Corpus Christi 3rd Ward

‘We have the people ready and willing to help’: Church provides temporal relief on Maui after wildfires The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced $1 million donation to American Red Cross to help support the Maui wildfire response in Hawaii.

The Rio Grande Valley community will get its first look at the newly constructed McAllen Texas Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints later this month. Free daily tours will be offered from Friday, August 25, through Saturday, September 9, 2023, with no tours held on Sundays. The temple is located at the intersection of Trenton and Colonel Rowe Boulevard. All who wish to attend are encouraged! No reservations are needed. (Photo: Katherine James)
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/featured/mcallen-texas-open-house

Excerpt from this lesson.

If anyone seemed like an unlikely candidate for conversion, it was probably Saul—a Pharisee who had a reputation for persecuting Christians. So when the Lord told a disciple named Ananias to seek out Saul and offer him a blessing, Ananias was understandably hesitant. “Lord,” he said, “I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints” (Acts 9:13). But the Lord knew Saul’s heart and his potential, and He had a mission in mind for Saul: “He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel” (Acts 9:15). So Ananias obeyed, and when he found this former persecutor, he called him “Brother Saul” (Acts 9:17).

If Saul could change so completely and Ananias could welcome him so freely, then should we ever consider anyone an unlikely candidate for change—including ourselves?

July 10–16. Acts 6–9: “What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?” Stephen is tried. He recounts the history of Israel and names Moses as a prototype of Christ. He testifies of the apostasy in Israel and sees Jesus on the right hand of God. Stephen’s testimony is rejected, and he is stoned to death.

During the last week of the Savior’s life, many Jews around Him were participating in the traditions of Passover. They prepared meals, sang songs, and gathered together to remember the deliverance of the house of Israel from slavery to the Egyptians. Families listened to the story of the destroying angel passing over the homes of their ancestors who had marked their doors with lamb’s blood.

Amid all these celebrations so rich with the symbolism of deliverance, relatively few were aware that Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, was about to deliver them from the slavery of sin and death—through His suffering, His death, and His Resurrection.

Even so, there were those who recognized Jesus as their promised Messiah, their eternal Deliverer. From that time onward, disciples of Jesus Christ have borne witness to all the world “that Christ died for our sins … ; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day” (1 Corinthians 15:3–4).

Learn more about our Savior this Easter, Easter.ComeuntoChrist.org.

Excerpt taken from the Come Follow Me manual, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/come-follow-me/2023?lang=eng.

[image] Crucifixion, by Louise Parker

Faith in Jesus Christ is not dormant, passive, or inanimate. It is full of action, vibrancy, and life!

Is your faith a verb-filled part of your life?

Digging deep and finding strength. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/digging-deep-and-finding-strength?lang=eng&cardid=00000186-32ff-da77-a7ee-76ffcf8f0000

Welcome to the Corpus Christi 3rd Ward page. I’ll be your narrator and guide.

“Each time you bear vocal witness or demonstrate through your actions your commitment to follow Jesus Christ, you invite others to ‘come unto Christ.’” —Elder Gary E. Stevenson

Artwork: "Thy Will Be Done," used with permission by artist Howard Lyon.

What can you do to show that you love the Lord?

If you’re looking for direction, watch general conference. God knows the unique challenges we face and speaks to us today. Join us for a weekend of uplifting messages about Jesus Christ and His teachings. Learn more about general conference: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/event/october-2022-general-conference

How do you live a spiritually-minded life and have more guidance from the Holy Spirit? Here are four ideas you can try today.

Be in tune with our Heavenly Father and the Savior: When we are in harmony with Heavenly Father and draw near unto Him and His Son, we have the companionship of His Spirit.

Love God: Loving our Heavenly Father and cultivating a relationship with Him in prayer will keep Him in our minds and hearts.

Remember what the Savior did for us: When we remember the purpose of life and the mission of Jesus Christ, we preserve and nurture our spirituality.

Recognize spiritual things: Spirituality is a blessing of consistent effort on our part. As we seek to learn and follow the promptings of the Spirit, we can more easily distinguish things of God from things of the world.

JOY

Psalms 118:24

"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."

During our time on Earth, something our Father in Heaven wants us to find, is JOY. In some of our days, it can be hard to see the bright side of things.

But our Savior, Jesus Christ is there to help uplift us through our afflictions and bring JOY into our lives.

Comment below some things that make you happy on a bad day 👇👇

Enos, a man full of faith but many questions. 🤩