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Sunday Afternoon Session
Conducting: Quentin L Cook
Come Rejoice
D Todd Christofferson
A limiting trait is not being valiant in your testimony
Wholehearted devotion is what we should strive for
To make it to and stay in the Celestial Kingdom we must have a firm testimony of Jesus Christ and act on that testimony
Being Valiant in your testimony of Christ
Includes nurturing and strengthening that testimony
Heading His messengers
Encouraging others by word and example
We will not let anything keep us from being together forever
Do the things Jesus shall teach and command you
Taylor G Godoy
God hears our prayers and answers them in a personalized way
Mosiah 5:12
This life by its nature brings about experiences
Call Him, don’t fall
Just because you aren’t answered immediately doesn’t mean your call wasn’t answered at all
Confidence in the Lord’s answers requires accepting that they are not always what would expect in our minds for them to be.
The Lord is the first option for help
Call Don’t Fall (pray)
After prayer do all you can to obtain the answers you pray for
Humbly accept His answers
Softly and Tenderly, Jesus is Calling
Gary E Stevenson
Where is the foundation of your bridge?
The two towers are love the Lord thy God and love your neighbor as thyself – these are the towers that the bridge of the gospel is supported by
Loving the Lord leads to eternal Happiness
Bridges our heavenly upward gaze to our heavenly outward gaze
Love of the Lord is not complete if we do not love our neighbors
Loving your neighbors includes Christlike deeps of love and service
How are you building your tower of love?
“did God call on you specifically, or were you simply the one who listened?”
These towers need to function together in balance, equal devotion, and harmony
God loves everyone and so should we; we seek out those in need and serve them regardless of race, wealth, gender identity, sexual orientation, or anything else
God commanded us to love one another. Leave judgement up to Him
How do we build our own bridge of faith and devotion?
Early drafts become polished blueprints
Mathias Held
Consequences are a part of agency
Repentance is where growth happens
Seek to learn and accept support from the Lord
In the darkness of night we can turn on our lights
We can still choose how to respond to things out of our control
We are agents not objects.
Opposites don’t exist apart from each other, they can complement each other.
Where there is sunshine, shadows must be there too. Floods brings destruction but they bring life as well
Our difficulties do not define us – it is our attitudes and choices that define us much better than our situations
How Firm a Foundation
Niel L Anderson
It is breathtaking to see the works of God
Discipline your faith, what does that mean to you?
Eleazer Cearcy – sealing story – this is why listen to promptings
Angels have charge over us
Through the power of the Holy Ghost we are filled with strength and peace and joy and unspeakable hope.
Many different ways to see the face of Christ and no better place than in His holy house
Mark L Pace
Transform our homes into sanctuaries of faith
The scriptures are here to help us draw closer to Him
How can you avoid personal apostasy?
We are responsible for our own personal spiritual growth
The most important copy of the book of Mormon is the one you read
Heavenly Father wants you to know yourself – but you must put in the effort
Russell M Nelson
Called to apostles 40 years ago!
Six temples when he was born
Ponder what the Lord’s promise means for you personally
The priesthood was restored prior to the church – to ensure that the church could be organized with the correct authority
The priesthood keys are the only way we get the essential ordinances and covenants, the only way we can have blessings the way we do – we can extend all the blessings promised to/by Abraham to all God’s children
D&C 110
The gathering of Israel is evidence God loves all of His children everywhere
The gospel of Abraham is further evidence that God loves all of His children everywhere
The sealing power is supreme evidence that God loves all of His children everywhere and wants them to return to Him
Study Kirtland temple dedicatory prayer in D&C 109
Regular temple worship will enhance how you see yourself
The temple empowers us to take on the challenges of life
You do not have to face life alone
What courage does it give you to know that angels really will help you?
No combination of wickedness will prevail over those who worship in the house of the Lord
Nothing will help you more to hold fast to the iron rod than attending the temple as regularly as you can, nothing will protect you more, nothing will bolster your testimony of Christ and His atonement, or recognize the significance of His plan, nothing will soothe your spirit more, nothing will open the blessings of Heavens more
15 temples:
Uturoa, French Polynesia
Chihuahua, Mexico
Florianopolis, Brazil
Rosario, Argentina
Edinburgh, Scotland
Brisbane, Australia South Area
Victoria, British Colombia
Yuma, Arizona
Houston, Texas South Area
Des Moines, Iowa
Cincinnati, Ohio
Honolulu Hawaii
West Jordan Utah
Lehi Utah
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Now Let Us Rejoice
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Sunday Morning Session
Awake and Arise O Ye Slumbering Nations
Conducting: Henry B Eyring (in a chair!!)
Come Ye Children of the Lord
Ronald A Rasband
Words matter – they are the bedrock of how we connect and represent our beliefs, morals etc.
First and foremost the Lords words matter
If a man love me he will keep my words
Believing and heading the word of God will draw us closer to Him – our ability to be like Him will increase
D&C 6:2,
The words of Prophets matter
The Prophet hears and speaks the words of the Lord
THINK CELESTIAL
Diligently ACT upon his words – because he is the voice of the Lord on the earth today
Our own words matter
In our emoji filled world, our words matter!
Be careful what you say and how you say it
Thank you, I am sorry, and I Love You
These are not to be saved for special occasions! Use them constantly and cheerfully
The Words of Christ will tell you all things that you should do!
Susan H Porter
Our Heavenly Father LOVES YOU. You are His child. He Knows You. He will Bless You.
Pray to know
What do you need to know?
Heavenly Father are you really there? And do you hear and answer every childs prayer?
“Wait. I’m not alone. I have Christ.”
Cute children ugh
Often the best question to ask is not why but what
Pray to grow
He wants to help us grow!
Sent Christ to help us live
What do you need to grow? Patience, kindness, etc
Skills and sttributes
Pray to show.
Nephis bow
Heavenly Father does not force anyone to make a choice
Are you praying for blessings for your family and those you love? Don’t give up.
Don’t Stop Praying – Matthew West?
I know He lives and loves you – Pray. He is there.
A Childs Prayer
Dale G. Renlund
Kayaking excursion story
“A large wave, this big”
Keep paddling, maintaining your momentum and you will be fine
If we maintain spiritual momentum by continuously going toward the Savior, then we are secure
Maintain your momentum: faith, repentance, baptism/covenants, gift of the Holy Ghost, endure to the end
Enduring to the end is repeatedly doing the other for over and over again
Building and improving with each repetition – drawing us closer to Jesus Christ each time
This momentum requires speed and direction – if we are continually rowing as hard as we can in the wrong direction, we will not make it where we need to go
Doing spiritual things needs to happen daily – just like it doesn’t work to binge food once a week on Sundays, it also doesn’t help us build spiritual momentum if we are only doing spiritual things once a week
We can always keep going, no matter how many times we’ve fallen; the important part is that we do not give up (circling back to the story - stopping for a rest is not giving up)
We must never stop failing, because the minute we do, we’ve failed.
Multiple covenants draw us closer to Christ and connect us more strongly to Him
The covenants are not in and of themselves the source of power – the source is our Savior Jesus Christ and the covenants are the conduit to that source
Comparing ourselves to others can lead to errors
Don’t judge others for struggling when you are struggling too
None of us earn salvation – we never can. ALL of us need all of the Saviors Infinite Atonement, not just part of it.
Our judgement is neither helpful nor welcome, and is most often ill informed.
Paul B Pieper
Trust exercises
It is not a relationship if one person trusts completely and the other does not
Trust is the foundation of all relationships
Use the precious gift of repentance liberally
Sometimes we just need to be willing to fall backward and let Him catch us
To build trust in the Lord: Learn about Heavenly Father, notice things He does for us, sometimes do crazy trust exercises
Sometimes the best way to trust God is just to trust Him
He is always stretching us to help us realize more of our divine potential – allow Him to give you more soul stretching experiences
Trust Him just a little bit more
If we ignore or decline an invitation our progress stops
We can choose to trust God today and every day going forward. Each time we do, God will be there to catch us and our relationship with Him will grow stronger and stronger.
