North America Northeast Area Plan

NORTH AMERICA NORTHEAST AREA PLAN

AREA VISION As beloved children of God, we will follow the covenant path by receiving ordinances and keeping covenants that lead to eternal life, and invite family, friends and neighbors to do the same.

PRIORITIES GOALS INDICATORS OF PROGRESS

1. Prayerfully study the Book of Mormon every day. 2. Honor the Lord’s Sabbath by renewing covenants • Average sacrament meeting Deepen conversion at church and worshipping and teaching in the attendance to Heavenly Father home. and Jesus Christ 3. Worthily hold a current temple recommend. • Endowed members with a current and the restored temple recommend gospel. 4. Minister to others spiritually and temporally. • Ministering companionships interviewed

BLANK 1. Pray daily with greater faith to have personal • Converts baptized and confirmed missionary experiences.

Gather scattered 2. Invite and help others to “come and see” our Israel on both sides sacrament meetings, baptismal services, and of the veil. family and church activities. 3. Find and take the names of ancestors to the • Adults and youth who submitted temple and perform their ordinances. ancestor names for temple ordinances

1. Participate in seminary. • Seminary enrollment 2. Find and take the names of ancestors to • Youth who submitted ancestor the temple and perform their baptisms and names for temple ordinances Strengthen the confirmations. conversion of 3. Prepare to receive temple ordinances and fulfill • Youth with current limited use children and youth. covenant responsibilities. temple recommend • Young men with priesthood office appropriate for their age IMPLEMENTATION INTRODUCTION The Area Plan will be presented to stake, mission, district, and temple presidents in coordinating council meetings. Stake and district presidents will introduce the plan in stake and district council meetings and train with bishops and branch presidents. Bishops and branch presidents will introduce the plan to ward and branch members in ward and branch council meetings and special Sunday meetings. Mission presidents will work with their mission leadership council and mission districts to ensure that missions are aligned with the Area Plan. Stakes, districts, wards, branches, families and individuals will be invited to set goals in harmony with the plan priorities and objectives.

CONTINUING EMPHASIS On an ongoing basis, the Area Plan will be discussed and taught in stake, district, ward, and branch meetings such as conferences, sacrament meetings, and classes with an emphasis on progress being made to achieve the Area Plan goals.

MEASURING PROGRESS Progress in stakes and districts will be measured primarily using key indicators from stake and district quarterly reports. Progress in wards and branches will be measured using key indicators from ward and branch quarterly reports. Families and individuals will measure their own progress.