{"id":137911,"date":"2025-05-28T06:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/137911\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T06:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:16:13","slug":"savior-accomplished-everything-we-need-church-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/137911\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Savior accomplished everything we need\u2019 \u2013 Church News"},"content":{"rendered":"

27 May 2025, 2:13 p.m. MDT<\/p>\n

BIRMINGHAM, England \u2014 More than 2,500 Latter-day Saints from four stakes gathered to hear from Elder Quentin L. Cook<\/a> of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in Birmingham, England, on Sunday, May 25. <\/p>\n

The multistake conference drew members from the Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Cook\u2019s message was one part of his ministry assignment to the Church\u2019s Europe North Area that will carry through the next eight days. He was accompanied by his wife, Sister Mary Cook. <\/p>\n

Elder Cook shared the love of President Jeffrey R. Holland<\/a> with Latter-day Saints from the area where President Holland lived when he served as the president of the Europe North Area. The two Apostles served as mission companions in the British Isles when serving as young men. Elder Cook shared that the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles would have loved to be with them for Sunday\u2019s meeting. <\/p>\n

\"ElderElder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks a multi-stake conference held in Birmingham, England on Sunday, May 25, 2025. | nathan reid <\/p>\n

Elder Cook also shared that the two of them and many others of their generation and since have been blessed by missionary service. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe gospel of Jesus Christ is for everybody,\u201d Elder Cook said. <\/p>\n

Elder Michael T. Ringwood<\/a>, a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, and his wife, Sister Rosalie Ringwood, also came on assignment from Salt Lake City. <\/p>\n

Elder Scott D. Whiting<\/a>, a General Authority Seventy and president of the Europe North Area, attended the conference with his wife, Sister Jeri Whiting. Elder Whiting\u2019s counselors, Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis<\/a> and his wife, Sister Luisa Aidukaitis, and Elder Alan T. Phillips<\/a> and his wife, Sister Lindsey Phillips, also attended the multistake conference. <\/p>\n

\"ElderElder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles greets General Authority Seventy and Europe North Area president, Elder Scott D. Whiting, at a multi-stake conference held in Birmingham, England on Sunday, May 25, 2025. | nathan reid Eternal families start as earthly families<\/p>\n

Integral to the gospel plan is the creation of families. Elder Cook spoke of the change he has seen in cultures around the world \u2014 inside the Church and out \u2014 which has resulted in less of a priority being placed on marriage and having children within marriage. <\/p>\n

Quoting from Doctrine and Covenants 1:16<\/a>, Elder Cook repeated the words of the Lord to Joseph Smith, \u201cEvery man walketh in his own way, and after the image of his own god.\u201d <\/p>\n

He said that idols may not look like what individuals actively worshipped in past periods of time. He explained that idols are anything that take time, focus and devotion away from Heavenly Father as the one true God. <\/p>\n

He counseled against setting career goals before spiritual goals that include making and keeping covenants with God. Elder Cook recalled the teachings of President David O. McKay<\/a> who repeatedly shared the teaching that no success outside of the home would make up for shortcomings in the home. The decrease in a focus on families around the world has coincided with a general decrease in happiness, Elder Cook said. <\/p>\n

King Benjamin witnessed similar trends among his people in the Book of Mormon, Elder Cook taught. And when that king addressed his people in Mosiah 2:41<\/a>, he taught that lasting happiness comes from obedience to Heavenly Father\u2019s commandments \u2014 which includes honoring covenants individuals make with Him. Elder Cook noted that single members who remain faithful to their covenants will be worthy of these same blessings. <\/p>\n

\u201cI would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness,\u201d King Benjamin said. <\/p>\n

Too many individuals are choosing to make other things more important than God in their lives, Elder Cook said. <\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a specific position in your employment before marriage is not necessary,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\"SisterSister Mary Cook, wife of Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, greets attendees of a multi-stake conference held in Birmingham, England on Sunday, May 25, 2025. | nathan reid <\/p>\n

Sister Cook preceded Elder Cook in sharing her testimony at the multistake conference. She, too, testified that individual worth is not born of career success or other worldly measures. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe did not come here to get worth; we brought our worth with us,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Sister Cook shared her observations from 1 Nephi 13<\/a> where the Savior is referred to as the \u201cLamb\u201d 24 times. She said that the Lord has made it clear that those who follow Him, honor Him, have faith in Him and follow His commandments will have power over those who try to drag them down. <\/p>\n

\u201cBe confident in knowing your worth,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Learn the plan; live the plan<\/p>\n