Redeemer of Israel
Patrick Kearon
His plan is designed to bring you home, not to keep you out. No one has built a roadblock and stationed someone there to keep you away – instead God is relentlessly seeking you
Christ’s great atoning gift removes every roadblock that would separate us from our spiritual home
This life is the time to make mistakes, to learn and grow, to love God and our neighbor, and to return home
The intent of the Father’s plan of happiness is your happiness. The intent of the Father’s plan of redemption is your redemption. The intent of the Father’s plan of mercy is to extend mercy. The intent of the Father’s plan of salvation is your salvation
We still need to change and repent and turn towards Him
God always wants for us a radical reorientation
Transformative faith in Christ
None is excluded from this divine potential
He goes in search of His lost sheep until He finds you – He is not willing to leave any to perish. Infinite means infinite – covers you and those you love
If you are prone to worry that you will never measure up, then you misunderstand.
We do understand, can comprehend, the holy saving intent of His divine sacrifice.
His intent, His wish and His hope is all to heal you, all to give you peace, all to bring you and those you love home.
Brian K Taylor
Why do some receive their miracles quickly while others have to endure?
We don’t know (lovely)
We can choose to learn from our trials, but it is a choice
Trusting in God’s divine purpose brings hope to weary souls
My hands are not the hands that save – those hands belong to the Savior. – Remember the scars His hands bear on your behalf. Don’t look at your scars as a reminder of what you were unable to do.
Stronger faith comes by putting Jesus Christ first
John 16:33 “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
Brighter hope comes by envisioning our eternal destiny
Greater power comes by focusing on Joy
“Christs joy eats our trials”
John 14:18 “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”
His Eye is on the Sparrow
Dallin H. Oaks
The purpose of Temples and the history and role of covenants
Covenants are commitments
Wedding rings are to remind the wearers and others of the covenants made
See the end for the beginning and think Celestial
Temple is to help teach about the plan of salvation and introduce sacred covenants
Covenants do not take a day off!
All things are ours in exaltation
Being bound to Christ can give us strength
Lord, I Would Follow Thee
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Saturday Afternoon Session
Conducting Gary E Stevenson
All Glory, Laud, and Honor
David A. Bednar
Be Still and Know that I Am God
Inner Spiritual Stillness of the Soul
Be Still = focusing on the Savior
Truth faith is focused in and on our Lord Jesus Christ
Spiritual stillness = the opposite of inner turmoil
A proper foundation ensures that the structure will remain sturdy and stable over time – requiring an attachment to bedrock.
We build the foundation – the Savior is the rock upon which we build
Faith is built upon the Savior
Sacred time and holy places are the same – focus your time and attention on God and His heavenly Plan
Sometimes being still means on the inside not the outside
Jesus is not the foundation He is the Rock upon which we build.
We may be perplexed by our trials and circumstances, but we will never be in despair.
The gospel doesn’t keep you from trials, but allows you to deal with them with the help of the Lord
Massimo De Feo
My physical sight is not good – what about my spiritual vision? Do I need any treatment there.
Can you see Christ spiritually, not physically? Or are you like the pharaseees?
We keep a clear spiritual vision when we focus on Jesus Christ and stay true to what we know to be true.
What we know to be true: Love God and love your neighbor as yourself. Don’t listen to the voices in the world that say that loving everyone isn’t reasonable/necessary/possible.
Declare your testimony in its entirety; don’t let anyone silence you
We keep a clear spiritual vision when we hear the voice of the Lord and allow Him to guide us.
Keeping a clear spiritual vision is about focusing my sight always on Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the answer for everyone
God Loved Us So He Sent His Son
Brent H Nielson
Witnesses of Christ
There has never been a better time to be a member of the church than today
335 operating and announced temples!!!
You should leave the bubble
The truth of God will go forth everywhere
You and I are witnesses
Gathering israel has both missionary work and family history work
We are armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory
Jose L Alonso
Where do you find peace?
