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🏁 Sunday Sacrament Meeting – July 27

• Opening Hymn: 30 “Come, Come, Ye Saints”

• Sacrament Hymn: 196 “Jesus, Once of Humble Birth”

• Youth Speaker: Seth Owens

• Adult Speakers: Brian Sjolseth and Chris Turner

• Closing Hymn: 1022 “Faith In Every Footstep”

• Zoom Link (because sometimes you’re racing from the couch):

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📖 Come, Follow Me: D&C 84 – “The Power of Godliness”

Before the race starts, before tires hit the tarmac, every great team pauses for strategy. This week’s revelation is your pre-race huddle. Section 84 is all about the priesthood, ordinances, and the divine power behind your spiritual engine.

If your soul were a car, how’s it running?

Questions for the garage:

• What does “the power of godliness” actually look like in daily life? (Spoiler: It’s not just quoting scriptures in traffic.)

• Why do ordinances matter? Are they gas stations or full tune-ups?

• Who helps you stay on track when life throws a yellow flag?

• Are you the kind of pit crew someone else can count on?

This week, check your alignment and fuel up.

📣 Special Announcements

• 🟦 Blue Hole Ward Activity: Saturday, August 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Splash, snacks, and spirit. Bring your best cannonball form.

• 🎶 Stake Choir: Practices start August 10, Sunday nights from 6:30 to 8 PM. No audition. Just show up and sing louder than your kids.

🛟 Youth Activities – Wednesday & Saturday

• August 3 – 📚 Seminary Kickoff Bring your scriptures. Leave your excuses. (And maybe stock up on granola bars now.)
• August 10 – Stake Choir Practice Begins
• August 23 – Ward Activity at Blue Hole
• September 7 – Stake Conference
• Temples: San Antonio is closed, but Dallas & Houston are open!
  → Coordinate carpools and plan a spiritual road trip!

👩‍🚀 Missionary Section – Full Throttle

Sharing the gospel doesn’t have to feel like you’re driving on bald tires. Invite someone to dinner with the missionaries. Or just talk about church while handing someone chips. No pressure. Just passion. Missionaries are ready and waiting. Green light’s on.

🍽 Feed the Missionaries

🚗 Join Them for a Lesson

🎙️ TLDR – Race Preview Briefing

Here’s what’s coming up this week in the Dripping Springs Grand Prix:

• Come, Follow Me is all about priesthood power and spiritual tune-ups

• Sacrament speakers include Seth Owens, Brian Sjolseth, and Chris Turner

• YM Fear Factor at the Slades. Pray for the brave.

• YW boating with the Clarks. This ones on Saturday!

• Check on someone for ministering. No helmets required.

• Stake Choir and Ward Activity are around the next turn

• The missionaries want to visit. Just say the word. Or text it.

🏆 Final Thought – Squeaky Brakes and Sacred Speed

Some weeks feel like a smooth ride with the Spirit. Other weeks? You’re running late, your spiritual alignment is off, and you’re praying your testimony doesn’t blow a tire in the middle of sacrament meeting.

But here’s the thing. Heavenly Father doesn’t expect us to be perfect drivers. He just wants us to keep showing up on the track. Show up with your squeaky brakes. Show up with your cracked windshield. Just keep showing up.

The power of godliness is not reserved for the polished, the podium-finishers, or those who never miss a turn. It’s for all of us. The messy, the tired, the trying. Especially the trying.

So this week, take a deep breath before the race. Strap in. Say a prayer. Check on your ministering people. And if all else fails, grab a donut and remember that the Lord knows how to get you across the finish line, even if you’re running on spiritual fumes.

Let’s go full send into a week of faith, fun, and maybe one or two slightly questionable Fear Factor moments.

See you at church. Pit crew snacks not required, but strongly encouraged.