APPLETON WISCONSIN STAKE FOCUS FOR 2023:  

Yoked with Christ, We Welcome and Value All as We Live, Care, Invite, & Unite.

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends,

You are all doing so much good already in your lives out of your efforts to keep the two great commandments taught by Jesus.  Would you please consider how you could include the following invitation as an enlightening part your current efforts to solve problems and find solutions?  Specifically, all who are able to do so, would you please join with us next Sunday, February 5th? 

To DO What:  To fast and pray that doors will be opened and roadblocks removed by the Lord for the purposes below

Why:  Because we love Him, that the Lord will bless those seeking in our lives that will more fully feel His love through inspiring us to know how we can meet those needs through any of the tools of the stake and zone goals listed below

We testify that the Lord lives, loves us, and will continue to lead us today through the Holy Spirit.

With love and faith in Christ,

Appleton Wisconsin Stake Council

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Appleton Wisconsin Stake Goals for 2023

1.  LIVE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

     - GOAL:  Practice and share with friends the 12 Principles of Self-Reliance found on AppletonWisconsinStake.org

2. CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED

     - GOAL:  Invite friend to join you for JustServe projects or the end of the year H.O.P.E. (Humanitarian Outreach Partnership Effort) projects 

3.  INVITE ALL TO RECEIVE THE GOSPEL

     - GOAL:  Give a friend this year The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ--include your testimony of it and how it has blessed your life

4.  UNITE FAMILIES FOR ETERNITY

     - GOAL:  Index online 500,000 FamilySearch batches in 2023 by inviting friends to help us

MISSIONARY ZONE GOALS:  

Find more Friends who can pray with, hear a spiritual thought, and receive an invitation from the missionaries

Grow the group of Friends visiting church per week

Strengthen opportunities for lessons with members

Find those who are seeking to follow Christ onto the covenant path and help them be baptized 

Bring those newly baptized to renew their covenants through the sacrament regularly