Bishops and Branch Presidents…
Nearly every unit is ending the year with surplus funds. We commend you for your frugality and wise use of the Lord’s funds.
For some (only 2-3 units), your surplus will be such that some of your surplus funds will revert back to the stake at year’s end to help further reduce the financial burden of summer camps on families in your ward and branch. Thank you for blessing them in this way!
Here’s another idea that may be worth considering, but you’ll need to act quickly.
While the Church magazines are free to read online, there are many (especially older members) who still do not use the Internet to access Church materials. We urge you to consider purchasing gift subscriptions for adults (Ensign), youth (New Era) and children (Friend), such as…
…new converts this year;
…active youth and children where parents are not members or not active;
…older members on fixed incomes.
Obviously, the best option is to encourage home and visiting teachers to purchase gift subscriptions for those they watch over, but in the interest of time (i.e. use your surplus before it reverts to the stake on Dec 31) you may want to purchase gift subscriptions now before the end of the year. We do NOT recommend purchasing subscriptions for every ward member, but only those you feel confident are not receiving the magazines and are not accessing them online. (Unfortunately we are unable to obtain a list of Church magazine subscribers in our stake.)
The annual price for each magazine is very affordable: $10 for Ensign, $8 for New Era and $8 for the Friend.
To order a gift subscription, you can call the Church’s Global Service Center at 800-537-5971 Ext. “1" and then “2” between 7a - 7p PT on weekdays and 7a - 3p PT on Saturdays. If you have your unit number, they will automatically charge your account—no need to send a check.
Or place an order online at https://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Category3_715839595_10557_3074457345616706253_-1___#tab3
This can be such a wonderful gift and a blessing to those special members, who need an extra contact from the Church.
Thank you for giving this your consideration.
The Stake Presidency
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