Whether by Mine Own Voice: Personalizing General Conference
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How I Hold Up My Light
The Olympic torch is a symbol of light for athletic competition between nations. It makes a journey from Athens to the host country’s cauldron. Millions of people line streets to see it pass. It is a light that is held up to the world. In like manner members of the Church of Jesus Christ of…
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Do I Have Christlike Qualities?
In his talk “To Be a Follower of Christ“, Elder Alfred Kyungu discusses four qualities of the Savior. They are humility, courage, forgiveness, and sacrifice. How am I doing in these areas? Do I have these Christlike qualities? Humility According to a Google Dictionary search, humility is “a modest or low view of one’s importance”.…
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I Don’t Have To Be Perfect
I don’t have to be perfect! That’s it! That’s the Tweet, Post, Picture, Dance, Status, etcetera. Elder Wilcox reminds us of this in his talk “Worthiness Is Not Flawlessness“. He talks about several messages that are misunderstood, including worthiness. What Is Worthiness? “Worthiness is being honest and trying” states Elder Wilcox. President Nelson has said…
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The Scriptures Convert Us to Christ
Elder Arnulfo Valenzuela, in “Deepening Our Conversion to Jesus Christ“, discusses how delighting in the scriptures strengthens and deepens our conversion to Christ. For me, the scriptures are an anchor and a way to learn and grow. Favorite Scriptures There are scriptures that are an anchor to my soul. These favorite scriptures are ones I…
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How God and Christ Heal
In his talk, “Is There No Balm in Gilead“, Elder Brent Nielson discusses how God and Christ heal us. He relates the story of his dad’s battle with cancer. I like this story for one reason, it didn’t have a “Liahona” ending. Our Story Usually, stories in the Liahona have endings where the person is…
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How Can God Use Us?
In her talk “I Pray He’ll Use Us“, Sister Sharon Eubank shared ways in which the humanitarian efforts of the church have helped people around the world. As I read her talk, I reflected on the past year and the ways in which my family and I have tried to help people around us. Light…
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Who Or What Do You Love?
In his talk, “Lovest Thou Me More Than These“, President M. Russell Ballard relates how Christ’s question to Peter is relevant to us today. As I read and listened to the talk, the following questions came to mind: How would I answer the question? How confident would I be in the answer? Would it be…
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K.I.S.S – Keep It Simple Saints
In “Simply Beautiful – Beautifully Simple“, Elder Gary E. Stevenson discusses two elements of the restored gospel. They are divinely appointed responsibilities and the gospel is plain, precious, and simple. He goes on to give four accounts of these two elements. As I have stated before, one of the conference themes is around the everyday…
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How to be “Favored of the Lord”
Elder Moises Villanueva discusses how we should react to our afflictions in his talk “Favored of the Lord in All My Days“. How do we garner that favor? What can we do to be “favored of the Lord”? There are many talks in this conference that bring us back to the “Primary Answers“. It would…
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The 2nd Coming of the Lord: A Prophet Needed
In “Preparing for the Second Coming of Christ“, Elder Christoffel Golden discusses some of the things to happen during Christ’s second coming. One thing stood out to me more than any other. The need for a living prophet leading up to that event. Elder Golden quotes from the book of Amos in the Old Testament:…
Whether By Mine Own Voice 