Ocotober 1993 General Conference Priesthood Session

First off. I quick note about yesterday's post. Apparently Owl City has a UMG with their songs on YouTube so.....I can't post my video with the music and it seems like such a lame video without the song to go with it. Soo this is a vid you probably won't see anytime soon. :( Sad to say. But it was fun to make! :)

James E. Faust -Keeping Covenants and Honoring the Priesthood

• "An essential part of unity is loyalty. ... Loyalty is a pretty difficult quality to possess. It requires the ability to put away selfishness, greed, ambition and all of the baser qualities of the human mind. You cannot be loyal unless you are willing o surrender. ...His own preferences and desires must be put away, and he must see only the great purpose which lies out ahead."
• The priesthood operates in a system of sublime order. The priesthood is not, however, a floating essence. It must be conferred by ordination with specific offices. It is held by men under sacred duty to use its authority to accomplish God's work for the blessings of men, women, and children alike. no one can claim priesthood authority except it is conferred openly by those possessing the authority, "and it is known to the church that he has authority and has been regularly ordained by the heads of the church."
• The Lord values his daughters just as much as he does his sons. In marriage, neither is superior; each has a different primary and divine responsibility. Chief among these different responsibilities for wives is the calling of motherhood. I firmly believe that our dear faithful sisters enjoy a special spiritual enrichment which is inherent in their natures.
• In our desire to be broad-minded, to be accepted, to be liked and admired, let us not trifle with the doctrines and the covenants which have been revealed to us, nor with the pronouncements of those who have been given the keys of the kingdom of God on earth.

Hugh W. Pinnock - You Personal Checklist for a Successful Eternal Flight

• Now is the time in your life for doing, so later you become the man you are to be. Heavenly Father trusts you.
• We all are learning  together within a family. We cannot expect our parents to be perfect any more than we can expect ourselves to be all that we hoped to be.
• Be eager to forgive when problems arise at home. Help with your younger brothers an sisters when needed. you are their hero. As you assume more responsibility at home, you will find additional opportunities popping up in other areas in your life.
• Choose your friends carefully.
• You who are sixteen and older and are dating, make sure the girls you date are just as goo when you return them to their home as when you picked them up.
• If you avoid making the seemingly small and harmless mistakes, your life will be free of many larger problems later on. Be a courageous young man by living straight. Create happy memories for yourselves and those around you.
• Hardworking young men of a few years ago are the productive and respected leaders of today.

H. Burke Peterson -"Touch Not the Evil Gift, nor the Unclean Thing"

• We must remember, our rewards for righteous living are only partially enjoyed in this mortal life. likewise, our miseries for breaking the commandments of God will not all be realized fully as we live here on the earth. Eternity is a long, long time.
• Leave it alone. Turn it off, walk away from it, burn it, erase it, destroy it.
• Meanwhile, remember that not all prayers are answered the same day or even the next day. Sometimes it takes a long time. But "with this step in place, I have seen hundreds of miracles take place. Without it, there is continued frustration, unhappiness, ineffectiveness, and despair."
• If you have tried and have given up, I plead with you to try again and again and again. Our Heavenly Father will not forsake your efforts if you persist.

Carlos H. Amado -An Eternal Vision

• "The one who doesn't live to serve doesn't serve to live."

Thomas S. Monson -The Upward Reach

• As each realizes his own potential and what our Heavenly Father expects of him, a determination to live proper standards, to be true to one's best self, and to act always in accordance with a high sense of true values, there will follow incomparable joy and lasting peace.
• First, be where we ought to be.
• "If you ever find yourself where you shouldn't be, then get out!"
• Second, say what we ought to say.
• Third, do what we ought to do.
• Fourth, be what we ought to be.

Gordon B. Hinckley -My Testimony

• Could Joseph Smith, I ask you, the young man reared in rural New York largely without schooling, have dictated in so short a time a volume so complex in its nature and yet so harmonious in its whole, with so large a cast of characters and so extensive in its scope? Could he of his own abilities have created the language, the thought, the moving inspiration that has caused millions over the earth to read and say, "It is true"?
• To me it is marvelous that beyond the promises of a physical nature is the promise of hidden treasures of knowledge concerning things divine and eternal.
• You too are of the substance of my testimony.

Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi