12 July 2026
As we bind ourselves to Him through covenant and follow His living prophet, we walk the one path that leads us safely home.
Sacrament Meeting Program
Presiding: Bishop Todd Christensen
Conducting: Bishop Todd Christensen
Opening Hymn: #30 - Come, Come, Ye Saints
Invocation: By Invitation
Ward Business
Sacrament Hymn: #173 - While of These Emblems We Partake
Administration of the Sacrament
Speaker: Sondra St. Felix
Speaker: Paislie Wood
Speaker: Daisy Simpson
Intermediate Hymn: #36 - They, the Builders of the Nation
Speaker: Janae Jenkins
Closing Hymn: #3 - Now Let Us Rejoice
Benediction: By Invitation
Messages From General Conference
Jesus Christ Is the Way
By Elder Brian J. Holmes
Of the Seventy
Last year, my wife, Maggie, and I ran the Jungfrau-Marathon in Switzerland. Set in the heart of the Swiss Alps, it is considered one of the most difficult marathons in the world. From start to finish, the course climbs over 6,400 feet, or 1,900 meters, as it winds through beautiful alpine villages and rugged, high-mountain terrain. The views carry you through the early miles, but the final stretch turns steep and narrow, forcing runners to hike the rocky path in single file. The last ascent demands careful attention to every step. In this race you are not just crossing a finish line; you are conquering a mountain.
So imagine our surprise when we learned that one of the runners who finished this race was blind. This courageous man ran tethered to a guide. For most of the race, they ran side by side, but as the course turned steeper and more demanding, the guide moved ahead, calling out every obstacle and directing each step. Because he was bound to a guide, the blind runner accomplished what would otherwise be impossible alone.
Like that marathon, our journey through life has moments of beauty and joy but is no walk in the park. We all want to cross the heavenly finish line and gain eternal life. Yet the course is often steep and difficult to navigate. We all face trials. Without a power greater than our own, no one successfully finishes this race.
At some point, we are all like the blind runner. We all need a guide.
Our Father in Heaven, in His perfect love, has provided us with many helps to guide our journey. As President Dallin H. Oaks taught, the strongest help God has given us is a Savior, Jesus Christ.
Through His Atonement, Jesus Christ “has done everything that is essential for our journey through mortality toward the destiny outlined in the plan of our Heavenly Father.” Because He lived a perfect life, because He bore every sin and every sorrow, because He broke the bands of death, Jesus Christ alone can stand before the world and declare, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
In that simple declaration, the Savior taught that He is not only our guide; He is the path. His way is the only path that leads to eternal life.
Brian J. Holmes
