MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN A CHRIST-CENTERED, LOVING, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
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A Mount Vernon Stake Single Adult Fireside
Developing a Personal Religious Practice
Centered on Christ
For a Deep and Meaningful Life
with Elder Larry Y. Wilson and Sister Lynda M. Wilson
A fireside based on our authentic questions
May 7th 2023
7:00pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
3400 Clark Street South,
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Please submit your authentic question on how to develop a personal religious practice, centered on Christ, for a deep and meaningful life here.
Questions will be submitted anonymously,
directly to Elder and Sister Wilson.
Broadcast details:
Refreshments will be served following the fireside
Elder Larry Y. Wilson and Sister Lynda M. Wilson
Larry Y. Wilson served as a General Authority Seventy from 2011-2019, during which time he served in the Asia Area Presidency and several domestic area presidencies. He also served as the Executive Director of the
Temple Department. As a young man, he completed a full-time mission in Brazil. Professionally, his career involved serving as an executive of large healthcare systems. His educational background includes a B.A. from
Harvard in English and American Literature and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Lynda M. Wilson has served multiple times as a Gospel Doctrine Teacher as well as a Ward Relief Society President, Seminary Teacher, and Counselor in the Stake and Ward Primary organizations. She is a graduate of BYU in Humanities. Her Christmas book, The Innkeepers Wife, was published by Deseret Book. She has had essays and poetry published in BYU Studies and won their annual contest for the best personal essay with an article entitled “We Who Owe Everything to a Name.”
The Wilsons have two daughters and two sons and are the grandparents of 16
Come early to enjoy the prelude music. We will also have the pleasure of hearing special musical numbers by The Mount Vernon Stake Single Adult Choir, Women's vocal ensemble The Trebles, and musician and composer Toni McGuire.
CRYSTAL CITY BUILDING
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
3400 Clark St. South
Arlington, Virginia 22202
The registered address for the Crystal City Meetinghouse is 3400 Clark St. South in Arlington, but that takes you to the foyer of the apartment building. The "walk-in entrance" is at the corner of 33rd St. South and Crystal Drive (access road parallel to Highway 1); the underground parking entrance is on 35th Street South, between Crystal Drive (access road parallel to Highway 1) and Clark Street.
A Mount Vernon Stake Single Adult Fireside
“Reflections on the Holy Land”
with Keith Mines
March 5th 2023
7:00pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
3400 Clark Street South,
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Broadcast details:
Come early and listen to the prelude music.
Stay after for refreshments and good conversation.
Keith Mines is a member of the Alexandria First Ward in the Virginia, Mount Vernon Stake, where he serves as Sunday School President. He and his wife Cecile, a painter, have four grown children whom they raised in Israel, El Salvador, Haiti, Hungary, Canada, and Mexico.
Following his mission to Colombia, Brother Mines served in the U.S. Army Special Forces where he participated in the liberation of Grenada and supported democratic movements in Central America. He then served a career in the Foreign Service with short tours in Israel, El Salvador, Haiti, Hungary, Canada, Mexico, Darfur, Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. His book, Why Nation Building Matters, tells the story of America’s efforts to help nations reset after civil war or dictatorship.
He served twice in Israel, in the first tour traveling widely in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and in the second supporting the Kerry Peace Initiative through the 2014 Gaza War. In addition to the search for peace, he became intrigued by the relationship between Latter-Day Saints and the Jewish and Muslim peoples during these tours.
He currently serves as director for Latin America at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where he focuses on urging a democratic transition in Venezuela, and the recovery of governance in Haiti.
A Mount Vernon Stake Single Adult Fireside
“How To Live a Purpose Driven Life”
by Patriarch Robert E. Quinn
February 5th 2023
7:00pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
3400 Clark Street South, Arlington, Virginia 22202
In person Spanish translation will be available
Virtual broadcast details:
Zoom link
YouTube Live
Come early and listen to the prelude music. Stay after for refreshments and good conversation.
A MULTI-STAKE SINGLE ADULT DINNER & FIRESIDE
HOSTED BY THE MOUNT VERNON STAKE
HAVING MANY REVELATIONS DAILY: HOW TO READ A PATRIARCHAL BLESSING
A FIRESIDE BASED ON YOUR AUTHENTIC QUESTIONS
UPDATE: For those who RSVP’d to attend in-person, the COVID-19 transmission risk for Arlington has been changed to "substantial". In accordance with CDC and local jurisdiction guidance, masks are to be worn by all attendees at indoor events. The fireside dinner will be held outside in the building courtyard as planned. Masks are recommended for anyone not yet vaccinated. The Crystal City meetinghouse now has an indoor mask requirement, so we will all need to wear masks when inside the building, including when listening to the fireside speaker.
August 1st 2021
7:00pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
3400 Clark Street South, Arlington, Virginia 22202
Dinner Catered by Cafe Rio
RSVP by July 25th is required for in-person attendance
Virtual broadcast details:
Virtual broadcast begins at approximately 8:00pm
We prosper when we act on a sense of identity and destiny. When disruptions come and we lose our sense of direction, we tend to spiral downward. Our life journey becomes an exercise in wandering. The associated feelings are often loneliness and despair. In the Church, we have access to a gift that can help. It is called a patriarchal blessing. Yet many people receive patriarchal blessings and then express disappointment. They find little value. In contrast, there are a few who find great value in their blessing. As they organize their lives to the document they grow in sense of purpose and meaning. How is this possible? In this session, we will consider how to read a patriarchal blessing, how to “cause” it to work, and how to use it to obtain many revelations daily.
Your Authentic Questions:
Once you RSVP, a paper on the above topic will be emailed to you. Please read it and formulate your one most authentic question. An authentic question is a question you truly care about but you do not know the answer to. Please submit your question by replying to the email you received no later than Sunday, July 25, 2021. Your questions will be forwarded to the speaker and he will turn them into a framework of discussion.
All single adults (age 31+) from the Annandale, Ashburn, Centreville, Gainesville, McLean, Mount Vernon, Oakton, and Woodbridge stakes are invited to attend. RSVP is required for in-person attendance. RSVP below by July 25, 2021
*The registered address for the Crystal City Meetinghouse is 3400 Clark St. South in Arlington, but that takes you to the foyer of the apartment building. The "walk-in entrance" is at the corner of 33rd St. South and Crystal Drive (access road parallel to Highway 1); the underground parking entrance is on 35th Street South, between Crystal Drive (access road parallel to Highway 1) and Clark Street.