You Are Not Alone
President Janette C. Hales
- Young Women General President
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The speaker recounts how her daughter felt unprepared for a calling as a Sunday School teacher, and how she reassured her daughter that she would grow into the role.
Not long ago, my youngest daughter came home and said her bishop had asked her to be a Sunday School teacher. She said, "I just don"™t feel like a Sunday School teacher." I said, "You aren"™t yet, Mary, but you will be."
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You Are Not Alone
President Janette C. Hales
- Young Women General President
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Albert Schweitzer is quoted to emphasize the importance of small, private deeds over public recognition, comparing the former to the deep ocean and the latter to mere foam on the waves.
Albert Schweitzer said that when you compare the public deeds to the small, private ones they are "like the foam on the waves of a deep ocean." (Albert Schweitzer,Out of My Life and Thought,New York: H. Holt, 1949, p. 90.)
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You Are Not Alone
President Janette C. Hales
- Young Women General President
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The speaker reflects on a time when she felt alone after becoming a widow and having her youngest child leave for a mission, and how she found solace in thinking about youth and resolving to be more patient and encouraging if she had the chance to work with them again.
Four years ago, when I found myself quite suddenly a widow and the youngest of my five children leaving for a mission, I felt alone. I did a lot of walking at that time, and one day I told a neighbor I found myself thinking about youth. She said, "Really? I wonder why?" I concluded that perhaps I was trying to remember who I was before I was married. I said, "If I ever have a chance to work with young people again, I will be so much more patient, so much more gentle, and so much more loving."� ... (continued)
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You Are Not Alone in the Work
President Henry B. Eyring
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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A young home-teaching companion delivers a simple testimony to the speaker's family, leaving a lasting spiritual impression.
A young teacher in the Aaronic Priesthood may not sense, as he goes to teach a family, that he is a partner with the Lord in His work. I remember still the simple testimony of a young home-teaching companion who came into our home. The Spirit confirmed his words to me and to my family. He may not remember that day, but I do.
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You Are Not Alone in the Work
President Henry B. Eyring
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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A deacon passes the sacrament to a white-haired lady in a care center, who expresses her gratitude and reminds him of the spiritual significance of his duty.
I have seen that happen once in a care center when a deacon leaned forward to pass the tray to a white-haired lady. She looked at the bread as if it were precious. I have never forgotten her smile as she partook and then reached up to pat the deacon"™s head, saying quite loudly, "Oh, thank you!" That deacon was simply performing his priesthood duty. Yet the Lord then multiplied the deacon"™s act. It was evident that the sister remembered the Savior as she expressed sincere gratitude f ... (continued)
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You Are Not Alone in the Work
President Henry B. Eyring
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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A young man called to be a priest baptizes a boy who tearfully expresses his feelings of being cleansed, demonstrating the Lord's magnification of the priest's efforts.
The Lord will magnify the efforts of a young man again when he is called to become a priest. The first baptism he performs, for instance, may be of a young person he does not know. He may be worried about whether he will say the right words and perform the ordinance correctly. But the Lord, whose servant he is, will magnify his calling. The person he baptizes has chosen to move along the path to eternal life. The Lord will do His greater part. He did it for me once when the boy I baptized, tears ... (continued)
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You Are Not Alone in the Work
President Henry B. Eyring
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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📖 general conference
An elders quorum president successfully reactivates numerous less-active prospective elders through personal connection and waiting for opportunities to share the gospel during their times of need.
I learned this from meeting an elders quorum president in a stake conference years ago. In the conference there were more than 40 names presented of men who were to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood. The stake president leaned over to me and whispered, "Those men were all less-active prospective elders." In amazement, I asked the president what his program was to rescue these men. He pointed to a young man in the back of the chapel. He said, "There he is. Most of these men have been brou ... (continued)
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You Are Not Alone in the Work
President Henry B. Eyring
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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Henry Eyring, the speaker's great-grandfather, serves a mission among the Cherokee Nation, overcoming inexperience and challenges through faith in his calling from God.
Having faith in the call from the Lord"™s servants was crucial in the missionary service of my great-grandfather Henry Eyring. He was baptized on March 11, 1855, in St. Louis, Missouri. Erastus Snow ordained him to the office of a priest shortly thereafter. The president of the St. Louis Stake, John H. Hart, called him to serve a mission to the Cherokee Nation on October 6.1[See "Minutes of the Conference,"St. Louis Luminary,Oct. 13, 1855, 187.]He was ordained an elder on ... (continued)
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You Are Your Greatest Treasure
Elder John H. Vandenberg
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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The speaker recounts an experience on a flight where he met a building engineer who shared his church's successful fundraising strategy using a pocket piece inscribed with a tithing message.
Several years ago, boarding an aircraft in Denver to return to Salt Lake City, having been invited to be a member of the Church Building Committee, I met a member of our staff making the same journey. With him was a gentleman he had chanced to meet. Seated in the aircraft together, we engaged ourselves in conversation. I asked the gentleman about his present occupation. He informed us that he was a building engineer, presently engaged in building a church in one of the larger cities in the state ... (continued)
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You Are Your Greatest Treasure
Elder John H. Vandenberg
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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The speaker and his colleague discuss their work building churches for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and explain the principle of tithing to the building engineer they met on the plane.
After some pause, he turned the conversation to us and queried of us as to our present endeavors, to which we replied: "Coincidentally, we too are engaged in building churches, employed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
"How many churches are you building?" he asked.
"At present, a few hundred," was the reply.
A surprised look appeared on his face. "That"™s a lot of buildings! How in the world do you pay for them? Where do you get the money?"
