And inasmuch as he is faithful in keeping my commandments, which I have given unto him, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after him, even a multiplicity of blessings.

Doctrine and Covenants 104:42

⚠️ To help maintain a reverent atmosphere, please silence all mobile phones and other electronic devices. Photography and videorecording are not permitted in this meeting unless otherwise instructed (see General Handbook 29.8).

Sacrament meeting

Sunday 21 September 2025 ▪ 9.00am
89-58 163rd Street ▪ Jamaica, New York

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Opening hymn
301 ▪ I Am a Child of God
193 ▪ Je suis enfant de Dieu

Opening prayer

Ward & stake business

Sacrament hymn
141 ▪ Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
76 ▪ O Jésus, quand je pense à toi

Administration of the sacrament

Intermediate hymn
35 ▪ For the Strength of the Hills
20 ▪ Sois loué pour ces collines

Speaker
Sheila Cunningham

Closing hymn
157 ▪ Thy Spirit, Lord, Has Stirred Our Souls
88 ▪ L’Esprit, Seigneur, nous a touchés

Closing prayer

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Presiding
Bishop Rochefort Jean-Louis

Conducting
Brother Gbegbe Pacome Zoro

Chorister
Sister Kathiana Jean-Louis

Organist
Sister Fatima Elmekki & Fiona Joyce

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Today’s second-hour meetings

Meeting	Location
Adult Sunday School (ages 18+)
English	Relief Society room (1st floor)
Haitian Creole	Room 201 (2nd floor)
YSA (young single adults 18–30)	Room 401 (4th floor)
Youth Sunday School (ages 12–17)	Room 303 (3rd floor)
Primary (ages 3–11)	Primary room (5th floor)

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Announcements

To place an announcement or other item in the program, contact Brother Dustin Joyce at program@jamaica1stward.org. The program is posted to the ward website and sent by email to ward members each Friday at 6pm.

Church history walking tour

Saturday 27 September ▪ 10.00am (weather permitting)
Starting from City Hall Park, Manhattan

This semiannual tour will cover some of the earliest sites of LDS history in the New York region, including:

• Martin Harris’ 1828 visit to Charles Anton
• Joseph Smith’s 1832 visit to New York City
• The sailing of about 240 LDS saints on one of the world’s longest religious voyages in 1846

The tour covers the New York area’s role in Latter-day Saint history from 1828 through 1858. The brochure for this tour (PDF) gives an overview of the tour and provides other details, such as the tour’s length.

So that we know we have enough tour guides and brochures, we ask that those attending to submit an RSVP to
kent.lds.larsen@gmail.com with the subject “Walking tour RSVP”.

The tour is also available as a podcast called “NYC LDS Histories”.

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Upcoming changes to meeting schedules

• Sunday 28 September: Fast Sunday
• Saturday–Sunday, 4–5 October: General conference
• Saturday–Sunday, 11–12 October: Stake conference

More information on general conference and stake conference will be available soon.

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Upcoming youth activities

• Ward youth activity
  Friday 26 September

• Stake youth service project
  Saturday 18 October
  Lynbrook

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Regular meetings & activities

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Helpful links

• Lesson schedules
• Ward directory (login required)
• Full-time missionaries