It is our mission to unite the single adults of the multiple stakes of the Southern Oregon Region by supporting and facilitating four annual regional events, each hosted by one of the four involved Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stakes of Central Point, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls and Medford, to include firesides, service projects and social activities. We also host two single adult conferences every year, one in the Spring, usually in May and the Fall Retreat in September. This provides the 31+ single adults of the region with opportunities for spiritual growth, service, leadership and social interaction in order to help us draw near to the Lord, strengthen our testimonies and to help take responsibility for our own spiritual, social and temporal well-being.
This site has been set up by a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to inform the thirty-one and over single adult members of the Southern Oregon Region and surrounding areas of the annual Conference, Retreat and other regional events, activities and information.
About Us LDS SOSA--Latter Day Saint Southern Oregon Single Adults 31+
Single Adult Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Information from the handbook
16. Single Members--Men and women who have not married or who are divorced or widowed make up a significant portion of Church membership. Priesthood and auxiliary leaders reach out to these members and include them in the work of the Church. Worthy single members should be given opportunities to hold leadership
and teaching positions, including positions in elders quorum presidencies, high priests group leaderships, and auxiliary presidencies. Single members are divided into two groups: single adults (ages 31 and older) and young single adults (ages 18–30).
Leaders support single members by helping them draw near to the Lord, strengthen their testimonies, and take
responsibility for their own spiritual, social, and temporal well-being. In ministering to single members, leaders seek to strengthen family life, not compete with it or detract from it. They teach and testify of the importance of marriage and parenthood. Even when young single adults are not living with their parents, Church leaders encourage them to honor and nourish their relationships with their parents. Leaders also support single parents in their efforts to teach and nurture their children.
16.1 Ministering to Single Adult Members (Ages 31 and Older)
Leaders encourage single members ages 31 and older to participate in the regular activities and programs of their conventional stakes and wards. These stakes and wards can provide a full range of Church experiences and can offer opportunities to serve, teach, lead, and associate with people of all ages. Conventional wards can also
reinforce the important role of the family and the home in the gospel plan. Leaders should make special efforts to understand and address the needs of single adults. Leaders should recognize that single adults’ circumstances and interests are varied. Leaders should also be sensitive that single adults sometimes feel out of place when they attend family-oriented activities and classes.
16.1.3 Multi stake Activities—When multi stake activities can provide single adults with needed opportunities for service, leadership, and social interaction, Area Seventies work with stake presidents to establish committees to plan and organize such activities.
16. Single Members--Men and women who have not married or who are divorced or widowed make up a significant portion of Church membership. Priesthood and auxiliary leaders reach out to these members and include them in the work of the Church. Worthy single members should be given opportunities to hold leadership
and teaching positions, including positions in elders quorum presidencies, high priests group leaderships, and auxiliary presidencies. Single members are divided into two groups: single adults (ages 31 and older) and young single adults (ages 18–30).
Leaders support single members by helping them draw near to the Lord, strengthen their testimonies, and take
responsibility for their own spiritual, social, and temporal well-being. In ministering to single members, leaders seek to strengthen family life, not compete with it or detract from it. They teach and testify of the importance of marriage and parenthood. Even when young single adults are not living with their parents, Church leaders encourage them to honor and nourish their relationships with their parents. Leaders also support single parents in their efforts to teach and nurture their children.
16.1 Ministering to Single Adult Members (Ages 31 and Older)
Leaders encourage single members ages 31 and older to participate in the regular activities and programs of their conventional stakes and wards. These stakes and wards can provide a full range of Church experiences and can offer opportunities to serve, teach, lead, and associate with people of all ages. Conventional wards can also
reinforce the important role of the family and the home in the gospel plan. Leaders should make special efforts to understand and address the needs of single adults. Leaders should recognize that single adults’ circumstances and interests are varied. Leaders should also be sensitive that single adults sometimes feel out of place when they attend family-oriented activities and classes.
16.1.3 Multi stake Activities—When multi stake activities can provide single adults with needed opportunities for service, leadership, and social interaction, Area Seventies work with stake presidents to establish committees to plan and organize such activities.
Register Now for the 2018 SOSA Spring Conference and Dance Party Kickoff Friday Night, May 4th and Saturday May 5th- Cinco deMayo theme!
Register Now for the 2018 SOSA Fall Retreat at Camp Esther Applegate Lake of the Woods 6pm Friday, Sept. 7th-Sunday 9th, 12pm!
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