I just love conference!!!!
Sunday Morning Session
Song: Go Forth with Faith
Song: Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise
- Lord prepare my heart to stand on Zions Mount
- just as side note - the choir was in pink and gray and they looked amazing
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- God promises the hope of his light
- The Lord lights the darkness that surrounds us
- The gospel brings joy, hope, and light into our lives
- Accept that darkness exists but that you don't need to dwell in it
- With Gods help we can be healed
- Be a defender of the weak, and tired
- Faith, Hope, and Charity will transform our lives
- Gods light is real and it is available to all
- The Spirit of Jesus Christ brings us light
- It takes an act of faith to step into the light (trust me this is so true, and its worth the step)
- Three Steps of how to Receive the light of Christ in our lives
- Start where you are
- you don't have to be perfect to receive the light of Christ
- The light always comes
- Turn your heart towards the Lord
- Pour out your heart to the Lord
- Walking in the Light
- Rise up and become the person you were meant to be
- Through serving others around us we then receive the light of Christ
- "I am the light of the world" - those who follow the Savior will not be in darkness
- Have the light of Christ radiate from you (This is one of my biggest goals. I want people to see the light. To say man she just glows what is that)
- Smile - this helps show the light to others
- Singing praises to the Lord brings the light of Christ into our lives
- Our living hope is in Jesus Christ
- With Christ darkness cannot stand
- Seek the Lord through study and prayers
- Participate actively in the Church (a call to be more involved in the Church)
- There is no darkness at all in the Savior
Song: Come Follow Me
Elder Neal L. Andersen
- Go ye therefore and preach the gospel to the world
- Signs and miracles follow the faith of the Saints
- Miracles will accompany us as we preach the gospel (I saw this all the time on my mission)
- The stone cut without hands is rolling over the whole world
- No force in the entire world can stop the work of God
- Now is the time to paint a missionary tag on your heart
- RM's (that's me) get your missionary tags and have them somewhere you can see it and remember what it means and how you can do it today
- We need the Lords help in sharing the gospel -- be on your knees
- Be ready to answer the question to what the hope is that we have
- Add to peoples faith in Christ
- Hold up your light in Christ for others to see
- Come and See --- come and see how I live, and who I am
- Invite people to come back and see and feel
- As you invite others to come and see you will feel the approval of the Lord (wow what a great promise)
- Use the Internet more to share the gospel (A call to action)
- Keep the full time missionaries in your thoughts and prayers - trust he missionaries, the Lord does
- You can share the gospel of Jesus Christ
- To be a true disciple we MUST open our mouths
Sister Rosemary M. Wixon (with the Primary)
- Love being a child
- The greatest influence we can have is on a child
- Children come to the earth ready to listen
- To speak to a child's heart we must first know what they need
- Disconnect from technology and reconnect
- I love everything about you (when did you last say this to somebody)
- With only 20 words what would you say (the story of the father in a war camp...and what he said)
- NOTE to self --- get those 20 words and hang them in the house because they were very powerful
Song: Guide us oh Thou Great Jehovah
- Feed us (the Holy Ghost) till the Savior comes
Brother L. Whitney Clayton
- Watch and Learn (all about marriage)
- We can learn so much by watching and pondering
- No other relationship out of marriage brings the greatest joy
- Make your marriage priceless
- Make your mutual quest to be obedience
- Strengthening our faith, strengthens our marriage
- Happy marriages rely on repentance
- Humility is the essence of repentance
- No one can change someone else but we can have a mighty change of heart for ourselves
- Put the other first in every decision
- Treat each other as equal partners
- Make decisions unanimously
- Retire to bed together as a couple
- Work together side by side in the home
- Make all decisions about finances together
- Live together in love
- Cleave, it means to be completely devoted
- Marriage (your marriage) is your first priority
- Seek after the desire of Marriage
- Be completely faithful and you will have a happy marriage
- (He also mentioned that those who are not yet married or have not had the opportunity to marry or things like that will be blessed and all the blessings will be given to us if we remain faithful)
Elder L. Tom Perry
- Obedience to law is liberty
- Next to life itself, agency is the greatest gift from God
- None of us should ever underestimate Satan's power and desire
- Sin will always be sin
- Gods promises, commandments, and laws do not change
- We must not pick and choose which commandments we think are important
- be a beacon to the whole earth
Song: Where Love Is
- We get love as we bring love
- The Lord guides us with his love in all we do
President Thomas S. Monson
- Truth is knowledge of things that were, are, and will be
- We receive truth as we keep Gods commandments
