June 2025 Devotional
Elder Takashi Wada
Of the Seventy
The video will premiere on Friday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. MDT / 4:00 p.m. UTC
About the Speaker
Takashi Wada was sustained as a General Authority Seventy in April 2023. He earned a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and an MBA from BYU. He has worked as an executive for several multinational corporations in the United States and Japan, as well as director for temporal affairs of the Church in the Asia North Area. He and his wife, Naomi, are the parents of two children. Together, they presided over the Japan Tokyo South Mission from 2013–2016.
Instructions for Discussion
Below are suggested questions you can ask students to reflect on to help with your discussion. You may be inspired to ask different questions based on the needs of your group.
- Do you have any scripture verse(s), song, saying, or quotes which you placed confidence in? Would you share that with us?
- If it made any difference in your life, how did it change you?
- Why have the words of Jesus Christ become the foundation to your soul?