"Come, Listen to a Prophet"™s Voice"
Virginia U. Jensen
- First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
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📖 general conference
The speaker recounts her personal experience of feeling the Spirit confirm that President Gordon B. Hinckley was a prophet of God when she received her call to the general Relief Society presidency.
In a recent newspaper article President Hinckley was praised as "clearly a man for the season. "¦ He"™s a hand shaker, a praiser, a man who knows what to say and how to say it, often with a sense of humor." Brothers and sisters, those are just the things the general public sees. We as members of the Church see so much more. Through the whisperings of the Holy Spirit we know that the true head of this Church, the Lord Jesus Christ, does communicate with us through President Hinckley. It was ... (continued)
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"Crickets" Can Be Destroyed through Spirituality
President Ardeth G. Kapp
- Young Women General President
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The story of Mary Goble Pay, a pioneer young woman who faced extreme hardship, including the death of her mother and the amputation of her toes, as she arrived in Salt Lake City in 1856.
Your courage must be equal to, if not greater than, the courage of young women like Mary Goble Pay. From her journal we read: "We arrived in Salt Lake City nine o"™clock at night the 11th of December 1856. Three out of four that were living were frozen. My mother was dead in the wagon. "¦
"Early next morning Bro. Brigham Young "¦ came. "¦ When he saw our condition"”our feet frozen and our mother dead"”tears rolled down his cheeks.
"The doctor amputated my toes. "¦ The sisters were dr ... (continued)
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"Crickets" Can Be Destroyed through Spirituality
President Ardeth G. Kapp
- Young Women General President
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The story of the early pioneers facing a plague of black crickets that threatened their crops, and how their prayers were answered when the Lord sent sea gulls to devour the crickets and save the crops.
Do you remember the story of the early pioneers and how the terrible plague of black crickets came down from the mountains to destroy the crops of grain? Men, women, and children prayed and fought those ravaging crickets in a desperate effort to save their crops. The Lord heard their earnest prayers and sent sea gulls. They devoured the crickets. The crops were saved. It was a miracle, they said.
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"Crickets" Can Be Destroyed through Spirituality
President Ardeth G. Kapp
- Young Women General President
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The story of Melinda from Idaho, a modern-day young pioneer, who courageously left her friends at a movie that was against her standards, inspiring others to follow her lead.
Melinda, from Idaho, a young pioneer of our day, wrote about how hard it was for her to have the courage to leave her friends when they were seeing a movie that was popular but clearly against her standards. "Some may think, "˜It"™s just a movie, what"™s the big deal?"™" she said. "But it"™s the little things that turn into big things. It"™s not easy to do, but the Lord will help us," she insisted. And when she left, others followed her. That"™s pioneering.
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"Daughter, Be of Good Comfort"
Elder Wayne M. Hancock
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker tells of women who, unable to have children of their own, extend their maternal instincts to care for others' children, creating a second home filled with love.
There are those family-devoted women, whether single or married, who in this life have been unable to have children of their own. The maternal instinct causes them to reach out and care for the children of others as if they were their own. What a wonderful gift it is to have such a special aunt whose humble abode and loving personal interest make for a joyous second home.
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"Daughter, Be of Good Comfort"
Elder Wayne M. Hancock
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker recalls the emotional farewell from Sister Gräub and Sister Kappes of the Zürich Second Ward as his family departed Switzerland, highlighting the deep connections formed during their stay.
The wide-bodied airliner began its takeoff roll, returning us to the United States after a four-year business assignment in Switzerland. As we accelerated past the B Concourse at the Zürich International Airport, I strained to see if the faithful farewell wishers from our Zürich Second Ward were there. Sure enough, there standing on the upper spectator deck waving to us were Sister Gräub and Sister Kappes. By bus, tram, and train they had made this extraordinary effort to say good-bye t ... (continued)
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"Daughter, Be of Good Comfort"
Elder Wayne M. Hancock
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker recounts the biblical story of Ruth's loyalty and love for her mother-in-law Naomi, emphasizing Ruth's commitment and her role in the lineage of Jesus Christ.
We thrill in the loyalty and love of the recently widowed Ruth for her mother-in-law, Naomi, who earlier had also lost her husband. The Moabitess chose to leave her homeland to accompany and care for Naomi. Down through the generations of time the beautiful words of this faithful and determined daughter, who would with Boaz be a progenitor of Jesse, David, and Jesus Christ, speak to our yearning hearts: ‘Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou ... (continued)
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"Daughter, Be of Good Comfort"
Elder Wayne M. Hancock
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker describes the struggles and resilience of a woman who, due to divorce or the death of a spouse, must work to support her family while also fulfilling her role as a mother.
Amongst these noble women are those who, through the tragedy of divorce or untimely death of a husband, are of necessity required to take on the additional challenge of employment to provide for family and self. Though physically and emotionally exhausted upon returning home each day, she resumes her most important role of feeding, teaching, encouraging, correcting, and loving her children so that they are nurtured in mind and spirit to be socially responsible, financially self-sufficient, and c ... (continued)
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"Daughter, Be of Good Comfort"
Elder Wayne M. Hancock
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker shares the experience of women who join the Church without family support, finding a community where they can serve and feel loved, which helps them navigate life's challenges.
There are those dear women, young and old, with special sensitivity to the Spirit, who seem to effortlessly respond to the missionaries’ message and without family support join the Church. There they find love, respect, and the opportunity to serve, which ofttimes brings relief from contention, abuse, and hopelessness. The coming week can more easily be navigated following a Sabbath day where she was ‘numbered among the people of the church of Christ’ and ‘remembered an ... (continued)
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"Daughter, Be of Good Comfort"
Elder Wayne M. Hancock
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker reflects on the plight of women who suffer from despair, sorrow, and guilt, and the need for compassionate individuals to help restore their trust and guide them back to truth and light.
