 4-6, 7-10. We will also be making Birthday cards and banners.
April 19 - Game Night for Adults - At the church. More information to come.
April 28 - Banbury Ward Conference
May 4 - Primary Potluck - Saturday, May 4th at 5 pm all Primary children, Primary leaders and their families are invited to Bishop Price's home for a Primary Potluck. Bring some food to share!
May 19 - Banbury Ward Munch & Mingle - Immediately after church in the parking lot.
May 19 - Relaunch of Children's Guidebook Personal Development Program- Sunday, May 19th at 3 pm all Primary children (and their parents) in the CTR 7 class and higher are invited to learn more about the Church's youth program for improvement. Let's use the extra time in the summer to set and achieve some goals!
CANNERY NEWS
Here are our cannery assignments for 2024. Thank you for supporting the cannery!
May 30 - 10 am to 2 pm (3 people)
Sep 04 - 4 pm to 8 pm (5 people)
Oct 01 - 4 pm to 8 pm (10 people)
Nov 01 - 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm (10 people)
Nov 15 - 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm (5 people)
Dec 11 - 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm (5 people)
May 29 - June 1 - YSA AREA CONFERENCE: Save the date for the upcoming young single adults conference, May 29 to June 1, to be held here in the Boise area. This conference, titled “Think Celestial: A Guide to God’s Plan of Salvation”, will bring YSAs together from LaGrande to Burley to strengthen relationships, have fun, and find belonging in Christ. More information will be coming soon about registration and the full program.
Here is the 2024 Banbury Ward Temple and Family History plan approved by the ward council. This is a plan for everyone in the ward. Please read it and familiarize yourself with it. We are looking forward to making great strides as individuals and families in our temple worship and family history efforts this year. Feel free to call upon any of the ward family history consultants or the Elder's Quorum or Relief Society presidencies if you have any questions or need assistance with your family history.
The Family History Centers have a new name! They are now called FamilySearch Centers. Did you know that as a member of the LDS church you can get a free subscription to Ancestry.Com, MyHeritage.com and FindMyPast.com and several others? Go to Third-party Access • FamilySearch to sign up for your free accounts. Pro tip: many of the Temple and Family History Consultants use Ancestry.Com for research. It has more than twice the number of records as FamilySearch.
The FamilySearch Center is a wonderful place for you, your family, your ministering families or sisters, and your class or quorum to visit. The center is also open to the community. Come and see all that you can do there, including:
Get help with your family tree
Find your ancestors who need temple ordinances
Be trained if you’re a Temple & Family History Consultant
Have fun exploring the stories of those who came before you
Add photos, slides and film to FamilySearch to preserve the memories
The Center is on the south-east side of the church building on McMillan and Shamrock Rd (east of Cloverdale).
11443 W. McMillan Rd, Boise
Hours: Monday 9-4:30, Tuesday thru Thursday 9-9
"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.
The resources from the "Planning for Life" firesides are available here: