Bishopric Message March/April 2012

Bishopric Message
By Randy Hickman
Brothers and Sisters, we, as
your Bishopric, would like to thank all those who attended
the temple February 9-12 prior to Stake Conference. Stake Conference was a great success and all the temple attendance added to the spirit of the meetings. I would remind everyone that our Ward’s Goal of the Month for February is to: “Ensure you have a current temple recommend; renew if needed, start the process to get one if needed; go to the temple if you already have one – as often as you can.” So if you weren’t able to make it to the Temple before Stake Conference it’s not too late to get started on making regular and often temple attendance a habit in your life. By doing so you will be the recipient of the Lord’s choicest blessings.
If you don’t currently have a temple recommend, what are you waiting for? Go see the Bishop today! He’d love to help you get the process started in obtaining your own temple recommend. There is almost nothing in your life that, once resolved, will keep you from the temple, except YOU!
Now let’s look at our physical or temporal preparation. By way of reminder, our Ward’s Goal of the Month for March is: “Create, review or update your household emergency response plan.” I know that this is a topic that most of us would rather not think about or put off until later but remember: “if we are prepared we shall not fear.” With the events of late in Haiti and other parts around the world and experts telling us that a major seismic event could and will happen in the Wasatch front we need to Be Prepared. I would encourage all of us to take this goal seriously, consider or reassess how prepared or unprepared we are as individual & families and take positive steps to correct these deficiencies we find.
May the Lord bless you in your efforts to Become Prepared. Seek His assistance and guidance in all you do. I pray that we all as individuals, families and a Ward will prepare and be able to respond positively to any
emergency we are asked to face.
Randy Hickman
1st Counselor, Park 3rd Bishopric