I love Pres. Henry B. Eyring prays to know what to fast for. That is exceptional!! I want to remember that. Also, this is the third or fourth time this year that I have heard Isaiah chapter 58 referred to, so I am planning to do a much more detailed study of that chapter very soon!
Elder Dallin H. Oaks talked about the Parable of the Seeds/Soil. Our ground needs to be good and we keep it that way by prayer, scripture study, sacrament renewal, a mighty change of heart, etc.
Elder L. Whitney Clayton gave an AMAZING talk about choosing to believe! God does not force us to believe. Our belief and testimony are not passive principles, we must hope and sacrifice for them. We will not accidentally believe in Christ, we must actively pursue our testimony. CHOOSE by praying, fasting, studying our scriptures, attending the temple, going to church and partaking of the sacrament, repenting.
Elder David A. Bednar quoted my favorite scripture: Helaman 5:12!
Sister Rosemary M. Wixom talked about a young woman who was questioning her faith. She expressed the importance of prayer and scripture study in receiving the answers to our questions. She also quoted Helaman 5:12!
Elder Jose A. Teixeia talked about how our choices with technology can determine our spiritual progress and maturity in the gospel. He said that we need to take time to set aside our mobile devices and do other things like turning the pages of the scriptures!
Bishop Gerald Causse asked if the gospel is still wonderful to us? Are we actively searching the gospel, cherishing it? He told us to anchor our faith in the pure, simple principles of the gospel. I really feel that my active scripture study is one of the main things that is keeping the pure, simple gospel wonderful to me!!
Elder Brent E. Nielson talked about the parable of the Prodigal Son and he made many references that helped me to see that parable in a different light, and I am planning on doing a more detailed study of that parable soon!
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's talk! WOW!!!
Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf spoke about grace. I really appreciated his talk, as I feel that grace is an underutilized and misunderstood principle. I have done a study on grace in my scripture study journal, but this talk made me want to go back and reread all of it and look at it with fresh eyes.
Elder Kevin W. Pearson's talk was AMAZING!! Again, I have done a study on Lehi's Vision of the Tree of Life in my scripture study journal, but this talk gave me so many more insights and I want to go back and revisit it!! I love that he said, "Search the Book of Mormon and the words of the living prophets, every day! Every day! EVERY DAY!!"
I absolutely LOVED it when Pres. Uchtdorf got up after Elder Rafael E. Pino's talk and began speaking in German. He apologized to Pres. Monson, saying, "I thought we were still speaking in our native language." I love that our leaders are so funny, and human. I know that probably won't make it into the Ensign or the Conference Report, so I wanted to make sure we remembered it.
Elder Russell M. Nelson concluded the Conference by talking about the Sabbath Day. He said we don't need a list of DOs and DONTs, our attitude on the Sabbath constitutes a sign to Heavenly Father of how we feel about the Sabbath. Scripture study on the Sabbath (and other days) is a sign to Heavenly Father of my commitment to His word, His gospel, my own salvation!
I love General Conference!! I am grateful for the words of our beloved prophet and the many other leaders of the Church that bless my life!
 |
| (image source) |
No comments:
Post a Comment