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Elders Quorum

2nd and 4th Sundays: Elders Quorum Meeting - 12:35pm - 1:30pm

Adult Brothers are invited to attend our Elders Quorum meeting immediately following Sacrament Meeting n the chapel.

To participate remotely in the twice-monthly Elders Quorum meeting, use this link:

https://zoom.us/j/99924411722?pwd=SXVTVk5jZnVRSjk4dzdBWG1ZMk12QT09

Announcements:

Good morning EQ! I'm excited because this morning is General Conference talk release date. I was profoundly moved by so many messages and am excited to dig into these talks.

First, we'd like quorum feedback on which talks to discuss in our quorum meetings. Here's a link for a quick survey. https://forms.gle/AYKbw75422iRpTDt8

Second, we would still like quorum input on topics to discuss in our councils at the beginning of our meeting. Here's the anonymous link again to submit questions or topics you would like addressed:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2BRijckddiO8FYGdCtI7FvWwAnArRN1AtDibNAzHa9Abygg/viewform?usp=sharing

Lastly, it's time to announce the winners of the bracket challenge and to figure out who they were. The top three all picked Florida to win. The winner was BRADDS, who I'm guessing is Brad Anderson; second place was mallory1974, who I'm guessing is Rodney Mallory; and third place was More like "Gay Town", which has me stumped. Please let me know who you are so we can get you your award.

Thanks all, looking forward to being together as a quorum.

Shea Gibbons

Up Coming Lessons 12:35am - April 27, 2025

Hope you enjoyed Easter, and that you were able to think about our Savior and His sacrifice for all of us.

The subject talk this Sunday is "As a Little Child", by President Jeffrey R Holland.

As always, you can access this talk by clicking on the above link, or you can get it through the church website under General Conference (April 2025), or through the Library app (click on Home, then scroll down).

Please study and ponder the talk prior to Sunday so we can have the benefit of your thoughts.

Your Gayton Ward Elders Quorum Presidency

Activities:

Interest Groups

Brethren,

Many of you probably heard this already, but we rolled out the interest groups that we sent a survey about a few weeks ago. Please use the QR codes below to join any of these groups. To join a group, just point your smartphone camera at a particular QR code and click on the link that pops up, or you can just click/tap on the associated graphic. Either way you'll be led through the signup process. We're using the GroupMe app.

For some of the interest groups, a facilitator will lead out in setting up regular activities, like for book club, Dungeons and Dragons, and board games. If a group doesn't select an initial facilitator in the coming week, then we'll ask someone to step into that role, at least initially.

For other groups, we envision them acting more informally, such as the home improvement/DIY/tool borrowing group, or maybe the mountain biking group. Maybe you need a tool or just guidance for a project, and you can reach out to that group for help. The same goes for if you're going biking or fishing and want company or a ride.

The goal is to create opportunities to build relationships with each other, so we invite you to participate in at least one group on a regular basis. Be generous with your tools, toys, time, and expertise, and most importantly, have fun and make friends. It can be hard for us as men to do things together and make time for relationships outside our families, but it's important and it's worth it.

Brethren, we're excited about the opportunities these groups will create, and pray that they will bring about strong and enduring bonds of brotherhood.

Your Gayton Ward EQ Presidency.

If you need to download or print the PDF that contains all of the QR codes, use this link: PDF

Interest Groups Update

Brothers, here are some latest news regarding a couple of the Gayton EQ interest groups:

Gayton EQ Book Club, August 11 or 13, Location TBA

Book Selection: Grit, by Angela Duckworth

The U.S. Army Military Academy at West Point had a problem. After a grueling recommendation and interview process to get admitted into the elite academy, in the first summer far too many cadets would wash out, wasting precious time and money.

So West Point leaders turned to psychologist Angela Duckworth to research and attempt to fix the problem. Duckworth determined that one of the best predictors of success at West Point, and life, was grit, or consistency of effort over the long run. Duckworth’s research had many applications for our lives and for us as parents, employees, and leaders.

Gayton EQ Short Pump Lunch

Thursday July 25, noon, Capital Ale House

Bring your appetite!

Elders Quroum Pickleball - Thursdays at 7:30pm

EQ Pickleball returns to the cultural hall at the Pump Road Building on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm

Who: Gayton Elders Quorum members, family, and friends!
What: Pickleball - all skill levels! Beginners welcome
Where: Cultural Hall at the Pump Road Building - 2500 Pump Rd, Henrico, VA 23233 at 9:00pm

Gayton Ward Basketball - Tuesdays at 8:30pm

EQ Basketball returns to the cultural hall at the Pump Road Building on Tuesday evenings at 8:30pm.

Who: Gayton Elders Quorum members, family, and friends!
What: Basketball - all skill levels! Beginners welcome!
Where: Cultural Hall at the Pump Road Building - 2500 Pump Rd, Henrico, VA 23233

The intent of these activities is to uplift and strengthen each other but we also don't want to take away from family responsibilities. All are welcome but please don't feel any pressure to participate. That being said, we would very much like for all members of our quorum and your families to enjoy each other's company.

Melchizedek Priesthood Quorums

Click here to go to the Church's Melchizedek Priesthood Quorums page.

Ministering and Support Resources

Click here to go to our Ministering and Support Resources page.

Contact Information:

Please go to www.churchofjesuschrist.org and Sign In for complete membership directory and Ward/Stake calendar. You can ask the Ward CLerk to print a Ward Directory for church use. You can also use the Tools mobile app. A user account is required. If you do not already have a church user account, you can create one by going here.

Quorum Leaders

President: Logan Lewis

First Counselor: Gary Payne

Second Counselor: Shea Gibbons

Secretary: Wayne Leake

Assistant Secretary: Jabari Abrams

Assistant Secretary: John Davidson

Assistant Secretary: Richard Emanuele

Assistant Secretary: Earl Maderia

Activities Coordinator: Austin Metcalf

Assistant Activities Coordinator: Dustin Scruggs

Service Coordinator for Henrico: Sean Driscoll

Service Coordinator for Henrico: John Davidson

Service Coordinator for Goochland: Billy Amos

Instructor: Marlin Fry

Instructor: Marc Wein

Archive of Previous Handouts:

Hand Out from Brother Fred Mullins' lesson on 02-27-2022 - Based on Addressing Mental Health by Elder Erich W. Kopischke of the Seventy.

Click Here to view or download a PDF of the handout.

Click on any of the following graphics to view or download a PDF copy of that graphic.

How to Get Your Priesthood Line of Authority

Information Concerning Priesthood Line of Authority

The First Presidency has authorized the gathering of information for priesthood lines of authority for the following:

Melchizedek Priesthood conferral (usually ordination to the office of elder)
Ordination to the office of high priest

Tracing Priesthood Line of Authority

When you ordain others to offices in the Melchizedek Priesthood, their priesthood line of authority will be determined by the priesthood office you hold at the time you perform the ordination. For example, if you are an elder when you ordain your son an elder, he would trace his line of authority through your elder ordination line of authority. However, if you are a high priest when you ordain your son an elder, he would trace his line of authority through your high priest ordination line of authority.

Note: Though a priesthood holder with the office of seventy may be included in a member's personal line of authority, no separate line of authority is maintained for the office of seventy. Ordained bishops and patriarchs trace their priesthood line of authority through their high priest ordination. Priesthood line of authority is not recorded for Aaronic Priesthood offices.

Requesting Your Priesthood Line of Authority

If you wish to request your priesthood line of authority, include your full legal name, birth date, membership record number (if known), the name of the individual who ordained you to the office of elder or high priest (if known), and your return address and telephone number or e-mail address. Send your request to:

Priesthood Line of Authority

Global Service Center

120 North 200 West

Salt Lake City, Utah 84103-1514

Fax: 1-801-240-6816

Te l e p h o n e : 1-800-453-3860, extension 2-3500

E-mail: lineofauthority@ldschurch.org (This is probably lineofauthority@churchofjesuschrist.org now)

Correcting Your Priesthood Line of Authority

Upon receipt, review your Priesthood Line of Authority document for accuracy. If any information is incomplete or inaccurate, send corrections to the street or e-mail address shown above. Corrections or additions should include officiator names and birth dates or approximate ages; locations where ordinations occurred; and your relationship to officiators, if any (such as father, father-in-law, bishop, and so on). An updated and corrected Priesthood Line of Authority document will be sent to you.

Validity of Your Priesthood Ordination

Because of missing information your priesthood line of authority may be incomplete. In such a case, your priesthood ordination is nevertheless valid because:

Your stake president, through the priesthood keys he held at the time, authorized your ordination.
Your ordination was recorded in the official records of the Church.

Priesthood Line of Authority for some brothers in the Gayton Ward

Click here ,or the picture to the left, to download a PDF eBook from 2012 containing priesthood lines of authority for most of the High Priest who were in the Gayton Ward at that time. Google will tell you the file is too big to view but you can download it. Google will also tell you that it cannot scan the file for viruses because of it size but you can click on download anyway. The file does not contain any viruses. The eBook is 147MB. Contact Bill Haynes if you have any questions.

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