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From the Ayrshire coast to the banks of the Clyde,

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the Lord has gathered a people.

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Ayr. Irvine. Kilmarnock.

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Pollok. Paisley.

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Greenock. Six congregations.

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One stake of Zion.

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Isaiah saw it long ago.

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Enlarge the place of thy tent; lengthen thy cords,

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and strengthen thy stakes.

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A stake holds firm, so the tent can stretch wide.

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That is our calling: to be a defence, and a refuge from the storm.

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We are led by a stake president and counsellors we sustain as called

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of God. Around them, a stake council.

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In every ward and branch, a council of its own.

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And when councils counsel together, the Lord can lead a whole stake

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as one.

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Our Area Presidency has invited us to make 2027 a Year

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of the Temple: drawing closer to Jesus Christ through His holy house,

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one by one.

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Here in Paisley Stake, our answer is simple.

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Like a stone dropped into still water, it begins with one.

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One step. What is my next step towards the temple?

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Perhaps a first recommend.

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Perhaps a return, after many years.

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Perhaps a steadier place in His house.

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One name. Whom in my family can I serve?

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Not a mountain of research.

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One name. One story.

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One ordinance.

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One friend. Whom can I prayerfully help?

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Not only to invite them, but to walk beside them,

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all the way to the temple doors.

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So, before November ends, every ward and branch council will counsel

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together, asking: who has a next step?

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And who will walk with them?

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December will be a month of celebration,

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and of quiet preparation, as we remember the Saviour's birth.

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And in January, together, we begin.

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And our youth are going on tour.

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Where a band would print its tour dates,

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they will write the names of the ancestors they take to the temple.

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By the end of the year, every shirt will tell a story,

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one name at a time.

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Shall we not go on in so great a cause?

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The Paisley Stake of Zion.

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One step. One name.

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One friend.