A Generation Prepared to Make Wise Choices
Elaine A. Cannon
- Recently released as Young Women General President
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📖 general conference
The speaker humorously responds to a question about women holding the priesthood by saying they love holding the priesthood when he comes for dinner.
Yesterday I had an interesting experience. There has been talk lately in some circles about ordaining women to the priesthood, and someone asked me how I felt about holding the priesthood. I said very stoutly, "I love holding the priesthood when he comes for dinner." I know that isn"™t very original, but that was my answer. Now with this release from sweet but demanding service, I have every intention of being there when my fine husband comes home and our precious family members gather.
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A Generation Prepared to Make Wise Choices
Elaine A. Cannon
- Recently released as Young Women General President
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The speaker shares an anecdote about President Kimball giving advice on guiding the youth of the Church, emphasizing the importance of telling them not to do wrong things.
My great tenderness goes towards President Kimball, whose hands were placed upon my head nearly six years ago to set me apart, to give me a special blessing to serve in this capacity. This great, loving, beloved servant of God is indeed a prophet. This fine gentleman, who has said, "Do it," on one occasion, and I say this here in the Tabernacle with great joy, said to me as we talked about the youth of the Church, "Tell them, don"™t do it"”especially if it is something wrong."
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A Generation Prepared to Make Wise Choices
Elaine A. Cannon
- Recently released as Young Women General President
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The speaker describes the profound impact of President Hinckley's dedicatory prayer for the new Church Museum on their own appreciation of the tithes and offerings of the faithful Saints.
The other day in the dedicatory prayer for the new Church Museum, President Hinckley reminded us of all that is made possible by the tithes of faithful Saints. He asked Heavenly Father to look with favor upon the tithepayers, to open the windows of heaven and shower down upon them choice blessings. At that moment, within me, my own heart turned over. I have come to value in a new way all that has been made possible for the young women, for example, through the tithes of all you good people"”ma ... (continued)
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A Generation Prepared to Make Wise Choices
Elaine A. Cannon
- Recently released as Young Women General President
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The speaker recounts their experiences of meeting capable Church leaders in various places and the joy of recognizing each other as disciples of Christ.
Brothers and sisters, there are good and gifted people in this church. This is another powerful lesson that I have learned and that I am deeply grateful for. In each place that we have traveled in these years of service, I have repeatedly marveled at the able women leaders and the strong priesthood leaders who have been raised up in the far places where the Church is established. One gets off a plane, and there, among a sea of strangers, is one face of light. We recognize each other as disciples ... (continued)
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A Glorious Principle
Bishop John H. Vandenberg
- Presiding Bishop of the Church
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📖 general conference
President Lorenzo Snow reflects on the growth of the Church from its infancy, comparing it to the maturation process of a child learning from experiences and mistakes.
At the turn of the century, President Lorenzo Snow, in addressing the Saints in general conference, said, "Seventy years ago this Church was organized with six members. We commenced so to speak as an infant . . . Through the blessings of the Lord, however, we managed to move along in our stage of infancy, receiving support from the Lord as he saw proper to give it . . . We understand very well, when we reflect back upon our own lives, that we did many foolish things when we were boys because of ... (continued)
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A Glorious Principle
Bishop John H. Vandenberg
- Presiding Bishop of the Church
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📖 general conference
The speaker draws from Isaiah's words to emphasize the need for proper fasting and the lack of adherence to its true principle among the members of the Church.
I observe a great need for the teaching and adherence to the principle of fasting. I would like to say something relative to it. As a Church, we have not reached the full benefits of this principle. There are some who faithfully observe the fast and who receive the full blessings. But there are many who must yet be taught the true principle of fasting and be converted to it and practice it in order to receive the great blessings associated with it.
The Prophet Isaiah clearly sets forth an unders ... (continued)
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A Glorious Principle
Bishop John H. Vandenberg
- Presiding Bishop of the Church
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📖 general conference
The speaker recounts the counsel given by the Council of the Twelve in 1845, emphasizing the collective nature of fasting and its purpose to help the poor.
