Braindump

Conference was good, but then he started taking notes and could barely keep up so many inspiring ideas were pouring out.

He believes in Joseph Smith and recognizes that is the key to the gospel this church teaches.

Talks about the opportunity he has had to bear his testimony to children in primary.

Bears his testimony largely about children growing up. "This is the place." He is from Hati.

When the time comes child will do what is right. He would not go to BYU cause it is where people go to get married. He ended up going, then, said that he would not go on a mission. But, he did and met the woman he was sealed to on his mission.

It is better when we doubt to focus on what we do know.

Thing that youth have been taught seem to not be true, God intends for us to question. And find answers that he means. Maybe success of previous generations is maybe because people were told to obey and not question.

No idea of what to say, but must say it. Heaven is real.

Proud to be an American to a whole new level... likely because America was necessary for the Book of Mormon.

We will live a happy life when we follow the gospel of Jesus Christ.

We follow the Lord's purpose.

There will be questions, but like lesson taught by the Salmon if we just go with the current we will not get where we are intending. We feel a pull to get to our heavenly father.

Sometimes we pray and it works, especially with little children.

Powerful strength we have in prayer.

A child came to pulpit, and he likened it how we should follow our leaders. The child merely wanted to be with the bishopric.

Baptism a girl was so excited about gospel and we all need to be.

Time is not right sometimes, but it does not mean that the gospel is rejected.

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Obedience

What is the greatest commandment?
Jesus taught that it was to obey all of the commandments.

Likened to the military where if you lift up your head you may not get shot, but you may makes me think of the story of the man draws over the mountain.

Fear is a decent motive to obey, but it is better to obey because of the law.

Children are often taught out of fear to do something.

Adam was taking a step forward even though we do not know becauee it is a demonstration of faith.
(Perfect allusion to talk by Bednar about walking out into the dark and finding light)

I accepted a call although I could not actually play the piano, and I agreed to play for the program in front of everyone. Even my daughter asked if I was just pretending, but could really play and just pretend I couldn't, cause she couldn't comprehend how I would agree to play in front of everyone when I could not play. But, the organist was suppose to accompany with me on the only difficult song came up, I let her play by herself and let her accompany the children, too on the closing song.

October 10th 7pm - RS Room Family Addiction recovery.

Prophet is just as human as the rest of us.

The Lord refines the men whom he calls.

"40 sounds young". Must be refined and so prophets tend to be elderly. I loved that interview where Gordon B Hinckley said "isn't that wonderful?" Regarding them [leaders of the church] being a church lead by old men.

Hales had an out of body, after death experience, when he returned he said to Elder Nelson, "why did I have to come back?"

Story about Gordon B. Hinkley who did not even have such an experience until much later and when experiencing "old age" as most do, he was astonished at how hard even getting up in the morning is difficult.

What is a special witness? Elder Hales wanted to bear his witness one more time. But, he passed at noonish during conference.

We get caught up in the office, but the Lord is in charge, if it was necessary his servant would be able to perform it.

Joseph F. Smith had more revealed to him, like scriptures, when he was bed ridden.

"With one accord" is how choices are made because a man would not disagree with himself.

Stake president observed lesson and approved it she promised that.

We should pray for them all of the time.

We should do all that we can for them, by doing things for ourselves and leave as little as we can for them, and pray for them.

Between the time that Joseph Smith died and Brigham Young there was about 2 years. When no prophet, but church was still in good hands.