A Record of What I Have Both Seen and Heard
By Elder Brent H. Nielson
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
The speaker shares his profound experience of witnessing the faithful members of the Church across the world, fulfilling Nephi's vision in the Book of Mormon.
Perhaps the most inspiring miracle of the Restoration that I have witnessed is you, the faithful members of the Church in every land. You, the Latter-day Saints, are described by Nephi in the Book of Mormon as he saw our day and testified, "And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteou ... (continued)
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Aligning Our Will with His
By Elder Ulisses Soares
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 October 2024
📖 general conference
The Savior tells a parable of a merchant man who sells all he has to buy a pearl of great price, symbolizing the kingdom of heaven.
On a certain occasion, the Savior spoke of a merchant man who was searching for "goodly pearls." During the merchant man"™s search, he found one "of great price." However, in order to acquire the magnificent pearl, this man had to sell all his possessions, which he promptly and joyfully did.1[SeeMatthew 13:45"“46] Through this short and thoughtful parable, the Savior beautifully taught that the kingdom of heaven2[See Guide to the Scriptures, "Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven" and "E ... (continued)
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Aligning Our Will with His
By Elder Ulisses Soares
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 October 2024
📖 general conference
A young man who was unsure about serving a mission felt inspired to go after listening to an Apostle's testimony, which led him to serve and strengthened his faith.
I know a young man who was unsettled about going on a mission but felt inspired to go and serve the Lord when he listened to a senior leader of the Church sharing his own personal testimony and sacred experience of serving as a missionary. In his own words, this young man, now a returned missionary, said: "As I listened to the testimony of an Apostle of the Savior Jesus Christ, I was able to feel of God"™s love for me, and I desired to share that love with others. At that moment I knew that I ... (continued)
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Aligning Our Will with His
By Elder Ulisses Soares
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 October 2024
📖 general conference
A faithful young woman refused to dress immodestly for her job in fashion, maintaining her standards and ultimately preserving her job and her integrity.
A faithful young woman decided not to compromise her standards when she was asked to dress immodestly to fit into the business division of the fashion company where she worked. Understanding that her body is a sacred gift from our Heavenly Father and a place where the Spirit can dwell, she was moved to live by a standard higher than the world"™s. She not only gained the confidence of those who saw her living by the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ but also preserved her job, which for a mom ... (continued)
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All Things for Our Good
By Elder Gerrit W. Gong
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
A Chinese story about a man whose son finds a horse, gets injured, and is spared from conscription, illustrating the uncertainty of fortune.
A Chinese story begins as a man"™s son finds a beautiful horse.
"How fortunate," the neighbors say.
"We"™ll see," says the man.
Then the son falls off the horse and is permanently injured.
"How unfortunate," the neighbors say.
"We"™ll see," says the man.
A conscripting army comes but doesn"™t take the injured son.
"How fortunate," the neighbors say.
"We"™ll see," says the man.
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All Things for Our Good
By Elder Gerrit W. Gong
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
Joseph, sold into slavery, later saves his family, and Joseph Smith learns from his incarceration in Liberty Jail.
With our trust and faith in God, trials and afflictions can be consecrated for our good. Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt, later saved his family and people. The Prophet Joseph Smith"™s incarceration in Liberty Jail taught him "these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good."
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All Things for Our Good
By Elder Gerrit W. Gong
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
The speaker recalls receiving news of a serious car accident involving loved ones and reflects on the Lord's will.
I remember the day I received word of a serious car accident which involved those I love. At such times, in anguish and faith, we can only say with Job, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."
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All Things for Our Good
By Elder Gerrit W. Gong
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
A grandmother from a humble family expresses her desire to serve in the temple in her own temple clothes and is buried in them after she passes away.
Also, where your circumstances permit, please consider the blessing of owning your own temple clothes. A grandmother from a humble family said of anything in the world, what she most wanted were her own temple clothes. Her grandson said, "Grandma whispered, "˜I will serve in my own temple clothes, and after I die, I will be buried in them."™" And when the time came, she was.