- Obedience is our unfailing guide
- Life would be simple if we learned to be exactly obedient
- To obey is better then to sacrifice
- The Lord wants a willing heart and mind
- Obedience is essential to our salvation
- Abraham and Isaac -- great example of Obedience
- Obedience is the first law of heaven
- Obedience brings strength and knowledge
- When will we return home (home teacher story - the HT went from their home land in Germany to Hungry where the person they were assigned to teach lived there) -- When the work is done
- Pay a full tithing so you are worthy before the Lord
- Do not deviate from that which ye know is right
- Follow thou me. Are we willing to obey
Song: Come Come ye Saints
Sunday Afternoon Session
Song: Come ye Children of the Lord
Song: Tell me the Stories of Jesus
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
- If thou canst believe, all things are possible
- Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief
- If you can no more but desire to believe let that desire work in your heart
- Help 'us', 'we' are pleading
- Strait way the man cries out 'Lord I believe, help thou my unbeliefe'
- Hold the ground you have already won, even if that ground is limited
- Hold fast to what you already know, and wait until further knowledge comes
- The size of your faith is not the issue
- Do not start your quest with what you don't have
- Be true to the faith that you do have
- Don't let your questions stand in the way of your faith
- This is a divine work in process
- What we know will always trump what we don't know
- Be patience, kind, and forgiving
- Do not be afraid to ask for help
- God will send help from both sides of the vial
- Be not afraid, only believe
- Belief is the first step
- Fan the flame of your faith
- all things are possible to those who believe
Elder Dallin H. Oaks
- All the messages from conference help us follow the Savior
- Baptism is necessary in order to enter the kingdom of God
- We must leave the traditions of men and keep the commandments
- Do you love the praise of man more then the praise of God
- Christ teachings are to be acted upon
- Those who love the Savior will follow him and keep his commandments
- Family Prayer should be done kneeling
- Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self
- When we are wronged by others we need to forgive them
- As a disciple of Jesus Christ we have no other choice then to forgive others
- In order to follow Christ we need to make sure we are paying a fast offering
- If we come to the Father we are to receive all things
Christoffel Golden Jr.
- Man is created in the image of God
- God is ever near and interested in us
- We are the children of our Heavenly Father
- God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ are separate beings. This was a fantastic talk and one I will be sharing with others who questions wither or not the father and son are separate of the same. He had multiple examples from each book of scripture. (Bible and Book of Mormon and Modern Revelation). Very good talk.
Song: Now Let us Rejoice
Enrique R. Falabella
- Home is the school of parenting
- The temple is the place
- In order to have contention you must have two people
- make your goal to never be one of them
- We need to live a celestial life
- A child who sings is a happy child
- I need you to hug me
- love one another
- Love the Book of Mormon and Jesus Christ
- It is not enough to know the scriptures, we must live them
Erich W. Kopischke
side note before I start -- I've met him, and he was so kind, and soft spoken. Also his son was one of my MTC teachers. (very German)
- Being accepted by others helps build us up - the best acceptance if from the Lord
- Be willing to observe your covenants by making sacrifices
- We know our motives and desires - are they in order with Gods will
- A broken heart is soft, open, and willing
- As we open our hearts we will be ready to hear
- Know that our spirit is contrite
- If we have a contrite spirit we are willing to be taught and change
- Having the Holy Ghost as our continual companion is the number one way to know we are accepted by God
- Seek the Lords acceptance
Bruce D. Porter
- In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer for I have over come the world
- We need not fear the future for God is with us
- Fear Not!
- The Lord will stand with his church and his people
- Find sanctuary in the stakes of Zion
- Trials may come but if we trust in the Lord he will guide us
- Always strive to be positive and happy
Elder D. Todd Christofferson
- Ultimate redemption comes only through Jesus Christ
President Thomas S. Monson
I love that President Monson always starts and ends conference.
- Study the conference talks
- Serve in the cause of the Master
- Be good citizens and good neighbors
- Be aware of the needs of those around us
- Extend a helping hand and a willing heart
- If we put our trust in the Lord he will provide
Song: Lord Dismiss us with Thy Blessing
How sad - conference is over. I can't wait to get the ensign. I don't know if my heart was more prepared of if I just really needed this conference but I felt like it was WONDERFUL. I can't really put it into words but it was exactly what I needed and has filled my bucket. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Yours Truly,
Jenessa
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