Sunday Morning
Jeffrey R. Holland
- God can bless us by whatever method he chooses from the most unlikely of sources, things, and places.
- How easy it is for us to dismiss the source of our redemption because of the ingredients or the instruments seem embarrassing or plain.
- Are we willing to persevere no matter how much 'spit and clay' it takes?
- Is the Book of Mormon a rod of safety for your soul?
James E. Evanson
- Service continues to lead others to the Gospel.
- God needs people to love and serve others.
- You don't need an assignment to do good. God loves every act of service done for good unto others.
- If Teaching missionaries are the Lord's mouth, then Service missionaries are the Lord's hands. Service missionaries are NOT second class missionaries. They are just as important.
- Service is the lifeblood of the Gospel of Christ.
- Through service we change hearts and the world.
Ulisses Soares
- Temperance harmonizes and strengthens other Christlike attributes.
- We can be firmly anchored to the rock of His grace.
- True spiritual strength is not expressed in haughty words but in temperance.
- The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort but in moments of controversy.
- Don't let your afflictions become gaps in your faith.
Peter M. Johnson
- Ministering in the Savior's way involves love without judgement.
- Jesus is the Christ and I am HIS disciple.
- The Savior's job is to heal and make us whole. Our job is to minister in such a way as to bring others unto Christ and bring us together.
- Turn to the Lord. Ask him to comfort your heart and soothe the pain you feel.
- Don't look away from Him, but Look to Him.
- Christ is with us and loves us even when our hearts hurt.
- Looking to God is to keep his commandments, look unto him continually for his support.
- Immorality is one of the quickest ways to lose your testimony.
- Public opinion is not the arbiter of truth.
- Our faith can continue to grow even in times of doubt and challenges.
- We can receive a personal testimony of God's prophets today and can open our hearts, our minds, and our hearts to the messages that the Lord has for us today.
- Raise your children in light and truth.
- God is proving you, but He is also with you.
- Your struggle with something may also be a gift from the Lord. He may be teaching you that with His help you can find the strength in Him to do what you're trying to do.
- Never give up. Keep trying. Keep the faith.
- Your proving and strengthening won't look like other's proving and strengthening, but they will come and will be for your benefit.
- God is with you. He will not forsake you.
- Moral agency can be understood as the ability and privilege to act in ways that are honest, good, and true.
- The fundamental purposes of agency is to love one another and choose God.
- The fear of the Lord is not an apprehension about coming into his presence to be judged. But about acknowledging to ourselves about how things really are and how things will be.
- The journey of discipleship takes time and effort.
- Retain the name of Christ. Have it written always in your hearts.
- Those filled with the love of God are anxious to bless everyone around them, not just their family, not just themselves, everyone in the world.
- God loves and seeks to rescue all his Children.
- Don't wallow in contentious criticism, be merciful, be slow to anger and kind to all.
- You can be a good person in crisis, left feeling forsaken, but there is always dry ground for hope, healing and happiness in Christ.
- Forsake not your own mercy. You have immediate access to divine help and healing.
- Whether we are facing a deep Jonah like catastrophe or the everyday challenges of our imperfect world. The invitation is the same. Forsake not your own mercy.
- This Church doesn't attract great people, but it does make ordinary people great.
- There were no complaints. Only smiling faces and grateful hearts.
- Trust in Jesus and always look unto him because he will help you in the healing process.
- Focus. Get over it. Do the best you can.
- We change for the better when we focus on Christ moreso than when we focus on ourselves.
- Charity towards all is essential to our progress.
- The reward of keeping covenants is heavenly power and strength to face the trials that come at us.
- The simple secret for happy living is to just follow God's recipe as detailed in the scriptures. The 'good news' recipe.
- If the recipe is going wrong, add more Christ into your life.
- If you sincerely prioritize your Scripture study each day, you will find great spiritual strength and confidence.
- The Book of Mormon has the power to answer the questions in our souls.
- Russell M. Nelson announced 200 new temples. He loved to announce new temples at the conclusion of each conference. No new temples announced this session.
- The family is ordained of God.
- The Church of Jesus Christ is known as a family centered Church.
- Exaltation is a family affair.
- Every single mother can teach of the love of a Heavenly Father.
- We are a family church.
- Grandparents can do much to fill in the gaps when families lose or are missing a member.
- The perfection we seek is not limited to the stressful circumstances of mortality.
- Christ is our ultimate role model.
- You can turn your family On if you turn your technology Off.
- What your children really want for dinner is Time with You.
To watch/read/listen to the talks in their entirety please visit:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/10?lang=eng
Until you next find these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi