194th Annual General Conference Highlights -Saturday and Sunday Sessions

^^;; I was traveling during Conference, so I've only just now been able to sit down to watch it. 

Saturday Morning

Jeffrey R. Holland

• Are you fulfilling the measure of your creation?
• Thanks are the highest form of thought and Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. 
• Prayers are always answered...but they're not always answered in the way we hope. 
• It doesn't matter where ,when, or what we pray about. Pray always. God will hear you.
• Prayers are motions of a hidden fire. 
• Employ prayer as a shield against temptation. 
• If you ever feel the need to not pray. Pray harder. God will Never Not want you to Pray. He always wants to hear from his children. 

J. Anette Dennis

• Covenants allow us to be molded and to become more like the Savior. 
• When we choose to make covenants with God, our relationship with him can become much closer to him and allows him to bless us with an extra measure of mercy. 
• The Covenant Path is all about our Relationship with God. 
• God wants a deeper relationship with each and every one of us. But it's Our Choice on how deep we make that relationship. 
• You don't have to go on a mission or be engaged to get your covenants. If you have the desire to deepen your relationship, make every effort to fulfill those desires. 

Alexander Dushku 

• The Heavens are Open. We can receive Truth and Light. 
• If you're always expecting the Spectacular, you'll miss entirely the constant flow of simple communication.  
• The Lord rarely sends Pillars of Light, instead He sends a Ray of Light. And then another. And then another. 
• The Light of Christ is literally all around us. We just have to look to see it. 
• No two people receive God's Light and Truth in Exactly the Same way. 
• Perhaps no one ray is strong enough or bright enough to constitute a testimony, but all together they can bind together to defeat any darkness. 

Ulisses Soares 

• Cast not away your confidence in your covenants. 
• If there was One thing we could possess and one thing we could pass on to our children and our grandchildren it is the confidence we have in Christ. 
• If we change our preparation of the temple, we change our experience in the temple, and will transform our lives outside of the temple.
• We all should be perpetually preparing to go to the temple. 
• Being temple bound secures us to the Savior. 
• When the Lord sees a spark of desire or a flicker of willingness, he will bless us with the blessings that we need. 
• If we want to have the Spirit of the Lord to be unrestrained in our lives, we simply cannot and must not have unkind feelings or thoughts to anyone. 

Jack N. Gerard 

• Integrity flows from the first Commandment to love God. 
• Integrity means we do not lower our standards or behavior to impress or be accepted by others. You do what is right and let the consequences follow. 
• Are you True to what you profess? Are you consistent in your words and deeds?
• Integrity is the willingness to live by our beliefs. 
• Trust the Doctrines of Christ more than the Philosophies of Man. 
• Christian Kindness is not a substitute for Integrity. 

Henry B. Eyring

• Whatever the outcome, all will be well. 
• The safest place to be spiritually is living inside of your temple covenants. 
• Qualifying for covenants isn't a one time thing, but a lifetime pattern. 

Saturday Afternoon 

David A. Bednar

• Be Still. And Know that I am God. 
• Remember and Rely upon God and His Power in All Things, in All Times and All Places. 
• True Faith is always focused In and On Him, the Lord Jesus Christ. 
• We should build our foundations upon Christ. 
• The foundation of our lives must be connected to the rock Christ if we're to remain firm and steadfast.
• The Lord provides both Sacred Times and Holy Places to help us experience and learn about this inner stillness of our souls.  
• If we Will we can be Still. 
• Our homes should be the ultimate combination of Sacred Time and Holy Place where individuals and families can Be Still.

Massimo De Feo 

• Living the Gospel doesn't not remove our pain or trials. The Gospel is not a way to avoid challenges or problems, but a solution to increase our faith and learn how to deal with them. a way a way to remove pain and trials.
• Keep a clear spiritual vision as you focus on Jesus Christ and focus on what is True.
• To keep our spiritual sight intact, we can't listen to the voices of the world around us. We must stay faithful to what we know. 
• Act instead of being Acted Upon.
• The way we think influences the way we are acted upon. 

Brent H. Nielson

• The Church of Jesus Christ is experiencing tremendous growth worldwide. 
• The Truth of God will go forth Boldly, Nobly, and Independently. 

Jose L. Alonso 

• When the focus of our lives is on Christ and His Gospel, we can feel joy regardless of what is or what is not happening in our lives. 
• Put the Savior at the Center of your life. 
• When encompassed with Challenges, it's easy to become engrossed in our difficulties. But if we stop concentrating on the problems we face and instead focus on Christ and placing him at the core of our thoughts and our deeds, it will help us navigate through our trials.
• Turn your Trials into Victories.
• What seems like a major problem, can become a pathway to great spiritual promise. 

