Pasadena California Stake

Read about and view a recording of the first-ever Youth Music Festival that was streamed live in 11 languages on July 29! Read about it here, and find links to watch the concert recording! https://www.thechurchnews.com//youth-music-festival-virtua Many youth artists had the opportunity to share testimony through music during the first-ever Youth Music Festival that was streamed live in 11 languages on July 29. David Archuleta, Yahosh and Oba Bonner, Nicole Luz, McKenna Hixs...on, and other artists around the world also participated. The theme of the pre-recorded event was Hear the voice of the Lord. In a joint message with his wife, Elder Ulisses Soares testified of the blessings that come from following President Russell M. Nelson’s invitation to hear Him.

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Each faith-filled step will be met with help from heaven. Guidance will come as we pray to our Heavenly Father, rely on our Savior & follow Him, & listen to the Holy Spirit. Strength will come because of the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Healing & forgiveness will come because of God’s grace....-Randall K. Bennett

October 2020 General Conference will be virtual only... https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org//october-2020-gen

Locking arms for racial harmony in America - What the NAACP and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are doing together https://medium.com//locking-arms-for-racial-harmony-in-ame

From President Russell M Nelson’s Facebook page yesterday. We join with many throughout this nation and around the world who are deeply saddened at recent evidences of racism and a blatant disregard for human life. We abhor the reality that some would deny others respect and the most basic of freedoms because of the color of his or her skin. We are also saddened when these assaults on human dignity lead to escalating violence and unrest. ... The Creator of us all calls on each of us to abandon attitudes of prejudice against any group of God’s children. Any of us who has prejudice toward another race needs to repent! During the Savior’s earthly mission, He constantly ministered to those who were excluded, marginalized, judged, overlooked, abused, and discounted. As His followers, can we do anything less? The answer is no! We believe in freedom, kindness, and fairness for all of God’s children! Let us be clear. We are brothers and sisters, each of us the child of a loving Father in Heaven. His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, invites all to come unto Himblack and white, bond and free, male and female, (2 Nephi 26:33). It behooves each of us to do whatever we can in our spheres of influence to preserve the dignity and respect every son and daughter of God deserves. Any nation can only be as great as its people. That requires citizens to cultivate a moral compass that helps them distinguish between right and wrong. Illegal acts such as looting, defacing, or destroying public or private property cannot be tolerated. Never has one wrong been corrected by a second wrong. Evil has never been resolved by more evil. We need to foster our faith in the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. We need to foster a fundamental respect for the human dignity of every human soul, regardless of their color, creed, or cause. And we need to work tirelessly to build bridges of understanding rather than creating walls of segregation. I plead with us to work together for peace, for mutual respect, and for an outpouring of love for all of God’s children.

Spiritually Defining Memories - Elder Neil L Anderson - April 2020 You might think of your spiritual memories this way. With constant prayer, a determination to keep our covenants, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, we navigate our way through life. When personal difficulty, doubt, or discouragement darken our path, or when world conditions beyond our control lead us to wonder about the future, the spiritually defining memories from our book of life are like luminous stones that help brighten the road ahead, assuring us that God knows us, loves us, and has sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to help us return home. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org//g/2020/04/15andersen

"We should not need a hurricane or other crisis to remind us of what matters most. The gospel and the Lord’s plan of happiness and salvation should remind us. What matters most is what lasts longest, and our families are for eternity." Elder M. Russell Ballard, "What Matters Most Is What Lasts Longest"

Good Friday, April 10th. For all whose health may permit, let us fast, pray, and unite our faith once again, said President Russell M. Nelson in his Saturday evening general conference address. Let us prayerfully plead for relief from this global pandemic. I invite all, including those not of our faith, to fast and pray on Good Friday, April 10, that the present pandemic may be controlled, caregivers protected, the economy strengthened, and life normalized.

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Please join us for Pasadena Stake Conference this weekend at the Stake Center - 770 N Sierra Madre Villa Ave, Pasadena. Saturday, November 16 4pm Leadership Meeting 7pm Adult Session... Sunday, November 17 8:30am Youth Session 10am General Session