"Prove Me Now Herewith..."
Elder LeGrand Richards
- Of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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📖 general conference
The speaker recounts a visit to the Scandinavian missions where leading members who had joined the Church expressed initial concerns about tithing, but later found they had more money and could do more things than before.
Sister Richards and I toured the Scandinavian missions a year ago last summer, and some of their leading men who joined the Church said that the one thing that held them back was the payment of tithing. "Now," they said, "we have more money to spend than we have ever had in our lives. Now we can go to the temple and do other things that we never thought we could do before."
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"Prove Me Now Herewith..."
Elder LeGrand Richards
- Of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker shares President Grant's anecdote about a Sunday School teacher using apples to teach about tithing and the importance of giving back to the Lord without reluctance.
You remember what President Grant used to tell about the Sunday School teacher who took ten big red apples to her Sunday School class, and she explained to her class that everything we have in this world we got from the Lord, and then she said, "If I were to give all these apples to any one of you, you would be glad to give one of them back to me, wouldn't you?" And of course, they all agreed that they would.
But President Grant said, "We have a lot of Latter-day Saints who wouldn't give one bac ... (continued)
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"Prove Me Now Herewith..."
Elder LeGrand Richards
- Of the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker tells the story of a young man who served in the army in Germany and how the Mormon boys were initially given a basement classroom for meetings, but due to high attendance, they were eventually given the main chapel.
I interviewed a young man for his mission some time ago here in the state of Utah. He had spent eighteen months in an army camp in Germany, and he related this experience. He said: "We Mormon boys went to the chief chaplain to see if we could get permission to hold our meetings in the government chapel, and the chaplain said, 'Well, we would like to accommodate you, but it is in such constant use we just can't do it. There is a classroom down in the basement. You can use that.' Then he asked for ... (continued)
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"Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel"
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker recalls a socially embarrassing moment when his pigs escaped, and he had to leave school to round them up.
However, there were real social downsides to raising pigs. Already shy, I remember vividly the principal of the junior high school coming into my class once and saying aloud in front of everybody: "Neal, your mother just called. Your pigs are out!" I felt like crawling under my desk but instead ran home to help round up the pigs.
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"Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel"
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker recounts his experience as a young swineherd, winning ribbons at fairs for his purebred Duroc pigs and learning the value of hard work.
Brethren, during my Aaronic Priesthood years I was a swineherd! Way back then, by means of a 4-H Club project involving purebred Duroc pigs, I became familiar with work! As proof that what follows is not merely swollen memory, may I, with Elder Nelson"™s help, display very briefly this blanket of nearly 100 ribbons won by my prize pigs at various fairs over several years.
Up near Elder Nelson"™s hand is a pink ribbon, won 60 years ago. It was the very first ribbon I ever won. I think the jud ... (continued)
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"Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel"
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker describes the financial aspects of raising pigs, including watching pork prices, keeping records, and finding cost-effective ways to feed the pigs.
Brethren, I learned the hard way about the need to watch shifting pork prices at the local meat-packing plant. Careful records of profits and losses were kept with the help of my bookkeeper father. As in all things, my parents, so supportive, even ended up doing some of the perspiring themselves, including a special mother born 95 years ago today. She showed me how to work, and she loved me enough to correct me.
In order to obtain low-cost pig feed, I regularly bought dozens and dozens of three- ... (continued)
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"Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel"
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker shares the experience of tending to a pregnant sow giving birth late at night and the sense of accomplishment from contributing to the family.
There were many times when a pregnant sow would give birth to her litter after midnight. The resultant weariness of attending to all that, and more, was real. Yet through it all, there was a sense of some accomplishment, including contributing to our family menus. Most young men my age did similar work. Back then, brethren, we were all poor together, and we didn"™t know it. Work was a given. Today, for some, receiving is a given.
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"Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel"
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker tells of a day he worked hard to please his father by properly installing fence posts, earning his father's praise.
My father was loving but exacting. He noted that while I worked hard, my work was often not carefully done. I was a stranger to excellence. One summer day I determined to please Dad by putting in a number of needed fence posts, firmly implanted and fully aligned. I worked hard all that day and then scanned the lane expectantly down which my father would walk home. When he arrived, I watched anxiously as he carefully inspected the fence posts, even checking them with a level bar before pronouncin ... (continued)
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"Reach with a Rescuing Hand"
President Gordon B. Hinckley
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The women quickly assembled food, bedding, and clothing, and by the following Tuesday, 16 mule teams headed eastward to rescue the Saints, with 250 teams on the road by the end of October.
That afternoon food, bedding, and clothing in great quantities were assembled by the women. The next morning, horses were shod and wagons were repaired and loaded. The following morning, Tuesday, 16 mule teams pulled out and headed eastward. By the end of October there were 250 teams on the road to give relief.
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"Reach with a Rescuing Hand"
President Gordon B. Hinckley
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President Young was informed during the general conference of October 1856 about the desperate situation of the Saints traveling with handcarts who were stranded and dying in the snow. He called for immediate assistance to rescue them.
I take you back to the general conference of October 1856. On Saturday of that conference Franklin D. Richards and a handful of associates arrived in the valley. They had traveled from Winter Quarters with strong teams and light wagons and had been able to make good time. Brother Richards immediately sought out President Young. He reported that there were hundreds of men, women, and children scattered over the long trail from Scottsbluff to this valley. Most of them were pulling handcarts. They ... (continued)
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"Reach with a Rescuing Hand"
President Gordon B. Hinckley
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President Young did not sleep that night, troubled by visions of the suffering people, and the next morning he called for immediate action to rescue the stranded Saints, asking for teams, wagons, and supplies.
I think President Young did not sleep that night. I think visions of those destitute, freezing, dying people paraded through his mind. The next morning he came to the old Tabernacle which stood on this square. He said to the people: "I will now give this people the subject and the text for the Elders who may speak. "¦ It is this. "¦ Many of our brethren and sisters are on the plains with handcarts, and probably many are now seven hundred miles from this place, and they must be brought here, we ... (continued)
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"Rejoice in Every Good Thing"
Chieko N. Okazaki
- First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
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The speaker recounts her experience as a child being chosen to play an angel in a nativity play, despite not understanding the Christian context.
Second, let us rejoice in our diversity. I grew up a Buddhist, the daughter of a Japanese plantation laborer in Mahukona, a tiny village which no longer exists, on the big island of Hawaii. My first exposure to Christianity came during the annual Christmas pageant organized by Captain Beck, who was in charge of the plantation. Every year, there was a little nativity play, the singing of Christmas carols, and wonderful presents from a mysterious fat man in a red suit and a white beard.
When I was ... (continued)
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"Rejoice in Every Good Thing"
Chieko N. Okazaki
- First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
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The speaker encourages women to be like Miss Cook, who saw a need and worked with Sarah M. Kimball to provide shirts for men working on the Nauvoo Temple, exemplifying personal initiative in service.
Third, let us rejoice in the great gift of charity that we have been given. I do! Our callings give us many opportunities for service. The sesquicentennial this next year will see many compassionate service and community service projects. Make these personal! Get involved! Don"™t leave all of the decisions to the ward and stake leaders. I want you to remember that the Relief Society began because one woman"”a Miss Cook"”we don"™t even know her full name"”talked to her employer, Sarah M ... (continued)
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"Remember "¦ Thy Church, O Lord"
President Gordon B. Hinckley
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The speaker reflects on a letter written by Wilford W. Woodruff and his counselors in 1895 to the Tabernacle Choir, emphasizing the choir's role in inspiring and leading through music.
I wish to say a particular word about this Tabernacle Choir, who have sung to us today. I came across a letter written by Wilford W. Woodruff and his counselors, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith, under date of 11 February 1895, 101 years ago. It was addressed to the choir at that time. It reads:
"We desire to see this choir not only maintain the high reputation it has earned at home and abroad, but become the highest exponent of the "˜Divine Art"™ in all the land; and the worthy head, exa ... (continued)
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"Remember "¦ Thy Church, O Lord"
President Gordon B. Hinckley
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The speaker recounts his decision to be interviewed by Mike Wallace on CBS's 60 Minutes, acknowledging the risks and potential for criticism but also the opportunity to share the Church's message.
Now I think I might venture to mention another matter. Months ago I was invited to be interviewed by Mike Wallace, a tough senior reporter for the CBS60 Minutesprogram, which is broadcast across America to more than 20 million listeners each week.
I recognized that if I were to appear, critics and detractors of the Church would also be invited to participate. I knew we could not expect that the program would be entirely positive for us.
On the other hand, I felt that it offered the opportunity t ... (continued)
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"Remember Also the Promises"
Elder Jay E. Jensen
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker expresses gratitude for his family, his upbringing, and the support he has received in his new calling, and emphasizes his reliance on faith and foreordination.
I am so thankful for my wife and children. To enjoy their love, confidence, and support is one of the greatest blessings of my life. I express my heartfelt gratitude to parents who loved and lived the gospel and also to my brothers and sisters from whom I have learned so much. I thank my Brethren of the General Authorities for their kind and gentle tutoring. I express my gratitude to all with whom I have worked over the years and to those who expressed their love and support for me in this new c ... (continued)
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"Remember Also the Promises"
Elder Jay E. Jensen
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker shares his experience of feeling disheartened after encountering problems with missionaries and members in a South American mission, and how scripture helped him overcome his gloomy feelings.
While presiding over a South American mission, I traveled to a distant city to interview missionaries, hold a zone conference, and conduct a district conference. I discovered among the missionaries some problems. In the district conference, other serious problems dealing with members and leaders surfaced. In my mind the negative outweighed the positive with both missionaries and members, leaving me frustrated and disappointed. After four days of interviews and meetings, I boarded the airplane wi ... (continued)
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"Remember Him"
Joanne B. Doxey
- Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
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The talk references the story of King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon teaching his sons from the scriptures.
King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon set a wonderful example of how parents should teach their children from the scriptures, as found in Mosiah 1, beginning with verse 3. Note how many times he uses the word remember.
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"Remember Him"
Joanne B. Doxey
- Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
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The talk mentions the story of the sons of Helaman from the Book of Mormon who remembered their mothers' teachings and obeyed them, which preserved their lives.
We learn from Alma that the sons of Helaman remembered their mothers’ teachings and did obey them, and performed every work with exactness. They were strict to remember the Lord their God, keeping His commandments continually, and therefore were delivered from the hands of their enemies. (See Alma 56:47–48; Alma 57:20–21) Surely their mothers taught them truths that preserved their very lives.
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"Remember Him"
Joanne B. Doxey
- Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
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The talk recounts a story shared by Elder Robert L. Simpson about a three-year-old boy's bedtime prayer with his father.
You may remember the story that Elder Robert L. Simpson told about a three-year-old boy who knelt down with his daddy to say his bedtime prayers. Eyes were closed, heads were bowed, but no words were spoken for several moments. Soon the little boy climbed into his bed. The daddy opened his eyes and said, 'But what about prayers?' And the boy answered, 'I said my prayers.' 'But I didn’t hear you,' said the daddy. Then followed the child’s classic comment, 'But Daddy, I wasn’t ... (continued)
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