191st Semiannual General Conference Highlights -Sunday Sessions

Sunday Morning

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

• We are striving, though imperfectly, to become better neighbors, friends, and people. 
• God is Among Us. He will draw near unto all who will draw near unto him. 
• Why do we have such a hard time walking in such a straight line? Small tiny changes in course can make all the difference.
• We struggle to walk straight ahead, because of increasing uncertainty about where straight ahead is. 
• Without reliable landmarks, we drift off course. Both physically and spiritually.
• Most changes in our lives both positively and negatively happen gradually over time. 
• We are all susceptible to falling away no matter how strong we have been in the past. Keep diligent. Keep yourself on the straight course and use the landmarks provided. 
• Some Landmarks are daily prayer, and using the scriptures. 
• When we assess our progress and align ourselves with the spiritual landmarks God has provided, we cannot falter. It is our personal restoration.
• When darkness creeps into our lives, our daily restoration opens ourselves to light chasing away the shadows of fears and doubts.
• If we seek it, God will give us the knowledge we need. 
• As often as we ask, God will Teach us the Way and help us Follow It. This requires Steady Effort on our part.
• We need a steady flow, we cannot rely on others testimonies forever. We must build our own.
• Do you want to change the shape of your life, change the shape of your day, want to change the shape of your day? Change the shape of your hour.
• God is a God of New Beginnings. 

Camille N. Johnson

• The Savior is the Author and Finisher of our Faith. Will you invite him to Finish your story?
• Do we not have the faith to accept the answer we may receive from the Lord?
• Are you looking to fit the narrative into the story you want to have or the story the Lord wants you to have. 
• Let. God. Write. Your. Story. He will deliver you out of the darkness and into the light of happiness. 
• Christ stands ready to use us as Divine Instruments as an instrument in his hands if you have the faith to let him, to let him be the author of your story. 
• It is through the manifestations of the Spirit that we will fill the Master's hand, writing our stories with us. 
• We receive more faith by doing something that requires us to have more faith. 
• We can choose to write a comfortable narrative for ourselves, or let God write the story for us and let the roles he wants us to play take place over other ambitions. 

Dale G. Renlund

• The Pandemic is a spiritual Stress Test for the Lord's disciples in his Church.
• We have a work to do. To change our hearts. To become unified. This isn't a new challenge, but it is a critical one. 
• Contention weakens our collective witness to the world.
• Everyone knows we're not His disciples when we don't show love one for another.
• Contention is spiritually unhealthy for us as individuals, we're robbed of peace, love, and rest and our well being is compromised. 
• The test doesn't point out that we're hopeless, only that we need to continue to change. 
• Unity requires effort. 
• When love of Christ envelopes our lives, we approach challenges in our life with more humility and meekness. 
• We are doing the best we can with the experiences that we have.
• If we want others to respect our opinion, we must offer them the same courtesy. 
• Even former enemies can become united in their discipleship of the Savior.
• You don't need to abandon your culture, your beliefs, heritage in order to agree with others. You can be unified in your discipleship of the Savior. 
• Be valiant in putting our love of God and the discipleship of the Savior above all other considerations. Let's covenant to Be One.
• Shun contention and Peace will be yours.

Vaiangina Sikahema

• Many aspects and blessings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is given to us in sequential order.
• There was Order to how God created the Earth and there is Order in his Church today.
• God expects you to live your life in order and to follow his Teachings in proper Sequence.
• If you choose to live your life out of sequence you may find it to be more difficult and chaotic.
• Our growth is unique to each of individually. It begins in stages and develops slowly as we gain experience sequentially.
• Our growth is dependent on our willingness, our curiosity, our faith, our understanding.
• Faith precedes the Miracle. We must exercise Faith first before the Miracle can happen.

Quentin L. Cook

• Adversity is not evidence of the Lord's disfavor or withdrawal of his blessings.
• Personal peace can be achieved despite the anger and contention that blights the world today. It is never more important than now to seek personal peace.
• Peace is anchored in the life and mission of Jesus Christ.
• We should be willing to compromise and eliminate strife in regards to matters that do not involve righteousness to avoid conflict. 
• We need to remain firm and steadfast in matters of spiritual righteousness. 
• Do not pitch your tents towards the world. Instead pitch your tents towards the Temple.
• We can be filled with joy, peace, and consolation. All that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement of Christ.
• The Savior can provide protection and peace and shelter you from life's storms.

Russell M. Nelson

• Sometimes we need major reinforcement in our original foundations. 
• The foundation of any building must be strong and resilient enough to withstand earthquakes, corrosion, winds, and settling.
• We need to implement extraordinary measures. Measures we have never taken before to strengthen our personal spiritual foundations. 
• Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures.
• If you and I are to withstand the forthcoming perils and pressures, it is imperative that we each have a firm spiritual foundation built upon the rock of Christ. 
• How Firm Is YOUR Foundation? What reinforcements do you need to do?
• Those who build their foundations upon Christ and have learned how to draw upon his power, need not succumb to the unique anxieties of this era.
• Everything we believe and every covenant God has made with his people comes together in the Temple.
• The Principles are Divine. No one changes them besides the Lord through revelation. But the Methods can change at any time through inspiration from the Lord.
• The procedure may change, but the covenants Remain the Same.
• 3 Truths: 1. The Restoration is a Process, not an Event. 2. The Ultimate Objective of the Gathering of Israel is to bring the blessings of the Temple to God's children. 3.  The Lord will reveal More Insights.
• Ongoing restoration needs ongoing revelation.
• God wants you to have spiritual insights and awakenings that you've never had before. 
• God is providing to each of us the opportunity to bolster our spiritual foundations more effectively.
• If you don't yet love to attend the temple, go more often. Not less.
• Overtime the Temple will become a place of safety, solace, and revelation.
• Being married in the temple only makes a difference if you want to progress forever, be together forever.
• Don't wait until marriage to be endowed. Experience what the Lord has to give you now in the temple.
• Whenever any kind of upheaval occurs in your life, the safest place to be spiritually is within the safety of your temple covenants. 

Sunday Afternoon

Gerrit W. Gong

• Be assured, you are safely home in the Lord. 
• Has your Trust been frayed or broken? Is that why you wish to run away?
• Whether we are coming home or going home, God is coming to meet us. 
• In God we can find faith and courage, wisdom and discernment to trust again. 
• Keep the Light on for each other. Be more forgiving and less judgmental of ourselves and of each other. 
• Trust is an act of Faith.
• Trust becomes Real when we do Hard things with Faith.
• While our individual circumstances are personal, gospel principles can help us know when and if to trust others again.
• You don't have to wonder whom you can safely trust when it comes to the Lord. You can always Trust him to know us best and to love us.
• Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. Trust God and His Miracles.
• Condemnation looks to the past. Forgiveness looks liberally to the Future.
• Our Agency and Freedom have meaning because we are accountable before God.
• Would you please consider that CHrist is asking us to open our hearts, compassion, and humility and see ourselves as both the prodigal son coming home and the one waiting to rejoice in the fact that said son has come home. 
• Be Not Afraid. Only Believe.

L. Todd Budge

• Because of your generosity, the Church has been able to respond to the needs of those in trouble throughout the world.
• Sacrifice is a process of becoming Holy and coming to know God. Not an event or a ritualistic giving up of things. 
• Sacrifice is less about giving up but more of giving TO the Lord.
• Our desire should be to simply give in order to bless. 
• Each of us is Small, but Together as we Hasten to give to God and our fellow men, Tons of Lives are blessed. 

