Video and text of the Conference is available online HERE.
Notes from the Conference addresses...
Saturday AM
Eyring conducts
Choir: I Know That
My Savior Loves Me
It Works Wonderfully!
We miss those who
have passed
We will call new
apostles this weekend
Tell men there are
billions of stars and he'll believe you
Tell him there's wet
paint and he'll touch it
Medical procedure,
Internet search
Truth may be too
simple, so we discard it in pursuit of other information that may be
outlandish
He ye experience
this mighty change in your hearts
There are some that
have a less than fulfilling experience
The Gospel can
invigorate
Why does it seem to
work better for some than for others
Are we making our
discipleship too complicated
We risk losing sight
of purity
Quilt was not
completed, she worked all night on the quilt
Theme of her lesson
“Simplify”
Believe in God and
trust his promises
We want to serve Him
Beautifully simple
If you think the
Gospel is not working for you
- Step back and
simplify
- Start where you
are
We don't need to be
more of anything to start to become what we want to be
God did not give up
on Moses
Everlasting
potential, divine destiny
It works
Focus on the
simplicity that is in Christ
God Is at the Helm
Stay on the old ship
Zion
Clear and simple
truths
1 - Church has
always been led by inspired apostles
- Our leaders
sometimes make mistakes
- Gods grace is
sufficient
- Focusing on how
the Lord inspires
2 - Knowledge of the
Plan of Salvation
- Little child
causes reflection Who Are You
- When infants die,
Hold on to the Gospel truth with both hands
3 – God created
Adam and Eve to help send His children
- Sends Heavenly
Messengers
- Family
Proclamation
- Commandments are
priceless truths
4 – Delight in the
Sabbath Day
- remember that
sacrament meeting is the Lord's
- spirit of worship
- all of us are
blessed when the Sabbath is filled with the Spirit of the Lord
Let us stay on board
Vehicle to take us
to a destination
The Joy of Living a Christ-Centered Life
Living a
Christ-centered life
Elder Oba making
pottery
I can't do this, why
is this so difficult
I don't have any
experience, I have not been trained
Place the clay in
the exact center of the wheel
The speed of the
wheel is increasing
Keep His
commandments with exactness
How well our lives
are centered in Jesus Christ
Ammon and King
Lamoni and Aaron
What shall I do that
I may be born of God?
Living the Gospel
can bring us great happiness, even in the middle of incredible
hardship
They were able to
live after the manner of happiness because they were centered in
Chist
Singing: We Thank
Thee O God For a Prophet
Yielding Our Hearts to God
A true disciples
heart
Have thine own way
Thou art the potter,
I am the clay
(Ah am from the deep
Saouth, she drawls)
When we are
listening and still, our minds can be open to inspiration
Your resentment
diminishes your capacity
Yielding to the
Lord's way is the only way
A broken heart and a
contrite spirit
Can we love Jesus
Christ more than we love our own agenda? I'll be what you want me to
be.
It will all work out
What Lack I Yet?
Be ye therefore
perfect even as your Father in Heaven is perfect
The journey of
discipleship is not an easy one
The Holy Ghost makes
and ideal travelling companion
What lack I yet? If
thou wilt be perfect, come and follow me.
Be willing to
act,when we receive and answer
What is keeping me
from progressing
What do I need to
change?
The Holy Ghost
really does give customized counsel
Move on to something
more challenging
Sanctification makes
it possible
What is keeping me
from progressing?
A revelation
intended just for you.
Heavenly Father
rejoices every time we take a step forward. Direction is more
important than speed.
Allow the Holy Ghost
to lead us home
The Pleasing Word of God
He will give us the
strength we need
Oh God, where art
Thou? Peace be unto thysoul.
After much
tribulation cometh the blessings
Some suffering and
pain can enter our lives if we fail to repent.
Only temporary
relief
Without repentance
the effect of remission can begin to recede
What vanities
interfere?
Turn away from doing
thy pleasure
Natural man
conflicts with the will of God
Become reconciled
with His will
Repentance will take
malice envy from our hearts. We will see the good in others.
We will become
better people.
Choir: Precious
Savior, Dear Redeemer
Shipshape and Bristol Fashion:
Be Temple Worthy—in Good Times and Bad Times
If there be no
righteousness there be no happiness
Myth of happiness
without righteousness
Shipshape and
Bristol fashion
Ships subject to
great tidal ebb, poorly constructed ships damaged
Storms and challenge
are unpredictable
If we are prepared
we shall not fear
Basic moral
principles
Under serious
attack, tendency to call evil good, and good evil.