In the general letter from the Council of the Twelve to the Church under date of May 17, 1845, which Orson Pratt read to the Saints, these words appear:
"Let this be an ensample to all saints, and there will never be any lack for bread: When the poor are starving, let those who have, fast one day and give what they otherwise would have eaten to the bishops for the poor, and every one will abound for a long time; and this is one great and important principle of fasts, approved of the Lord. And so ... (continued)
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A Glorious Principle
Bishop John H. Vandenberg
- Presiding Bishop of the Church
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President Joseph F. Smith's teachings on fasting are shared, highlighting the voluntary nature of fasting and the consideration for individual circumstances.
President Joseph F. Smith says: "The Lord has instituted the fast on a reasonable and intelligent basis, and none of His works are vain and unwise. His law is perfect in this as in other things. Hence, those who can are required to comply thereto; it is a duty from which they cannot escape, but let it be remembered that the observance of the fast by abstaining twenty-four hours from food and drink is not an absolute rule, it is no iron-clad law to us, but is left with the people as a matter of c ... (continued)
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A Glorious Principle
Bishop John H. Vandenberg
- Presiding Bishop of the Church
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The speaker concludes with an exhortation to come unto Christ, offering one's whole soul and continuing in fasting, praying, and enduring to the end.
Now brothers and sisters, I want to leave with you the desire of my heart in the words of Omni: ". . . I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved"Omni 1:26In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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A God of Miracles
Sydney S. Reynolds
- First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
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The speaker recounts a personal experience of feeling prompted by the Spirit to check the laundry again despite just having been there, finding two empty dryers, and being able to meet all commitments.
I am grateful for a teacher who encouraged his students to keep a journal of the whisperings or promptings of the Spirit in their lives. He directed us to note what we felt and what resulted. Little things became evident. One day I was frantically trying to complete some assignments and prepare for a trip. I had just been down to the laundry area of the dorm to move my clothes from the washer to the dryer. Unfortunately, all the dryers were in use, and they all had many minutes to go. I went bac ... (continued)
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A God of Miracles
Sydney S. Reynolds
- First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
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The speaker shares a family experience where their daughter and son-in-law, after struggling to conceive, were expecting twins who were born prematurely and faced numerous health challenges, but through faith and prayer, the family witnessed miracles in the babies' recovery.
My mind has been much on this topic because of an experience our family has had in the last few months. Our daughter and her husband took a while to find each other and then, though they wanted children with all their hearts, over a number of years had difficulty realizing that dream. They prayed and they sought priesthood blessings and medical help, and eventually were thrilled to learn they were expecting twins. Things did not go smoothly, however, and three and a half months before the babies ... (continued)
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A Good Foundation against the Time to Come
By Elder Gary E. Stevenson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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At the groundbreaking ceremony for the Salt Lake Temple, Brigham Young recalled a vision he had of the temple when he first surveyed the valley floor.
At the groundbreaking ceremony, President Young recalled that he had seen a vision when he first set foot upon the ground as they surveyed the valley floor, stating, "I knew [then], just as well as I now know, that this was the ground on which to erect a temple"”it was before me."
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A Good Foundation against the Time to Come
By Elder Gary E. Stevenson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Brigham Young, after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, designated a spot for the Salt Lake Temple by sticking his cane in the ground and declaring it the place for the temple.
Let"™s travel back to a hot afternoon on July 24, 1847, around 2:00 p.m. Following an arduous 111-day journey with 148 members of the Church who comprised the first party to head west, Brigham Young, then President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, sick and weak from mountain fever, entered the Salt Lake Valley.
Two days later, while recovering from his illness, Brigham Young led several members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and others on an exploring expedition. William Clayton ... (continued)
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A Good Foundation against the Time to Come
By Elder Gary E. Stevenson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Brigham Young prophesied that the Salt Lake Temple would endure through the millennium and that it would be the first of hundreds of temples built by the Latter-day Saints.
