Whether by Mine Own Voice: Personalizing General Conference
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The Primary Answers
In Elder Schmeil’s talk “Faith to Act and Become“, he discusses how to be a better disciple of Jesus Christ. He does this by relating what many of us call the “Primary” answers. These are praying and studying the scriptures. Prayer and Scripture Study Let’s look at the phrase “Primary Answers”. For most of the…
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The Power of God in My Life
In his talk “With the Power of God in Great Glory“, Elder Bednar shares examples of people “armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory.” It got me thinking about the power of God in my life and where I have been a recipient and where I have utilized it. Missionary…
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Why I Go to Church
In his talk “The Need for a Church“, Elder Oaks discusses why having an organization such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is necessary. As I listened to, and read, his words the question I had was simple, “Why do I go to church?”. Why I Go to Church In my ponderings…
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To Seek and Find
Elder Giuffra talks about his search for God’s church in “A Faithful Search Rewarded.” All of us at one time or another are looking to seek and find answers to questions. What does it take to “Seek and Find”? In order to seek and find answers to our questions, we need to follow a process.…
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Conference Math
Math at General Conference! Geeks of the Church unite! Elder Gilbert’s talk, “Becoming More in Christ: The Parable of the Slope“, doesn’t explore the definition of a line or its equation “y = mx + b”, but it does look at two key components of that equation and how they apply to our lives. Those…
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God’s Love and Parenting
In his talk “The Love of God” Elder Christofferson discusses God’s love. My purpose today is to discuss how understanding God’s love can help us in our parenting efforts. “Our Heavenly Father loves us profoundly and perfectly. In His love, He created a plan, a plan of redemption and happiness to open to us all…
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Compassion
Compassion should be an easy topic to discuss. Elder Soares talk focuses on the Savior’s abiding compassion. How can we be like the Savior when it comes to compassion? Compassion is a mindset We read about the story in the picture above in Luke 7:36-50. From the story, we can see how Jesus’s mindset completely…
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Identity and Purpose
Sister Bonnie H. Cordon’s talk at the October 2021 General Conference discussed two important things each of us needs to know about ourselves. The first is our identity and the second is our purpose in life. Everyone at one point or another wants to know their identity and purpose in life. I believe that “who…
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All In
In the Saturday morning session of the October 2021 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder Holland relates the story of the rich young ruler who didn’t follow Christ because of his many possessions. In relating this story, he remarks that it is “ultimately … about wholehearted, unreserved devotion to…
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A Time of Revelation and Reflection
In his opening remarks for the October 2021 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson stated that “this conference would be a time of revelation and reflection for all who seek those blessings”. In this post, I’m going to explore ways to make General Conference a time…
Whether By Mine Own Voice 