CCNZ Graduation
Deseret Ward Graduates Steal the Show
The CCNZ graduation ceremony was last night and Deseret Ward stole the show with two of its members Hana O'brien and Adam Walmsley taking out the highest academic award imaginable - the infamous DUX award.
The night was a memorable occasion for all involved and represents the culmination of much study and effort. Congratulations to all graduates and may this ceremony be but one among many in a long line of academic graduations to come. The sail of success has been raised and the winds of change are stirring as students and friends prepare to embark from the sheltered bosom of Temple View into the competitive wilderness of tertiary education and vocational work. May the friendships, memories, and teachings that have nurtured and cultivated who you are today form the essence of who you choose to be tomorrow, and may they light the path ahead for you even if just a step or two at a time.
Upcoming Events
· Deseret Youth Baptisms – Tuesday 18th November
· Deseret Ward Family History Workshop—Friday 21st November
· Combine Priesthood and Relief Society Workshop– Sunday 30th November
· Ward Relief Society Christmas Activity– Wednesday 3rd December
· Deseret Ward Christmas Activity—19th December from 6.30pm
Message from Bishopric
Some members might charge that the Church seems to teach members to put service in the Church (e.g. in Church callings) over the needs of their families.
Said President Gordon B. Hinckley to bishops:
I know that the work is hard at times. There are never enough hours to get it done. The calls are numerous and frequent. You have other things to do. That is true. You must not rob your employer of the time and energy that are rightfully his. You must not rob your family of time which belongs to them. But as most of you have come to know, as you seek for divine guidance, you are blessed with wisdom beyond your own and strength and capacity you did not know you had. It is possible to budget your time so that you neglect neither your employer, your family, nor your flock.
Note that family is emphatically not to be neglected or “impoverished,” and that one is not expected to do more than is healthy for the family.
Church leaders have consistently taught that family duties are the primary Church duties. To neglect one's family needs is to fail in the most important Church assignment:
* “Your responsibility as a father and a husband transcends any other interest in life.”
* "A man who holds the priesthood regards the family as ordained of God. Your leadership of the family is your most important and sacred responsibility. The family is the most important unit in time and in eternity and, as such, transcends every other interest in life."
* “No other success can compensate for failure in the home.”
* “I have repeatedly said to our priesthood leaders that the most important of the Lord's work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own home.”
* "If you will make your first concern the comfort, the well-being, and the happiness of your companion, sublimating any personal concern to that loftier goal, you will be happy.
Church doctrine places the family at the centre of one's life.
First Presidency Announcement
The following has been asked to be passed on to all members;
October 30, 2008
Dear Brethren and Sisters;
Lds.org and Mormon.org
The web site lds.org is directed primarily to members of the Church and has information to help members live the gospel and serve in the Church. We call your attention to the newest version of mormon.org, a website designed specifically to those not of our faith. This revised site is aligned with the missionary guide Preach My Gospel and contains information about the basic doctrines of the Church, including answers to some of life’s great questions. The information is enhanced by video testimonies of recent converts.
We invite you to become familiar with mormon.org so that you might refer your friends and family members of all faiths to experience what is available there.
May the lord bless you as you use these gifts of technology to invite others to come unto Christ by receiveing His restored gospel.
Kids Corner
Book of Omni
Julie Wardell, “Book of Omni,” Friend, Apr. 1988, 44
Hold this list up to a mirror, (or read backward) to
discover the names of nine men mentioned in
Omni in the Book of Mormon.
Then look them up in the Book of Omni.
Love the blog. In regards to the korowai that Evie Cammock is wearing in the happy photo of graduands, readers may be interested to know that the korowai is on loan from Kai Tahu, Christchurch. Evelyn is of Kai Tahu descent through her grandmother (as well as Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Toa). Kai Tahu have korowai for those special occasions which is really helpful for whanau that don't have their own (yet). You do have to be on the Kai Tahu registrar though.
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