Jacob was set apart as the Deacons Quorum President in his quorum and it was such a sweet moment. Jacob is such an amazing young man and I am excited for this opportunity he has to stretch himself and learn so much.
Aligning Our Will with His
Elder Ulisses Soares’ messages seem to be just what my spirit needs. He has a way of teaching that touches my spirit and this General Conference was no different. He spoke of spiritual submissiveness. This is a topic that I have had my own wrestle with through a lot of my adult life. I feel …
The Joy of Hope Fulfilled
To finish up my study of President M. Russell Ballard, I wanted to share one of my favorite messages he gave on faith. Faith was the third most common topic he taught. The message I want to highlight is called, The Joy of Hope Fulfilled and was given in the October 1992 General Conference. In …
Pure Testimony
The second most common topic spoken of by President M. Russell Ballard was missionary work. He was passionate about this subject. While there were many messages to choose from, my favorite talk on missionary work was given in the October 2004 General Conference entitled, Pure Testimony. While there were other messages that spoke of missionary …
Be an Example of the Believers
Other than speaking about our Savior, Jesus Christ, the number one topic that President M. Russell Ballard spoke about was family. This is so telling. By my count, of the seventy-nine messages he shared during his ministry, twenty-two of them had family as a main topic. That is over a fourth of his messages! Family …
President M. Russell Ballard: Bullet Points of Goodness
When I decided to do this study, I knew I wanted to read and study each of President Ballard’s conference messages. This is a big undertaking! There were 79 messages that President Ballard shared during his time in the Quorum of the Twelve. As I studied I kept a running list of various things, such …
President M. Russell Ballard Study
I’ve wanted to do an apostle study for quite a while now, and when President M. Russell Ballard passed away last autumn, I thought it would be a good opportunity. I came up with my plan but I really didn’t do much with it until this last summer. I read his biography, Anxiously Engaged by …
Benjamin’s Baptism
The weekend of Ben continued! Ben’s eighth birthday was on Friday and he chose to be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the following day. It was a perfect day. Ben was so excited. He was ready. My momma heart is so proud of him for the decision that …
Welcome to the Church of Joy
Elder Patrick Kearon has become a quick favorite of mine. I am grateful for his tender spirit and messages. His latest message was about joy and worship. And while I enjoyed it the first time I heard it, it was one of those that really caused me to ponder when I read and studied it …
The Triumph of Hope
Elder Neil L. Andersen shared such a powerful message on hope. Hope is such an incredible feeling and gift. Sadly, I think it is one of those gifts we don’t really appreciate until feelings of hopelessness creep into our life. Then we see it for all of its goodness. I know in my life, feelings …