If we put the Savior at the center of our lives, we can find peace
Feeding 5000 men – plus women and children (Matt 14:21). Jesus gave thanks to his father, he was grateful rather than complaining that was all they had.
Solutions to our trials often don’t come from ourselves – but in God
“Imagine how much love he has for us if Christ was looking for peace and solitude, and he welcomed everyone to heal and help them”
When we encounter challenges, turn beyond them to Christ, and trust in his help
Even when looking for peace and solitude, Christ focused outside of Himself and welcomed everyone to heal and help them!
Adopting a Christ-centered perspective helps us turn trials into victories
Christ is a Healer, and we are ever-present in His mind and heart
Praise to the Lord the Almighty
Gerritt W Gong
194 years since the restoration of the gospel!
Things will work together for our good
Sometimes we just need to have someone there when we’re upset – and that someone can always be God
Trusting the Lord can include trusting Him with our suffering and anger and misery
When we work together for good, we minister as Jesus Christ would
Spiritual First Responders
Going from neighbors who bring cookies to trusted friends
What happened there and then can bless us here and now
Michael T. Nelson
We can be trustworthy, beloved leaders of youth like Helaman and the stripling warriors: build relationships with them, council them, support them
Parents have a primary responsibility for teaching their children
No one serves in the church alone
Heavenly Father wants us to reach out to others, including the youth
Help them learn who they really are through how you feel about them
Follow promptings, even though we’re not perfect, to build relationships of love and trust
No program can replace the influence of loving, covenant keeping adults
How Great the Wisdom and the Love
Quinten L Cook
My focus should be on the Savior and on the Saviors Atonement
We are all children of a loving Heavenly Father
The Savior is the Keeper of the Gate
And He is the one who also pleads in our behalf
Being one with Christ = loving and building community
Requirements for baptism are uniquely simple – repenting before God
D&C 25 basic doctrine of the restored Church
All are invited to partake of the Lords Goodness and all are alike unto God
None are forbidden
All accountable persons are required to atone for their sins
All have a choice – all have agency
Essential to the plan of salvation
All are able to use their agency and ACT
Exercise our moral agency to choose Christ and keep His commandments
2 Nephi 26:33
Both poor and rich have the same spiritual requirements
Many things occur of which we have little to no control
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.” - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Without agency we could not learn, progress, or choose immortal life
We Will Sing of Zion
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Saturday Morning Session
Come Ye That Love the Lord
Conducting: Dallin H Oaks
The Morning Breaks
Sustaining vote – in the morning session? Normally afternoon
Church audit report – in the morning session? Normally afternoon
Did You Think to Pray
Jeffrey R. Holland
Awwwww the most fortunate of men!
More concentration, focus on the Savior, hope on His word, etc.
“Thanks are the highest form of thought. Gratitude is Happiness doubled by Wonder.” – Chesterton?
God hears every prayer we offer.
- Prayers are often answered differently than we expect
Our prayers are our sweetest hour, our most sincere desire, our most purest form of worship
Hesitation to pray doesn’t come from God.
Prayers should be spoken out loud.
-It is a conversation with God
Listen to the spirit to know how to pray
If you don’t know what to pray for, just pray anyway!
Even the Savior had to pray to be closer to His Father – even He could pray “more earnestly.”
J Anette Dennis
You can look for a deeper meaning in all the things you read – how does this bring you closer to the Savior?
Jesus Christ is the center of ALL covenants we make.
Covenant relationships bless us, but it is out choice as to how,
Everything done in the Temple points to Gods plan for us.
-Prayerfully seek the further meanings
Our symbolic outer clothing is only worn in the temple. Other than the garments, although those show that Jesus covers us.
Armor of Light – which is Christ
Choose to have a relationship with God by making and keeping covenants with Him
Alexander Dushku
Restoration began with a boys desperate prayer and a pillar of light
Rather than a pillar of light, the Lord sends us a ray of light – and then another, and then another
How do you experience the rays of light from the Lord?
-Peace, impressions, desires, testimonies, hopefulness, prayer, feeling the love of God as you serve others
If we’re believing and repenting, we ARE living in revelation, even if we don’t recognize it or think we are experiencing it.
You cannot always expect big miracles and pillars of light – the Light comes line upon line, precept upon precept, here a ray and there a ray
Experiencing depression and anxiety make it difficult (sometimes impossible) to recognize the Spirit
- Sometimes we don’t even know we are feeling the Spirit at all until after the fact!
Perhaps one ray is not enough for a Testimony, but together they can become a Light that will scare away the darkness.
D&C 93:36 “The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.”
D&C 50:24 “That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day.”
Press Forward Saints
Ulisses Soares
Covenant confidence through Christ
When we enter the Lords house, we embark on a sacred journey to become like Christ
What happens IN the temples is important
Remain Confident in Christ
Confidence in the covenants made with Jesus Christ is something you should pass on to your children
“My disciples shall stand in holy places and not be moved.”
Go to the temple with confidence and humility
- Make preparations to go – not just for those going for the first time. We should be perpetually preparing - Will help with anxiety about worthiness
Home centered, Church supported, Temple Bound
- Being Temple bound connects us to the Savior
Cast not away your confidence, instead let your confidence wax strong.
Jack N Gerard
Jesus Christ is our exemplar.
- Integrity means being true to God, to each other, and to our identity.
Do what is right, let the consequence follow.
Exercise integrity in your choices
Would others see God through my conduct?
A life of integrity is not a life of perfection
- Due to the fact that during this life you literally cannot be perfect
- Perfection exists but not in me
Christian kindness is not a substitute for integrity
- Meaning don’t be fake in your kindness?
- Don’t be hypocrites?
I Know that My Savior Loves Me
Henry B Eyring
Story about going to the temple and finding out after the sealing that people have lost houses (teton dam break) and they left their kids at home and had to spend the night in a hotel and couldn’t make it home
“How can you sleep at a time like this?”
- Whatever the outcome, all will be well because of the temple. We have made covenants
- Apostles at gethsemane
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
God will not abandon His relationship to all those who have covenanted with Him
- He will never tire in His efforts to help us, and we will never exhaust His willingness to support us
Light and hope can come from keeping covenants, and they are opportunities to draw closer to God
We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet
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Temples
Savai’i, Samoa
Cancún, Mexico
Piura, Peru
Huancayo, Peru
Viña del Mar, Chile
Goiãnia, Brazil
João Pessoa, Brazil
Calabar, Nigeria
Cape Coast, Ghana
Luanda, Angola
Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laoag, Philippines
Osaka, Japan
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Roanoke, Virginia
Kahului, Hawaii
Fairbanks, Alaska
Vancouver, Washington
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Sunday Afternoon Session
Conducting: Henry B. Eyring
For All the Saints
Elder Dale G. Renlund
King Tutankhamun and the finding of Tuts tomb
He is our mark – if we imagine there is something beyond what He offers, we deny all His blessings
Focus on Him intentionally
Baptismal water doesn’t wash away sins. That is why we have the opportunity to repent.
Approach the sacrament the same way a new convert approaches baptism – with a contrite heart and spirit
With the temple close it can be easy to let little things get in the way of attending – do not take the temple for granted. When we do we look beyond the mark
Do not praise exotic sources for being enlightened – sometimes that is not the case
Remember and always focus on Jesus Christ. He is our Savior and Redeemer, the Mark towards whom we should look, and our Greatest Treasure
Elder John C Pingree Jr. 70
What is our understanding of truth in today’s world?
What is truth and why is it important?
Where do we find truth?
When we find truth how do we share it?
1 God is THE source of eternal truth.
2 The Holy Ghost testifies of all truth.
3 Prophets receive truth from God, and share that truth with us
4 We all play a crucial role in this process. God expects us to seek, receive and act on truth
Our ability to receive and understand truth is dependent on our relationship with God
Is the concept taught consistently in the scriptures and by living prophets?