There are those women of misfortune laden with despair, sorrow, lack of love at home, or the guilt and consequences from having trodden in forbidden paths. Away from the community of the Saints, where succor can be provided, they await being befriended by one in whom they can confidently place their injured trust and who can restore their self-esteem and tenderly accompany them back to truth and light.
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"Daughter, Be of Good Comfort"
Elder Wayne M. Hancock
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker tells of a patient woman whose husband has not joined the Church, and her quiet prayers for someone to reach out to him in a Christlike manner to lead him to the Church.
There is the patient woman whose husband is a good man but has not yet shared her need for him to return to or join the Church and bring the blessings of the priesthood into their home and family. She quietly but fervently prays for that good Samaritan in the Church who can uniquely reach out and relate to her husband in a Christlike way to lead him to the Church, where he can feel welcomed, needed, and loved. The baggage of the past with feelings of guilt and unworthiness are dispelled by the w ... (continued)
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"Daughter, Be of Good Comfort"
Elder Wayne M. Hancock
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker recounts the touching gesture of Sister Alice Rusterholz, who despite her physical challenges, attended church regularly and shared her love through a handmade gift.
As the Swiss movers were packing our household belongings preparatory to our return to America, the doorbell rang. A special-delivery mailman had a package for us. When opened, it revealed a green pillow with an embroidered message of love on it, the handiwork of Sister Alice Rusterholz. Our hearts and feelings swelled as we thought of this wonderful older sister. For four years she had graced our Sunday dinner table with her sweet spirit and lively sense of humor. For many years as a single, un ... (continued)
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"Daughters in My Kingdom": The History and Work of Relief Society
Julie B. Beck
- Relief Society General President
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A sister living alone in Hong Kong creates a Spirit-filled home and serves as a light to her branch despite physical difficulties.
Another sister lives alone in a tiny apartment on the 80th floor of a building in Hong Kong. She has some physical difficulties, but she is cheerfully independent. She is the only member of the Church in her family. On a little shelf are her scriptures, her Relief Society manuals, and other Church books. She has created a Spirit-filled haven in her home, and she is a light to everyone in her branch.
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"Daughters in My Kingdom": The History and Work of Relief Society
Julie B. Beck
- Relief Society General President
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A faithful sister in central Brazil has created a gospel-centered home for her family and made sacrifices to be sealed in the temple.
One sister lives in central Brazil. Her lovely redbrick home, set in a yard of red soil, surrounded by a wall of red blocks, is a haven and refuge from the world outside. Her bright-eyed children know how to sing Primary songs, and on the walls of her home hang pictures of the Savior, temples, and prophets of God cut from the Liahona magazine. She and her husband made personal sacrifices to be sealed in the temple so their children could be born in the covenant. She told me that she prays contin ... (continued)
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"Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness"
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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A Nazi leader listened to Haydn's music while watching Jewish people being gassed, showing a gross distortion of values and a lack of humanity.
Without the lamp’s perspective, gross distortion results (see Jacob 4:13). I remember reading that one Nazi leader used to listen to Haydn’s music while watching Jewish people being gassed. He was probably proud of his music appreciation.
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"Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness"
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Mussolini made Italy's trains run on time, but this small convenience pales in comparison to the terrible consequences of his totalitarian rule.
Mussolini is said to have made Italy’s trains run on time, a genuine convenience to passengers, but scarcely compensation for the awful consequences of his totalitarian rule and the tens of thousands of lives lost thereby.
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"Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness"
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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King David's act of bravery against Goliath does not compensate for his later adultery with Uriah's wife, questioning to whom David truly dealt the greater blow.
We all admire young David for taking on the mocking Goliath. But David’s act of earlier bravery cannot compensate for his later adultery with the wife of Uriah. All things considered, brothers and sisters, to whom did David deal the greater blow, Goliath or Uriah? Or himself?
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"Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness"
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Elder Gordon B. Hinckley's initial fifteen-minute appointment with the First Presidency turned into an hour and a half, leading to a request for his help with missionary work, marking the beginning of his long service in Church leadership.
In 1935, a returning missionary, Elder Gordon B. Hinckley, was asked to visit with the First Presidency because of his special work in the British Isles. His fifteen-minute appointment soon stretched to nearly an hour and a half. Impressed, the First Presidency requested him to help with missionary work, and he has scarcely left the Church Administration Building since then. Only now, he sits, humbly, in the center chair in the First Presidency Council Room to which he came humbly sixty years ag ... (continued)
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"Did Not Your Hearts Burn...?"
President David O. McKay
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The speaker expresses gratitude to the Brigham Young University Combined Choruses for their inspirational singing at the conference sessions, acknowledging the time and effort they put into their practice.
The Brigham Young University Combined Choruses have furnished the music for this session and this morning's session. We wish to express our appreciation to these young men and women of Brigham Young University. We know that they have spent many hours in practice in the weeks that have gone by so that we could enjoy their inspirational singing. We thank you young folks for the efforts you have put forth. We are grateful for the inspiration that you have given this conference, including all who ha ... (continued)
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"Did Not Your Hearts Burn...?"
President David O. McKay
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The speaker acknowledges the contributions of approximately 2,000 singers from various choirs who participated in the general conference, providing music for different sessions and traveling at their own expense.
I should like to express, also, our appreciation to the approximately 2,000 singers from Utah, California, and Oregon who have presented special music for this general conference"”two thousand singers who have furnished music for the Primary conference sessions, for the priesthood meeting, and Sunday School conference! Freely have they given of their time and talents to help make this conference a success. Many of them traveled at their own expense. Let me just repeat the groups: Saturday nigh ... (continued)
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