Gerrit W. Gong

• All things will work towards your Good. Even if you don't see it in the moment, it will be fortunate in the future. 
• When I choose me. I'm choosing my own inadequacies and limitations. 
• We may receive trials that we would never choose, but can leave us blessed beyond our imaginations. 
• Trials that happened there and then, can bless us here and now.
• When life is cluttered and purpose isn't clear, when you want to live better but don't know how. Come to Christ. 

Michael T. Nelson

• Our God is with us. He will not suffer us to fall. 
• If ye do not doubt, God will deliver you.
• No one serving in the Lord's Kingdom serves alone. 
• When we partner with the Lord We can trust that our efforts will be in line with what He would do.
• It is relationships, that have the greatest influences on your choices.

Quentin L. Cook

• The requirements for baptism are profound but uniquely simple. 
• We shouldn't emphasis our differences, but focus on how we're children of God. 
• Agency is the ability to choose and act. It is essential to the plan of salvation.
• Efforts to create barriers to others success is contrary to the Lord's plan. 
• For the most important choices. We do have control.

Saturday Evening

Shayne M. Bowen

• As you pray the Holy Ghost will come to comfort you.
• Heavenly Father always keeps his promises.
• Miracles have not ceased. Angels are around us and the Heavens are open.

Steven R. Bangerter

• You are blessed with the gift of agency. 
• Knowing who you are begins with understand God's preordained blessings that he gave you before you were born here on Earth. 
• Protect the Private Times of your Life.
• What you do during the Private Times of your life will greatly impact how you face trials in your life, but also success and joys you experience. 

Andrea Munoz Spannaus

• God's love for you should be the most important influence in your life. 
• Fully Trust in The Lord's Timing, his Power, his Love. He can help you defeat any giant in your lives. 
• Everything changes when I know who I really am.
• Repentance isn't punishment for sin. It's the way the Savior frees us from sin. 
• Forgiveness is possible for everyone. 
• Covenants connect you to Heavenly Father and the Savior, they increase God's power in your life. 
• No one can take your testimony and your knowledge from that testimony from you. 
• If we love the truth we will seek it. And once we find it we will defend it. 
• There is joy in doing good. 

Matthew L. Carpenter

• Sealed blessings like covenants are the fruits we seek to remain preserved. 
• For Marriage covenants we must be true with our spouse and to God.  
• If you remain faithful to the covenants you've made, you will receive the blessings promised to you regardless on if your spouse remains part of those covenants. 
• God will not require anyone to remain sealed in a relationship for eternity against their will.
• No blessing will be withheld from His faithful saints.  
• The Gospel of Jesus Christ is a Gospel of Hope. 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf 

• Everyone wants to be happy but not everyone is. For many people, happiness is hard to find. If Happiness if the one thing we humans desire most, why are we so unsuccessful in finding it? Have we been looking for joy in the wrong places?
• Feeling sad is not a sign of failure. 
• Peaceful confidence comes from following the Savior and walking in his way.
• Do not discount others sources of joy. 
• Let your Faith overcome your Fear. 
• If we seek out reasons to be bitter, angry or alone. We will find it. But if we seek reasons to rejoice, be happy and follow the Savior. You find it too. 
• We rarely find something we're not looking for. 
• True joy multiples when it is shared.
• Joy doesn't require anything grand or complicated. It can be found in doing simple things. 

Sunday Morning

Ronald A. Rasband

• Words matter. They are the bedrock of how we connect. They represent our beliefs, morals, and perspective. Words set a tone. They voice our thoughts, feelings and experiences for good or bad. 
• Sustain the Prophet and Heed his Words. 
• May we Think Celestial letting Thy Spirit Prevail in our Lives and Strive to be Peacemakers Always. 
• Be careful what you say and how you say it. Our words can bring us together or drive a wedge between us. 

Susan H. Porter

• Pray to Know. Pray to Grow. Pray to Show. 
• We are important to the Lord and we are never truly alone. 

Dale G. Renlund

• If you just keep paddling, maintaining momentum, you'll get by. 
• We become vulnerable when we slow down and especially when we stop. If we maintain momentum by rowing towards the Savior, we'll remain safe and secure. 
• Our Faith in Jesus Christ needs to be nourished daily.
• Most people who are struggling, know that they are struggling. We shouldn't be judgmental. Or conclude that we are more righteous than the ones who are struggling. We are all struggling in our own way.
• The Savior's job is to Heal. Our job is to Love. 

