"Whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servant, it is the same" - D&C 1:38
Saturday Morning Session: One of the first things President Monson said was that the young women are not under the same mandate as the young men to serve missions. This is such an important topic right now because a lot of girls feel inferior when they don't serve. Instead of people asking me if I am going to serve a mission, sometimes they just ask me when I am going to serve. It is my life and it is my choice!
Boyd K. Packer: It would be a difficult world to live in if we could not be forgiven of our sins.
We have 88,000 missionaries and 15 million members
The success of the church isn't measured by
numbers but by the strength of its members.
Elder Lind
K Robbins: Seventies
don’t represent the people to the prophet but the prophet to the people. Trying
to please others before God is a mistake.
It has also been really cool to hear people speak in their native languages. This is truly a global church!
Elder D.
Todd Cristofferson: Grace is real, but God intends us to act upon
the moral standards he has given us. God will not live our lives for us or
control us like puppets. Freedom comes not from resisting laws but applying them.
"And if ye shall way there is no law, ye shall say there is no sin. If ye shall say there is no sin, ye shall also say there is no righteousness. And if there be no righteousness there be no happiness. And if there be no righteousness nor happiness there be no punishment nor misery. And if these things are not there is no God. And if there is no God we are not, neither the earth for there could have been no creation of things, neither to act nor to be acted upon; wherefore, all things must have vanished away. -2 Nephi 2:13
I really like this scripture. Not just because we learned about it in class, and because it is on the midterm, but because it shows that laws are there to make us happy. God loves us, so he gives us commandments. If we love him, then we will follow.
President
Uctdorf: Be
grateful for all prophets. Past and Present.
Ask God to manifest the truth of this church
unto you.
You need to practice his commandments to gain a
testimony of their truth. Don’t just
learn it! Live it!
"If any man shall do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself" -John 7:17
If we are having a hard time trusting God and following his commandments, then we just need to try them out! You will find that they bless you and that he will make it easier to follow them. He wants you to follow them!
Neil L.
Anderson: Many dismiss the
restoration because they don’t believe that God talks to us.
Why would God not speak to us if he is the same
yesterday today and forever?
You might see anti Mormon things on the news, or
through peers, but you shouldn’t question the testimony of the prophets.
You won’t be much help for others if your own
faith isn’t in place.
The negative
commentary of Joseph Smith will increase as the second coming approaches.
I really like how he suggested to record yourself saying the Joseph Smith history account of the first vision. He suggests recording at and listening to it often. What a cool experience that would be!
Jeffery R.
Holland: Jesus’s
first duty was to bless the poor; including the poor in spirit.
Christ created heaven and earth and was
essentially homeless during his adult life.
Nearly ¾ million members of the church have been
helped by fast offerings.
L Tom
Perry: We can come to know Christ
through his silences. If he doesn't answer you right away that is okay!
I understand that this post wasn't very Book of Mormon centered, but I believe that the living prophets are crucial to our membership in the church. Just as we learn from ancient prophets, we need to head the council of living prophets.
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