Unity

Relief Society Theme for 2015

Unity

Knitting Our Hearts As One

Theme Scripture: Mosiah 18:21

And he commanded them that there should be

no contention one with another, but that they should

look forward with one eye, having one faith and one

baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and

in love one towards another.

There are many ways we can strive for Unity, including:

1. Unity in Marriage

2. Unity in our Families

3. Unity in Sisterhood

4. Unity as a Ward

5. Unity as a Church

6. Unity with our Father in Heaven

What are ACTIONS

 we can take to develop UNITY?

1.Read our Scriptures (as a ward, family, and as a couple)

“This is the way to come to a unity… If we will study the

word of the Lord as it comes to us through the standard

works and through the instructions of the living prophet.”

~Elder Eyring

            *Put a LINK here to stake goals for reading book of mormon

2. Prayer (as a ward, family and as a couple)

“Praying together unites families (and wards) under a banner of

common goals” (Esnign April 2014)

D&C 29:6 Whatsoever ye shall ask in faith, being united

in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive.

            *Put a link here to stake goals for reading the book of mormon

3. Follow the Prophet

The Lord revealed why “he gave some apostles; and some prophets.” It is “for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God (Eph. 4: 11-13)

The ministry of the Apostles – the Presidency and the Twelve – therefore is to bring us to a unity of the faith.”

            ~ Elder Boyd K. Packer

4. Do our Visiting Teaching – Unite as Sisters:

            “Though in many ways we are different and unique, we also acknowledge that we are all daughters of the same Heavenly Father, which makes us sisters. We are unified in building the kingdom of God and in the covenants which we have made, no matter what our circumstance.

            ~ Julie B. Beck

5. Follow our Saviors Last Plea he made before carrying out the Atonement

            Think of the Lord in his last plea to his disciples just before he carried out the Atonement, He prayed for them, and he prayed for those who would believe in Him because of their words. What did he plea for? He pled for UNITY

            John 17:21

            “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me”

From this prayer we learn how the gospel unites us with Heavenly Father, with Jesus Christ and with each other.

Please join us this year as we continue to learn more about how we can “be one.”  We plan to add to this list by studying more about things like families, the sacrament, and temple worship. There are many ways we can honor our Saviors plea for unity and we know that as we do so, we will feel the Lord’s blessings in our lives.

Sincerely,

The Shaker Heights Ward

Relief Society Presidency