Paul B. Pieper

• Trust is the foundation of all relationships.
• A relationship forms only when both sides are willing to place trust in each other.
• Our Relationship with God will only grow to the decree we are willing to place our Trust in Him.
• Sometimes the best way to learn to Trust God...is to just Trust Him.
• God is focused on our growth and progress. He is always stretching us to help us realize more of our divine potential. 
• Regardless of the Trust we may have or may not have placed in Him in the past. We can choose to Trust God today.

Patrick Kearon

• Heavenly Father's plan is designed to bring us home. It's not meant to keep us out. God is in relentless pursuit of you. And wants all His children to return to Him and will employ every possible measure to bring you back.
• God does not put up roadblocks and barriers. He removes them. He welcomes you in.

Brian K. Taylor

• Life's trials prove us. 
• Without God, our trials can cause despondency, despair and bitterness. 
• 1. Stronger Faith comes by putting Christ first. 2. Brighter Hope comes by envisioning our Eternal Destiny. 3. Greater Power comes by Focusing on Joy. 
• When you bring the Savior's relief to others, you will find it yourself. 

Dallin H. Oaks

• Covenants are instrumental in the restoration of the Gospel.
• Covenants do not take a day off. 

Sunday Afternoon 

D. Todd Christofferson

• Being Valiant in Christ means Nurturing and Strengthening your testimony.
• Being Valiant means being public and open about one's values and witness. 
• Heed the Truth that will make you Free. 
• Keep your eyes on Eternity. 

Taylor D. Godoy

• Prayer is the means of communication to our Heavenly Father that allows us to call for his response. 
• Confidence in God's answers means accepting that His ways are not Our Ways and that Everything comes in its own time. 
• Always think of the Lord as your first option for help. Hope. Don't Fall. After Praying do all you can to obtain your blessings. Accept your answer as it comes even if it's not what you wanted. 

Gary E. Stevenson

• To love the Lord centers first on your Heart, your vary nature, your Soul, your entire being, and with Your Mind, your intelligence and intellect. 
• Love is often measured in small daily deeds. 
• Loving the Lord leads to Eternal Happiness.
• Love in the Lord is not complete if we neglect our neighbors. 
• Giving help to others is our joy. Especially when it is not convenient or takes us out of our comfort zone. 
• We need to erect tall towers of loving God and loving our neighbors. 

Mathias Held

• We sometimes make the wrong decisions and must live with the consequences until we can make the right choice again.
• We correct our wrong choices when we repent. This is where growth happens. 
• In life we constantly confront many important choices. 
• We can't choose the consequences of our decisions but we can choose how we react to those consequences. 
• Let's make an effort to see both sides of the coin for every event in our lives. 
• Choose to Believe. Choose to have Faith. Choose to always Trust. Choose to Think Celestial.

Neil L. Andersen

• The knowledge and power of God is expanding. 
• Across the World, Houses of the Lord are coming to us. 
• As we are faithful we are blessed with protection from temptations and distractions. 
• We are armed with the power of God. 
• We grow Up in the Lord and can receive a Fullness of the Holy Ghost. 
• There are many different ways to see the Face of Christ and there's no better way than within the walls of His Holy House. 

Mark L. Pace

• The Holy Ghost fills our souls with Joy. 
• We are each responsible for our own spiritual growth. 
• Sometimes reading the Book of Mormon is just about feeling connected to God. You don't always have to learn something new. 
• The most important copy of the Book of Mormon is our personal copy that we read. 

Russell M. Nelson

• Christ will manifest himself to His people in His house. This applies to every dedicated temple.  
• The power of priesthood keys in infinite and breathtaking. 
• Priesthood keys gives us the authority to extend all the blessings promised to Abraham to every covenant keeping individual. 
• 1. The Gathering of Israel is Evidence that God Loves All of His Children Everywhere. 
• 2. The Gospel of Abraham is further Evidence that God Loves All of His Children Everywhere. 
• 3. The Sealing Power is supernal Evidence that God Loves All of His Children Everywhere. 
• Time in the Temple will help you to Think Celestial and catch a vision of who you really are, who you can become, and the kind of life you can have forever. 
• You do not have to face life alone. Angels will really help you. 
• The Temple is the Gateway to the Greatest Blessings God has in Store for Each of Us.

To Read/Watch/Listen to the General Conference Talks in their entirety please visit: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04?lang=eng 

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

-Sarnic Dirchi