185th Semiannual General Conference -Sunday Highlights

Sunday Morning Session

President Thomas S. Monson

• Let your light Shine via: 1. Examples in Word 2. Conversation. 3. Charity 4. Spirit 5. Faith 6. Be Pure.
• Be dedicated to the work of the Lord.
• Let your light so shine before men. That they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in Heaven.
• Be an example of the Believers in all things.
• Let us speak to others with love and respect. Keeping language clean, and avoiding harmful comments.
• Look out for others and help lift their spirits. Bring hope to the hopeless and strength to the weak.
• Look for opportunities to serve others to lift them and ourselves.
• Honor your agreements.
• Let the light in your eyes continuously shine.
• Faith becomes the anchor to our lives. Faith and Doubt can't exist in the same mind at the same time.
• Our minds should be filled with uplifting and enobleling thoughts.
• Stand out from the world. Be different. Stand up and be confident in your beliefs and standards.
• The world will get darker. Let your light get brighter. Stand up even if you stand alone in a crowd.
• Our opportunities to shine surround us each day. Don't miss being able to be a light in others lives.

Elder Ronald A. Rasband

• I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me.
• All calls to serve in the Church come from Christ.
• You may not be able to walk in someone else's shoes, but you can stand tall on their shoulders, learning and growing from them.
• Leave a good legacy for your posterity to follow.
• Let your faith and testimony give strength to others faith and testimonies.
• Reach out to your fellow men in love.
• Mothers are the earliest source of testimonies. Let your children learn from your feet the love of Christ and his Gospel.

Elder Gary E. Stevenson

• Be the sunshine in and off the life of others.
• You can each be uniquely different, but still be able to harmonize in your beliefs and testimony.
• Act on the will of the Lord.
• The Lord will qualify those who he calls.
• Anchor your faith in Jesus Christ.
• Be the sunshine in the life of others.
• Be the sort of spouse that can stand tall and support your significant other in their trials and callings in life.
• We may live in perilous times but also in the Fullness of times.

Elder Dale G. Renlund

• Being called o serve a mission isn't about you, but being able to serve in the Lord's work and to his children.
• Look to comfort others who need comfort while you too are in need of comfort.
• The fullness of gospel is proclaimed via the weak and simple to the ends of the world.
• Look on the positive side of things.
• See others through a parent's eyes. Only then can we comprehend the worth of a soul.

Elder Russell M. Nelson

• Be filled with Love, Truth, and Pure Faith.
• Be stalwart. Show strength and courage.
• Women of this dispensation are distinct from the women in other dispensations, because this dispensation is different from others.
• Much of the growth in the last days, will come because the women of the world will be drawn in large numbers to the church.
• Women in the Church are seen as distinct and different in Happy ways from Women of the World.
• The Brethren need the Women's strength, wisdom, leadership in these last days to help keep the church strong.
• Be a Woman of Strength.
• Speak with the power and the authority of God.
• Be organized
• Teach fearlessly your beliefs and convictions.
• If you quit now. Others will have to painfully learn what you already know.
• Whatever your calling, whatever your circumstances, we need your insights, and inspiration. Speak up!
• Do you realize the scope of your influence when you speak when directed by the spirit?
• Brethren cannot duplicate a women's unique experience and strength. We need your strength.
• Help raise a sin resistant generation.
• Nothing is more crucial to your eternal life than your own conversion.
• Step forward. Take your rightful and needful place in your home, community, kingdom of God. More than you have before.
• I Bless you women to rise to your full statute and the full measure of your creation.

Elder Gregory A. Schwitzer

• Music can be an extension of your voice and feelings.
• I am a Child of God. And he has Sent me Here.
• Don't be afraid to speak against others who have disagreeing opinions.
• Hearken to my Words. Bear a straightforward testimony.
• Stand up. Powerfully witness God's doctrine and his Church. Something will change within us. His countenance will shine upon us.
• He will be on our right and our left and within our hearts.
• Angels will bear you up when you stand up for your beliefs.
• True disciples desire to inspire the hearts of men. Not just to impress them.
• Often it is not convenient or comfortable to stand up for Christ.
• Speak with clarity.
• Have courage to speak boldly against the world.
• Don't let the Great and Spacious building grow in size.
• Don't become part of the World's Culture.
• Do not succumb to the World's beliefs.
• Those who mock try to drown out the simple doctrine of the church.
• God is our loving heavenly Father. Jesus Christ is his son. Gospel is restored. The evidence the Book of Mormon. Path of happiness is through Families. It will be a familiar melody to us for we learned it in our Premortal life.

Elder Claudio R. M. Costa

• You can find much in the stories of Jesus that can help you as you go through this life.
• Have the desire to be a Better Person.
• What does it mean to Always Remember Him? Remember his premortal life. Creating the World. His Birth. He teachings. He Died for Us.
• Remember all that He went through physically, mentally emotionally, in order to give us a chance for Eternal Life.
• The Sacrament is a time for Heavenly Father to teach us about the Atonement of his Son Jesus Christ.
• Ask, nothing wavering, and you will receive.

