- It is proposed that we sustain Howard William Hunter as prophet, seer, and revelator and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- It is proposed that we sustain Gordon B. Hinckley as President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles and Boyd K. Packer as Acting President of the Council of the Twelve Apostles.
- It is proposed that we sustain as members of the Council of the Twelve Apostles Boyd K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Russel M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, M. Russell Ballard, Joseph B. Wirthlin, Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, and Jeffrey R. Holland.
- I come before you humbly and meekly, saddened by the recent passing of our beloved prophet, President Ezra Taft Benson.
- I have prayed to be worthy to bear the assignment which thirteen other men in this dispensation have borne.
- My greatest strength through these past months has been my abiding testimony that this is the work of God and not of men.
- "The Lord never did intend that one man should have all power."
- To those who are hurt or are struggling and afraid, we say, let us stand with you and dry your tears.
- It would please the Lord if every adult member would be worthy of--and carry--a current temple recommend.
- The singing of hymns is one of the best ways to put ourselves in tune with the Spirit of the Lord.
- I believe some of us in North America are getting neglectful in our worship, including the singing of hymns. I have observed that the Saints elsewhere are more diligent in doing this. We in the center stakes of Zion should renew our fervent participation in the singing of our hymns.
- Sacred music can help us even where there is no formal performance. for example, when temptation comes, we can neutralize its effect by humming or repeating the words of a favorite hymn.
- He prayed again, received strength from God, and commanded Satan again to depart.
- If we read the scriptures and the words of the prophets and heed the whisperings of the Spirit, we are learning from the source of all truth. If we oppose the Lord's appointed teachers of truth, then we oppose truth. But if we honestly desire to know what is true, it follows that we would want to learn from the source of truth.
- A...way we can help children learn to discern truth from error is to give them opportunities to practice discerning the truth and choosing righteously.
- When our children are familiar with truth, they can face opposing voices with confidence. No one can tell them the Church is not true, because that will sound wrong to them. When they make mistakes or have questions about doctrines as we all do, the feelings and memories of truth from their childhood can help draw them back.
- When we sustain the President of the Church by our uplifted hand, it not only signifies that we acknowledge before God that he is the rightful possessor of all the priesthood keys; it also means that we covenant with God that we will abide by the direction and the counsel that come through His prophet. It is a solemn covenant.
- "Where [the President is] not, there is no First Presidency"
- "No true angel from God will ever come to ordain any man, because they have once been sent to establish the priesthood by ordaining me thereunto;... the priesthood being once established on earth, with power to ordain others, no heavenly messenger will ever come to interfere with that power by ordaining any more. ... You may therefore know, from this time forward, that if any man comes to you professing to be ordained by an angel, he is either a liar or has been imposed upon in consequence of transgression by an angel of the devil, for this priesthood shall never be taken away from this church."
- The instructions by the Prophet Joseph Smith and Elder George Q. Canon should be a warning and testimony to any "pretender" who claims apostolic authority on the basis that he has been visited by angels. It should also be a warning to anyone who may be so deceived as to follow these false shepherds.
- "But a seer can know of things which are past, and also of things which are to come, and by them shall all things be revealed, or, rather, shall secret things be made manifest, and hidden things shall come to light, and things which are not known shall be made known by them, and also things shall be made known by them which otherwise could not be known"
- The word prophet in the Greek language means "inspired teacher"
- In Hebrew, the word prophet means "one who announces or brings a message from God."
- "A prophet is a teacher. That is the essential meaning of the word. He teaches the body of truth, the gospel, revealed by the Lord to man; and under inspiration explains it to the understanding of the people. He is an expounder of truth. moreover, he shows that the way to human happiness is through obedience to God's law. He calls to repentance those who wander away from the truth. He becomes a warrior for the consummation of the Lord's purposes with respect to the human family. The purpose of his life is to uphold the Lord's plan of salvation. All this he does by close communion with the Lord until he is 'full of power by the spirit of the Lord.'"
- "The Lord Almighty leads this Church, and he will never suffer you to be led astray if you are found doing your duty. You may go home and sleep as sweetly as a babe in its mother's arms, as to any danger of your leaders leading you astray. for if they should try to do so the Lord would quickly sweep them from the earth. Your leaders are trying to live their religion as far as [they are] capable of doing so."
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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