Is it confirmed by the Holy Ghost?
Doctrine = eternal truths such as God is our eternal Father, Christ’s atonement etc
Unchangeable
Policy =application of doctrine based on current circumstances
Subject to change
Teach truth in a way that invites the converting power of the Holy Ghost
Truth should be conveyed with Christlike love – love without truth is hollow and lacks the promise of growth
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
Elder Valeri V Cordon, 70
Help children establish a gospel culture
Righteous Intentional Parenting
1 Teach Freely
Liberally, generously, and without restraint
Spend meaningful time with them, use church resources (church moveis, come follow me)
2 Model Discipleship
By example keep the sabbath day holy, keep temple covenants.
3 Invite to Act
To seek individual revelation, work for and nurture their own testimony
We are God’s agents for our children. Create an environment where they can feel His love and guidance.
Accidental conversion is not a principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ
God will do everything He can without violating your agency.
As a parent you should do the same
Elder J. Kimo Esplin, 70
Hawaii and the battle of Okinawa
Baptisms for the dead, and temple work. People being taught in the spirit world.
Temple blessings can heal so much.
The Saviors work is to bind people together
Rejoice the Lord is King
Elder Garrit W. Gong Q of 12
Morse code locket “I I you”
Multilingual “I” “I” (Chinese ai) “You” = I love you
Languages of Gospel love
Warmth and Reverence
Service and Sacrifice
Covenant and Belonging
Daily sacrifices matter
Remember to speak with warmth and reverence about the Lord’s work
Sometimes things can affect our ability to serve, but hopefully never our desire
You need to feel the Lord’s love for those you serve – and for you when you serve.
When we serve in the gospel together, we find fewer faults and greater peace
Remember to minister with your hearts
Sociality and service often go together
The more we serve the better we can understand the nature of Christ.
Elder Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier 70
1 Samuel 16:7
God looks on the heart
We are His children, all of us without exception.
How sad is it that we honor labels more than we honor each other?
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the mediator
Discrimination is not ok
How we treat each other really matters.
I’ll Walk with You children’s song
Like Christ love others because it is the right thing to do.
Consider the Lillies
President Russell M. Nelson
What is the secret to living so long?
No what have I learned in almost a century if living
Heavenly Fathers plan for us is fabulous
This plan takes the mystery out of what comes next
What we do in this life matters
Savior’s atonement makes the plan possible
Adopt the practice of Thinking Celestial tm
Being spiritually minding
Mortality is a masterclass in learning what is of greatest eternal importance
Begin with the end in mind – carefully consider where each of your decisions will put you in the next life
Where will each decision place you? You get to choose
Take the long view – the eternal view
Put Jesus Christ first
Your obsession becomes your god – you look to it rather than to Him for solace
Struggling with addiction? Seek professional and spiritual help
Be chaste to attain celestial glory
Seek guidance from trusted voices
There are lots of things we can do to build faith
Temples!
Savai’i, Samoa
Cancún, Mexico
Piura, Peru
Huancayo, Peru
Viña del Mar, Chile
Goiãnia, Brazil
João Pessoa, Brazil
Calabar, Nigeria
Cape Coast, Ghana
Luanda, Angola
Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laoag, Philippines
Osaka, Japan
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Roanoke, Virginia
Kahului, Hawaii
Fairbanks, Alaska
Vancouver, Washington
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Fun fact: he has announced 153 temples since becoming prophet
Teach me to Walk in the Light
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“Your obsession becomes your god - you look to it rather than to Him got solace.” - President Nelson
#ldsconf#tumblrstake#genconf#church of jesus christ of latter day saints#general conference#addiction
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I hope he is still the one to announce temples too!!
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Sunday Morning Session
Sweet is the Work
Conducting: Dallin H. Oaks
Go Forth with Faith
I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus
President M. Russell Ballard, Q of 12
Joseph Smith and the first vision
We are blessed by Joseph’s ministry
We have the knowledge that Jesus is the Christ because Joseph was worthy to get the plates
It is important to ensure your children know you believe them – and believe in them
Be a little better, a little kinder, a little more prepared.
