Bishops and Branch Presidents,
In Stake Council meeting yesterday I asked all in the meeting to raise their hand if they had children in the home. 10 to 12 leaders raised their hand. I then asked, how many had received the attached Letter to Parents. Only one kept his hand up.
This does not mean it’s not happening, but it’s not happening as quickly as I feel that is needed.
I know you have a lot on your plate, with tithing settlement and adjusting to the many changes from the Brethren, but this should not be complicated nor, I hope, burdensome. Feel free to use your counselors to personally introduce this letter as quickly as possible to parents with children of 7, 11, 13, 15 and 17 years of age.
Please…
1. If you haven’t already, assign a clerk or secretary to identify all youth in your ward or branch who are 7, 11, 13, 15 and 17 years of age.
2. Ensure you or one of your counselors presents a printed copy of the attached 4-page letter (you've received 20 printed copies from the stake presidency first in mid-October and later at Bishopric Training last week) to the parents of those children or youth of the above ages FIRST.
We commend those who are distributing the letter during tithing settlement.
Remember, this will only work if you and your counselors hold out an expectation to parents to prepare their children for the ordinances. Parents need to know of the expectation and they need time to incorporate this into their teaching in the home before their children turn of age.
I appreciate you giving this a level of priority.
Gratefully,
President Lewis
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