Hunger Games

Dripping Springs Ward Newsletter 

🎯 The Gospel Games: May the Spirit Be Ever in Your Favor.

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🏁 Sunday Sacrament Meeting – August 3rd

Fast & Testimony Meeting

Click to open the hymns. There will be no hymn books in the building for the foreseeable future. 

  • Opening Hymn: 89 – The Lord is My Light

  • Sacrament Hymn: 1041 – O Lord, Who Gave Thy Life for Me 

  • Closing Hymn: 226 – Improve the Shining Moments

Zoom Link: Click here to join sacrament meeting

📖 Come, Follow Me – August 4–10

“Stand Ye in Holy Places” (D&C 85–87)

 

Imagine the arena is chaos. The world’s loud, fast, and often confusing. But in Doctrine and Covenants 87:8, you’re handed a map:

 

“Stand ye in holy places, and be not moved.”

 

That’s not just poetic. That’s strategic.

 

This week, ask yourself:

  • Where are your “holy places” right now? (And do any need a spiritual renovation?)

  • What moves you off center? Busyness? Burnout? Boredom?

  • How can you stand firm even when things around you feel like tributes flying through the trees?

📣 Special Announcements

 

✨ NEW! Family History Hour
Curious about your ancestors? Hit a dead end in FamilySearch?
You’re invited to our new weekly Family History Hour on Zoom.

What to expect:
Help with FamilySearch & Ancestry
Find temple-ready names
Break down brick walls
Share wins and ask questions
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Who: All ages & experience levels
🗓️ When: Sundays at 3:00 PM
💻 Where: Join on Zoom
Let’s strengthen our families one story at a time.

🛟 Youth Activities – Tuesday Night

🏁 Youth Activities

📆 This Week Only: TUESDAY Night

🕖 7:00 PM

📍 Stake Center

🎯 Stake Youth Service Night

 

All youth combined! Bring your energy and good attitude.

And yes… we promise it’s still more fun than volunteering as tribute.

💙 Ministering Reminder – Choose Your Allies

The best Gospel Games alliances aren’t assigned, they’re built.

This week, reach out to the people who minister to you as well as those you minister to. It’s not a job. It’s a relationship. Let’s make it one.

 

  • 📚 August 3 – Seminary Kickoff 7pm

    Bring your scriptures. Leave your excuses.

    (And maybe stash a few granola bars now.)

  • 🎶 August 10 – Stake Choir Practice Begins

    Harmonize your talents and come sing with the stake.

  • 🌊 August 23 – Ward Activity at Blue Hole (6:30–8:30 PM)

    Bring your swim stuff, your ward spirit, and maybe a chair if you’re feeling luxurious.

  • 🏛️ September 7 – Stake Conference

    A spiritual reset with the whole stake. Plan on it.

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

👩‍🍳 Missionary Section – The District Is Back!

We now have dedicated missionaries in our ward again. Woohoo!

 

🎯 Ways to help:

  • Sign up to feed them

  • Go out to visit with them

  • Invite them to your family night, backyard BBQ, or board game night

They’re here for us. Let’s be there for them.


🍽 Feed the Missionaries

🚗 Join Them for a Lesson

🎙️ TLDR: This Week at a Glance

  • Come, Follow Me: D&C 85–87 — “Stand Ye in Holy Places”
  • Sunday: Fast & Testimony Mtg Hymns: 89, 1041, 226

  • Youth: Tuesday 7PM – Stake Center – Combined Service Night

  • Ministering: It’s a two-way alliance

  • Family History Hour: Sundays @ 3PM on Zoom – bit.ly/familyhistoryhour

  • Events:

    • Aug 3 – Seminary Kickoff

    • Aug 10 – Stake Choir

    • Aug 23 – Blue Hole Ward Party

    • Sept 7 – Stake Conference

     

  • Missionaries: Feed and fellowship your favorite sisters

🏆 Final Thought

The Gospel Games aren’t about capes, cannons, or dramatic slow-motion moments. They’re about the quiet stuff. The behind-the-scenes choices. The “I’ll go to church even though I’m tired” moments. The “I’ll reach out even if it’s awkward” nudges. The “I’ll say the prayer tonight” wins.

 

Standing in holy places doesn’t mean you’re perfect. It means you show up when it matters. You forgive when it’s hard. You smile when it’s easier not to. And sometimes, you bring the granola bars to seminary, even if no one asked.

 

You were never meant to survive the world by accident. You were built to walk through it with purpose. With power. With a plan.

 

So this week, be the kind of tribute who checks on a friend, says yes to an impression, and finds a little joy in the middle of the madness. Heaven’s not waiting for the grand finale. It’s in the everyday moments you choose to keep going.

 

You’ve got this. And you’re not just standing in holy places. You’re building them.