He’s our Savior and Redeemer, our best friend
President Emily Belle Freeman, YW President
The Jesus Trail
The five finger promise
He doesn’t ask us to face challenges alone. He will invite us to walk with Him
He has promised to walk with us in the way
Jesus will meet us where we are, as we are
His is a mission of condescension – He will meet us where we are as we are
Staying where we are won’t bring us the deliverance we seek
It’s the covenant relationship that saves us
Just like a marriage, the wedding date is important but ultimately it’s what comes after
What relationship do you want to have with Him?
If you want to live in a continuous covenant relationship with him
Your place or placement on the path is not as important as progress
It’s not the course alone that will save us, it’s the companion our Savior
Adilson de Paula Parrella, 70
Witness through actions and words that Jesus is the Christ
Take upon you the name of Christ
Spain – attending a small church meeting
Brazil story
Everything in church (talks, testimonies, etc) should be about and focused on Jesus
Elder Quintin L. Cook, Q of 12
This is the time to prepare to meet God
Be the peacemakers
Have a peaceable walk among the children of men
Be peaceable followers of Jesus Christ
Which act of the play am I stuck in?
There are three acts to the play (in the plan of happiness), which act are we going to participate in?
If you come in to the performance in the third act of the play you will lack the context of what happened prior
Praise the Lord with singing, music and dancing
If you are sorrowful, call on the Lord with supplication that your souls may be joyful
Being joyful and relying on Heavenly help through prayer is a great way to be peaceable
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal – Hymn Come, Ye Disconsolate
Come Ye Children of the Lord
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Q of 12
The Greatest Short Story ever told
The prodigal son Luke 15:11-32
#livingmybestlife
He will help you and shelter you no matter what has happened
Even after you squander your entire inheritance
“It wasn’t just an empty stomach that bothered him, it was an empty soul”
Even when you feel no longer worthy, and decide that you must be only worthy for the lowliest roll in the Fathers house, He instead celebrates that His child has returned home
He will unconditionally allow us to return for forgiveness and mercy
It is always possible to go back and become renewed
It is never better to stay lost – Heaven will rejoice at our return
Some of us may wonder if its even possible to go back, if its better just to stay lost. But Heavenly father will run to us!! And embrace us!!
“It is not possible for you to sink lower than the light of Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice shines” - Elder Holland
The Master Healer stands at the road that leads home, welcoming you
Your return will not diminish the blessings of others
Coming back is not an easy thing to do. It may be the toughest choice we make. But Christs power will enter our lives and transform it.
Together we will rejoice – for Jesus Christ is our Strength.
Hear the Father’s voice beckoning us to follow the road that leads home.
W. Christopher Waddell, 1st counselor Bishopric
Ephraim’s rescue
Bring as many people as you can safely home
Hero worship can be taken too far – you can look beyond the mark and lose what is essential – Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ has done everything that is essential for our journey through mortality toward the destiny outlined in the plan of our Heavenly Father. -Dallin H. Oaks
We need to be careful in choosing our hero, so that our hero worship does not become our golden calf
If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, then you need to consider carefully what choices you have chosen
Any choice other than choosing the kingdom of God will fail us
Turn to Him, follow Him, choose Him.
It is by choosing Him, the King of Kings, that we choose the kingdom of God.
Hark All Ye Nations
President Henry B. Eyring, 2nd counselor 1st Presidency
Pray and heed promptings to gain inspiration and blessings
Think and pray about Helaman’s sons Nephi and Lehi
Helaman 11:23 (whole chapter tho)
We need the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost – we desire it, but we know that it sometimes isn’t easy to achieve
Remember the sacrament promise
We can be guided by the spirit minute by minute
Purity brings power
Don’t give in to fear, He is there. Repent
Don’t succumb to the fear that God has abandoned us or does not hear us.
Of all the things the Holy Ghost testifies of, the most precious for us is that Jesus is the Christ, the Living Son of God.