In the Plan of
Happiess agency is crucial
Sometimes it can
feel far away, reward can seem unattainable
Wickedness never was
happiness
- Righteous self
control and conduct
We all stumble and
fall in the pursuit of righteousness
Marshmallow
experiment about self control and addiction
Self control is like
a muscle, develop through exercise
230,000 missions
over the past 5 years.
Lifestyles bring
neither joy nor happiness
- Honoring the
Sabbath brings peace and security
Participating in
Jewish Sabbath celebration
Family love,
devotion, and accoutability to God
Sabbath helps
separate us from what is immoral or unholy
Improve Sabbath
righteousness
- Spirit voice of
warning and protection
Find happiness in
this life and reward in the life to come
Bristol tide,
everything that was holding us up disappears
Choir: Come Come Ye
Saints
Saturday PM
Conducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Opening: Elder Vinson
Sustaining vote: President Eyring
Meeting the Challenges of Today’s World
Counsel about dating
Reach up, not out
The power is in you
Looking in all the
wrong places, in all the wrong ways
The prodigal son:
“He came to himself”
Conduct a personal
council
What areas of my
life do I want to strenthen
What choices do I
need to make to get there?
Shall we not go on
in His great cause?
Behold Thy Mother
He hath borne our
griefs and carried our sorrows
Where we need to be,
but cannot get there without assistance
Can you hear in this
language another human endeavor
No love in mortality
comes closer than the love of a woman for her child
My kindness shall
not depart from thee
How can mortal love
be so strong
Mother's work should
tell us
Three experiences
Same-sex attraction
repents and returns
Mexico City
dedication
Thank you to mothers
Singing: Come
Follow Me
It’s Never Too Early and It’s Never Too Late
We cannot let allow
our families to be made over in the image of the world
Perilous times
Lasting conversion
The Parable of the
Sower
Something within
that cannot be affected by those things without
Helen Keller,
miracle worker
Pablo story, I
learned from my Dad
Not only hear, but
understand
It's never too
early, and it's never too late
Tested and Tempted—but Helped
Responsibility to
help each other
1. Go with him
twain
Members unable to
attend the Temple because the session was full
2. Smile
Someone was watching
me
Someone is watching
you
Elder Nelson gave me
a big smile
3. Express feelings
of compassion to others
4. Cornerstone of
the Gospel is the Atonement. Reflect on the Atonement
Choose the Light
The tunnels were
dark, and we needed lights
Light at the end of
the tunnel
Our preparations are
insufficient
Powerful light of
spiritual faith
Doubt may drive us
into apostasy
Peter: Lord, save
me
While we are
struggling in the darkness there is nothing wrong with relying on
help from our loved ones.
Why would we listen
to the great and spacious building
Those who mock
sacred things may have hidden agenda
Doubt not the Lord
or His goodness, we've proved Him in days that are past
There is not
darkness that cannot be overcome by the light
Parents get
missionary lessons
Pray about Book of
Mormon
Why Heavenly Father
didn't answer
When we have a
sincere heart, with real intent
Begins with being
converted to the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Laman and Lemuel had
enough experiences to build faith
We are place on
Earth to be tested
When success did not
come that gave up
Have ye inquired of
the Lord?
How is it that you
do not keep the commandments of the Lord
I know some returned
missionaries
Have had enough
experiences
Song of Redeeming
Love
Do not give up
Never give up
Sons of Mosiah were
depressed at the beginning
Trials strengthened
their committment
We will all face
trials
Open doors of
revelation
Much prayer and
fasting
When we call, the
Lord shall answer
Personal religious
habits
If you have been
tempted to murmur
What greater witness
can you have than from God?
Answer came not as
an event, but as a process
Work without faith
is dead
Find an inspired
solution
In mortality we have
the certainty of death and the challenge of sin
Atonement can over
come thise mortal challenges
Savior experience
infirmities of his people
Jesus healed the
people
Upheld by my
righteous omnipotent hand
Many are the
afflictions of the rightous
Feeling of rejection
Racial and ethnic
prejudices
Mortal infirmities
not caused by our sins
For many the
infirmity of depression
Singleness
Addiction
Can be relieved by
help from the Savior
The healing power is
available for all of us
Saturday Priesthood Meeting
By the grace of Christ, we will one day be saved through faith on His name. The future of your faith is not by chance, but by choice
Faith never demands an answer to every question, but seeks the assurance and courage to move forward
I don’t know everything, but I do know enough to continue on the path of discipleship.
Immersing oneself in persistent doubt, fueled by answers from the faithless and the unfaithful, weakens one’s faith in Jesus Christ and the Restoration.
Friendly advice: Give Brother Joseph a break!
The guidance of the First Presidency and the Twelve help protect faith.
Faith is a choice. Strengthen your faith and live to be deserving of the Savior’s approving words - great is thy faith.
Your Next Step
Who desires to live with Heavenly Father again?
Who has confidence you’ll succeed?
When we perceive a gap between who we are now and who we desire to become, many are tempted to choose to lose faith and hope
We have heaven’s help because of Jesus Christ and His Atonement
Our loving Heavenly Father rejoices in each faithful step, and … if we fall, He rejoices in each effort to get back up and try again.
The Lord more than matches our willingness to act in faith. Our willingness to take a step is not just met — it is exceeded —by the Lord's promised blessings
Two essential weekly signposts that mark our journey to our Heavenly Father are the perpetual covenants of the ordinance of the sacrament and our Sabbath observance.
Another signpost is attending the temple
We must counter the natural man’s tendency to procrastinate, to put off or give up.
We fail only if we fail to take another faithful step forward.
Be Not Afraid, Only Believe
Are we like Daniel?
Do we stand loyal to God?
Do we just talk the talk, or do we enthusiastically walk the walk?
Daniel passed his test. Ours still continues.
Satan suggests that the doubter, the skeptic, the cynic is sophisticated and intelligent, while those who have faith in God and His miracles are naïve, blind or brainwashed. He will advocate that it is cool to doubt spiritual gifts and the teachings of the prophets.
We believe in God because of things we know with our heart and mind, not because of things we do not know.
Cynics content themselves with observing from a distance, sipping from their cups of skepticism, doubt and disrespect.
Wanting to believe the necessary first step
A little scientific curiosity — it requires an experiment upon the word of God — and the exercise of a particle of faith.
If God reveals Himself to me, then I will believe. Until then, I will find the truth relying on my own understanding and intellect to light the way before me.
Quite a popular attitude today.
There is nothing noble or impressive about being cynical.
Skepticism is easy — anyone can do it. It is the faithful life that requires moral strength, dedication and courage.
When we choose to believe, exercise faith unto repentance and follow our Savior Jesus Christ, we open our spiritual eyes to splendors we can scarcely imagine.
Be not afraid, only believe.
Have courage to believe. Be not afraid, only believe. Stand with Daniel.
Any calling we receive in the Lord’s kingdom requires more than our human judgement and our personal powers.
As you move from one priesthood service to another, you will see the Lord is in the work with you.
Whatever your calling in the priesthood, you may have at times felt Heavenly Father was unaware of you.
You can pray to know His will, and with the honest desire to do what He asks you to do, you will receive an answer. The adversary is committed to our failure.
Keep the Commandments
Satan and his hosts are relentless in their efforts to thwart our righteous desires.
The choices you make here and now are forever important.
We are surrounded by voices that are persuasive, beguiling, belittling, sophisticated, and confusing. These are loud voices. Turn the volume down and to be influenced instead by that still, small voice which will guide you to safety. Disregard for the commandments has opened the way for the plagues of our day. Avoid anything that will deprive you of your happiness here in mortality and eternal life in the world to come. You will likely be on that slippery slope before you even realize that there is no way to stop. Courage will be required to remain faithful amid increasing pressures and insidious influences that distort the truth, tear down the good and the decent and attempt to substitute the man-made philosophies of the world. If the commandments had been written by man, then to change them by inclination or legislation or by any other means would be the prerogative of man. The commandments, however, were God-given. We can set them aside but we cannot change them.
Sunday AM
President Uchtdor conducting
Choir: Redeemer of
Israel
Prayer
Charity toward
others
What are we going to
do about the light in their eyes?
