I
finally found the time to finish typing up my Sunday highlights
from the April 2014 General Conference
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!
If you missed my Saturday highlights,
be sure to
check out that post
to be motivated, inspired, & spiritually uplifted (:
Here are my highlights from the Sunday morning & afternoon sessions.
Keep in mind these are my hurried notes & they are not all word for word.
There's one thing we can do to make life sweeter...
We can be grateful!
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Commandments are opportunities to exercise our agency & receive blessings.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I don't believe the Lord expects us to be less thankful in times of trial
than in times of abundance & ease.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
It's difficult to develop a spirit of gratitude
if our thankfulness is only proportional to the number of blessings we can count.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
See gratitude as a way of life.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Instead of being grateful
for things,
be grateful in our circumstances.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
We can choose to be grateful no matter what.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
When we're grateful to God in our circumstances
we can experience gentle peace in the midst of our afflictions.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
How much of our lives are wasted waiting to see the rainbow
without thanking God for the rain?
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Endings are not our destiny.
There are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
A thankful heart is the parent of all virtues.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
If members learn to use the correct name of the church
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints),
it will underscore that we are Christians,
members of the Savior's church.
- Elder M. Russell Ballard
Extending an invitation without following up
is like beginning a journey without finishing it
or buying a ticket to a concert without going into the theater.
- Elder M. Russell Ballard
We can all be more consistently involved with missionary work
by simply replacing our fear with faith.
- Elder M. Russell Ballard
Our Heavenly Father is always near & wants to help us.
God is watching over us.
We are not alone.
- Sister Jean A. Stevens
He accomplishes His miracles one prayer at a time,
one person at a time.
- Sister Jean A. Stevens
The gospel is not weight.
It is wings.
It carries us.
- Sister Jean A. Stevens
We can trust that God will not always help us the way we want Him to,
but the way that will best help us on our path back to Him.
- Sister Jean A. Stevens
This life is your "4 minutes".
While you are here,
your actions will determine whether you win the prize of eternal life.
- Bishop Gary E. Stevenson
If you're thinking you already blew your 4 minute race,
stop thinking that & never think it again.
It is never too late to get back into shape with the Atonement.
- Bishop Gary E. Stevenson
"I am a competitor.
I want to do my best,
but I want my fellow competitors to do their best too."
- Torah Bright, Australian athlete -
- Bishop Gary E. Stevenson
Is there someone who needs your encouragement?
- Bishop Gary E. Stevenson
We each carry a load.
Is our load creating enough spiritual traction that we won't get stuck?
- Elder David A. Bednar
Don't be loaded up with too many temporal things.
- Elder David A. Bednar
Sometimes we mistakenly believe that happiness is the absence of a load.
- Elder David A. Bednar
Christ has perfect empathy & will help us carry our loads.
- Elder David A. Bednar
We cannot fully love God if we don't love our neighbors,
& we cannot fully love our neighbors if we don't love God.
- President Thomas S. Monson
Love is the very essence of the gospel & Christ is our exemplar.
- President Thomas S. Monson
"I have wept in the night for the shortness of sight
that to somebody's need made me blind;
but I never have yet felt a tinge of regret
for being a little too kind."
- President Thomas S. Monson
Every day of our lives we are given opportunities to show love & kindness to those around us.
These opportunities often come unexpectedly.
- President Thomas S. Monson
Charity is the pure love of Christ.
Moroni 7:47
- President Thomas S. Monson
Some of our greatest opportunities to demonstrate our love will be within the walls of our own homes.
Love should be the very heart of family life.
- President Thomas S. Monson
"Why is it that the ones we love most
become so frequently the targets of our harsh words?"
- President Gordon B. Hinckley, May 1989 Ensign -
- President Thomas S. Monson
Always be considerate.
Be sensitive to the thoughts, feelings, & circumstances of others.
Be careful not to destroy another person's confidence through careless words or actions.
- President Thomas S. Monson
Forgiveness should go hand-in-hand with love.
- President Thomas S. Monson
"Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these: 'It might have been.'"
- John Greenleaf Whittier -
- President Thomas S. Monson
We have the power to increase the world's happiness
by giving a few words of appreciation to those we encounter each day.
- President Thomas S. Monson
Decide to respond with love & kindness to whatever comes our way.
- President Thomas S. Monson
Eternal knowledge comes only through personal prayer & pondering.
- President Boyd K. Packer
Christ is the anchor that holds us & protects us
& our families through the storms of life.
- President Boyd K. Packer
We should each commit to live '
true to the faith'.
- Elder William R. Walker
Get to know your ancestors.
The more connected we are to the stories of our forefathers,
the more likely we will be to make wise choices.
- Elder William R. Walker
We must not forget the experiences & blessings that come from going to the temple.
- Elder William R. Walker
We must not forget that we have a living prophet.
- Elder William R. Walker
We must be willing to completely alter our course when necessary.
- Elder L. Tom Perry
Out of respect for our agency,
the still, small voice
is never a strong, forceful tug.
- Elder L. Tom Perry
We must always be ready to receive the gentle tug of the Spirit.
- Elder L. Tom Perry
Today's complexity demands greater simplicity.
- Elder L. Tom Perry
Obedience is a choice.
It is a choice between our limited knowledge & power
& God's unlimited wisdom & omnipotence.
- Elder L. Tom Perry
There will always be a force to oppose the truth.
- Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge
You are more than human.
You are a child of God, our Heavenly Father.
- Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge
Do as young Joseph [Smith] & ask God to know the truth.
James 1:5
- Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge
In times of calamity or tragedy,
the Lord has a way of refocusing us & our priorities.
- Elder Michael John U. Teh
There is no end to what the world has to offer,
so it is critical to recognize when we have enough.
- Elder Michael John U. Teh
Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6: 19-21
- Elder Michael John U. Teh
What are some treasures in heaven that we can lay up for ourselves?
1. Acquire Christlike attributes
2. Put more quality time & effort into strengthening family relationships
4. Understand the words of Christ
- Elder Michael John U. Teh
Satan distorts the real purpose of things.
- Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis
One should not roam through garbage.
- Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis
How can we recognize truth in a world that is increasingly blunt in its attacks on things pertaining to God?
1. We can know the truth by observing its fruits.
2. We can find truth by experimenting on the word ourselves.
3. We can know the truth by personal revelation.
- Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis
Faith without works is dead.
- Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis
No injustice is this mortal life is permanent, even death.
- Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Our lives are in reality, His.
- Elder D. Todd Christofferson
The Savior makes all things right.
- Elder D. Todd Christofferson
May we resolve to do a little better than we have in the past.
- President Thomas S. Monson
May we ever follow His example.
- President Thomas S. Monson
Our Heavenly Father is mindful of us & will guide & bless us.
- President Thomas S. Monson
May our homes be filled with love, courtesy, & the Spirit of the Lord.
- President Thomas S. Monson
Since these were just my highlights,
I encourage you to
listen to or read the other wonderful words spoken at Conference...
Sunday morning:
Sunday afternoon:
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