Survivor: Dripping Springs Ward Edition

Dripping Springs Ward Newsletter 

Survivor: Dripping Springs Ward Edition
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Outwit the heat. Outplay the schedule. Outlast the Sunday meetings.

📖 Come, Follow Me 

Doctrine and Covenants 71–75

“No Weapon That Is Formed against You Shall Prosper”

 

The Lord promises protection to the faithful. Sometimes it’s a shield, sometimes it’s a spiritual machete cutting through the vines of confusion. This week, let’s be the kind of survivors who build each other up, seek revelation boldly, and don’t give up the fire tokens of faith when things get hot. (And yes, they are VERY hot.)

🎤 Sunday Church Program – June 29

Special 5th Sunday (see section below) 

Opening Hymn: 29 – A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief

Sacrament Hymn: 171 – With Humble Heart

 

Speakers:

  • Sister Renee Omer

  • Brother David Johns

Choir: Combined medley – Ye Elders of Israel / As Sisters in Zion

Closing Hymn: 1019 – To Love Like Thee

 

🎒Special 5th Sunday: Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Sunday School

This week, Sunday School breaks the mold. You’ll pick from four epic spiritual stations:

🎶 Music – feel the Spirit through sound

🌳 Nature – get grounded while reaching heavenward (bring a chair) 

📜 Prophetic Teachings – modern revelation for today’s trek

📖 Scripture Study – dig deep and find treasures

 

Question to guide your journey:

 

“Where can I best hear Him?”

 

Heads up: If you plan to attend the Nature Station, feel free to bring your own camping chair for comfort. It’s not required, but it might make the shade and Spirit even more enjoyable.

🍭 LINGER LONGER

After church, hang around for the sweetest tribal merge feast you’ve seen in a while.

Rumors include:

  • Cotton candy

  • Delicious food

  • People you haven’t met yet but will absolutely like

Bring your appetite and your mingling muscles. The final reward challenge is connection.

🛶 Youth Tribal Council (Wednesday @ 4PM)

 

Young Men: Half-Day Boating Expedition

  • Time: Meet at the Slades’ house at 4PM

  • Boating Location: Lake Marble Falls (about 1 hour away)

  • Return: Around 9:30PM

  • Bring: Water and/or Gatorade, boat-friendly snack (non-crumbly), and your best wake surfing attitude

  • Late arrivals? Just message Bro. Slade and he’ll guide you to the rendezvous point like a seasoned jungle scout.

 

Young Women

Activity Canceled

You’ve been granted immunity from the schedule this week. Enjoy a restful evening. You’ve earned it.

 

🧭 Ministering Challenge: Tribal Edition

This week, as you survive the heat and the third trip to H-E-B with kids, try this:

Drop off a frozen treat or note to someone you minister to.

If you’re wondering who to reach out to, ask the Spirit. It might just surprise you.

 

Bonus: If you bring someone a popsicle, you earn the Hidden Immunity Idol of Friendship.

📅 UPCOMING EVENTS 

Upcoming Events

  • Sunday, June 29 at 7 AM at the Stake Center.

    All priesthood holders and prospective elders invited.

    Need a ride? We’ll make it happen

  • Priesthood Leadership – Thursday July 10 @ 7PM (Stake Center)

    All invited leaders and priesthood holders, please mark your calendars.

  • Temples: San Antonio is closed, but Dallas & Houston are open!
    → Coordinate carpools and plan a spiritual road trip!

🧢 Missionary Island

Our missionaries are out there every day building the kingdom, sweating it out like true spiritual survivors. Want to help? Sign up to feed them a meal or join them for a visit, no immunity challenge required. Whether it’s a home-cooked dinner or just tagging along for a lesson, your support makes a big difference. Bring your testimony and maybe a cold drink. The Spirit will do the rest.


🍽 Feed the Missionaries

🚗 Join Them for a Lesson

 TL;DR: Tribal Council Notes

 

  • Come, Follow Me: D&C 71–75 – weapons won’t prosper, but righteousness will

  • Youth: Boating adventure for YM at 4PM at Slades. YW canceled

  • Church: Special 5th Sunday (bring a camping chair for nature station) and Linger Longer 

  • Ministering: Do something fun and kind. It counts as an immunity idol

  • 5th Sunday: Choose-your-own-adventure classes and food party after

  • Stake Meetings: General Priesthood TOMORROW at 7am and Leadership (7/10)

 

🪵 Final Word: Fire Is Life

On Survivor, contestants are reminded that fire is life. Lose your fire and your game is over. In our spiritual lives, the metaphor holds true. The light of Christ, the warmth of the Holy Ghost, and the fire of testimony keep us moving forward. It is what gives our daily routines purpose and what fuels our efforts when things feel hard or dry.

 

The problem is, sometimes we run out of firewood. We get tired. Busy. Distracted. Our spiritual spark dims and we start feeling more like castaways than covenant-keepers. That is when we need to do what survivors always do in the game. Return to camp. For us, camp is the sacrament, the scriptures, our families, our ministering efforts, and our ward. It is where we re-center, re-light, and re-commit.

 

One of the great blessings of the gospel is that we never have to keep the fire burning alone. When your flame feels weak, someone else’s testimony can help reignite yours. When your strength is low, someone in your ward family is ready to carry a bit of your load. God doesn’t ask us to go solo. He asks us to walk the covenant path together. That is why we gather.

 

So this week, tend your fire. If it feels low, ask for help. If it’s burning strong, use it to warm someone else. In this spiritual wilderness, fire truly is life. And when we keep it lit, there’s no challenge, trial, or tribal council that can take us out.

🪙 Easter Egg: First person to tell Bro. Slade “The tribe has spoken” gets a mystery treat. (Probably a dum-dum, let’s be honest.)