All things will work
together for your good
We will be different
Those things which
make us different from the world
Be a light in the
lives of others
Testimony
Plain and Precious Truths
Testimony
The Lord will
qualify those whom He calls
Testimony
A knowledge of the
end from the beginning
Compensation for
living in perilous times is living in the fulness of times
Cardiac surgeon
Chad's parents
comforted ME
Song: How Firm a
Foundation
Comments about
passing of members of the First Quorum
Wives stood by the
side of their dying husbands, angelic
Covenant keeping
women show strength and courage
This Dispensensation
is different than any other
President Kimball
and the impact of covenant keeping women
Distinct and
different from the women of the world, in happy ways
We need women who
can speak with the power and authority of God
We need women who
are able to shephard their children along the path to exaltation
If you quit now,
others will have to learn what you already know
Piano an expression
like voice
If the trumet give
an uncertain sound
We need the clarion
call of the trumpet
His words were not
designed to confuse, but to inform the minds of men
When we as members
make the decision to stand up something changes within us
True disciples of
Christ are not looking to make excuses for the doctrine
This is the familiar
melody
Because they have
heard it from their premortal life
Stories of Jesus
Choir: There is
Sunshine in my Soul Today
Sacrament prayer promise
To always have His
Spirit to be with them
Companionship of the
Holy Ghost makes that which is evil less attractive
Even the wise will
have trouble discerning the truth from the world's deception
No physical evidence
or logical argument
Since lies can
influence us at any time, we need a constand witness
You have had times
when you have felt the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. You have felt
that imspiration TODAY.
Your power to do
right will increase.
He prayed, then did
what the Sprit prompted him to do.
Death of his mother
Assured him that her
grace had qualified her to return home with honor.
He knew eternal
truth the only way you can know it.
He had followed a
different course to know other truths.
Thanking them for
their service on behalf of the Savior
My mother was there
to greet her.
Sanctified by the
reception of the Holy Ghost.
Put your trust in
that which leadeth to do good.
Testimony
Choir: The Spirit
of God
Prayer
Sunday PM
Why the Church
Why does Jesus Christ use a church to carry out His and His Father’s work?
As societies grew more complex than simply extended families, God also called other prophets, messengers, and teachers.
God’s ultimate purpose is our progress.
More than simply being nice or feeling spiritual.
We often test one another with our personal idiosyncrasies.
Repentance is individual, but fellowship on that sometimes painful path is in the Church.
Conversion is not to the Church, but to Christ and His gospel.
The Church is, after all, the kingdom of God on the earth.
Some resent the Church because they want to define their own truth, but in reality it is a blessing to receive the Lord's will.
Two invitations.
Both invitations, if accepted, will require a disciplined effort over an extended period of time to reap the rewards, he said.
First, save money each week.
Second, ponderize one verse of scripture each week.
When our minds are filled with uplifting thoughts and images, when we ‘always remember him,’ there is no room left for filth and trash.
Don't be discouraged. Hard can be good.
Don't be too critical of the barrier.
God's commandments, like the barrier, can seem to be restrictive when they are actually protective.
Protection from spiritual predators and the gaping jaws of sin.
We show our love for God by keeping the commandments,especially when the reason to do so isn't fully understood.
Keeping commandments is more than enduring a maze of barriers.
The Lord's commandments are given out of love and caring.
Grandma, you want me to wear my seat belt because you love me!
Some may feel that commandments restrict personal freedom.
Get safely back on the road of faith and obedience.
1. Trust God.
2. Trust Jesus.
3. Trust the whisperings of the Spirit.
4. Trust the counsel of living prophets.
There is safety in following the word of the Lord through His prophets.
Repentance is real and it works.
It can lead to a mighty change of heart that results in our having ‘no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually.’
Repentance of necessity is not easy.
What does He ask us to do in return?
Turn to the Savior to become clean.
Blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
We live in a time of great evil and temptation, a time of confusion and commotion.
Whatever level of spirituality or faith or obedience we now have, it will not be sufficient for the work that lies ahead.
We need greater spiritual light and power.
We need eyes to see more clearly the Savior working in our lives and ears to hear His voice more deeply in our hearts.
Simple obedience brings the Spirit into our hearts.
We will grow spiritually and gain experience with the Holy Ghost, and He will be our companion.
Our burdens truly will be swallowed up in the joy of our Redeemer.
Hold on Thy Way
Why do these things happen to me?
Why do I have to suffer
Isn't it enough to accept all the trials of this life for what they are, and then leave the rest up to the Lord?
Don't you think that this problem will be resolved when we are resurrected?
To see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them.
Those who say, 'This is a gerontocracy. This is a church run by old men.'
Wonderful to have older men of great spiritual maturity and judgment serving.
Advancing age can in fact become a source of spiritual learning and insight.
When you cannot do what you have always done, then you only do what matters most.
Church leaders have tutoring from the Lord whom they represent, serve and love.
Hear and heed the eternal truths taught by the Lord's authorized representatives.
No comments:
Post a Comment