"Fear Not: For They That Be with Us Are More"
Sharon G. Larsen
- Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
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📖 general conference
The speaker recalls a television spot where a little girl asks her sleeping father to read her a story, and despite his initial reluctance, he wakes up and reads to her, illustrating the importance of being there for children.
Love is listening whentheyare ready to talk"”midnight, 6A.M.on their way to seminary, or when you"™re busy with your urgencies. Have you seen the Church spot on television showing a darkened bedroom? The door opens, and in walks a little girl with a book under her arm. She goes over to where her dad is sound asleep and asks, "Daddy, will you read me a story?" The dad doesn"™t open his eyes; he just mumbles in his sleep, "Oh, honey, Daddy is so tired. Ask Mommy." The little girl patters ... (continued)
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"Fear Not: For They That Be with Us Are More"
Sharon G. Larsen
- Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
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The speaker reflects on a conversation she overheard between her parents, where her father expressed trust in her ability to make the right choices, which had a profound impact on her.
I remember when I was about 16 years old overhearing Mom talking to Dad. She was concerned about some choices I was making. I was not guilty of any sin more serious than the immaturity of youth, but Mom was worried. What Dad said seared into my heart. "Don"™t worry," he said to Mom. "I trust Sharon, and I know she"™ll do the right thing." Those hours in the hayfield paid off then and there. From that moment on I was bound to those loving, trusting parents.
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"Fear Not: For They That Be with Us Are More"
Sharon G. Larsen
- Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
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The speaker talks about the challenge of loving an unlovable child and how support often comes from extended family and friends, reinforcing the parents' message.
One of the greatest tests for parents and leaders is to love the one who seems to be unlovable. This is tough duty. It stretches the heartstrings and wrenches the soul. When heartbroken parents pray for help, the help often comes in the form of angel aunts or uncles, grandmas or grandpas, good friends, and leaders surrounding our loved one. They can reinforce our very message that may put our child on the track we"™ve been praying for.
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"Fear Not; I Am with Thee"
Jean A. Stevens
- First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
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The speaker's brother became a father to a premature baby named Hunter, who spent two months in the neonatal intensive care unit.
One of my brothers experienced this feeling in an especially poignant way. His first little son was born prematurely and weighed only 2 pounds 14 ounces (1.3 kg). Hunter spent his first two months of life in the neonatal intensive care unit of the hospital. Those months were a tender time for all the family as we hoped and petitioned the Lord for His help.
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"Fear Not; I Am with Thee"
Jean A. Stevens
- First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
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The speaker helped a boy named Deric Nance, who had been praying for assistance after missing the last bus home, by giving him a ride.
One evening as night was falling, I was driving with my children when I noticed a boy walking along a lonely road. After passing him, I had a distinct impression I should go back and help him. But worried it could frighten him to have a stranger pull up beside him at night, I continued driving. The strong impression came again with the words in my mind: 'Go help that boy!' I drove back to him and asked, 'Do you need some help? I had a feeling I should help you.' He turned toward us and with tear ... (continued)
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"Fear Not; I Am with Thee"
Jean A. Stevens
- First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
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Deric Nance's perspective on the night he was helped by the speaker, reflecting on the Lord's mindfulness and the subsequent answers to his prayers.
On that night, Deric had stayed after school for an activity and had missed the last bus. As a young teenager, he felt confident he could make it home, so he started walking. An hour and a half had passed as he walked the lonely road. Still miles from home and with no houses in sight, he was scared. In despair, he walked behind a pile of gravel, got on his knees, and asked Heavenly Father for help. Just minutes after Deric returned to the road, I stopped to provide the help he prayed for. And no ... (continued)
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"Fear Not; I Am with Thee"
Jean A. Stevens
- First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
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Arn and Venita Gatrell faced Arn's terminal cancer diagnosis with faith, spending their last moments together focused on family and their belief in eternal life.
