185th Semiannual General Conference -Saturday Highlights

Saturday Morning Session

- Give your all in the Service of the Lord.

President Dieter of Uchtdorf

• Tell a man about the greatness of stars and he'll believe you. Tell him the paint is wet and a man will touch it to find out.
•  Find Truth you can Rely on. Not outlandish claims of Internet Lore. 
• When we chase after shadows we'll find things of little substance and value.
• Sometimes the truth may seem too obvious to consume.
• How do we know we're on the right path? Ask the right questions!
• Is my experience of the Church working for me? Is it bringing me closer to Christ? Is it blessing me and my family with peace and joy?
• Don't complicate the gospel! If a child can understand it, so can you.
• Avoid putting unnecessary burdens on our members. Devote time and Energy to Things that Truly Matter.
• Simplify!
• Step back, look at your approach to life, and simplify.
• Start where you are.
• God will take you as you are. You don't need to be more than you are to fulfill God's plan for you.
• Heavenly Father sees us as we truly are and as who we can become.
• The Gospel of Jesus Christ is working in your life! You just have to look and see that it is.

Elder M. Russell Ballard

• We're on the old ship Zion. God is at the Helm and will stay there. He dictates, guides and directs. If the people will have confidence in their God, and never forsake our Covenants or God we will do well.
• The Church of Jesus Christ has always been led by living Prophets and Apostles. They are mortal and subject to human imperfection.
• We can't separate Christ from his Servants.
• Looking for human weakness in others is rather easy. It's a mistake to only notice that and not see God's Hand working through them.
• Who are you little one? What will you become through the Atonement of Jesus Christ?
• The Lord's Apostles are Duty Bound to Watch, Warn, and Reach out to those Seeking the Truth.
• All of us are Blessed when the Love of the Savior fills us at Home and Church.
• The Ship is a vehicle. It's purpose is to take us to our destination. To exaltation.
• God's great and powerful ship flows to Salvation and Exaltation.
• You can't reach it by jumping out of the boat and trying to swim on your own. You need the Lord and his Gospel. 
• Hold Tight. Hang On. And we will reach our Eternal Destination. 

Elder Richard J. Maynes

• You need to be centered on the wheel.
• The world in which we live is similar to a potter's wheel and the speed is increasing. We must be centered in Jesus on the Wheel or else we'll be thrown off.
• Look at your life. Do you need to change something to become a happier person?
• Find your purpose! It should fill you with joy and happiness as you pursue it.
• Live after the manner of happiness. Be centered in Christ.

Sister Neill F. Marriott

• No matter your life experiences or your place of birth, you matter. You can change for the better.
• Have thine own way Lord.
• Thou art the potter I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will.
• It will all work out!
• No one ever really dies.
• It may not all work out NOW, but it will work out in the Lord's timing. Positive and Negative it all works out for our Good.
• Your resentment damages your progression.
• Is there something in your life preventing you from accessing true happiness? Fix it. Change it. 
• First you must break in order to be rebuilt stronger than you were.
• God takes us as we are and makes us more than we ever imagined.
• We are going to make it!

Elder Larry R. Lawrence

• Discipleship  is a course of steady improvement. Be better. Climb higher.
• We must be Willing to Act when we Receive an Answer.
• Stop your complaining. Count your blessings. Be more positive.
• The holy ghost gives personalized answers.
• The Holy Ghost doesn't tell us to improve everything at once. Or else we'd get discouraged. He helps us at our own speed.
• The Atonement is for Sinners, but it is also for Saints striving to become better.
• The spirit can show us our weaknesses, but can also show us our strengths.
• The holy ghost can lift and inspire us.
• Our direction is more important than our speed.

Elder Franscisco J. Vinas

• Joy in this life is not full but joy in Jesus Christ can be full.
• Abuse by those supposed to love us can leave painful marks to the soul.
• Peace be into thy soul. Thy adversity and thy afflictions shall be just a small moment.
• After much affliction comes the blessings
• We will never lose any blessing if we were never given the opportunity to do things to warrant them
• The pleasing word of God brings us comfort and joy.
• The moment we begin to remember Him is when the remission of sins begins to take affect and the spirit starts to be always with us
• Keep the influence of the Holy Ghost for as long as possible. Never lose it.

Elder Quentin L. Cook

• Be righteous. Follow the rules. Be prepared for difficult situations.
• Be Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion.
• Be Temple Worthy in Good and Bad Times.
• The storms of life my be unpredictable, but we do know they will come. Be prepared.
• Be temple worthy regardless of what befalls us.
• Be prepared and you won't fear.
• Have a righteous attitude and conduct in your daily life. Don't have a prideful attitude though.
• Self control is like a muscle. The more you use it the stronger it gets. The avoiding of temptation once, helps you to avoid further temptations in the future.
• The restored gospel gives us the blueprint we need to follow to help us avoid temptation and gain in Self Control.
• The Holy Ghost serves as cleansing agent when the gospel is first in our life. He also serves as a warning system to avoid temptations and dangers.

