I’m excited to watch conference with the kids. (I just saw Randy Jensen singing in the choir!)
We’ve all made questions that we’ll be listening for during conference. Here they are:
Caleb’s Questions:
- Why do people wander away from the path?
- Why is Satan so evil?
Madi’s Questions:
- How can I improve my talents?
- How can I be a peacemaker in our home?
Chloe’s questions:
- How can I be good for the Gospel?
Mom’s questions:
- How can I be a better wife?
- How can I be more gentle, kind and patient?
- What can I do to help my kids not argue and fight with each other?
Dad’s questions:
- How can I be less angry?
- How can I help the Spirit be more in our home all the time?
- What can I do to help Caleb, Madi, Chloe and Jayden reach their full potential as sons and daugthers of God?
President Thomas S. Monson:
President Monson shared that there are almost 80,000 missionaries, a substantial growth since last year when the new age for missionaries was announced.
Song: Israel, Israel God is Calling
Elder Robert D. Hales
- Conference has always been an important part of the Church.
- Conference talks topics aren’t assigned. Each of the people have to go through prayerful preparation and through the Holy Ghost.
- We study it out in our minds, we pray to understand and apply that which our taught.
- We gather our families to hear the word of the Lord.
- To the young members of the Church, I promise that if you’ll listen, the Lord will tell you what He wants you to do with your life.
- “As I listened to your address I was astounded: your talk was personal revelation from the Lord to my family…the Holy Ghost spoke directly to me.”
- “I’ve never before felt so profoundly that a talk was given directly to me.”
- When I take notes, I don’t always write down exactly what is being said. Instead, I write down what I felt and understand.
- Through conference our faith is fortified, our testimonies strengthened, and our questions answers.
- The world is moving farther and farther away from the truthfulness of the Gospel.
- We may not always like what the authorities teach – but if we listen and try to understand and follow their words, the gates of hell shall not prevail against us.
- The greatest answers can come from General Conference after it’s over as we try to put the teachings of the Conference into practice.
- After the Savior talked to the people in the Americas, he told them to go and ponder the things they’d been taught.
- President Monson encourages to read the talks and ponder the messages: we can get even more out of them when we study the words of the prophets and apostles. (I think we should read a talk as part of our scripture study when the Ensign comes out.)
- Conference is shared in 95 languages.
- In two or three days the messages will be on LDS.org. 3 weeks later the talks will be in the Ensign.
- I just shared this on Facebook: “Want to know what Mormons believe and are taught? Check out General Conference: http://bit.ly/19lSQHd?“
Elder Ulisses Soares
- Taking Christ name upon us – what does that mean? how do we do that?
- “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in Heaven in perfect.”
- Christlike attributes are gifts from God.
- Recognizing our weaknesses and submitting our will to God is the best first step.
- What does it mean to be MEEK?
- Becoming more Christlike takes time – a constant focus and desire.
- How to become meek?
- 1. Become better day by day. Try to overcome our weaknesses day by day.
- 2. Control our temper. How do I react when someone doesn’t want to do what I think they should do? How do I respond when someone disagrees with me?
- Controlling our temper is most important with the walls of our homes.
- I need to strive every day to control my temper and submit my will to God.
- 3. Become humble.
Sister Carol Stephens
- The Holy Ghost belongs to every faithful man, woman, and child.
- We need to receive the temple endowment and got to the temple.
- We need to be sealed together.
- We need the opportunity to renew our covenants each week as we take the sacrament.
- Do we know who we are?
- Do we know what we have?
- Are we willing and worthy to receive the gifts of the priesthood?
Song: There is Sunshine in My Soul Today
Elder Edward Dube
- The covenants we’ve made are a life-long commitment
- In the service of the Lord, it’s not where you serve but HOW
- Don’t look back and think you’ve done enough – there’s always more to do
- “Out of small things proceedeth that which is great…”
- In 1846, more than 10,000 people left Nauvoo with faith in their leaders. They didn’t even know exactly where they were going.
Elder David A. Bednar
- He’s talking about two important principles relating to the Law of Tithing
- He talked about how the money is distributed
- He talked about the types of blessings we can expect as we pay an honest and full tithe
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