Dear Sisters,
We are excited to meet together with you at our upcoming Stake Women’s Conference on Thursday, September 9, 2021. This conference will be an opportunity for us to come together and enjoy an evening of beautiful music, inspired messages particularly from our Stake President, and serve together as we assemble ‘Fresh Start Kits’ for the Davis County Jail. This annual Women’s Conference is a special opportunity for President Wilkes to speak directly to the women in our Stake. We know his inspired message, specifically for you, will help strengthen and bless your life.
The theme for this conference, “Faith in Him Will Move Mountains” comes from President Russell M. Nelson’s most recent conference talk, “Christ Is Risen; Faith in Him Will Move Mountains.” https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/49nelson?lang=eng . We hope you have had an opportunity to study his message and set some personal goals in the five areas he suggests to help us develop and increase our faith and trust in our Savior Jesus Christ. We encourage you to reflect on how his message has helped you and invite you to share how your efforts to increase your faith are blessing your life. We would also love to hear what part of his message stood out to you and why. We read in Luke 22:31-32, “And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.” We know that our testimonies and faith grow by acknowledging the blessings, even miracles, that come from the Lord in our efforts to increase our faith and that our shared experiences can strengthen and lift each other. Please accept our invitation to share your thoughts and experiences by emailing them to jewal.caldwell@gmail.com by next Sunday, September 5th.
As a Stake RS presidency, we express our love to you and our testimony that we are led by a prophet of God. President Nelson said, “Faith in Jesus Christ is the greatest power available to us in this life. All things are possible to them that believe. Your growing faith in Him will move mountains—not the mountains of rock that beautify the earth but the mountains of misery in your lives. Your flourishing faith will help you turn challenges into unparalleled growth and opportunity.” This is our hope for each sister in our Stake. We pray that our Women’s Conference will help in our ongoing efforts to increase our faith. We need each other. We look forward to seeing you on September 9th and hope you will invite your family, neighbors, and friends to join us.
With love,
Jewal Caldwell, Rachel Jensen, Cheryle Mounteer & Natalie Brush
“I (President Wilkes) would like to invite each of the sisters in our stake to attend the upcoming stake relief society’s meeting. This is the one opportunity I have to speak directly to the sisters of our stake. I have felt impressed to share specific counsel with you at this meeting. I acknowledge you have many demands on your time, but I would ask that you please arrange your schedule to be in attendance if possible.”
President Wilkes
