This message from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf was uplifting and encouraging. He spoke about discipleship and the discipline that it requires. But mostly he shared about how gifted each one of us is and the role that we have to play is important and needed. I have never thought of myself as a big person. …
This message from Sister J. Anette Dennis was full of goodness. She spoke of unity and encouragment and LOVE. It was just the right dose of positivity that I have needed lately and want to move forward with – especially in our highly negatively charged world right now. Sister Dennis began her message with a …
The message given by Elder Kevin G. Brown was powerful. You could feel the power of his words as he taught and spoke about testimony. He shared many things that have caused me to reflect since I heard his message and began studying it. I loved what he shared about agency. Agency is our responsibility …
The message by Elder Ronald M. Barcellos, titled The Lord Looketh on the Heart, was a message I needed. I feel like it was similar in tone to other messages in recent years that the Spirit has really been trying to teach me. He talked about the heart – specifically about the condition of our …
General Conference I love General Conference so much. The last couple conferences, I have felt the world getting really loud and distracting as the weekend approaches. Which only tells me how important it is. But it also feels like a struggle to keep that distraction away. My conference weekend felt filled with distraction this time. …
Sister Tamara W. Runia’s message from this last General Conference has been brought up again and again in my life the last five months. It was such a powerful message that I know I needed to hear, and based on what I have heard from others, it needed to be heard by a lot of …
Elder David A. Bednar’s message from this last General Conference was titled, The Times of Restitution of All Things. He spoke of restoration and it really resonated with me. With our study this year of the Doctrine and Covenants, my mind has thought a lot about those early days of the Church. Days that I …
Elder Dale G. Renlund’s messages always seem to hit home for me and this last General Conference was no exception. Preparation for the Second Coming seemed to be an underlying theme throughout this conference and the parable of the ten virgins was shared and expounded on multiple times. Elder Renlund also spoke about the Second …
Elder Sandino Roman of the Seventy shared a powerful message about faith. One of my favorite lines from his message was “faith in Jesus Christ is a bond of trust forged in loyalty and love.” This conference felt so focused on relationship for me. I felt repeatedly prompted to ponder on my relationship with the …
Elder Ronald A. Rasband shared a message about hastening. It’s such a great word that we read often in the Doctrine and Covenants but maybe it loses a little bit of its punch. Elder Rasband reminds us that “Hastening is a word that matters. It suggests moving quickly, accelerating, and even urgency. In the grow …