Elder Ringwood shared that he is a sixth generation member of the Church thanks to ancestors who were baptized in Norfolk, three hours east of Birmingham. He testified that the plan of salvation is applicable across generations and geography. <\/p>\n

\u201cNot only is there a plan generally but for us individually,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026 Key to that plan is the Savior\u2019s Atonement.\u201d <\/p>\n

Elder Ringwood invited each individual to seek Heavenly Father\u2019s plan for them by praying, studying the scriptures and worshiping in the temple. <\/p>\n

Sister Ringwood testified that staying on the covenant path requires following the light of the gospel. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to choose light,\u201d she said. \u201c\u2026 We all need to be going toward the light.\u201d <\/p>\n

Elder Cook invited individuals not to wait for events to happen around them but to be active in doing what they can right now. <\/p>\n

\u201cDo not wait for the Birmingham England Temple<\/a> to be done to serve in the temple. Preston and London are not that far away,\u201d he said, referencing existing houses of the Lord where members can already worship and serve within a 2.5-hour drive of Birmingham. <\/p>\n

The new temple will be the third in England. Ground was broken<\/a> for it two months ago on March 22, by Elder Whiting. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeing the hastening of His work faster than we have ever seen,\u201d Elder Cook said. \u201cThe Savior accomplished everything we need to be able to return to Heavenly Father.\u201d <\/p>\n

In closing, Elder Cook left an Apostolic blessing on those participating in the conference. <\/p>\n

\u201cI bless you to have a sense of the Atonement of the Savior,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026 I bless you \u2014 in a world without peace \u2014 I bless you to have personal peace.\u201d <\/p>\n

Family teachings stand out to members<\/p>\n

Many of those who attended heard and were touched by Elder Cook\u2019s teachings about the importance of building strong families. <\/p>\n

\"SisterSister missionaries greet Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at a multi-stake conference held in Birmingham, England on Sunday, May 25, 2025. | nathan reid <\/p>\n

Maurice Boucher is a member of the Lichfield Ward in the Birmingham England Stake. He said he was baptized in 1967, shortly after the time when President Holland and Elder Cook served their missions. Boucher has witnessed great growth in the Church and said he appreciated both the history that Elder Cook shared and his teachings about family. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so grateful that he asked us to keep on the covenant path and talking about families, how important families are,\u201d Boucher said. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful that our Savior lives and that He wants us to get back to our Heavenly Father and live with Him forever.\u201d <\/p>\n

Sisters Tania and Raquel Rodrigues drove nearly an hour from the Nuneaton Ward in the Coventry England Stake to attend the conference. <\/p>\n

\"MoreMore than 2,500 individuals attended a multi-stake conference in Birmingham, England on Sunday, May 25, 2025. | nathan reid <\/p>\n

Tania Rodrigues said she felt the Holy Ghost throughout the meeting. <\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely felt the Spirit really strong while the speakers were talking,\u201d she said. \u201cThere were so many topics spoken about that were divinely inspired and that we needed to hear.\u201d <\/p>\n

Raquel Rodrigues said she felt Elder Cook\u2019s message was timely. <\/p>\n

\u201cI like what he said about families. I thought it was quite applicable to current times, and it\u2019s an important thing to re-emphasize,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Both sisters agreed that coming together for a meeting like this helped them have a stronger feeling of unity with other Latter-day Saints in the area. <\/p>\n

Tania Rodrigues said the part that stood out to her the most was Elder Cook\u2019s teachings about the Atonement of Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n

\"ElderElder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles greets attendees of a multi-stake conference held in Birmingham, England on Sunday, May 25, 2025. | nathan reid <\/p>\n

\u201cI really like the part where he emphasized living by our covenants and the Savior\u2019s Atonement,\u201d she said. She was also touched by his blessing at the end of the meeting.<\/p>\n

Eilias Wright was one of many youth in the audience at the conference. At age 13, he also recognized the emphasis on family and helping strengthen his relationship with his parents and seven siblings. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important because you\u2019re going to be in heaven with them,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

And when asked what he will do to help his family be ready for that day, his answer was something that many parents may love to hear. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to try to do home evening properly every week,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Wright also said he is excited to have a temple in Birmingham. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll be allowed, but I want to ride my bike to it every week,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

The distance from the temple site to his home? <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a 40-minute drive,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, I\u2019ll get home from school and just ride straight there.\u201d <\/p>\n

Great Britain has had members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since just after the Church was organized in 1830, with missionaries first preaching in Preston, England, in 1837. Thirteen years later, there were more members of the Church in Great Britain than lived in the United States. <\/p>\n

The United Kingdom is currently home to more than 180,000 members of the Church in over 300 congregations.<\/p>\n

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