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Saturday, November 07, 2020

Conference Thoughts - October 2020

Russell M. Nelson

·         Use this unique time to grow spiritually

·         Feel the Lord’s perfect love for you

·         Create places of security

·         Prepare your mind to be faithful to God

·         Our spiritual foundations must be solid

·         Never stop preparing

·         Let God Prevail – a definition of Israel

·         The Lord is gathering those who choose Him

·         Expand our perspective – see the eternal

·         God does not love one race more than another, favour with God depends on your devotion – lead out in abandoning prejudice

·         STUDY – make a list of the promises that the Lord has promised covenant Israel

·         The Lord wants you to feel optimism

·         Blessings waiting for us: peace, courage, revelation, harmony, joy

 

David A. Bednar

·         Preparation

 

Scott D. Whiting

·         What attribute of Christ am I in need of?

 

Michelle D. Craig

·         We need to get better at seeing each other deeply

·         What am I doing that I should stop doing?

·         What am I not doing that I should start doing?

 

Quentin L. Cook

·         Strive to be a Zion people, united, righteous

 

Ronald A. Rasband

·         “I want to go recommended to the Lord”

 

Dallin H. Oaks

·         Jesus – love your enemies, bless them that curse you, pray for them

·         Do not contend with anger

 

D. Todd Christofferson

·         If enough of us strive to make our lives guided by the truth of God, virtues would abound

 

Steven J. Lund

·         Helping Jesus – become like Jesus – serve

 

Gerrit W. Gong

·         Change the world from the inside out one person at a time

 

W. Christopher Waddell

·         Principles of preparation should be applied in wisdom and order

·         Take action – faith leads to action

 

Matthew S. Holland

·         We cannot become like God without suffering

·         Don’t listen to the adversary – that your trials are your fault

 

William K. Jackson

·         No us and them – we are all them, we are all us

·         Bring our faith, talents, all that is good in our culture with us

 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

·         We will move forward and we will be better

·         This is God’s work, he holds us in his caring hands

 

Sharon Eubank

·         By union of feeling we obtain power of God

·         Let’s keep each other’s names safe and give each other mercy

·         Clear away the bad as fast as the good can grow

·         We’re never alone when we’re working for unity

·         Not just classes – be part of a collective force that changes the world for good

 

Rebecca M. Craven

·         We can give him change – a change of heart, not a change for His benefit, but for our benefit

·         Because of Christ we can change, and keep the change

 

Christina B. Franco

·         Our brokenness can be healed

·         Through our Savior we can all be healed and mended

 

Henry B. Eyring

·         We will be at the heart – an essential force in creating a Zion people

·         If you live up to your potential the angels cannot be restrained from being your companions

·         The Lord will help you as you help others

 

Dallin H. Oaks

·         The Lord is all powerful, trust Him

·         All tribulations are temporary

 

M. Russell Ballard

·         I plead with you to pray for this country

·         Pray for your enemies, God can change our hearts

·         Prayer will end this pandemic – PRAY

·         The Savior prayed then He went about doing good

 

Lisa L. Harkness

·         Why are ye so fearful, where is your faith?

·         How does Jesus help you?

·         May we trust Him

·         Peace, be still

 

Ulisses Soares

·         As we rely on the Savior our ability to control our thoughts will increase

 

Carlos A. Godoy

·         The Lord is always looking for people willing to be angels in the lives of others

 

Neil L. Andersen

·         A season of physical distancing, but we never have to experience a season of spiritual distancing

·         Focus on Christ

·         As the world talks less about Jesus, we need to talk more about Him

 

Henry B. Erying

·         To choose the right when it is hard

·         Bear burdens with steady faith as the Lord polishes you

 

Jeremy R. Jaggi

·         Count it all joy

·         Where we make covenants – the temple – is temporarily closed, but where we keep covenants – the home – is open

 

Gary E. Stevenson

·         A time of loss – loss of loved ones, so much disappointment and discouragement

·         Joseph Smith: “Now, what do we hear in the gospel which we have received? A voice of gladness! A voice of mercy from heaven; and a voice of truth out of the earth; glad tidings for the dead; a voice of gladness for the living and the dead; glad tidings of great joy… Shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. Courage, …and on, on to the victory! Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Let the earth break forth into singing.”

 

Milton da Rocha

·         Pray about your concerns, listen, then write, revelation is essential to our spiritual survival – recording is an important part of receiving

 

Dale G. Renlund

·         To be Christlike, do justly, not judgmental, live peaceably

 

Jeffrey R. Holland

·         Faith means trusting God in good times and bad

·         One’s life cannot be faith filled and stress free