Saturday Afternoon Session

President Henry B. Eyring -Sustaining

• Ronald A Rasband. Gary E Stevenson . Dale G Renlund have been called as New Apostles

Elder Robert D. Hales

• Hold fast to the Iron Rod. Now is the day of choosing for all of us.
• Straighten up and Fly Right
• You are the pilots, you are responsible to think of the consequences of all the choices that you make.
• Think to yourself. If I make this choice, what is the worst possible thing that can happen?
• How do you respond to Evil? You avoid it. LEAVE the Area and Don't Come Back.
• He will help you know if you need to Fight Flee or Go with the Flow.
• If you are there with the Lord he will be with you.
• Knowledge takes away darkness, fear, and doubt.
• The tract that leads to marriage by passes a little thing called Dating.
• None of us marry perfection, we marry potential.
• Be worthy of the person you want to marry.
• "If you want my counsel be prepared to take it."
• If you want more. Reach up and not across. Only you can reach up, no one can do that for you.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

• No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the love of Jesus Christ than the Love of a Mother for her Child.
• It's not only that they bear us, but they continue bearing with us.
• Motherhood is a sacred trust of the highest order.
• What mothers do is an essential element of Christ's work and love for us.
• Not every Maternal effort has a storybook ending ... at least not immediately.
• In any moment of temptation. May we behold our Mother and spare her the sorrow of our sinning.
• Don't let your faith reach a Crisis Level.
• Listen. Listen. Listen.
• Be tenacious. Don't give up hope even if you're struggling.
• The changing of a heart can create mighty miracles.
• Thank you Mothers for your crucial role. Bearing us. Shaping us. Building our Character. You are Amazing.

Elder Bradley D. Foster

• We can't let society give our families a makeover in the world's view.
• Lead me. Guide me. Walk Beside Me. Help me find the Way.
• There is a difference between hearing and understanding.
• Children are the largest group of investigators in the church.
• Teachers/Parents are miracle workers.
• Our children will learn when they're ready to learn. Not when we're ready to teach them.
• Its never too early or too late to teach your children.
• Always be in your children's corner.

Elder Hugo Montoya

• Once we reach the age of accountability. Trials and Adversity are Universal if different. But these burdens are not to be carried alone.
• Trust god to help you bear your burden. Trust others to help you bear your burdens. We have each other for a reason.
• Smile. Your day will get a little brighter if you do so.
• Smiling can help lift up others' spirits. You don't know who is watching you. Smile to lift them and you up in happiness.
• Want an immediate way to lift your burdens? Smile!
• The Good Shepherd is there. He calls you by name. Come unto me who labor and are heavy laden. I will give you rest.

Elder Vern P. Stanfill

• Don't let the darkness overwhelm you. Seek light.
• If you don't have enough light to keep the darkness away. Gather those who have better lights around you for support til you get your light brighter.
• Light, no matter how small, will always give us hope, even if you've been long in the darkness.
• No matter how intense the darkness of doubt, we choose how long and to what extent we allow it to influence us.
• In our lives. Help from the savior may take the form of a helping hand from a person we already know.
• Don't hang out with those who will tear you down instead of elevate you.
• Trust those you know, with experience, to help you. Not the stranger you barely know in real life and media.
• Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith.
• We have not be left alone to be influenced by every change in the wind. We have access to the truth.
• Believe over Doubt.

Elder James B. Martino

• God Does Answer Our Prayers. But only when we have a Sincere Heart and Real Intent. Not just to get an Answer.
• We can go through the same experiences but come out of them with differing levels of Faith.
• The lack of spiritual habits can cause you to forget the times when the Lord has spoken to you, answered you, and helped you in your trials.
• Don't give up. Don't ever give up!
• Keep holding to the rod even as you have Questions. Don't let go. No matter what. Don't let go.
• The right Questions can lead to increased faith and understanding.

Elder Dallin H. Oaks

• Apart from death and sin. We have many other challenges as we struggle through mortality. The Savior can provide us the strength to over come them.
• The Savior knows our struggles, our heartaches, our temptations, our sufferings because he's experienced them all.
• Fear not. For I am with thee. Be not dismayed. For I am thy God, and will Still Give Thee Aid.
• Sometimes we're helped to endure our afflictions and infirmities instead of helped to end them.
• The Lord will deliver us out of all our Afflictions. Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot cure.
• Any affliction experienced in our life, whether physical, mental, emotional, addicting, etc. Can be overcome through Christ.
• God is mindful of every people. Whatsoever land they may be in.
• Seek him. Humble yourself. Ask for help. He will help lift you up.
• We trust in the Living God. The Savior of all men. Jesus Christ.

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

-Sarnic Dirchi


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