April 2008 General Conference -Priesthood Session

Quentin L. Cook -Give Heed unto the Prophets' Words

• Living the Word of Wisdom today will free you from some of the most serious dangers you can face in this life.
• "Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees."

H. David Burton -And Who Is My Neighbor?

• "I called our labor the 'rescue of the innocent.'"
• May we press forward to lighten the load of neighbors, encourage and assist the downtrodden, open our purses to assist the poor, and extend our helping hands.

Dean R. Burgess -Do You Know Who You Are?

• You are literally a son of God, "spiritually begotten in the premortal life. As His child, you can be assured that you have divine, eternal potential and that [your Heavenly Father] will help you in your sincere efforts to reach that potential."
• You are important to a loving Father in Heaven!
• Allow others to know who you are by the way you live the standards.

John M. Madsen -A 12-Year-Old Deacon

• "Our young people ... are the nobility of heaven, a choice and chosen generation who have a divine destiny. Their spirits have been reserved to come forth in this day when the gospel is on the earth, and when the Lord needs valiant servants to carry on his great latter-day work."
• "We are rearing a royal generation ... who have special things to do."

Dieter F. Uchtdorf -A Matter of a Few Degrees

• Failure to hold fast to the counsel of the prophet just a little longer, may seem minor. But even small errors over time can make a dramatic difference in our lives.
• No one wants his life to end in tragedy. But all too often ... we set out on what we hope will be an exciting journey only to realize too late that an error of a few degrees has set us on a course for spiritual disaster.
• The longer we delay corrective action, the larger the needed changes become, and the longer it takes to get back on the correct course--even to the point where a disaster might be looming.
• Minor decisions can lead to major consequences.
• "It is not meet that I should command in all things," saith the Lord. "Men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness; for the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves.
• Remember: the heavens will not be filled with those who never made mistakes but with those who recognized that they were off course and who corrected their ways to get back in the light of gospel truth.
• No matter how terribly off course you are, no matter how far you have strayed, the way back is certain and clear.

Henry B. Eyring -Faith and the Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood

• "Therefore, go ye into all the world; and unto whatsoever place ye cannot go ye shall send, that the testimony may go from you into all the world unto every creature."

Thomas S. Monson -Examples of Righteousness

• We are surrounded by so much that is designed to divert our attention from those things which are virtuous and good and to tempt us with that which would cause us to be unworthy to exercise the priesthood we bear. I speak not just to the young men of the Aaronic Priesthood but to those of all ages. Temptations come in various forms throughout our lives.
• Brethren, are we qualified at all times to perform the sacred duties associated with the priesthood we bear?
• My young friends, be strong.
• If your so-called friends urge you to do anything you know to be wrong, you be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow. There is no friendship more valuable than your own clear conscience, your own moral cleanliness--and what a glorious feeling it is to know that you stand in your appointed place clean and with the confidence that you are worthy to do so.
• "Nothing will bring greater joy and success than to live according to the teachings of the gospel. Be an example; be an influence for good. ..."
• Always remember that people are looking to you for leadership and you are influencing the lives of individuals either for good or for bad, which influence will be felt for generations to come.
• "We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do. We should set them an example that we wish them to imitate."
• "It doesn't matter what happens to us in this life as long as we have the gospel of Jesus Christ and live it.

Until you next see these words;

I'll be watching the leaves.

Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi