The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Santa Maria, CA Stake News

We’d like to feature YOU as a disciple of Christ living in modern times! It’s simple. Find out how in the graphic above or the easy steps below: Write a short, 1-3 sentence excerpt about yourself and how you follow God and Christ. Send us a photo of you, your family, or something related to this part of your testimony. Wait for it to be shared on Social Media platforms within the Santa Maria Stake or the entire California, Ventura mission! ... Contact your ward’s Social Media Specialist or any of the addresses above. Do your part in sharing this wonderful gospel, right here in the Central Coast! Thank you! . ¡Nos gustaría presentarte a TI como un discípulo de Cristo que vive en los tiempos modernos! Es sencillo. Descubre cómo en la imagen de arriba o los sencillos pasos a continuación: Escribe un extracto breve de 1 a 3 líneas sobre cómo sigues a Dios y a Cristo. Envíanos una foto de ti, tu familia, o de algo relacionado con esta parte de tu testimonio. ¡Espera hasta que se comparta en las plataformas de redes sociales dentro de la Estaca de Santa María o en toda la misión California, Ventura! Contacta al Especialista de Redes Sociales de tu barrio o rama, o cualquier de los nombres usuarios en la imagen. Haz tu parte para compartir este maravilloso evangelio, aquí mismo en la Costa Central. Gracias! #sharethegospelofJesusChrist #comparteelevangeliodeJesucristo #beamembermissionary #miembromisionero

Different times in history call for different types of ministry! We live in an age where we can reach millions, let’s use the gifts we’ve been given. #modernministry #churchofjesuschrist #loveoneanother #maketheworldabetterplace #buildoncommonbeliefs #beone #ministry #newknockingdoors #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints

"The Lord expects us to teach as a positive means towards and that exclusion leads to division." . From Elder Gary E Stevenson's talk during the April 2021 General Conference. #

This summer, consider adding service to your list of scheduled activities. There are dozens of opportunities available for all ages, abilities and interests. There are even service projects you can complete from home! When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God (Mosiah 2:17). Visit www.justserve.org to find the perfect service opportunity near you.... #justserve #foodbank #animalshelter #seniorcare #santamaria #family #communityservice

Ven a apoyar a los jóvenes del barrio 3 de Santa María recaudar fondos para sus várias actividades. El evento será el 5 de junio, 8:00 a.m a 12:00 p.m. en la capilla de Oaks Knolls en Orcutt. $10 cada coche y habrá también postres a la venta. Comparten con sus amigos y su familia! Come support the Santa Maria Third Ward Youth as they raise funds for various activities! June 5th, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Oak Knolls Building. $10 car washes and yummy baked goods for sale. Share with your friends and family!

May we take the lessons and light of the sabbath day, and carry them into our every day. #thisischurch #lds #sharegoodness

Save the date! The Stake is planning a day camp for Activity Day children (those turning 8-11 this year) on August 5th & 6th. Please contact your Ward Primary leaders to RSVP.

We are so excited for the people in the Louisville Kentucky Mission! Jeff and Becky will begin their 18 month mission there beginning October 4th. . Congratulations to this sweet couple. We're so happy for you both! . "We couldn’t be more excited and honored to serve the Lord in this way."

Come support the Santa Maria Third Ward Youth as they raise funds for various activities! June 5th, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Oak Knolls Building. $10 car washes and yummy baked goods for sale. Share with your friends and family!

This past Sunday, we reverently listened to the opening hymn before the talks were given by members of the congregation. A member of the Bishopric then announced the closing hymn and asked us to join in singing. At first, I just assumed it was a mistake, and that he meant that we were to listen. But he then clarified that yes, we had just received permission to sing. Admittedly, the first verse was rather muted and mumbled as none of us were used to singing aloud and we... were all still wearing face masks. But by the fourth verse, I could hear, I could feel, the congregation joining together to worship in song once again. That one song brought the Spirit so strongly into our chapel. I didn’t even realize how much I had missed singing in church until then. And I know I’m not the only one who felt that way. I am so grateful for music and for the hymns that allow us to sing praises to our Savior. Sacred music has an essential role in our Sabbath worship and I have a testimony of the Spirit that comes when we sing together each Sunday. ******************************** El domingo pasado, reverentemente escuchamos el himno de apertura y siguieron los discursos. Después, un miembro del obispado anunció el himno de clausura y pidió que nos uniéramos en canto. Sorprendida, asumí que se había equivocado y que quiso decir que escucháramos el himno. Entonces aclaró que, ¡Sí! Acabábamos de recibir permiso para cantar en voz alta. Al principio, el primer verso se oía quedito, debido a que ninguno de nosotros estaba acostumbrado a cantar en voz alta, incluso llevábamos tapabocas. Gradualmente, al llegar al último verso, pude escuchary pude sentirla congregación uniéndose para adorar en canto nuevamente. Ese himno trajo el Espíritu con tanta fuerza a nuestra reunión. No me había dado cuenta de lo tanto que había extrañado cantar en voz alta en la iglesia hasta ese día. Sé que no soy la única con esos sentimientos. Estoy muy agradecida por la música y por los himnos que nos permiten cantar alabanzas a nuestro Salvador Jesucristo. La música sagrada es esencial en nuestras reuniones sacramentales, y tengo un testimonio del Espíritu que viene por medio del canto unido cada domingo.

Our Spanish Branch now has a Primary! The children meet together every Sunday to sing and learn about the gospel in both English and Spanish. Ashley Perez Sachs, mother to two and 2nd counselor in the Primary Presidency, shared this poignant message last week: We don't have to wait until our children confront difficult situations to teach them gospel principles. We should already be teaching them correct principles so that when they need to choose between good and evil,... they will choose to follow God. . ¡La Rama ahora tiene una Primaria! Los niños se reúnen todos los domingos para cantar y aprender sobre el evangelio tanto en español como en inglés. Ashley Perez Sachs, madre de dos y segunda consejera de la Presidencia de la Primaria, compartió este mensaje conmovedor la semana pasada: No tenemos que esperar hasta que nuestros hijos se enfrenten a situaciones difíciles para enseñarles los principios del Evangelio. Ya deberíamos estar enseñándoles principios correctos para que cuando necesiten elegir entre el bien y el mal, elijan seguir a Dios. #welcometoprimary #gospelprinciples #comeuntochrist #christlikeparenting #bienvenidosalaprimaria #criartushijosconelevangelio #seguiracristo #ramasantamaria7 #SM7Branch .

Que Dios Prevalesca Hacer clic aquí para ver el domingo 31 enero: http://www.churchofjesuschrist.org//naw-spanish-de/2021/01... Habrá una videoconferencia especial de Área en español el domingo 31 de enero a las 2 P.M. Presidirá el Elder Mark A. Bragg de los setenta. Discursara la Hna. Reyna I. Aburto de la Presidencia General de la Sociedad de Socorro. Todos están invitados a participar! ************ Let God Prevail Click here to watch on Sunday January 31st: http://www.churchofjesuschrist.org//naw-spanish-de/2021/01 A special area conference will be transmitted in Spanish on Sunday, January 31 at 2 PM. Elder Mark A. Bragg of the Seventy will be presiding. Sister Reyna I. Aburto, Second Counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency, will also address us. Everyone is invited to participate!

Clases de Inglés GRATIS! Compartan la pagina @CentralCoastEnglish con sus amigos que hablan español u otro lenguaje. FREE English classes! Share this page @CentralCoastEnglish with your friends who speak Spanish or a different language.

Brandon & Mindy Wayment from the Arroyo Grande Ward spoke today and shared some important spiritual thoughts and beautiful testimonies. Our Savior Jesus Christ encourages us to Follow Him and Hear Him and I testify that as we do this we will create a state of happiness around us that nothing can penetrate. I testify that we are all Ward missionaries!! We need to be mindful of the prompting of our Heavenly Father. We need to have an unlimited amount of seeds in our p...ockets and scatter them continuously throughout our day!! I testify that as we live our lives serving with all of our hearts those around us will notice we are peculiar people and gravitate toward us and inquire about the roots of our happiness. -Mindy Wayment God gives us challenges so that we can grow and come closer to him. D&C 4:4 For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layers up in stirs that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul.-Brandon Wayment

Here’s a great opportunity to serve our community: A Blood Drive hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When: Tuesday, January 26 Time: 2pm to 6pm Where: 908 Sierra Madre Ave, Santa Maria (Stake Center) Inside the basketball court... Call (805) 542-8500 or register at Blood4life.org

Message to Pismo Beach Ward from Sacrament meeting 1/17/21: I would like to take a moment to address the ward and ask you all to consider the concerning social and political environment we are in. We have recently witnessed disturbing and concerning political and social activity, unrest and violence. We appreciate our frontline workers including law enforcement officers and medical workers particularly our own Fred Mickel, Chandler Stewart, Bradley Hogan. Thank you all so mu...ch! Isn’t it wonderful to have representatives of the Lord as Prophets and Seers who express His words to us. In our most recent general conference, President Dallin H. Oaks referenced the anger and hatred" and "destructive behavior" in the current political environment. The title of President Oaks message was Love your Enemies. He said, The Lord’s teachings are for eternity and for all of God’s children. Quoting President Oaks: Knowing that we are all children of God gives us a divine vision of the worth of all others and the will and ability to rise above prejudice and racism....the Lord has taught me that it is possible to obey and seek to improve our nation’s laws and also to love our adversaries and our enemies...He gave this command to love. In addition, this week the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles sent a message expressing "great concern" over the "political and cultural divisions" in our country. Our leaders condemn violence and lawless behavior during times of unrest. They invited members "to be united in our commitment to the Savior, Jesus Christ, and His teachings" and "no political or other affiliation should supersede that covenant and sacred responsibility." I encourage you to reread the message by President Oaks and also read the message of peace extended by the First Presidency. I am grateful for divine revelation and guidance that we receive through Prophets and Apostles in our day. I bear testimony of their inspired counsel and it is this message of hope and love that will continue to instill peace within our hearts. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. Bishop Peter C. Fillerup Photo by @amomentwithchrist

Incredible testimony about the power of conversion.

