Home Teaching Assignments

These are the most recent home teaching assignments (see below). Please print them out if it makes it easier for you. I find that it makes home teaching much easier if you keep a copy both at home and in your car. You never know when you'll get the desire to visit a home teaching family.

Read this excerpt from the Ensign in 1998 from the First Presidency in a talk, "Priesthood Perspectives:"

"At the waters of Mormon, Alma declared that those who seek baptism into the Church “are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light; yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places” (Mosiah 18:8–9).

"There has never been a time in the history of the Church when this kind of watchcare is more needed. Home teaching is a program inspired by the Lord through which priesthood holders render this service. The scriptural foundation of home teaching is the Lord’s commandment for priesthood holders to “watch over the church always, and be with and strengthen them” (D&C 20:53).

"Through home teaching, priesthood holders watch over and strengthen all Latter-day Saints, particularly those with special needs, such as widows, new converts, and families with less-active members.

"Home teachers are the Church’s first source of help to Church members. They offer help when members are unemployed, ill, moving, or have other pressing needs. They assist with spiritual, emotional, and physical challenges. They help parents teach their children to “walk uprightly before the Lord” (D&C 68:28). They “warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite all to come unto Christ” (D&C 20:59). In monthly visits they are to present the First Presidency’s message printed in the Church magazines. Under the direction of the senior companion, an Aaronic Priesthood holder may be invited to present the message. They include prayer in each visit."

Welcome to the Elder's Quorum

Troy Jaques is 26 years old and married to Marcy. They have a 3-year old daughter named Kate and move to Atlanta from Idaho. They plan on being in our ward for roughly five years. He enjoys hunting, fishing, roping and the like. They live at 609 Vinings Crest SE. We welcome them!


Ryan Inns is 26 years old and is married to Heather. He moved to Atlanta to work at Delta in an engineering capacity and plans on attending Georgia Tech in the near future. They come to us from Idaho Falls and plan on being in our Quorum for at least a year. He enjoys golf, hockey, fishing, backpacking and reading (and he's a solid board gamer). He lives at 453 Maner Terrace. We welcome them!


Jared Hall is 27 years old and married to Hayley. They have a 3-year old daughter named Tatyanah and a 1-year old daughter named Jenalynn. He enjoys sports, kids and finds himself doing a lot of homework. He came to our Quorum from the Kennesaw Mt. ward in order to study at Life University. They plan on being in our Quorum for many moons and they live at 116 Lakewood Rd., SE. We welcome them!

We also want to welcome:

Jim Reznick . Paul Mitchell . Oli Tauiautusa

Directions for Stake Conference

Saturday, January 24

• 4:30 PM, Ponce Building (Priesthood Leadership Meeting)
• Should Attend: Stake Presidency, High Council, Stake Executive Secretary, Clerk and assistants, Stake Young Men Presidency, Bishoprics, Elders Quorum Presidencies, High Priest Group Leadership, Young Men's Presidencies, Ward Clerks (and Assistant Ward Clerks), and Executive Secretaries.
  
  
• 7:00 PM, Ponce Building (Adult Session),
  
• Should Attend: Every member that has or work with youth of the Church.
  
• Baby-sitting provided.

Sunday, January 25

• 9:00 AM, Glenridge Building (General Session)
• Should Attend: Everyone
  

Glenridge Building
6449 Glenridge Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30328


Ponce Buidling
1450 Ponce de Leon Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30307

From Aaron Higley-Clothing Donations

Brethren,

Many of you have been extremely generous this year with your donations to the Cunningham branch. For the last few months I have received numerous bags of clothing and other items for the branch and have passed these on to the Branch President for him to distribute to his members as needed. I thank you and want you to know that your help was very much appreciated. Many of the struggling members of branch have been greatly helped by your generosity. May the Lord bless you for your generosity.

As the tax season is upon us, I am attaching below a letter from President Hernandez (Branch President) and a list of suggested values for certain donation items that Goodwill has posted on their website. This should give you an idea of what values to place on the items you have donated. Please feel free to use these documents to support deductions you claim for tax purposes related to your branch donations.

Thank you again for the help, and may you have a prosperous 2009!

Kind regards,

Aaron Higley

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ELDER'S QUORUM-HAPPY NEW YEAR EDITION

Brethren,

Announcements:

1. We have been blessed with two sets of missionaries in our ward. You have all been great about offering the Elders your support and we encourage you to keep up the good work. At the same time, please help your wives (if applicable) to free up some time to do visits with the sister missionaries. We have heard that they could really use some of the members support. Thank you in advance.

2. Stake Conference is not this weekend but the following weekend. On Saturday the 24th we will be meeting at 7:00 PM at the Ponce building. This meeting is for every member with children or those that work with the youth. We are told that babysitting will also be provided. At 4:30 PM that same day there will also be a Priesthood leadership meeting. On Sunday the 25th, we will be meeting at the Glenridge Building for the general session of conference at 9:00 AM. We do need 4 members of the quorum to help with ushering and another 4 to help with putting chairs away. Please reply on this post if you are willing to help with either one of those. Please give your name, and phone number. Thank you.

Message:

The holiday season has come to an end. Many of us have been out of town visiting loved ones, celebrating the season, and taking a break from the regular week to week activities. Hopefully we all took time to pause and reflect on Christ and all that he has given each one of us throughout the year.

Most of us start the new year with resolutions. Some are written down. Some are specifically fixed in our minds. And some, though not labeled specifically as “resolutions” are definitely things that we know we should be working on may take on a greater importance with the birth of the new year.

My brother and his wife drove home from California just before the new year. They have three boys, the oldest is 6 (I think). They ended up arriving home at roughly 1:30 AM. They carried the boys inside and put them to bed and my brother began carrying in the luggage, gifts, and other items from the minivan. In that process he noticed the light in the boys room turned on for 10-15 minutes and then shut off. My brother did not think much of it and finished his task and went to bed himself. The next morning as he was preparing for work he saw his 6 year old in the kitchen as asked him what the light was doing on so late at night? His son replied, “I couldn’t go to bed without reading the scriptures.”

I hope we treat the scriptures as a vital part of each day the same way that my nephew does. If we can remember times in our lives when the spirit was stronger in our lives then it is right now, then let us all make the scripture a more central focus in our lives. For my nephew, the scriptures were not some he COULD do in the day, but they were in fact PART of his day.
Whatever the steps we take, brethren, we hope there is some way that the Elder’s Quorum can help you reach your goals.

We love you.

Sincerely,
EQ Presidency