Anthony D. Perkins

• Regardless of where you live, physical and emotional suffering has been, will be, or is now a part of your life.
• Hope is Found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Hope can also be A Part of your Life.
• 4 Principles of Hope: 1. Suffering does not mean that God is displeased with your life. 2. Heavenly Father is intimately aware of your suffering. 3. Jesus Christ offers his enabling power to help you have strength to endure your suffering well. 4. Choose to find Joy each day.
• Refined souls can bear others burdens with better empathy and compassion.
• God's Love was and is enough.
• You don't have to get through your suffering alone. You can rely on the Lord to help strengthen you and take your burdens from you.
• It is Okay to Weep. 
• We can feel joy regardless of what Is or Is Not happening in our lives.

Michael A. Dunn

• If you break things down to their parts and increase each by just 1%, you can see a dramatic increase in how things run.
• What if our approach is to narrow our focus even as we broaden it. Instead of trying to perfect everything, instead focus on just one small thing.
• Bite size goals and bring about big changes.
• Habits are the compound interest in self improvement.
• For small gains to work, there must be a daily effort. 
• We cannot go from Attila The Hun to Mother Teresa overnight. We need to start with small changes.
• Look to see what has stagnated or slowed you on the path to Eternity. Then use those small changes to move forward once more.

Sean Douglas

• We can feel joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year. 
• If you want to Be Happy, Keep the Commandments.
• Doubt is an enemy of faith and joy. Doubt is the breeding ground for spiritual hurricanes.
• Just as faith is a choice, so is doubt. If we choose doubt we choose to be acted upon. 
• If we aren't anchored in Christ, doubt and it's Lures will lead us away to apathy.
• Don't let your circumstances determine your happiness. 
• I know that Jesus WILL hold my hand.
• Only your unbelief will keep God from blessing you with miracles to move the Mountains in your Life.
• The Bar is set at your Belief instead of at your Knowing.
• The Right way is to Believe in Christ.  

Carlos G. Revillo Jr.

• As we live and obey the principles and ordinances of the gospel, we are blessed, changed, and converted to being more like Christ.
• The gospel is truly the way to a happy and abundant life.
• The Lord takes care of those who demonstrate their Faith in Him.
• Repentance is a lot like soap. It is a cleaning agent. It gives the opportunity to get rid of the impurities and debris in our lives. 
• This gospel can bring us hope, peace, and joy. Not only now, but in the future. 

Alvin F. Meredith III

• If you only look at what is directly in front of you, you will never 'drive straight.' Look down the road and you'll always drive straight.
• Focusing on the things that are most important, especially the things down the road, is a key for maneuvering through this life. 
• While you Focus on the Savior, you can do the impossible. But the moment you look away, you can find yourself diminished. 
• The Savior will always reach out and lift you to safety.
• 1. Focus on Jesus Christ. 2. Beware of Distractions. 3. We can be Rescued.
• You can't play a successful game without knowing the goal. Nor live a meaningful life without knowing its purpose.
• Our purpose in this life is to have Joy.
• Always keep Christ at the Center of our Focus.
• When we must wait, be assured, the Savior is Always watching and will ensure that we won't have to deal with more than we can bear. 
• Rescue always comes to the faithful.

Neil L. Andersen 

• All things must come to pass in their time. Now is our Time. We are reestablishing the revealed name of the Church.
• Don't allow the World to Cloud your Faith in the Redeemer. Be. Not. Moved.
• The Name of the Church is Not Negotiable. 

Russell M. Nelson

• We have been given our charge for the next 6 months. So the question is. How will we be different because of what we've heard and felt?
• There are many things out of our control, yet there is just as many things we can control. 
• We decide how we will treat each other. We choose those to whom we will turn to for truth and guidance. 
• Counter the Lure of the World by making time for the Lord in your life, each and every day.
• Even the most faithful Saints can be derailed by the steady beat of Babylon's Band. 
• Make time for the Lord. Make your spiritual foundation firm. 
• 13 New Temples! 

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https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts?lang=eng&video=68059173234742924700&mode=watch

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

-Sarnic Dirchi