Category: General Conference
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Being Humble
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had “blogger’s block”. Let me explain. My process for choosing entries, based on the previous General Conference addresses, is to review the talks and let one of them “speak” to me. I then read through the material and find a relevant topic to blog about. My goal has…
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True Religion
What is the purpose of religion? Why did God establish religion? Should one join a religion? These are questions that many people have. The answers can lead to a life of happiness and joy. Finding “True Religion” will lead one to God and, eventually, His presence after mortality. In “God Knows and Loves You“, Elder…
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A Book Unlike Any Other
In the last address before his passing (Praise to the Man), President M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, bore a powerful testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith. He discussed many of the important pieces revealed through Joseph in this last dispensation. One of those pieces was the translation and…
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Our Journey to Glory
“This is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39). God said this to Moses to explain the purpose of His children’s existence. Immortality and eternal life is a glorious concept and everything the Father has set up leads us to being a being of glory.…
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The Path of Happiness
In “Do You Want to Be Happy?“, Elder Yoon Hwan Choi quotes President Nelson on how to be happy. “If you want to be miserable, break the commandments—and never repent. If you want joy, stay on the covenant path.” God has given us a plan and a roadmap to happiness. The roadmap is referred to…
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Speaking Love at Home
“With father and mother leading the way, teaching me how to trust and obey; and the things they teach are crystal clear, for love is spoken here” (Love is Spoken Here, Children’s Songbook, pg. 190). As with almost everything gospel-related, we must start in our homes. In “Love Is Spoken Here“, Elder Gerrit W. Gong…
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The Gift Who Guides
“The constant companionship of the Holy Ghost is one of the greatest spiritual gifts Latter-day Saints enjoy.” This is the tagline for Elder Gary E. Stevenson’s address, “Promptings of the Spirit”, given at the October 2023 General Conference. I’ve talked about Patriarchal Blessings and the gifts promised in them. In my Patriarchal Blessing, it says…
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To Bind On Earth and Heaven
“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Jesus gave this power to Peter when on earth (Matthew 16:19). This sealing power puts into force the ordinances of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Elder…
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Celestial Thinking
In the address, “Think Celestial!”, President Russell M. Nelson discusses a method to help us on the covenant path. When faced with any situation, “Think celestial!” But what does “think celestial” mean? Why is this important? Does it take away from our focus on our Savior, Jesus Christ? These are the questions I will attempt…
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How Firm Our Foundation Is
The hymn, sung by The Choir At Tabernacle Square, “How Firm a Foundation” was the perfect opening for the October 2023 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the conference were a baseball team, this would be the ideal leadoff hitter. The lyrics discuss how we have a foundation that…
Whether By Mine Own Voice 