"From our Church members ... (continued)
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You Are Your Greatest Treasure
Elder John H. Vandenberg
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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The speaker reflects on Joseph Smith's explanation of the differences between the Latter-day Saints and other religions, emphasizing the importance of the Holy Ghost in guiding members.
Again the question arises, what really is the difference that causes such devotion? Let us go to Joseph Smith for an answer. In December 1839 he was in Washington in company with others trying to obtain redress of grievances for the Saints. In corresponding with his brother Hyrum, he stated that they had had an interview with the president of the United States and reported, and I quote: "In our interview with the President, he interrogated us wherein we differed in our religion from other religi ... (continued)
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You Are Your Greatest Treasure
Elder John H. Vandenberg
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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The speaker uses a parable from the Bible to illustrate the value of the kingdom of heaven and the sacrifices people are willing to make for their faith.
The power of the Holy Ghost was alluded to in the Savior"™s instructions to his disciples as he spoke to them:
"Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
"And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. "¦
"I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, ... (continued)
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You Can Be the Voice
Elder M. Russell Ballard
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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After making a commitment to the Lord during the flight crisis, the speaker was called to preside over the Canada Toronto Mission and later to serve in the First Quorum of the Seventy.
Just a few months after I made my full commitment to the Lord that I would give my life to his service if he so desired, I was presiding over the Canada Toronto Mission. During that mission, President Kimball called me to spend the rest of my life in the service of the Lord as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
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You Can Be the Voice
Elder M. Russell Ballard
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker recounts a frightening experience flying through dense clouds with a friend, where they became disoriented and struggled to regain control of the plane using instruments.
I had an extremely frightening experience several years ago while flying from Reno, Nevada, to San Rafael, California, with a friend in his twin-engine Aztec airplane.
When we left Reno, the weather was a little cloudy, and my friend was somewhat worried about it. Because of his concern, we landed at the Lake Tahoe airport to get a second report on the weather. It did not indicate that the weather was too bad, so we continued our flight to San Rafael.
Our destination was an airport in the northe ... (continued)
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You Can Do It Now!
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
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The speaker recounts a skiing incident where he fell and couldn't get up until his grandson encouraged him, allowing him to stand instantly.
Not long ago I was skiing with my 12-year-old grandson. We were enjoying our time together when I hit an icy spot and ended up making a glorious crash landing on a steep slope.
I tried every trick to stand up, but I couldn"™t"”I had fallen, and I couldn"™t get up.
I felt fine physically, but my ego was a bit bruised. So I made sure that my helmet and goggles were in place, since I much preferred that other skiers not recognize me. I could imagine myself sitting there helplessly as they ski ... (continued)
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You Can Do It Now!
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
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The speaker observes men filled with potential disengaging from their commitments due to failure, leading to a life that falls short of their potential.
I have watched men filled with potential and grace disengage from the challenging work of building the kingdom of God because they had failed a time or two. These were men of promise who could have been exceptional priesthood holders and servants of God. But because they stumbled and became discouraged, they withdrew from their priesthood commitments and pursued other but less worthy endeavors.
And thus, they go on, living only a shadow of the life they could have led, never rising to the potent ... (continued)
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You Can Gather Israel!
By Ahmad S. Corbitt
- First Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency
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The speaker recounts how two missionaries converted their family in New Jersey, leading to the baptism of both parents and all 10 children, including the speaker at age 17.
Forty-one years ago, two missionaries from our Church felt led to a house in New Jersey, in the United States. In time, miraculously, both parents and all 10 children were baptized. In the prophet"™s words, they "let God prevail"2[See Russell M. Nelson, "Let God Prevail,"EnsignorLiahona, Nov. 2020, 92"“95.]in their lives. I should say "our lives." I was the third child. I was 17 years old when I decided to make a permanent covenant to follow Jesus Christ. But guess what else I dec ... (continued)
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You Can Gather Israel!
By Ahmad S. Corbitt
- First Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency
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The speaker shares a metaphor about a parent promising their child's favorite food after school, which parallels the premortal faith in Christ's salvation.
Suppose one day before you leave for school, one of your parents makes a true promise that you can have your favorite food when you return home! You are excited! While in school you imagine eating that food, and you can already taste it. Naturally, you share your good news with others. Looking forward to going home makes you so happy that the tests and challenges of school seem light. Nothing can take away your joy or make you doubt because of how sure the promise is! Similarly, before you noble ... (continued)
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You Can Gather Israel!
By Ahmad S. Corbitt
- First Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency
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The speaker describes how missionaries build upon their premortal faith by envisioning those they teach in baptismal and temple clothing, following President Nelson's counsel.
Hundreds of missionaries built upon their powerful premortal faith in Christ by envisioning those they contacted or taught dressed in baptismal and temple clothing. In a talk titled "Begin with the End in Mind,"24[See Russell M. Nelson, "Begin with the End in Mind" (address given at the seminar for new mission presidents, June 22, 2014).]President Nelson shared a personal example of doing this and instructed mission leaders to teach our missionaries to do the same. Knowing they exe ... (continued)
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You Can Get There From Here
Elder Marvin J. Ashton
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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A young man in a big city asks for directions and is told he can't get to his destination from his current location, which is likened to the despair some youth may feel about their life situations.
As I have contemplated this vast audience of priesthood bearers, and what I have in my mind and heart to convey to you this day, my thoughts have turned back to a bewildered and confused young man in a huge city. He had lost his way. In desperation he stopped a man on the sidewalk and said, "How do I get to such-and-such a destination from here?" After considerable thought, with the skyscrapers, dense traffic, confusing streets, winding rivers, freeways, bridges, tunnels, and so on in mind, th ... (continued)
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