Ten years later, Brigham Young offered the following prophetic insight at general conference in October 1863: "I want to see [the] temple built in a manner that it will endure through the millennium. This is not the only temple we shall build; there will be hundreds of them built and dedicated to the Lord. This temple will be known as the first temple built in the mountains by the Latter Day Saints. "¦ I want that temple "¦ to stand as a proud monument of the faith, perseverance and indust ... (continued)
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A Good Foundation against the Time to Come
By Elder Gary E. Stevenson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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A young wife and mother, a family friend of the speaker, battled cancer for six years and maintained her faith, inspiring others with her belief that faith allows her to see light after darkness.
To display this on a more personal level, I recently spoke at the funeral of a beautiful, vibrant young wife and mother (also a family friend of ours). She was a scrappy Division 1 soccer player when she met and married her dental student husband. They were blessed with a beautiful, precocious daughter. She valiantly battled with various forms of cancer for six challenging years. Despite the ever-present emotional and physical distress that she experienced, she trusted in her loving Heavenly Fat ... (continued)
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A Gospel of Conversion
Elder Hartman Rector, Jr.
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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Louis Novak, a Lutheran minister, and his wife Alice, despite their stable life, felt a spiritual void and dissatisfaction with their church's practices and theology.
The account concerns Louis Novak, a Lutheran minister, and his wife, Alice, and their two children, Kurt and Kristin. Reverend Novak and his wife had been born, baptized, raised, confirmed, and married in the Lutheran Church. It was with a sense of pride on the part of his parents and a sense of duty on his own part that he went through two Lutheran private colleges and a Lutheran theological graduate school to become a pastor in the American Lutheran Church. For nearly fourteen years he and his ... (continued)
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A Gospel of Conversion
Elder Hartman Rector, Jr.
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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Alice Novak, influenced by her Latter-day Saint students and a visit to a Mormon chapel, began to feel drawn to the LDS Church, leading to the family's eventual conversion.
Alice was a music educator and in Broomfield she had a number of Latter-day Saint students. She could not help but notice something very special about them. She reported to her husband that she had asked one of her Mormon students if Mormons were Christian. Of course, Reverend Novak knew well the Lutheran position that Mormons were non-Christian. The little Mormon girl boldly stated that Mormons most definitely were Christian. Alice had been touched by the young girl's testimony. Next came an in ... (continued)
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A Gospel of Conversion
Elder Hartman Rector, Jr.
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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Reverend Novak's visit to the LDS chapel and subsequent experiences with missionaries and church teachings led to a spiritual awakening and the family's baptism into the LDS Church.
As he entered the Latter-day Saint chapel he said he was met by a friendly and concerned gentleman who talked with him and stayed by his side for fully two hours, answering questions, and 'just being supportive.' ... 'I was currently pursuing a doctorate in religion. Here I was, my doctorate nearly complete and the answers to my quest for the truth coming in the Latter-day Saint chapel! It was probably at this time, at the culmination of so much presented so well, that I was actually converted. ... (continued)
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A Gospel of Conversion
Elder Hartman Rector, Jr.
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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After converting and being sealed in the temple, the Novak family faced the tragedy of losing their daughter Kristin in an accident, finding comfort in their faith and the belief that they will be reunited.
We had a great desire and sense of urgency to go to the temple and there to have our family sealed for all time and eternity. As soon as we were able to go to the Salt Lake Temple following our first year in the Church, we eagerly went. ... The reason for the urgency of going to the temple and being sealed as a family was realized when just two weeks later a tragic automobile accident claimed the life of our eleven-year-old daughter Kristin. As we stagger under the heavy loss and grieve her mort ... (continued)
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A Great and Marvelous Work
Elder Milton R. Hunter
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith in 'The First Vision', announcing the restoration of His gospel and the establishment of His Church on earth.
Jesus Christ had already chosen Joseph Smith to be his prophet, seer, and revelator, and had announced that his gospel would be restored from heaven through that prophet, and also that he had been selected to establish the true Church of Jesus Christ upon earth once again.
Accompanied by God the Father, the Savior had appeared to that prophet in what is known as
"The First Vision"JS—H 1:17-20
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