From The Stake Presidency

Dear Youth of the Roosevelt Utah West Stake,

We are pleased to invite and welcome you to this year’s Youth Conference scheduled for Friday, July 19^th. 

The Spirit of the Holy Ghost has lead your peers and our Stake Leaders to focus this year’s Youth Conference on one of the most vital purposes of the Lord’s Church – the Redemption of the Dead.

Speaking to the Youth in the October 2011 General Conference, Elder David A. Bednar taught:

“I now invite the attention of the young women, young men, and children of the rising generation as I emphasize the importance of the Spirit of Elijah in your lives today.

I invite the young people of the Church to learn about and experience the Spirit of Elijah. I encourage you to study, to search out your ancestors, and to prepare yourselves to perform proxy baptisms in the house of the Lord for your‍ kindred dead .

My beloved young brothers and sisters, family history is not simply an interesting program or activity sponsored by the Church; rather, it is a vital part of the work of salvation and exaltation. You have been prepared for this day and to build up the kingdom of God. You are here upon the earth now to assist in this glorious work.”

The challenge has been issued for you to become involved and stay involved in this sacred work!   Each of you is challenged to:

1.      Find two or three family names to take to the temple.

2.      Work together to Index 400,000 names by the end of the year.

3.      Learn, Act and Share with someone else.

4.      Rescue those who are not fully active in the gospel through family history.

5.      Infect the stake with this wonderful spirit of family history – the Spirit of Elijah!

We promise you that as you act and prepare yourself for these efforts the Spirit of the Holy Ghost will attend to you in richer abundance.  The Spirit of Elijah will grab ahold of your heart and turn it in grateful appreciation to your ancestors and our forefathers. Your joys will expand and your lives will be more purposeful.

Sincerely,

Roosevelt Utah West Stake Presidency