The Vision of Mortality

There’s not any one of you who has done anything that you can’t fix and who can’t have a sense of peace and calm as you continue your sojourn in mortality. I ask Heavenly Father to bless you now that you capture the vision, maybe in a deeper and a more meaningful way than you ever have before, of who you are and what the purpose of your mortal existence is. I ask Heavenly Father to bless you with faith to trust in Him and to call down the blessings of heaven into your lives.

Elder M. Russell Ballard, “Preparing for the Future,” From an address given to young single adults at an April 28, 2011, meeting in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Communicate With Parents

“So replace any fear or apprehension you have now with faith—faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, faith in your father and your mothers. Stay close to them. You may be living a long way away from your mom and your dad. My counsel is that you stay constantly in touch with them. Communicate. You can do that easily now, and at no cost. It’s so important for you to keep that tie to your mother and your father wherever they may be.”

Elder M. Russell Ballard, “Preparing for the Future,” From an address given to young single adults at an April 28, 2011, meeting in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Scriptures are like packets of light

"Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high. They can become the key to open the channel to communion with our Father in Heaven and his Beloved Son, Jesus Christ."

Elder Scott, Oct Conference 2011

Less Active

“The Church is established to give us guidance and direction and to make available the ordinances and covenants that we need to progress in this life and prepare for all that our Heavenly Father has in store for us in the life to come. Therefore, I would like to draw your attention to why we have asked over and over again that you do what you can to try to draw some of those who are less active back into fellowship in the Church. That is critical for us to understand because it’s what the Atonement is all about. . . .And so as you look about in your ward and your area and as you’re going to school or to work, may I give you an assignment to have the courage to accept the challenge to try to bring one of our Father’s children back into activity. I promise you as you do that and as you trust the Lord and you pray about it and you seek for guidance and for strength to do what you can do, you’re going to have some spiritual experiences.”

Elder M. Russell Ballard, “Preparing for the Future,” From an address given to young single adults at an April 28, 2011, meeting in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Stolen Buggy Robe

"It was reported to [President Smith] that someone had stolen from his buggy the buggy robe. Instead of being angry, he responded: "I wish we knew who it was, so that we could give him the blanket also, for he must have been cold; and some food also, for he must have been hungry."

Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness (1969), 284.

Picture of the Temple

“It seems to me it would be a fine thing if every set of parents would have in every bedroom in their house a picture of the temple so the [child] from the time hi is an infant could look at the picture every day and it becomes a part of his life. When he reaches the age that he needs to make this very important decision, it will already have been made.”

President Spencer W. Kimball, “The Teaching of Spencer W. Kimball (1982), 301. 

Remembering General Conference

A fine member of the Church was talking with a neighbor who was not of our faith. When the topic of discussion turned to general conference, the neighbor asked, “You say you have prophets and apostles? And twice a year in a worldwide conference they reveal the word of God?”

“Absolutely,” the member replied with confidence.

The neighbor thought about that for a moment. He seemed genuinely interested and then asked, “What did they say in the last general conference?”

At this point the good member of the Church went from feeling excited about sharing the gospel to feeling embarrassed. Try as he might, he couldn’t think of the details of a single talk.

His friend found this troubling and said, “You mean to tell me that God speaks to man in our day and you can’t remember what He said?”

The brother felt humbled by this exchange. He vowed that he would do better to remember the words spoken by the Lord’s servants in general conference.

We all know how hard it is to remember every message of general conference, and I’m confident that we need not be embarrassed if we don’t remember everything. Nevertheless, there are messages in each general conference given as a gift and a blessing from heaven specifically for our personal life situations.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “General Conference – No Ordinary Blessing,” Ensign, Sept 2011, 4-5. 

The Healing Atonement

“It is through the healing Atonement of Jesus Christ that we may have the strength to stand tall and strong and to have our souls be filled—with light, understanding, joy, and love.”

Elder Per G. Malm, “Rest unto Your Souls,” Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2010, 101-2.