by aubrirobinson | Apr 22, 2022 | All Member Stories, Conversion/Missionary Work, Temples, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences
Rochester First Ward – 2012 Elijah’s History and Mission: Elijah was the last Old Testament prophet to hold the sealing power of the Melchizedek Priesthood. It is the same priesthood held by Peter, James and John, Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery (Doctrine &...
by aubrirobinson | Apr 22, 2022 | All Member Stories, Conversion/Missionary Work, Service, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences
Nearly 50 years ago I was finishing my mission in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico. My Mexican companion and I were both new to the town, and so we worked hard to make contact with current members as well as possible investigators of the church. Allow me to read from my...
by aubrirobinson | Apr 20, 2022 | All Member Stories, Faith, Temples, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences
Elder Maxwell, while he was in South America, asked to visit a young man, Jared Ammon, dying of cancer in a hospital. “Is there anything we can do?” “Will you sing, ‘I am a Child of God?” They did. He died a few hours later. Despite difficult circumstances, when we...
by aubrirobinson | Apr 20, 2022 | All Member Stories, Miracles/Healing, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences, The Spirit/Promptings, Trials and Challenges
Rochester 1st Ward I came to visit my daughter Amy Ettore and her family for Amy’s birthday at the end of July and heard about President Foote’s challenge to read the Book of Mormon. I decided to participate in the challenge beginning with Alma, since I had not read...
by aubrirobinson | Apr 20, 2022 | All Member Stories, Service, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences, The Spirit/Promptings, Youth Activities
Stake President’s Challenge 2012 Several summers ago, I was serving as a Stake Youth Camp leader for our Young Women’s camp. It was the last night of camp, and so it was also the night to share testimonies. We were all sitting together around a fire that had been...
by aubrirobinson | Apr 20, 2022 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Faith, Temples, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences, The Spirit/Promptings
While serving as stake president, we had a visit from Elder C. Richard Clark of the Seventy. He taught us that there was a ladder to scripture study. Each step of the ladder, he said, helps take us a step closer to feasting on the scriptures. The first step, he said,...
