LDS General Conference Talks

General Conference thoughts: Gathering the Family of God

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by Henry B. Eyring

Imagine you had a goal you wanted to achieve by the end of Saturday.  Some kind of home improvement or handiwork that you decided to do.  Would you jump in and begin working?  Or would you come up with some kind of plan so that you could achieve your goal in a respectable way and on time?  Most of us usually jump into projects with some kind of plan.  Maybe not all of us plan well but we usually have a route we want to take when we want to accomplish something important to us.  Continue reading →

General Conference thoughts: Trust in the Lord and Lean Not

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by Bonnie H. Cordon

I like to take road trips.  Sometimes as I’m driving down the road I think of how little effort it takes to change a lane.  First, I see a car ahead that I am gaining on.  Then with little perceived motion I change lanes.  Sometimes it seems little more than a thought that moves the car into the other lane.  Now, if that road splits and I stay in the other lane I could end up in a different destination than the other lane would take me.  Continue reading →

Gratitude on the Sabbath Day

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by President Henry B. Eyring

Below is the link to the General Conference talk by President Eyring. Between the link and here I share a few of my personal thoughts on the subject.

We’ve been counseled to keep the Sabbath Day holy.  In the last couple years this has been reiterated.

I like it when the picture is drawn and we can see the practical how-to of counsel.  Here is a game plan on how to do what was asked.  If you’re keeping track, it’s a companion piece to other talks on the subject such as this one by Bishop Davies.

If you’re writing a how-to on the subject, how many other talks in this conference alone give us a step by step instruction on how to keep the Sabbath Day holy?  What a great study that would be!

Gratitude on the Sabbath Day

The Righteous Judge

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by Elder Lynn G. Robbins

Below is the link to the General Conference talk by Elder Robbins. Between the link and here I share a few of my personal thoughts on the subject.

It’s a tricky subject this one.  Judging is something we do.  It’s a natural by-product of knowledge I suppose.  When we know better and we are trying to live a certain way we notice when other people aren’t.

It takes a special kind of person to look past our oughts and recognize our ares.   The compassion can’t be condescending because we notice when someone is ‘stooping’ to our level.  It needs to be face to face.  And that is no easy feat.  I think it’s a talent.  A much needed talent this world desperately needs.

The Righteous Judge