by Andrew Johnson | Sep 3, 2023 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Service
From Bishop Baker, LaCrosse Ward Conference January 22, 2017 My brother, the Saint Paul Stake President, died unexpectedly last Monday. If I were to choose a word to describe what I feel, it is love. The theme for the ward this year is love. Matthew 22:36-40. Growing...
by Andrew Johnson | Sep 3, 2023 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Service, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences
On December 16th, we had an all-Spanish sacrament meeting. Bishop Rackham conducted the meeting completely in Spanish, the sacrament prayers were in Spanish, as well as the opening and closing prayers and the talks. Sister Ali normally translates the English talks...
by Andrew Johnson | Sep 3, 2023 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership
Keri Bellows served as the 4th Ward Historian for 9 years. These are her notes, both historical and personal, taken from the Rochester MN Stake History, 2008. Historian Notes: On December 28th, 2008, a special four ward meeting was held to divide the four Rochester...
by Andrew Johnson | Sep 3, 2023 | All Member Stories, Service, Trials and Challenges
On the evening of Jan 1, 2023, our son-in-law, Jimmy, called and said he and our daughter Paige had just gotten into a car accident and their car was likely totaled. They were driving back from Phoenix to San Antonio from the holidays and were about 3 minutes away...
by Andrew Johnson | Sep 3, 2023 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Service, The Spirit/Promptings
I was released on February 24th of this year after serving as Bishop for almost five and a half years. Being released was a very bitter-sweet experience, and I was not prepared for the flood of emotion that came with being released. On one hand, I love my family and...
