On December 11, 2022, the Spokane Washington Stake hosted a viewing of the documentary, “100 Years in Faith” produced by Lon Gibby in 2006 to commemorate 100 years since the organization of the first LDS Sunday School in Spokane. The event included preliminary remarks about the production. The video is from the Gibby Media Group Vimeo…
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Religious Liberty for All: Inaugural Interfaith Event in Spokane Addresses Freedom, Tolerance
This story was originally published on October 18, 2022 by Spokane F?VS and is reprinted with permission of the author. News Story By Cassy Benefield Different faith communities came together on October 18th to promote religious freedom and tolerance at an inaugural interfaith event organized by leaders of The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day…
Stake sponsors course on strengthening relationships
We are pleased to announce a course of firesides for adults entitled “Hearts Knit Together | Strengthening your relationships” to take place in October and November 2022. This six-week course is designed to help strengthen any and all relationships — friendships, parent/child and marriage. Beginning Sunday, October 9th and running through November 13th, all firesides…
Spokane 2nd Ward Joins the Spokane Stake
On Sunday, August 28, 2022, members of the Spokane 2nd and Manito wards met together in a special Sacrament meeting with stake leaders from the Spokane West Stake and Spokane Stake, where proposed stake and ward boundaries were considered for a sustaining vote. With the unanimous support of those present, the Spokane 2nd Ward joined…
June 26 75th Anniversary Commemorative Fireside
Join us as we commemorate 75 years of the Spokane Washington Stake on Sunday, June 26 at 7pm at the Spokane Stake Center, 1620 E 29th Avenue. Doors open at 6pm for viewing of the historical display setup in the Young Women room in the northeast corner of the building. Missed the fireside? You can…
75th Anniversary – June 2022 Events
June 8, 2022 Dear Members of the Spokane Washington Stake, We just completed an uplifting stake conference weekend with visiting authority, Elder James E. Slaughter of the Seventy, and our hearts are full. We appreciate all those who contributed to our conference in any way, including those who spoke and those who provided music. We…
We Wish to Represent Ourselves – The First Missionaries Visit Spokane
Missionary work in the Pacific Northwest first commenced in 1855 but lasted for just a few years due to persecution, both locally and in Utah. While missionary work in Washington and Oregon would not resume until decades later, Zion was extending its people beyond territorial Utah. As the settlements of the saints became more established…
Announcing Winter 2021 Self Reliance Courses
Dear Stake Members, As a Stake Presidency we are very excited to be offering our winter self-reliance courses to all who are interested, starting the third week of February. We will be offering 2 different courses as follows: Emotional Resilience – This is an amazing course designed to help increase emotional resilience for all who…
Stake Conference General Session Invitation
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are so excited by the edifying and uplifting messages that have been shared online throughout this stake conference week that have been posted on www.spokanestake.org. Yesterday two additional messages were shared from Sister Annie Ditto and President Ryan Jensen, the final pre-recorded messages of our stake conference. You may watch…
To the Melchizedek Priesthood Holders
President Ryan Jensen of the stake presidency invites Melchizedek Priesthood holders to consider how they can serve with brotherly love and compassion. To be ready to lift one another. Video design and production by Kelly Ditto, Spokane 6th Ward.