how to train your dragon

Soaring Testimonies. Wet Shoes. Potluck Glory.

This week, your challenge should you choose to accept it is to conquer slippery obstacle courses, ponder prophetic visions, and feed your local Sister missionaries before they start roasting marshmallows with the Spirit.

📖 Come, Follow Me – July 14 to 20

Doctrine and Covenants 77 to 80

“I Will Lead You Along”

This week’s revelations come with heavenly symbolism, a good old-fashioned United Firm startup, and the Lord reminding us He’s still in charge of the map, even when we feel like we’re flying blind on a dragon with a mind of its own.

💭 Use these prompts in personal study or at the dinner table (or on your dragon’s back mid-flight):

How has the Lord “led you along” in unexpected ways?
What does it mean to be “faithful in tribulation”? (77:10 style)
Why do you think the Lord often calls imperfect people to do impossible things?
If you were starting a United Firm today, who in your family would you put in charge of the money and why isn’t it your toddler?

Bonus: Read 78:18-19 and see if it doesn’t sound like the spiritual version of “You’re not ready, but you’ve got heart, kid.”

🎵 Church Program – Sunday, July 13

We’ve got a triple-speaker lineup that rivals any Berk war council:

Opening Hymn: 76 – God of Our Fathers, We Come unto Thee
Sacrament Hymn: 1041 – O Lord, Who Gave Thy Life for Me
Youth Speaker: Aiden Light (bring the 🔥)
Speaker: Ryan Burgon (bring the thunder)
Intermediate Hymn: 302 – I Know My Father Lives
Speaker: Danny Bills (bring the closer)
Closing Hymn: 123 – Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee

📣 Special Announcement – Navigating the Freeway of Berk

🛣️ New Route to Church

🚧 The old turn at Convict Hill is CLOSED.

Your new entrance is about 1000 feet before the original turn and looks suspiciously like a freeway off-ramp.

⚠️ Leaving church:

The Convict Hill exit is right-turn only, so plan your escape route accordingly.

Or just pretend you’re dodging a dragon and drift like a true Viking.

🛡️ Youth Activities – Wednesday, July 16

OBSTACLE COURSE CHALLENGE & POTLUCK

6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Slades’ House

It’s go time. All youth groups, all together, all mildly competitive and highly underdressed for battle. This backyard obstacle course promises:

At least one water balloon to the face
Honor, glory, and possibly pulled hamstrings
A chance to eat someone else’s casserole

🧁 Bring your favorite dish

🩳 Wear a swimsuit

👟 Wear shoes you can run in and regret later

🏆 Win absolutely nothing but respect

🤝 Ministering Reminder – Act Like a Viking (but More Emotionally Available)

Vikings check on their people. Ministering is basically that.

So this week, swing by a porch. Send a text. Drop off a treat.

Bonus points if you carry it in a wooden shield.

📅 UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming Events

August 3 – 📚 Seminary Kickoff

Bring your scriptures. Leave your excuses.

(And maybe stock up on granola bars now.)
Temples: San Antonio is closed, but Dallas & Houston are open!
→ Coordinate carpools and plan a spiritual road trip!

✉️ Missionary Section – Sisters of the Skies

Our amazing Sister missionaries are out there knocking doors and dropping truth bombs.

They need dinners.

They love spiritual conversations.

They have not tamed dragons (yet) but they are very good at taming awkward silences.

📝 Keep those dinner signups coming

🚪 Want to go out with them? Talk to them or signup below

🍝 Bonus: Feed them something that isn’t toast or Cup Noodles

🍽 Feed the Missionaries

🚗 Join Them for a Lesson

🐲 TLDR – Dragon Riders Guide

Come, Follow Me: D&C 77 to 80 – “I Will Lead You Along”
Youth Night: Obstacle Course and Potluck at the Slades’ – Wednesday 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Sacrament Speakers: Aiden Light, Ryan Burgon, Danny Bills
Ministering: Be the Viking. Make the visit.
Upcoming: Seminary Kickoff – August 3
Missionaries: Sisters need dinners and sidekicks
Temple: San Antonio closed, Houston and Dallas open

✨ Final Thought – You’re Not Just a Rider. You’re a Builder.

In How to Train Your Dragon, Hiccup was never meant to be the strongest Viking. But he was the one who saw differently. He built trust with Toothless, took risks others wouldn’t, and changed the future of Berk.

In our own lives, we may not feel like the boldest, smartest, or most qualified. But with faith, we can still build something amazing. We can build bridges. We can build people. We can build testimony. The Lord is not looking for perfect riders, He’s looking for willing ones.

When you feel uncertain this week, remember: even Hiccup fell off a dragon a few times. But he kept getting back on. So saddle up, trust the Spirit, and fly forward.