A few years ago a faithful family exemplified for members of our ward that same trust in the Lord. Arn and Venita Gatrell were living a happy life when Arn was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. The prognosis was devastating"”he had just a few weeks to live. The family wanted to be together one last time. So all the children gathered, some from distant locations. They had only 48 precious hours to spend together. The Gatrells carefully chose what mattered most to them"”a family picture, a ... (continued)
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"Feed My Lambs"
Elder Henry B. Eyring
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The Savior teaches His disciples to nourish others spiritually after providing them with a meal of fish and bread.
The Savior taught Peter and His other Apostles and disciples why and how they were to nourish others. You remember that in the Bible account He fed them before He taught them [seeJohn 21:1"“14He had been crucified and then resurrected. His servants had gone to Galilee. They had fished through the night, catching nothing. When they drew near to shore, in the dawn, they did not at first recognize Him. He called out to them, telling them where to cast their nets, and when they did the nets were f ... (continued)
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"Feed My Lambs"
Elder Henry B. Eyring
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker reflects on the experiences of trying to nourish another's faith and the understanding that God respects the choice of His children not to be nourished.
All of us have tried at some time to nourish another person"™s faith. Most of us have felt the concern of others for our own faith, and with it we have felt their love. More than a few of us have had a child look up to us and say, "Would you like to go to church with me?" or "Would you pray with me?" And we have had our disappointments. Someone we love may not have accepted our attempts to nourish their faith. We know from painful experience that God respects the choice of His children not ... (continued)
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"Feed My Lambs"
Elder Henry B. Eyring
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Brigham Young encourages speaking and praying with a pure heart, even if the words are few and awkward, as they are more valuable than eloquence without the Spirit of the Lord.
Brigham Young told us to have courage despite our weaknesses. He did it in this language that seems so much like him:
"In addressing a congregation, though the speaker be unable to say more than half a dozen sentences, and those awkwardly constructed, if his heart is pure before God, those few broken sentences are of more value than the greatest eloquence without the Spirit of the Lord and of more real worth in the sight of God, angels, and all good men. In praying, though a person"™s words be ... (continued)
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"Feed My Lambs"
Elder Henry B. Eyring
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Ammon rejoices with his missionary companions over the harvest of souls they have gathered, protected from the storm by the Lord of the harvest.
And then we will see in our own time what the great missionary Ammon described to his missionary companions, just as we are now companions to the missionaries laboring across the world:
"Behold, the field was ripe, and blessed are ye, for ye did thrust in the sickle, and did reap with your might, yea, all the day long did ye labor; and behold the number of your sheaves! And they shall be gathered into the garners, that they are not wasted.
"Yea, they shall not be beaten down by the storm at the ... (continued)
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"Feed My Sheep"
Elder Bernard P. Brockbank
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker reflects on the dedication and leadership qualities of President Henry D. Moyle and President Tanner in the mission field.
I would like to just mention that in the passing of President Henry D. Moyle, working so close with him in the mission field, I learned to appreciate his great strength and his power and his interest in taking the gospel to every soul. He knew no limit, and he always had an open door to everyone. He always had time for the right things. I have never experienced an individual like President Moyle, a man of leadership, capacity, and strength, and with so many varied interests.
Also working in the ... (continued)
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"Feed My Sheep"
Elder Bernard P. Brockbank
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker recounts the story of Peter going fishing after the Savior's resurrection and being taught by Jesus how to be fishers of men.
I enjoy reading the scriptures. You know, they seem to have quite a human touch. You remember Peter saying after the Savior's resurrection, and in his absence, 'I go a fishing' (John 21:3). That is just about as brief as you can put it. The Savior appeared while Peter and the disciples were fishing. After the Savior had shown them how to catch fish by casting their nets under his direction (John 21:6), casting the net under his counsel and his guidance—that is the way to fish. He taught t ... (continued)
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"Feed My Sheep"
Elder Bernard P. Brockbank
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker tells the story of a little Scottish boy from a poor family who was baptized and later brought his entire family, including his alcoholic father, into the Church, with his father eventually becoming a bishop.
