Apostolic Blessing of Elder Quentin L. Cook – by Wayne Woolley and Grant Wheeler

by aubrirobinson | Apr 18, 2022 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences

October 2011 Wayne Woolley, Rochester 3rd Ward Bishop: Here are my somewhat brief notes regarding the apostolic blessing Elder Cook gave at the Saturday evening session of stake conference on October 15, 2011. The blessing was not in the form of a prayer, but rather...

My Farewell – by President Richard Robb

by aubrirobinson | Apr 17, 2022 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Conversion/Missionary Work, Faith, Ministering, Service, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences

May 16, 2010 I wish to extend my love and support to Brother Barrett, and my own confirmation of his new calling as Stake Patriarch. He will serve well our Heavenly Father and His children in this Stake of Zion. I love and support President Foote, and I thank him for...

Being Called as a Bishop – by Todd Ebbert

by aubrirobinson | Apr 17, 2022 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, The Spirit/Promptings

Our stake president is President Thomas, who we [my wife and I] know very well. I was Elder’s Quorum president at the time and had only been in that calling since the EQ and High Priest group were combined after April conference.  He asked me to meet with him...

The End of Our Rope – by Ann Eberhard

by aubrirobinson | Apr 3, 2022 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences, Youth Activities

I am always delighted to be with the youth. I grew up in a small branch. Most of the Young Women in the branch were less active. I had a Young Women leader who would not give up on any of us. There was one young woman my age – who wasn’t very active...

My Life’s Testimony-Building Experiences – by Richard Robb

by aubrirobinson | Apr 3, 2022 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Faith, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences, The Spirit/Promptings

Richard Robb served as Bishop, Stake President, and Patriarch in the Rochester Minnesota Stake Dear President Foote: In response to your request to write down our testimony building experiences and to share them with our families, appropriate others and with you, I...

I Should Have Stopped – by Mike Haddock

by aubrirobinson | Apr 3, 2022 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, The Spirit/Promptings

I was asked by the stake history committee [the compilers of Our Stories of Faith] to share a story that I told in stake conference on May 16, 2010, when I was serving as 2nd counselor in the stake presidency. The topic of my address was learning to recognize and act...