Presidency Message for Oct.

I am writing this message after our Stake conference September 16^th. I just cannot help but to think how precious our priesthood leaders are. What important messages we received! I cannot help but think what the Lord and our General Relief Society sisters and the First Presidency members have in store for us on September 29^th.

Just a few notes that I jotted down from Stake conference: Brother and Sister Gillespie from the Portland Temple Presidency told us how important temple attendance is to our progress in strengthening our testimonies and improving our lives. Elder and Sister Greer taught us about our missionaries and missionary work. What a great spirit they had about them.

President Southwick taught us and reminded us how prayers are answered. What a difference gratitude for previous answers to prayers make; that we pay the price with our prayers, with fasting, with our obedience; that we are willing to change when the answer comes, and that we move forward as even small or part answers are given to us.

Hand in hand with President Southwick, President Walker taught us about how important fasting with prayer is to our lives in learning to live the gospel and love the Lord, Jesus Christ.

President Randall informed us of our stake goals: improving the quality of teaching in our ward and stake meetings, more temple attendance by our stake members, more temple workers from our stake, more index work being done, and more missionary work by our wards and stake. He also wanted us to sing our church hymns with more attention so we can benefit from their messages. He continued to teach us more about missionary work.

Nadine , 2^nd counselor