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All Things for Our Good
By Elder Gerrit W. Gong
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
Brother Samuel Bridgstock in Huddersfield, England, is diagnosed with stage-four cancer but serves as stake president for over four years.
In Huddersfield, England, Brother Samuel Bridgstock was diagnosed with stage-four cancer shortly before the calling of a new stake president. Given his dire diagnosis, he asked his wife, Anna, why he would even go to be interviewed.
"Because," Sister Bridgstock said, "you"™re going to be called as stake president."
Initially given a year or two to live, President Bridgstock (who is here today) is now in his fourth year of service. He has good and hard days. His stake is rallying with incre ... (continued)
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All Things for Our Good
By Elder Gerrit W. Gong
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
Rebekah, grieving her mother's passing, is prompted to go buy gas and ends up providing an elderly woman with her mother's portable oxygen machine.
Rebekah, the daughter of my first mission president, shared how the Lord answered her prayer for comfort with an unexpected opportunity to answer someone else"™s prayer.
Late one evening, Rebekah, grieving her mother"™s recent passing, had a clear impression to go buy gas for her car. When she arrived at the station, she met an elderly woman struggling to breathe with a large oxygen tank. Later, Rebekah was able to give the woman her mother"™s portable oxygen machine. This sister gratefull ... (continued)
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All Things for Our Good
By Elder Gerrit W. Gong
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
A sister who witnessed a boating accident and lost her mother to suicide finds peace and healing through temple baptism.
Sometimes the larger eternal reality the Lord lets us feel includes family across the veil. A sister found joy in conversion to Jesus Christ"™s restored gospel. Yet two traumas had deeply impacted her life"”seeing a boating accident and tragically losing her mother, who had taken her own life.
Yet this sister overcame her fear of water enough to be baptized by immersion. And on what became a very happy day, she witnessed someone, acting as proxy for her deceased mother, be baptized in the te ... (continued)
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All Will Be Well Because of Temple Covenants
By President Henry B. Eyring
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
The speaker recounts the day the Teton Dam collapsed while he and his wife were at the temple, worrying about the safety of their children and the community.
Over 50 years ago, I had the privilege to serve as the president of Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. On the morning of June 5, 1976, my wife, Kathy, and I drove from Rexburg to the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple to attend the sealing of a close friend. Of course, with four young boys in our home at the time, our temple trip could be only accomplished with the help of a courageous babysitter! We left our precious children in her care and made the short, 30-minute drive.
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All Will Be Well Because of Temple Covenants
By President Henry B. Eyring
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
The speaker shares a personal revelation he had as a young man when he first entered the Salt Lake Temple, feeling as if he had been in a similar sacred place before he was born.
I have been blessed to feel that peace every time I enter the sacred temple. I recall the first day I walked into the Salt Lake Temple. I was a young man.
I looked up at a high white ceiling that made the room so light it seemed almost as if it were open to the sky. And in that moment, the thought came into my mind in clear words: "I have been in this lighted place before." But then immediately there came into my mind, not in my own voice, these words: "No, you have never been here before. You ... (continued)
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All Will Be Well Because of Temple Covenants
By President Henry B. Eyring
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
The speaker recounts when Elder Spencer W. Kimball performed his and Kathy's sealing in the Logan Utah Temple, advising them to live so they could 'walk away easily' for future service to the Lord.
When Kathy and I were married and sealed in the Logan Utah Temple, then-Elder Spencer W. Kimball performed our sealing. In the few words he spoke, he gave this counsel: "Hal and Kathy, live so that when the call comes, you can walk away easily."
Initially, we did not understand what that counsel meant for us, but we did our best to live our lives in such a way that we would be prepared to leave to serve the Lord when the call came. After we had been married nearly 10 years, an unanticipat ... (continued)
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Be One with Christ
By Elder Quentin L. Cook
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
The speaker reflects on the counsel given by his dying grandfather, Crozier Kimball, emphasizing the importance of focusing on the Savior and His Atonement rather than on a sense of entitlement due to one's lineage.
I have felt deeply about the Atonement of Jesus Christ since I was quite young, but the reality of the Savior"™s Atonement came home to me when I was 25. I had just graduated from Stanford Law School and was studying for the California bar exam. My mother called and said that my grandfather Crozier Kimball, who lived in Utah, was dying. She said if I wanted to see him, I had better come home. My grandfather was 86 and very ill. I had a wonderful visit. He was so pleased to see me and share his ... (continued)
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Be One with Christ
By Elder Quentin L. Cook
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
During an assignment in Jerusalem, the speaker visits a room near where the Savior washed His Apostles' feet and reflects on the Savior's Intercessory Prayer and the oneness it calls for among His followers.
In 2019 during an assignment in Jerusalem,3[The Chief Rabbi of Norway, Rabbi Michael Melchior, and I were the keynote speakers at a Jewish"“Latter-day Saint scholars"™ dialogue held on June 5, 2019, at the BYU Jerusalem Center in Israel.]I visited an upper room which may have been near the site where the Savior washed His Apostles"™ feet prior to His Crucifixion. I was spiritually touched and thought of how He commanded His Apostles to love one another. I recalled the Savior"™s pleadin ... (continued)
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Be One with Christ
By Elder Quentin L. Cook
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
📅 April 2024
📖 general conference
The speaker recounts the story of Lehi from the Book of Mormon, who left his material possessions to take his family into the wilderness, emphasizing the importance of family and spiritual choices over material success.
The most significant choices can be made by almost everyone regardless of talents, abilities, opportunities, or economic circumstances. An emphasis on putting family choices first is essential. This is clear throughout the scriptures. Think of the account in 1 Nephi where Lehi "departed into the wilderness. And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family."25[1 Nephi 2:4]
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Be Thou Clean
By Elder D. Martin Goury
- Of the Seventy
📅 October 2024
📖 general conference
As a child, the speaker misunderstood a preacher's call for spiritual cleansing and literally cleaned his clothes for the Savior's arrival, only to be disappointed when the Savior did not appear.
When I was about five years old, I was playing football with my friends behind the church in my small village in Côte d"™Ivoire. I vividly remember the preacher"™s call to his congregation to cleanse their clothes in preparation for the Savior"™s arrival. Being young, I took this call literally. I ran home as fast as my little legs could carry me and begged my mother to clean my few clothes so that I could be spotless and ready for the Savior"™s coming the next day. Although my mo ... (continued)
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Be Thou Clean
By Elder D. Martin Goury
- Of the Seventy
📅 October 2024
📖 general conference
The speaker's companion diligently cleans her hearing aids every morning to ensure clear hearing, which is likened to the necessity of daily repentance for spiritual clarity.
My eternal companion was born with a hearing impairment and as a result must wear hearing aids. Dust and sweat can affect the performance of these devices, and so each morning I observe her diligently cleaning the connecting tubes before wearing the aids. This simple yet consistent routine eliminates any dirt, moisture, or condensation, thereby improving her ability to hear and communicate effectively. When she overlooks this daily ritual, her ability to hear suffers throughout the day; spoken w ... (continued)
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Be Thou Clean
By Elder D. Martin Goury
- Of the Seventy
📅 October 2024
📖 general conference
The speaker and a stake president followed a prompting from the Holy Ghost to visit a family, where they were able to administer a needed priesthood blessing to a sick member of the family.
I was recently assigned to preside over a stake conference at the Salt Lake Granger West Stake in Utah. During this event, I met a stake president who has diligently developed his ability to discern the promptings of the Holy Ghost through righteous living and daily repentance. As part of our ministering efforts, we coordinated visits to three households. Upon completing our final visit, we found ourselves with approximately 30 minutes remaining before our next engagement. As we traveled back ... (continued)
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