Category: General Conference
-
The Priesthood of Aaron
Twenty-five years ago he told his newly ordained deacon grandson (three years older than me and, by coincidence, currently serving as an Elder’s Quorum President) that he was not too pleased with the world conditions that the young men of that time were inheriting. It was the Savior’s teaching about baptism in Third Nephi that…
-
The Test
The latter-day saints of 1849 chose patriotism and loyalty as the theme for their celebration on July 24, 1849 – 2 years after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley and 5 years after the martyrdom of Joseph Smith. They chose that theme because they believed in the legitimacy of government. The young men carried the…
-
The Power of Godliness Is Manifested in the Temples of God
Many times we don’t comprehend the meaning of the ordinances of the temple in their fulness until after we have known affliction or passed through experiences that could have been extremely sad without the knowledge of the plan of salvation. This priesthood makes eternal families possible. It allows me, a son, to turn my heart…
-
Testimony as a Process
“I could not think of anything remarkable in my experience of gaining a testimony.”Sometimes we think that to have a testimony we have to have a powerful experience. Sometimes we think that to have a testimony of the Church, we need some great, powerful experience, or a single event which would erase any doubts that…
-
Stewardship – a Sacred Trust
Stewardship Selves and families poor and needy This is a great sermon on what we should do to serve those in need. Some people visit the sick, assist the poor, and serve their fellowmen because they believe it is the right thing to do and others will reciprocate and do the same for them when…
-
Service – October 2007
We should not be so consumed by our church calling that we do not have time to give simple Christian service.I admire those who give of themselves to improve schools and communities. President Gordon B. Hinckley has said: “No man can be a true Latter-day Saint who is unneighborly, who does not reach out to…
-
Safety for the Soul
“Even some of the very elect will be deceived.” Would Joseph and Hyrum be able to take solace as they went to their expected death in the words of a book they knew to be a fabrication? I ask that my testimony of the Book of Mormon be recorded side by side with that of…
-
Sacred Homes, Sacred Temples
Say the word “Temple.” Say it quietly and reverently over and over. Add the word Holy. Say it as if it was capitalized anywhere in the sentence. Only one place compares in holiness – Home Realizing his grandsons were in a place they had not been before, my father stopped the truck. “Do you think…
-
Knowing That We Know
In the genius of the gospel plan, there ultimately only has to be one witness, but that witness must be you. The testimony of others may initiate and nourish the desire for faith and testimony, but eventually every individual must find out for himself. None can permanently endure on borrowed light. President Joseph F. Smith,…
-
His Servants, the Prophets
“Are you too close to the brethren to begin thinking of then not as prophets, but as men guessing . . .” Get This Quote Sometimes we may not always be able to immediately find the desired way before us, but the wisdom of those who have gone before, coupled with the wisdom of those…