Conference notes

Talk by pres Eyring.

Revelation types that people are searching for.

Lehi's dream was seen as mental confusion. Nephi needed confirmation. He didn't say that he would go do what his dad said, but prayed to know on his own. This made his dad happy.

Story of sneaking in late but his mother

My son told me that he wanted to draw a heart on Elder Nelson's photo.

I loved his story about how his expert advice was that Spencer Kimball not have a surgery, but Spencer's church leaders said it should be done. And he sustained his leaders with his life and chose to have heart surgery.

1st conselor of young women told the story of the woman who fed Elijah and likened it to the hard things the prophet tells us, but it can save our lives.

To know God and Jesus is part of the greatest gift available to man.

elder Hales bears his strong testimony that he knows things and read that knowing anything is a gift from God, he read a scripture explaining such.

Seeking personal revelation is important.

This is my beloved SON. Interesting thing for God to say, both because it explains the God head and our family structure...

Bread then water is not a coincidence.

Question is not if we will live again, but who we will live with.

Recommit ourselves when we take the sacrament and recieve his spirit to help us.

It is not as important to follow the physical footsteps of Jesus, but to emulate his way of life no matter where we may be.

All of his parables teach us the best ways to live.

"Ponder the path of thy feet..." Paul as quoted by our prophet.

Elder Ballard
Stay in the boat! Above everything else. This is a good metaphor for our journey of life.

President Young said that if you jump off you will drown "old ship Zion. God is at the helm"

Leaders can not and will not lead astray. If you do not heed the words the guides speak, you will be lost. Consequences will follow and may be long term and unintended.

Church leaders are not out of touch, living in a bubble, they are wise and diverse, and live in a very unnatural bubble, but not the one thought of when used as a tossed label by accusatory sorts.

Church as a place of nourishment and when we leave it, where will we get nourishment?

"Feast on the words of Christ..."

If you leave the ship, we will seek you out and try to minister to you so that you can come back.

Richard G. Scott
Heavenly Father wants to hear about everything, even the mundane things in our lives.

Safegaurd our children with family prayer.

Prayer is more important than anything else in our lifes.

You will contribute a lot of peace if you regularly pray and read your scriptures.

The more we do the things to bring peace into our lives the more Satan will seek to destroy us, but his power to harm us will decrease.

A choice that is good can cause misery in our lives because it is not best, and no matter how good pr better only the best is right, so ultimately, the wrong choices cause us misery in long term.

Phrophets who should be our examples. Their choices were not good, but they were worth it. Our examples include, Lehi, Moses, and Joseph Smith.

Do not get distracted by other things.

Spiritual passport required to go where we want.

The church can assist, but it is ultimately going to be us that does what is necessary.

Apostles and Leaders did not make the commandments, God did.

First, observe, then serve. Sometimes, the way we serve are not even wanted or seen as service.

Be like the good samaritan, the best way is not just to pray, but answer the prayer sometimes, with the help of revelation.

We become Saviors when we serve our dead with revelation.

It is better to seek refuge in what is a known solution, and yet Joseph Smith thought to ask God himself.

Elder Bednar
Story of two sons who were watched and allowed to act for themselves demonstrated how we ignorantly cause pain in trying to do what we think best and are acting out of a brotherly love for others.

We don't get a reward for sharing what we believe nor do we aim to increase our membership or are encouraged to do so. We do not knock on doors to sell anything. Though we solicit a contrite heart and a searching spirit.

Come and see.