Philippines Local News 2016

Elder Bowen teaches us that there are precious pebbles which are sometimes placed on our path. Through fasting, prayer and scripture study we will know which ones are of most worth.

The Philippines Area Plan.

“What changes have we made as individuals, families, and wards or branches in order to better honor the Sabbath day since being invited by prophets, seers, and revelators to do so?”  Elder Haynie challenges us to think of how we can make the Sabbath day more meaningful for us.

Marriage is an important and an essential step in our eternal progression. It is one of the most important decisions of your mortal life. Elder Ardern admonishes young single adults that now is the time to be married for eternity.

What if there were a way to overcome any bad habit, addiction or burden that you have? What if there were a way to gain such confidence in the Lord that you could call down the powers of Heaven and know that He is there guiding your footsteps?  There is a way.

Elder Bowen shares with us three laws that would allow us to find our way.

Family history work allows us to follow the example of Jesus Christ and do what our kindred dead cannot do for themselves, meaning to perform sacred ordinances for them in the temple that remove barriers to their spiritual progression. The clear consequence of our engaging in family history work is to become more Christlike.

The Lord has made it clear that every worthy young man is under priesthood obligation to serve a full-time mission and that sisters may choose to do likewise. Preparation, in its many facets, for this period of faithful service begins well before one’s eighteenth or nineteenth birthday.

Elder Ardern counsels us how we can better prepare our children to serve a mission.

'It is never too late to return and receive the blessings of the restored gospel. Through the atoning power of Jesus Christ, all wounds can be healed. However, it is of great importance that we hasten the work of the rescue.' Elder Evan A. Schmutz

Learn how you could find you way back and  fix mistakes which we have done.

The more we understand who Jesus Christ is, the greater will be our desire to keep His holy day sacred. He is the Lord of the Sabbath.

Elder Bowen shares why we need to keep the Sabbath day holy.