Your experiences will be unique and the spirt will guide in the way best suited to you and your experiences
He loves you and He hears your every prayer
The Holy Ghost is sent to faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ
Your relationship with the Holy Ghost is unique to you
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
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Hey guys I’m not feeling the best so I will contribute in comments on the coop notes but I wont have any notes of my own for evening session. Sorry!
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Saturday Afternoon Session
O Thou Rock of Our Salvation
Conducting Dallin H. Oaks
Henry B Eyring
Sustaining votes
Jesus Once of Humble Birth
Niel L. Andersen
Venezuela story about a bakery being saved in natural disasters
Tithing can sometimes bring miracles.
Put others first and
trust in the Lord – the blessings of Heaven will follow
My time is not mine – it is the Lord’s to whom I have consecrated it
Tithing is not measured by the amount you contribute – the power comes from placing trust in the Lord
Jan E. Newman 2nd counselor Sunday school
Jesus commanding the little children to come up to Him one by one
Help children find the Savior in the scriptures and build their foundation on Him
When we dig we have to dig deep – remember to dig as if for placing cement in the ground, because if you just dig normally and the ground is smooth at the bottom the cement will not adhere properly and the foundation will become unstable. You have to hit the jagged bedrock to have a fully set foundation
Folow the example of Nephi
Talk of Christ, Rejoice in Christ etc
What does this look like? Whatever looks best for you
You may feel inaudequate, but you should never feel alone
Joaquin E. Costa 70
The source of that strength is Jesus Christ
How do you show and exercise faith every day?
Keeping covenants and following commandments are not transactional, they are transformational
Come to Jesus to fix your life, don’t wait until your life is fixed to seek Him
We don’t come to Jesus because we are perfect, we come to Him because we are flawed
There is Sunshine in My Soul today
Gary E Stevenson
God given gifts – spiritual and otherwise
Holy ghost, heal and be healed, miracles, wisdom, knowledge
Sports/athleticism, art, photography, music etc
Seek spiritual gifts to share with others
There is a learning curve to spiritual gifts; keeping commandments, taking the sacrament, scripture study, prayer
Stand in Holy Places
Stand with holy people
Testify of Holy Truths
Listen to the Holy Spirit
If you hope to feel the spirit, be with people whom the spirit may freely dwell
Spiritual matters cannot be forced and you cannot dictate that for other people or yourself – they are not given for you to counsel others (unless you are a patriarch set apart by proper authority).
Reminder that once you move out of your parents house they no longer have full impressions for you. They can still feel some for you as your parents, however after you move out YOU are the head of your household so they
Yoon Hwan Choi 70
1 Do you want to be happy?
Sacred covenants that connect us fully to Heavenly Father help us be happy
2 are you on the covenant path?
3 how can keeping covenants with God keep you happy?
Alan T. Phillips 70
Don’t leave your kids at service stations
Lost sheep, lost coin, lost son
Do not misunderstand or devalue how much meaning your life has to your Father in Heaven.
True religion is the tie that binds us to God and to each other
Our journey to God is often found together
1 (no idea, had a hard time focusing this afternoon!)
2 the redemptive power of Jesus Christ
Make no mistake Christ is our rescuer and the healer of our souls
The Savior is beckoning us to rely upon and call upon Him
Heavenly Father’s love - perfect, glorified love for each one of us
You do not have to do this alone. He can provide the strength and healing needed to face the road ahead. He will provide the shelter from the storm
God’s plan of happiness is all about you, you are His child of great worth and He loves you
Ronald A. Rasband
Nothing else compares in majesty or magnitude – the gathering of israel
Always ask the Lord if the time is right to serve a mission – going on a mission, weather single or as a couple, if you are being forced into the decision, is never a good idea.
The field is the world
Senior missionaries change the very landscape with their testimonies of the Savior
Take your knowhow plus your time honored testimonies
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
#genconf#tumblrstake#ldsconf#general conference#church of jesus christ of latter day saints#saturday afternoon session
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