Attention all single adults! The 2021 North America West Area Single Adult Conference The Abundant Life kicks off this month! There will be an opening devotional with Sister Sharon Eubank and Elder Kevin W. Pearson on Sunday, January 24th at 7 p.m. You can find the link and more information here: www.lds-sa.org.

SPECIAL ALERT! A Devotional for Young Adults will be broadcast TODAY at 6:00 pm Pacific Standard Elder Quentin Cook and his wife Sister Mary Cook will be speaking to the married young adults and single young adults in the North America West Area!!... See the attached flyer. The log in information is: www.churchofjesuschrist.org//lan/naw-ya-devotional/2020/11

Today at Brigham Young University I shared a message about important issues of our day, including overcoming racism. Personal attitudes and official practices ...of racism are not consistent with the revealed word of God. We know that God created all mortals and we are all children of God. The challenge of racism is not a new one, but recent events have precipitated the current discussion. The shocking police-produced death of George Floyd in Minnesota last May was surely a trigger for nationwide protests in the United States, whose momentum was carried forward under the message of ‘Black Lives Matter.’ Of course Black lives matter! That is an eternal truth all reasonable people should support. Dear friends, let us all heed President Russell M. Nelson's call to repent, to change, and to improve. Only the gospel of Jesus Christ can unite and bring peace to people of all races and nationalities. We who believe in that gospelwhatever our originsmust unite in love of each other and of our Savior, Jesus Christ. President Dallin H. Oaks Read full address here: https://bit.ly/34vQrBi Artwork: used with permission from the artist Amber Eldredge

What does this look like for you? In what ways can we speak more of Him? Are we more readily prepared to speak of every other quality that makes us who we are? The most eternal quality we all share is we are all children of a Heavenly Father. May we never forget it, and always share it.

I have spoken of Israel in at least 378 of the more than 800 messages I have delivered during my 36 years as an Apostle. So imagine my delight when I recently l...earned that one of the Hebraic meanings of the word Israel is let God prevail. Thus, the very name of Israel refers to a person who is willing to let God prevail in his or her life. That concept stirs my soul! When your greatest desire is to let God prevail, to be part of Israel, so many decisions become easier. So many issues become non-issues! You know how best to groom yourself. You know what to watch and read, where to spend your time, and with whom to associate. You know what you want to accomplish. You know the kind of person you really want to become. Each of us has a divine potential because each is a child of God. Each is equal in His eyes. The implications of this truth are profound. Brothers and sisters, please listen carefully to what I am about to say. God does not love one race more than another. His doctrine on this matter is clear. He invites all to come unto Him, black and white, bond and free, male and female, (2 Nephi 26:33). The question for each of us, regardless of race, is the same. Are you willing to let God prevail in your life? As you study your scriptures during the next six months, I encourage you to make a list of all that the Lord has promised He will do for covenant Israel. I think you will be astounded! Ponder these promises. Talk about them with your family and friends. Then live and watch for these promises to be fulfilled in your own life. #GeneralConference

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Congratulations to Troy Kim of the Santa Maria 3rd Ward!! He will start his mission from the home MTC on Wednesday. He’ll be serving in the Taiwan, Taipei Mission, speaking Mandarin. We are so proud of the missionaries serving from our stake and are grateful for their service and sacrifice

https://santamariatimes.com//article_9649d94d-5cac-53b0-95 We are so grateful to the new stake presidency’s choice to serve!

https://www.thechurchnews.com//new-stake-presidents-englan OFFICIAL announcement of our new stake presidency!!

For all the details head to the event link on our page!

An important message from our Stake Presidency! Dear Brothers and Sisters, We hope this finds you well and happy. We love you and have missed seeing you and pray for an end to the conditions that have made us unable to gather all these months....Continue reading

Words from our Prophet on the times we find ourselves in:

Sending love and light to everyone in our stake. For all of us missing the fellowship and ability to worship together, enjoy this uplifting video below. Until we meet again, keep praying, keep enduring, we love you. https://www.facebook.com/davidarchuleta/videos/699789090830656/?extid=TnPjRNIMDhEvibc8