Category: General Conference
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As We Meet Together Again
5 new temples:Lisbon, Portugal.Indianapolis, IndianaUrdaneta, PhilippinesTijuana, MexicoHartford, Connecticut Calling out young men to prepare for missions!Calling for more senior couples! Young men, I admonish you to prepare for service as a missionary. Keep yourselves clean and pure and worthy to represent the Lord. Maintain your health and strength. Study the scriptures. Where such is available,…
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Welcome to Conference – April 2009
Called Elder Neil L. Anderson to the 12 53,000 missionaries is at least 6,000 fewer missionaries than we had a few years ago – that’s not a promising direction considering that we must have more missionary age people than we had 6 years ago.We have 52,494 now and 61,638 at the peak 6 year ago…
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Welcome to Conference – April 2010
The church continues to grow and we encourage people to continue to reach out. Sister Monson is doing well after her fall in October. We express profound gratitude to all of you for your willingness to assist with our humanitarian efforts by sharing your resources and, in many cases, your time, your talents, and your…
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Welcome to Conference
3 temples dedicated in the last 6 months, each preceded by cultural events.5 new Temples announced including one in the Kansas City area and Rome, Italy. (Rome really got a reaction. Personally, I wonder where in the Kansas City Area, it could be Independence.) Five new temples will be built in the following locations: Calgary,…
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Closing Remarks – October 2007
Read and discuss the proceedings of the conference. “All of the proceedings of this conference will appear in a subsequent issue of the Ensign and Liahona. We encourage you again to read the talks in your family home evenings and discuss them together as families. They are the products of much prayer and meditation and…
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O That Cunning Plan of the Evil One
The use of an artificial lure in fly fishing is similar to the way Lucifer imitates the truth to ensnare children of God. Addiction is surrendering to something that overrides our agency. Set aside all pride and turn your heart to Him. May we all be aware of the artificial flies being offered by the…
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What Have You Done with My Name?
What am I making of my name? How will our names be remembered in 600 years? The grass is never greener on the other side of the fence for wickedness never was happiness. Picture the Savior standing next to you and ask yourself if you would think it, say it, or do it if He…
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Avoiding the Trap of Sin
Sin sneaks into our lives if we allow it to. Small choices can have great consequences. Clearly concerned, she asked me, “And how does it get us?” The question first reveals purity, but it also reveals a concern for how to avoid involvement with sin. For her to understand more clearly, I used the natural…
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Rest unto Your Souls
Beware of things that weaken us from the inside out. We can grow step by step in our capacity to be solid and filled from the inside out . . . It is through the healing Atonement of Jesus Christ that we may have the strength to stand tall and strong and to have our…
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Courageous Parenting
Speaking to parents of teenagers. If your daughter were sitting on the train tracks and you heard the train whistle would you warn her? Would you worry whether she would think you were being over-protective? If she failed to heed you would you move her if you could? It’s okay to say “I’m not sure…