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To Know the Doctrine – by Grant Smith

by aubrirobinson | Apr 23, 2022 | All Member Stories, Conversion/Missionary Work, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences, Youth Activities

I graduated from LDS Seminary. I faithfully attended all of my Sunday meetings.  I was a lousy Boy Scout, but I don’t regret that.  After I graduated from high school, I took a class called “Mission Preparation” at what was then called Ricks College.  I know I...

Flooding in Stockton, Minnesota 2007 – by President Troy Gunnell

by aubrirobinson | Apr 23, 2022 | All Member Stories, Ministering, Service

Several communities in our branch were affected by the flooding. Saturday evening it rained all day. That evening I got a call asking if I was okay, because Stockton was flooding. There was a river of water covering the road. The bridge was covered with water. Some...

Not a Stranger, Not a Foreigner – by Grant Smith

by aubrirobinson | Apr 23, 2022 | All Member Stories, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences, Trials and Challenges

A while ago I decided I needed a sabbatical from the Church. I was not in a good place spiritually or mentally. No one in the ward had offended me. No one in the ward intentionally neglected me. But for whatever reason, I felt unaligned with the Church I had known and...

The Testimony and Conversion Account of Robert Dahlgren – by Robert Dahlgren

by aubrirobinson | Apr 23, 2022 | All Member Stories, Conversion/Missionary Work, Ministering, Prayer, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences

I was born about noon on a Sunday, 27 January 1929, at Walnut Grove, Minnesota at the Gales Township farm home of Albert Leonard Dahlgren and Anna Carolina Lund. Grandparents of both my father and mother came in early pioneer days from Sweden and assisted in starting...

The Calling of a Bishop or a Branch President – by President Robert Foote

by aubrirobinson | Apr 23, 2022 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Prayer, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences, The Spirit/Promptings

The calling of a bishop or branch president is one of the weightiest responsibilities of a Stake President. During my 14 years of service in two stake presidencies, I have been involved in the calling of 38 bishops and branch presidents. Having served as a bishop...
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