April 2000 General Conference Saturday Morning

Gordon B. Hinckley -To All the World in Testimony

• It (The Tabernacle) will go on living, for I believe that buildings of their own. It will go on serving long into the unforeseeable future.

Boyd K. Packer -The Cloven Tongues of Fire

• But always, as it had from the beginning, the Spirit of God inspired worthy souls.
• We owe an immense debt to the protesters and the reformers who preserved the scriptures and translated them. They knew something had been lost. They kept the flame alive as best they could. Many of them were martyrs. But protesting was not enough; nor could reformers restore that which was gone.
• "Do ye not remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels? ...
• "Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
• "Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the dark.
• "For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do."
• We need not live in fear of the future. We have every reason to rejoice and little reason to fear. If we follow the promptings of the Spirit, we will be safe, whatever the future holds. We will be shown what to do.
• The voice of the Spirit is a still, small voice--a voice that is felt rather than heard. It is a spiritual voice that comes into the mind as a thought put into your heart.
• Despite opposition, the Church will flourish; and despite persecution, it will grow.
• And soon we learn that the tempter--the adversary--uses those same channels of the mind and heart to inspire us to evil, to laziness, to contention, even to acts of darkness. He can take over our thoughts and lead us to mischief.
• But each of us has agency; ever and always light presides over darkness.

Harold G. Hillam -Future Leaders

• The first essential lesson is to develop a sense of respect for things that are sacred and a respect for other people, especially your elders.
• When you have the courage to dress modestly and avoid fads in clothing, you will find that self-respect is a companion of obedience and that the Lord will help you.
• The second essential lesson is to learn the commandments and obey them because you choose to.
• A third essential lesson is to develop a love for the Savior.
• May you stand straight and noble in your callings.

Coleen K. Menlove -Living Happily Ever After

• We are living in our "once upon a time." We are experiencing a mortal probation now during our turn on earth.
• Part of what creates happiness is the absence of regret, guilt, and sin.
• If they have a good, miserable day once in a while, or several in a row, to stand steady and face them. Things will straighten out. There is great purpose in our struggle in life.
• We can experience a speedier and more sure course to our "ever-after happiness" by developing certain habits and attitudes that encourage happiness.
• I am an optimist!
• Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.
• We 'accentuate the positive.'
• Children are usually good examples of attitudes of "a glad heart and cheerful countenance." They have a sense of happiness and optimism that invites others to rejoice with them.
• "Happiness looks like a smile that you can see in people's eye so that you know they really are happy."
• Smile--it will make a difference for you and for others.
• Happiness is all around us.
• "Happiness is a big word with flowers all around it."
• We can fail to see and enjoy the unique happiness and beauty in each day if we are so focused on our desire for what we want instead of what the Lord has designed for us.

Dallin H. Oaks -Resurrection

• Many who call themselves Christians reject or confess serious doubts about the reality of the resurrection. As if to anticipate and counter such doubts, the Bible records many appearances of the risen Christ.
• Jesus taught, "Because I live, ye shall live also."
• "That same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world." As a result, when persons leave this life and go on to the next, "they who are righteous shall be righteous still," and "whatever  principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life ... will rise with us in the resurrection."
• "Temples stand as a witness of our conviction of immortality. Our temples are concerned with life beyond the grave. For example, there is no need for marriage in the temple if we were only concerned with being married for the period of our mortal lives."
• Our temples are living, working testimonies to our faith in the reality of the resurrection.

James E. Faust -The Shield of Faith

• "Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't."
• Albert Einstein said, "I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world."
• President Harold B. Lee once said: "No matter what his progress in science, man must always be subject to the will and direction of Divine Providence. Man has never discovered anything that God has not already known."
• I do not believe that this great outpouring of knowledge happened by chance. All of this secular knowledge did not come solely from the creative minds of men and women. Mankind has been on the earth a long time. Over the centuries, knowledge came at a snail's pace.
• Technology may help us communicate with each other and the world, but not with God.
• I solemnly declare that this spiritual kingdom of faith will move forward with or without each of us individually.
• Faith intensifies and magnifies our gifts and abilities. There is no greater source of knowledge than the inspiration that comes from the Godhead, who have all understanding and knowledge of that which has been, is now, and will be in the future.

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

-Sarnic Dirchi

The Dream

I was gathering yellow stones along a cave, then along a roadway that had lots of entrance and exit ways for a side maintenance road that had a truck on it already.
Then I was taking a shower with my baby boy, remembering a conversation I had with the doctor and how I'd been having problems until I started having my son and I drink more milk (a big deal since I don't like milk) and I was drinking it from a sippy cup. I played with the baby in the bathtub for a while, before tossing him up and down in the air a couple times, finally holding him in my arms, close to my chest....

Then the unholy tones of daylight pulled me away....
and I became myself again. :)

-S.N.D