What Would the Savior Have Me Do?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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📖 general conference
The speaker recounts how missionaries introduced their family to the gospel in the summer of 1950, leading to a life of devotion and service within the Church.
We"™re serving in the mission field at the present time and feel we are repaying in some small measure the great work that was done by some young missionaries so many years ago. They came to our home in the late summer of 1950, knocked on the door, and opened the eyes of our understanding to the fulness of the gospel.
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What Would the Savior Have Me Do?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker expresses gratitude for their spouse, who has been a supportive missionary companion and has facilitated their service to the Lord.
I"™ve heard many missionaries express appreciation to their missionary companions, and I would like to express my appreciation at this time for my wonderful missionary companion, who is also my eternal companion"”a devoted wife and mother who has always smoothed the way for me to be able to serve the Lord.
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What Would the Savior Have Me Do?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker reflects on the happiness and eternal blessings that have come to their family through the restored gospel and the practice of prayer.
The fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored in these last days. I know that to be true. It has brought us so much happiness in our lives. We have learned to pray meaningfully; we have learned to pray in our family; we have learned to pray as husband and wife; we have learned to pray in secret and to pour out our hearts to the Lord and receive guidance. How grateful we are for those eternal blessings!
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What Would the Savior Have Me Do?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker expresses faith in the current prophet, President Spencer W. Kimball, and prays for the success of the missionaries and the opening of the nations to the gospel.
He has restored the priesthood power once more to man to prepare for his glorious second coming. I know that he speaks today and reveals his will through a mighty prophet, even President Spencer W. Kimball, whose faith and works are great, even unto miracles and unto the opening of the doors of the nations. We pray for him, and we pray that the doors of the nations will be unlocked.
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What Would the Savior Have Me Do?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker testifies of Jesus Christ's life, example, atonement, and the restoration of the gospel, priesthood, and church in the last days.
How thankful I am for a loving Father in Heaven who sent his Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to lead and guide us back to him. I bear testimony that the Lord Jesus Christ does live. He did live in mortality and gave us the perfect example. He did show us the way to live, and we can always say (and I do many times, indeed, each day), "What would the Savior have me do? What would the Savior do?" He did ransom us and make the supreme sacrifice and infinite atonement which only the ... (continued)
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What"™s in It for Me?
President James E. Faust
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
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The speaker recounts a story of how a professional associate's selfish response to a request for help damaged a long-standing friendship and led to his downfall.
Many years ago I was in a professional association with two older, more experienced men. We had been friends for many years and found it mutually beneficial to help one another. One day, one associate sought our help on a complex matter. As soon as the issue had been explained, the first thing the other associate said was, "What"™s in it for me?" When his old friend responded so selfishly, I saw the look of pain and disappointment on the face of the one who had invited our help. The relation ... (continued)
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What"™s in It for Me?
President James E. Faust
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
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The speaker describes an incident where the heirs of a noble couple's estate, despite their good upbringing, fell into selfishness and greed, causing a permanent rift in the family.
During my professional career, I helped the heirs of a noble couple settle their estate. The estate was not large, but it was the fruit of many years of hard work and sacrifice. Their children were all decent, God-fearing people who had been taught to live the saving principles of the Savior. But when it came to dividing up the property, a dispute developed about who should get what. Even though there was nothing of great value to fight about, feelings of selfishness and greed caused a rift amon ... (continued)
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What"™s in It for Me?
President James E. Faust
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
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The speaker contrasts the selflessness of Jesus Christ, who volunteered to be our Savior, with the selfishness of Satan, who wanted glory for himself.
In the Grand Council in Heaven, when the great plan of salvation for God"™s children was presented, Jesus responded, "Here am I, send me,"1Abr. 3:27and "Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever."2Moses 4:2And thus He became our Savior. In contrast, Satan, who had been highly regarded as "a son of the morning,"3D&C 76:26countered that he would come and "redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost."4Moses 4:1Satan had two conditions: the first was the denial of ag ... (continued)
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What"™s in It for Me?
President James E. Faust
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
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The speaker shares a story about a Scandinavian relative who became inactive in the Church due to his preoccupation with wealth, and despite being warned, he passed away without changing his ways.
Some years ago, Elder ElRay L. Christiansen told about one of his distant Scandinavian relatives who joined the Church. He was quite well-to-do and sold his lands and stock in Denmark to come to Utah with his family. For a while he did well as far as the Church and its activities were concerned, and he prospered financially. However, he became so caught up in his possessions that he forgot about his purpose in coming to America. The bishop visited him and implored him to become active as he used ... (continued)
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What"™s in It for Me?
President James E. Faust
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
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The speaker tells a story of a young Korean boy who, inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan, sold newspapers and shared his lunch to help a less fortunate classmate, without seeking anything in return.
Some years ago a young "Korean boy took his weekly allowance and bought newspapers with it. Then he and some friends sold these on the streets of Seoul, Korea, to raise money to help a fellow student who did not have sufficient funds to stay in school. This young man also gave part of his lunch to this boy each day so that he would not go hungry. Why did he do these things? Because he had been studying the story of the Good Samaritan17[SeeLuke 10:25"“37and didn"™t just want to learn about th ... (continued)
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What"™s in It for Me?
President James E. Faust
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
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The speaker recounts the heroic actions of Rick Rescorla, who sacrificed his life during the 9/11 attacks to ensure the evacuation of thousands of his colleagues, without regard for his own safety.
On September 11, 2001, the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City were hit by terrorist-controlled airliners that caused both towers to collapse. Thousands of people were killed. Out of this tragedy have come hundreds of stories of courageous, unselfish acts. One very poignant and heroic account is theWashington Post"™s story of retired army Colonel Cyril "Rick" Rescorla, who was working as vice president for corporate security of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Rick was a very e ... (continued)
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What"™s the Difference?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker and his wife were members of another Christian church but had unanswered questions, which led them to listen to Mormon missionaries.
For the first twenty-four years of my life I was an active member of one of this multitude of churches of Christendom. However, I had many unanswered questions which prompted me to listen to the young Mormon missionaries when they knocked on our door in England. Similar questions remain unanswered for millions of people who claim membership in some church but who do not have a clear understanding of the Savior"™s teachings.
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What"™s the Difference?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker and his wife wondered why God didn't speak to them during WWII, and later found their answer in the teachings of the Mormon missionaries.
Question number one: Why doesn"™t God speak to us today?My wife and I grew up as teenagers during the Second World War, and this question often came to our minds. We felt strongly the need for God"™s guidance then, as we do today in these challenging and perilous times. Anciently, through the prophet Amos, the Lord had declared, "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."Amos 3:7I never felt that revelations had ceased just because tho ... (continued)
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What"™s the Difference?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker and his wife learned about the eternal nature of families and temple marriage from the Mormon missionaries.
Question number three: What does your church teach about family life?The strength and moral fiber of a nation are in its families, and any church purporting to be Christian must cherish family life, both as a precious, God-given heritage and as a priceless, promised inheritance. I shall be eternally grateful that our missionary teachers expanded our vision of family significantly. They encouraged us to gather our children around us night and morning in family prayer. We were then introduced to f ... (continued)
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What"™s the Difference?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
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The speaker recalls a conversation with a minister from South Africa about the doctrine of baptism for the dead.
Question number four: How can God be just if baptism is essential and many die without knowing this?I had been baptized by sprinkling as a baby, but I came to realize that baptism is for remission of my own sins, not for Adam"™s or anyone else"™s transgressions. I was happy to learn that little children need no baptism, for they are innocent until the age of accountability. But what of those who were accountable who had not received baptism before dying?
I remember a fine minister, visiting ... (continued)
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What"™s the Difference?
Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker testifies of his personal knowledge of the truth of the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Question number nine: How do you know the answers you have given are true?I know because of my testimony, which comes from deep inside me and yet is from a divine source. The wonderful missionaries brought a special gift, which I received following baptism.
"A gift, you say? What did they buy for you that has made you so happy and made you so sure that God and Jesus live and that they speak to us in these days through prophets?"
No, it was not a gift purchased, except by the atoning blood of ... (continued)
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Whatsoever He Saith unto You, Do It
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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At a wedding feast in Cana, Mary instructs the servants to follow Jesus' commands, leading to His first miracle of turning water into wine.
The Savior performed His first recorded miracle at a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee. Mary, His mother, and His disciples were there as well. Mary apparently felt some responsibility for the success of the feast. During the celebration, a problem arose—the wedding hosts ran out of wine. Mary was concerned and went to Jesus. They spoke briefly; then Mary turned to the servants and said:
'Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
'And there were set there six waterpots of stone. … [These ... (continued)
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Whatsoever He Saith unto You, Do It
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
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Mary humbly accepts the angel Gabriel's announcement that she will conceive Jesus, the Son of God, despite not understanding how.
Mary had been a young woman when the angel Gabriel appeared unto her. At first she had been 'troubled' by being called 'highly favoured' and 'blessed … among women … and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.' Gabriel reassured her that she had nothing to fear—the news he brought was good. She would 'conceive in [her] womb … the Son of the Highest' and 'bring forth a son … [who] shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever.'
Mary wondered aloud, ... (continued)
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Whatsoever He Saith unto You, Do It
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
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A young bishop notices that members facing various life challenges often question the relevance of simple faith practices to their complex problems.
A few years ago, I spoke with a young bishop who was spending hours each week counseling with members of his ward. He made a striking observation. The problems that members of his ward faced, he said, were those faced by Church members everywhere—issues such as how to establish a happy marriage; struggles with balancing work, family, and Church duties; challenges with the Word of Wisdom, with employment, or with pornography; or trouble gaining peace about a Church policy or historical que ... (continued)
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Whatsoever He Saith unto You, Do It
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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Naaman, a Syrian captain, is initially outraged by Elisha's simple instruction to wash in the Jordan River to be healed of leprosy, but eventually obeys and is cured.
Consider Naaman, a 'captain of the host of … Syria, … a mighty man in valour,' and a leper. A servant girl told of a prophet in Israel who could heal Naaman, and so he traveled with an escort of servants, soldiers, and gifts to Israel, eventually arriving at Elisha’s house. Elisha’s servant, not Elisha himself, informed Naaman that the Lord’s command was to 'go and wash in [the river] Jordan seven times.' A simple thing. Perhaps this simple prescription struck th ... (continued)
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