October 2008 General Conference Saturday Afternoon

Henry B. Eyring -The Sustaining of Church Officers

Joseph B. Wirthlin -Come What May, and Love It

• Come what may, and love it.
• Every life has peaks and shadows and times when it seems that the birds don't sing and bells don't ring. Yet in spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning form difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser, and happier as a result.
• The Lord in His wisdom does not shield anyone from grief or sadness.
• How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? We can't--at least not in the moment. I don't think my mother was suggesting that we suppress discouragement or deny the reality of pain. I don't think she was suggesting that we smother unpleasant truths beneath a cloak of pretended happiness. But I do believe that the way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.
• If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness.
• The first thing we can do is learn to laugh.
• The next time you're tempted to groan,  you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyable.
• The second thing we can do is seek for the eternal.
• The third thing we can do is understand the principle of compensation.
• The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in His own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude.
• The fourth thing we can do is put our trust in our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
• The simple secret is this: put your trust in the Lord, do your best, then leave the rest to Him.
• I know why there must be opposition in all things. Adversity, if handled correctly, can be a blessing in our lives. We can learn to love it.

Jeffrey R. Holland -The Ministry of Angels

• From the beginning down through the dispensations, God has used angels as His emissaries in conveying love and concern for His children.
• Usually such beings are not seen. Sometimes they are. But seen or unseen they are always near. Sometimes their assignments are very grand and have significance for the whole world. Sometimes the messages are more private. Occasionally the angelic purpose is to warn. But most often it is to comfort, to provide some form of merciful attention, guidance in difficult times.
• The latter days are not a time to fear and tremble. They are a time to be believing and remember our covenants.
• Not all angles are from the other side of the veil. Some of them we walk with and talk with--here, now, every day.
• Life is hard, but life is simple. Get on the path and never, ever give up. You never give up. You just keep on going. You don't quit, and you will make it.

D. Todd Christofferson -Come to Zion

• The Lord calls upon us to be beacons of righteousness to guide those who seek the safety and blessings of Zion:
• "Verily I say unto you all: Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations;
• "And that the gathering together upon the land of Zion, and upon her stakes, may be for a defense, and for a refuge from the storm, and from wrath when it shall be poured out without mixture upon the whole earth."
• We cannot wait until Zion comes for these things to happen--Zion will come only as they happen.
• To come to Zion, it is not enough for you or me to be somewhat less wicked than others. We are to become not only good but holy men and women.

David A. Bednar -Pray Always

• We are promised that if we pray sincerely for that which is right and good and in accordance with God's will, we can be blessed, protected, and directed.
• Meaningful morning prayer is an important element in the spiritual creation of each day--and precedes the temporal creation or the actual execution of the day. Just as the temporal creation was linked to and a continuation of the spiritual creation, so meaningful morning and evening prayers are linked to and are a continuation of each other.
• Morning and evening prayers--and all of the prayers in between--are not unrelated, discrete events; rather, they are linked together each day and across days, weeks, months, and even years.
• "Cry unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy doings be unto the Lord, and withersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever.
• "Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day."

Until you next see these words;

I'll be watching the leaves.

Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi