This weekend we were blessed to be taught by both Elder Christoffel Golden Jr of the First Quorum of the Seventy and Elder Rodolfo C. Franco of the Seventy. On Saturday evening Elder Franco suggested four elements that we could incorporate into our homes that would protect our family from the influence of the adversary: 1) faithfulness and complete loyalty to our spouse. He emphasized that we should lock our heart and throw away the key; 2) unselfishness; 3) humility; and 4) we should deal justly with one another and avoid contention. The way that he suggested that we could do this is to keep the love of God in our hearts.
Today Elder Golden taught that in order to endure to the end spiritually, we need to plead our cause everyday so that we will not be overcome by the evil one. We need to incorporate personal and family prayer, personal and family scripture study, and to regularly bear testimony to one another in Family Home Evening. Speaking of the Gospel, Elder Golden said, "This work is about change. We can become new creatures in Christ."
Today President Hollingsworth, President Wasden, and President Rutkowski were honorably released as our Stake Presidency.
Our new Stake Presidency is:
President William Gibson of the Rohnert Park 3rd Ward
1st Counselor Bradley Harris of the Novato 1st Ward
2nd Counselor Christopher Kurtz of the Novato 1st Ward/San Rafael 3rd Branch
It was wonderful to hear Elder Franco, Elder Golden, President Hollingsworth, President Wasden, and President Rutkowski all bear testimony of the Lord's will with regards to the calling of the new Stake Presidency. I know that this is the Lord's church and that He is very much interested in our personal progression as well as our collective efforts towards the building up of His kingdom.
