San Mateo LDS News

Our speakers will offer experiences from their different faiths and backgrounds. Then you will have the opportunity to meet and share your thoughts in break out rooms with other participants and a facilitator. Our speakers will close with an inspirational message. Registration is free, but space is limited. So please register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-interfaith-discussion-about

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Blood Drive Interfaith Community San Mateo California Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Gym Cultural Hall 1000 Shell Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404 Saturday, July 25, 2020 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To schedule an appointment or for more information, donors can visit www.redcrossblood.org... and enter sponsor code: INTERFAITHFOSTERCITY or call 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment. If you have questions regarding your eligibility to donate blood, please call 1-866-236-3276. Photo identification is required. Scan to schedule an appointment. Schedule a blood donation appointment today: Download the Blood Donor App | RedCrossBlood.org 1-800-RED CROSS | 1-800-733-2767 2020 The American National Red Cross | 287501 Blood Drive See more

Last week the Church teamed up with the Salvation Army in donating 3,000 boxes of food and gift cards to those affected by Covid 19. Our Stake also stepped up in volunteers to distribute the boxes. Take a look and good job all those who helped.

Hi San Mateo members, If you didn’t hear, Women’s conference that is held at BYU Provo this year was shared with everyone! Check out the broadcasts here! Enjoy! https://womensconference.byu.edu/digital-event

Hello San Mateo Stake! Missionaries in the Bay area were recently given permission to use Facebook as a tool to share the gospel. They recently created a Facebook page for the San Mateo area. The page is called, "Church of Jesus Christ in San Mateo." https://www.facebook.com/ChurchofJesusChristinSanMateo/ The goal of this page is to enable members to share the gospel online via technology. ... In order to make this page a success, we need your help! Each week, they hope to post a video on this page featuring members in various wards throughout the San Mateo Stake. These videos are geared toward nonmembers and helping them learn about the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. If you would like to be more involved or have any questions, contact them at (510)708-2411. Sincerely, The Missionaries in the San Mateo Stake https://www.facebook.com/ChurchofJesusChristinSanMateo/

Click the YouTube link to watch an informative and encouraging message from President Fewkes. https://youtu.be/5xbmCtLtfFw

Testimony from Sister Ollerton Out of all places, I was sent to Oklahoma. Oklahoma, with nothing in it. Nothing in it, except for a loving people who center themselves on Christ every day. In Oklahoma, I had the privilege of watching people change for the better as they grew closer to Christ. I thanked my Heavenly Father every single day, many times a day, for finding me worthy to represent my perfect Savior-- because I learned with each day how much I needed Him. My weaknes...ses were truly made strong to accomplish the work of the Lord and fulfill His purposes. It was only made possible through the merciful and infinite Atonement that I could live every day better than the day before. I learned that "repentance" is just another word for "change." Every time I correct my mistakes, it is thanks to Him that I can do so. I love Him, and I love my Heavenly Father, and I am thankful for His Holy Spirit for guiding me every step of the way. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen. De todos los lugares, me enviaron a Oklahoma. Oklahoma, donde no hay nada. Nada, con excepción de una gente amorosa quien se centran en Cristo cada día. En Oklahoma, yo tenía el privilegio de ver las personas cambiar mientras se acercaban a Cristo. Le di gracias cada día, muchas veces por día, por encontrarme digno representar a mi Salvador perfecto-- porque aprendí con cada día cuanto Lo necesitaba. Verdaderamente mis debilidades se hicieron fuertes para cumplir la obra del Señor y Sus propósitos. Lo hice posible solamente por medio la Expiación misericordiosa y infinitiva que pude vivir cada día mejor que el último. Aprendí que "arrepentimiento" es solamente otra palabra por "cambio." Cada vez que corrijo a mis errores, es gracias a Él que puedo hacerlo. Le amo, y amo a mi Padre Celestial, y estoy agradecida por Su Espíritu Santo por guiarme en cada paso del camino. En el nombre de Jesucristo, Amén. Testimony of Janae Ollerton, March 2020

Happy Easter! We're excited to share Easter with all of you tomorrow with our Worldwide Virtual Sing-along of Rob Gardner's "Lamb of God"! The Sing-along will stream on both Facebook Live and YouTube Live at 10am Pacific Time, then again at 2pm and 6pm. Here are the links for the 10am stream: Facebook Live: https://fb.com/spiremusic/videos/826687277734782/ YouTube Live: https://youtu.be/25FUfpL8LzE Check RobGardnerMusic.com for updates, information, links to the encore stream...s, and to download (and print) your vocal score to sing along with the soloists and choir. Happy Easter! See more

Hi Stake members! We thought it could be fun to Spotlight some our recent returned missionary’s from our Stake! First up Sister Anderson Hello, my name is Sister Kaylee Kai Anderson! I am 20 years old, went to BYUHawaii and served in the Philippines Olongapo Mission for the period of 13 months! Then we all got sent home due to COVID-19.. However, I still have hopes to be reassigned for the last portion of my mission!... Serving in the Philippines was the best experience of my whole life. We were so blessed with a challenging but fruitful mission. We were often faced with busy schedules filled with the most wonderful people and saw many baptisms. I think the thing that I loved most about serving was getting to know my God through these incredibly humble people. I sat on dirt floors crying with widows. I cried as I saw teenagers find their purpose and joy as they truly learned about their Savoir. I laughed and ate with countless amounts of members and interested people. I got to experience the love that our Lord has for His children. What a blessing that was. Everyday shaped me into a better person through the masterful hands of our Creator. There was not a day where we could have taught what we taught, or seen the miracles we saw, if what we were doing was not the work of God. We felt God speak through us by His Spirit, and we saw Him bless us and others as we followed His will and served His children. I loved my mission, and I am so grateful for the time I was given in the Philippines. Even if it was cut short, the blessing was the opportunity to have even served there. I can not say if I blessed the Philippines, but I can firmly say that the Lord blessed me through the people of the Philippines. For that, I am eternally grateful. I am so excited to now serve all of you in this stake!:) Ingat po kayo lagi. Mahal kayo ng Diyos. Sister Anderson

If it’s something you feel comfortable with, here are two upcoming blood drives in our area with the American Red Cross. Check it out. I know there is definitely a need right now. https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results

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Looking to do service but don’t know how? This is easy and awesome! Anyone can participate! Even little kids! Reaching out to homebound/isolated seniors Hello San Mateo Stake! ... Here at Senior Coastsiders we are now delivering meals to over 170 older adults per day. Many of these people were already somewhat socially isolated but obviously now even more so. We are trying to include notes, jokes, or information in their bags at least once a week. With that goal in mind, we have created a new email address - [email protected] - and are inviting people to write brief emails letting isolated community members know that they aren't alone - or just sharing some uplifting information. We will cut off the top of the email so that personal addresses won't be shared. If you have kids, they can draw pictures and then you can send a photo of the picture. All ideas welcome! Thanks for considering! If you have any questions, you can call the Senior Coastsiders office at 650-726-9056.

Join in Fast for Relief from COVID-19 https://youtu.be/btwh40huKIo