The missionaries baptized a little Scottish boy, very shabbily dressed, from a very poor home, family conditions almost as bad as you could find. I asked the missionary, 'Why did you baptize this boy?' 'Well, he is a good boy.' The boy brought his entire family into the Church. His father was an alcoholic. He failed to bring his money home. Well, the story has a beautiful ending. Today the boy's father is the bishop. I learned not to judge the conversion of someone else. The Lord will hold the p ... (continued)
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"Feed My Sheep"
Elder Bernard P. Brockbank
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker describes the Church's pavilion and exhibit at the New York World's Fair as a great missionary venture that will demonstrate the Church's Christian values and teachings.
I would like to just mention in closing a little about the World's Fair as a great missionary venture. I would like to mention that the Church of Jesus Christ's pavilion and exhibit at the New York World's Fair will help to show the world that we are Christians after the order of Jesus Christ's program and teachings, that we literally accept the living personal God of the Holy Bible, that we accept the living personal Jesus Christ as the Son of God and as the Redeemer and our Savior.
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"Feed My Sheep"
Elder Richard P. Lindsay
- Of the Seventy
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Years later, the speaker visits his former deacons quorum adviser in the hospital, who, despite his suffering, is concerned about the well-being of each quorum member from the past.
Many years later I stood at the hospital bedside of this dear quorum adviser as he was about to exchange this life for eternity. Despite considerable personal suffering, he wanted to use that brief time to have me review with him the current circumstances of each of those deacons who had belonged to that favored quorum more than thirty years earlier.
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"Feed My Sheep"
Elder Ben B. Banks
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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The speaker shares a personal plea for members to reach out to those who have become less active in the Church, comparing it to the search for a lost boy on a camping trip.
I am acquainted with a family who lost a son on a camping trip. When initial efforts failed to find him, the call for help went out, and hundreds responded to the call until the boy was safely back in the arms of his mother and father. I plead this morning that we will all have that same kind of genuine care and love to do all we can to bring back those precious sons and daughters who are lost to Church activity.
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"Feed My Sheep"
Elder David B. Haight
- Of the Council of the Twelve
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The speaker reflects on a visit to Chile with President Lester Haymore and Sister Haymore, where they saw the fruits of missionary efforts and pondered how to help new members integrate and strengthen their faith.
A few months ago we drove along the coast of Chile with President Lester Haymore"”then president of the Chile Osorno Mission"”and Sister Haymore. As we visited cities and drove from village to village, we saw the fruits of our missionary proselyting efforts. We met with many new members, and we were deeply impressed with their faith and humble desire to learn more about the gospel they have accepted. As we continued the journey, our concern centered on ways we could help prevent this growing ... (continued)
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"Feed My Sheep"
Elder David B. Haight
- Of the Council of the Twelve
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The speaker recounts the story of a couple from California, retiring from school teaching, who were encouraged to serve a mission instead of returning to Utah, with the husband brushing up on his Norwegian learned years ago.
Recently in the mail was a query from friends in California, now retiring from schoolteaching, who indicated a desire to return to Utah and who asked, "What can we do for the Church when we return?" My answer was, "Don"™t come to Utah. Your church experience is needed out in the world. Brush up on your Norwegian that you learned as a missionary years ago." I understand they will soon be on their way. He is thrilled with this opportunity to serve a second mission, and this time he will have ... (continued)
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Elder David B. Haight
- Of the Council of the Twelve
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The speaker shares the experience of Brother and Sister John Fossum, a mature missionary couple in Mexico, who spoke about the need for trained leadership and the blessings they received from their mission.
Recently in Mexico I had the opportunity of meeting a wonderful, mature missionary couple, Brother and Sister John Fossum, who commented, "Our greatest need is for trained leadership. Married couples with years of experience in church work could literally work miracles. We have twenty-two scattered branches without, as yet, an organization to train the branch leaders. We are so new and growing so rapidly, and leaders with experience are not available." The Fossums continued, "Many blessings ha ... (continued)
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