Three-Year Degrees Now Available Through BYU Pathway

The Church recently announced that three-year degrees will be available through the BYU Pathway program beginning in April 2024.

The Asia North Area Presidency invites any and all “looking to improve their faith, English skills, and self-reliance” to consider taking an online degree. Details can be found at byupathway.org/degree-in-three.

Information on available degrees can be found below:

Applied Business Management

Information Technology

Applied Health

Professional Studies

Communication

Software Development

Family and Human Services

You may also be eligible for the Heber J. Grant tuition discount, which gives a 10% to 50% discount on tuition depending on availability and students’ needs. Those who’ve returned from a full-time mission in the last five years receive an additional 25% discount.

We encourage you to prayerfully how this opportunity may bless you.

Learn about Senior Missionary Service on January 21 @ 6:00pm (Japanese Only)

A special meeting will be held on January 21 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm for anyone interested in learning about becoming a senior missionary. The event will be held in Japanese only, with no English interpretation available. Details can be found below.

Date: January 21, 2024 (Sun.) from 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Guests: Elder and Sister Ishii, Senior Missionary Coordinators

Attendees:
- Anyone interested in learning about senior missionary service (members who are 26 years old and up can be called as senior missionaries)
- Stake and ward leaders

What to Expect: Attendees will be introduced to senior missionary service (opportunities, etc.), hear experiences and testimonies, and a Q&A will be held

How to Attend: Zoom (refer to the flyer below)

Filipino Members Sacrament Meeting/Fellowshipping Event - December 17 @ 3pm

The Kanagawa Stake presidency has set up a Sacrament Meeting/Social Gathering (Fellowshipping) event for Filipino members of the Church living in Japan and wish to extend a warm invitation to Filipino members in the Tokyo South Stake to attend. Below are the details along with a flier in both English and Tagalog:

Date & Time: Dec. 17 (Sun)   3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Place: Fujisawa Ward, Kanagawa Stake

Address: 2-27-7 Shonandai, Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture

Schedule:

Sacrament meeting (testimony)  3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Social gathering/fellowshipping: 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Zoom ID: 947 4670 7502      Passcode: fw

Feel free to contact the following individuals should you have any questions.

President Katsuya Nagao, First Counselor, Kanagawa Stake Presidency

David Budd, Kanagawa Stake High Councilor

The meeting will be mainly in Tagalog (including other Filipino languages) and English.

Watch the Women's Devotional Broadcast

All sisters are invited to watch the recording of the special devotional given on December 3 by President Camille N. Johson.

Where to Watch: The broadcast can be viewed here (YouTube link).

Speaker: Relief Society General President, Camille N. Johnson

Light the World 2023

The official website for Light the World 2023 is up!

Light the World | ComeUntoChrist (churchofjesuschrist.org)

The Asia North Area Presidency has stated that “Light the World is an important effort that deserves our continued attention.”

Packets have been sent to each individual unit to help leaders and members prepare, along with a special “Light the World lesson packet” which can be used as a special 5th Sunday lesson on October 29th to launch the Light the World season.

Advent calendars are included and are to be distributed throughout each unit. The Light the World advent calendar is specially designed to help members thoughtfully plan small acts of kindness for every day of December through the 25th.

We invite you to participate with other saints around the globe in bringing more light to the world by following the footsteps of the Light of the World.

November Is Stake Temple Month!

November Stake Temple Month Invitation

The Stake Council has designated November as our stake's temple month. We invite youth (proxy baptisms at Youth Conference) and adults to prepare for, plan, and receive ordinances in a temple during the month of November.

We testify that we will be blessed as individuals, families, a ward/branch and as a stake for our efforts to receive temple ordinances for "uniting families for eternity" on both sides of the veil.