Category: General Conference
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Trusting Our Father
Following the Lord’s servants is harder when what they ask of us differs from what we wanted ourselves.
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“This Is My Gospel”—“This Is My Church”
Without a stabilizer nitroglycerin was too volatile to be useful. The porous rock that can stabilize nitroglycerin to make it effectively usable was also worthless on its own. Together they are immensely valuable and useful. The Savior’s church is only special if it is built upon His history. Without the Lord’s church his doctrine is…
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God’s Favourite
I like the comparison between all his children claiming to be the favorite and John calling himself the apostle that Jesus loved and neighbor calling Christ “my Jesus.” Surely, Jesus removes all shame from being broken. There is much for us to do in this life but self-loathing and self-condemnation are not on that list.…
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Live Up to Your Privileges
From Section 25 “Live up to your privileges.” Partaking of the sacrament is a weekly reminder of Him working in you. Wearing the garment is a daily reminder of Him working in you.
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The Triumph of Hope
As he spoke about hope and seeing our bright future through the light of hope I had the impression that I should look toward this election with hope and optimism rather than concern that the voters will not choose wisely. Part of the reason for hope is also the recognition that hope in Christ is…
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That We May Always Have His Spirit to Be with Us
My message this afternoon focuses on the baptism of the Spirit and the blessings that flow from the companionship of the Holy Ghost. Too often we seem to treat confirmation as a passive postscript to baptism. The statement “receive the Holy Ghost” in our confirmation was a directive to strive for the baptism of the…
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“Out of Obscurity”
As if comparative obscurity, smallness as to scale, and ample human imperfection in the membership of His Church were not enough, the Lord wants a humble as well as a pure people. Thus, the lesson taught ancient Israel is still relevant: only three hundred warriors were used by Gideon to triumph over Israel’s enemies, “lest…
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Sweet Power of Prayer
I was led to this talk from a footnote in Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives. Through prayer, we can show our love for God. And He has made it so easy. We may pray to Him any time. No special equipment is needed. We don’t even need to charge batteries or pay…
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Conference Promises April 2024
Motions of a Hidden Fire – Jeffrey R. Holland When we don’t know how or exactly for what to pray, we should begin, and continue, until the Holy Spirit guides us into the prayer we should be offering. I need to get practiced in praying until the Holy Ghost guides me into the prayers I…
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Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys
When President Nelson was born there were 6 temples: St. George, Logan, Mantis, Salt Lake, Cardston, and Leie. Additionally two temples had previously been built and were lost to the church at that point: Nauvoo and Kirtland. Now Nauvoo has been rebuilt and Kirtland has been repurchased by the church. Without priesthood keys the church…