President Henry B. Eyring

• Increase your desire and determination to claim the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• We can, if we live worthy, Always have the Spirit of The Holy Ghost to be with us.
• The Holy Ghost helps to warn us to resist the temptation to do wrong.
• With the Holy Ghost. Good becomes more attractive. Bad becomes less compelling.
• We live in a time where even the wisest will have trouble seeing truth from deception.
• Blessed are they who have not seen yet still believe.
• Revelation is safer than physical proof.
• Lies can be presented to us at any time. If we keep the Spirit with us, we will never doubt or be in darkness.
• Never let your Testimony falter, dwindle, or fade, Keep it up. Maintain it constantly.
• Plant the seeds of Faith and Belief. Care for them. Don't let them wither and die.
• Whatever it is. Do it.
• God will send his Spirit to help you in your trials, tribulations and yearnings to do better.
• No matter how tired you are. Always do as the Spirit urges. Bear your testimony.
• Only through the Holy Ghost can we see people and events as God sees them.
• Put your trust in that Spirit that leadeth you to do good.

Sunday Afternoon Session

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

• Church safeguards and publishes God's revelations.
• The Church is the creation of Him in who our Spirituality is Centered.
• The Church is Simple in its Doctrine and Gospel. It can be taught in any culture on any continent and be understood.
• One can't fully achieve progression when you work in the Spirit of Isolation.
• Christ is the author and finisher of our faith.
• Join in Faith. Teach and Edify each other.
• We are all imperfect. We often test one another with our personal idiosyncrasies.
• Every single person is important in the Church.
• In the Church we are ALL on the SAME journey.
• Repentance is individual. But Fellowship on the path is for everyone.
• In the Beginning, the Church was the Family.
• If one believes there all roads lead to heaven then there is no need for ordinances or covenants.
• The Church is the Kingdom of God on the Earth.
• With the keys of the kingdom, the apostles of the Lord can define what is good and what is bad for the Kingdom of God.
• Call upon the Lord that His Kingdom may come upon the Earth that the people there can receive his Gospel.
• May the Kingdom of the Earth bring forth the Kingdom of Heaven.

Brother Devin G. Durrant

• Save money each week. Doesn't matter how much. Be developed the habit. You will benefit from it.
• Ponderize a scripture each week.
• The Primary purpose of Ponderizing is the give your Thoughts an uplifting place to go.
• We can't accept the Status Quo when it is filled with darkness. We must Fight Back.
• Don't be deterred. Hard is Good.
• Please don't hesitate to include people of others faiths in your spiritual thoughts. They too are looking to be uplifted.
• Scriptures can be like friends you can rely on in times of need.
• Elevate your thoughts.
• Exercise your Faith. Discipline yourself, and Do it!

Elder Von G. Keetch

• You may not know why the Barrier is there, but it is for your benefit.
• Don't be too critical of the Barrier. Its the only thing keeping you from being Devoured.
• The Barrier can offer protection, safety, and peace.
• A path that may look popular, fun, and exciting...may be more dangerous than you realize.
• Avoid the Dangers. Set a Course in your life that is Safe from Spiritual Predators and the Gates of Sin.
• Trust. Even if you don't understand why. Trust.
• We grow and gain the most when we put our Trust in the Lord and follow His way.
• God can make of us than we can make of ourselves.
• It is not enough to just go through the motions. We're not making deposits. It's a plan of action.
• The path to happiness may lead you through pain and hardship. But in the end, it will be worth it. You'll be rewarded.
• God wants us to be Happy, Safe, and Blessed. He establishes Barriers to Protect us through life.

Sister Carole M. Stephens

• To be Safe: 1. Trust God 2. Trust Jesus 3. Trust Holy Ghost. 4. Trust His Prophets
• What must be done to convince us to remain fastened in our seats?
• If ye Love me, Keep my Commandments.
• We can choose to see Commandments as limitations. But they are actually a manifestation of his love and concern for our safety.
• There is a law upon which all blessings are predicated. If we obey we receive the blessings, even when mistakes happen.
• Love the Lord with all thy heart, soul, and mind. Love your neighbor the same.
• Pray to the Father and he can give you comfort, truth, because you ask, because you know Him.
• When you're filled with Doubt and Confusion, the Holy Ghost will be sent to help lead you back to safety.

Elder Allen D. Haynie

• Sometimes Boys Dig Holes.
• We don't start our planning to get covered in mud, but sometimes we end up that way.
• Don't choose to remain dirty. Get yourself clean!
• Become clean, so we are not left outside our Father's house.
• Renew your Hope. Try one more Time. You are not Forgotten.
• The path is not easy. Things that are worth it in the end rarely are.
• On the day of judgement we can't hide in a group. We'll have no one else to blame but ourselves. But Christ is on our side.
• Remember in whom you have trusted. Have hope.

Elder Kim B. Clark

• Do not walk with Christ for just a single season, but always.
• The time you may live in is dangerous. But you can have eyes to see and ears to hear to know how things really are.
• Have Joy in the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Our time is a Dangerous time of Great Evil and Temptation. Go Rescue the Wounded. Stand in Courage. Build the Kingdom.
• We do not have to be perfect, but we need to be good and getting better.
• Life may get hard, confusing, painful, and discouraging. Through the Holy Ghost the light of the Gospel will cut through it all.
• The Lord Jesus Christ works in our lives.
• Why are you worried? I know you. I'll take care of you. Get yourself ready.

Koichi Aoyagi

• We are warned that disasters, wars, countless difficulties, but do not lose faith. Things happen for a reason.
• You may have to deal with physical and mental pain in your life, but it is for your growth and benefit in the end.
• Your problems will be resolved. If not in this life, in the next.
• All these things will give you experience and will be for your good. Go on your way for God is with you.
• The test of loving God, is not to see if we can endure difficulty, but if we can endure it well. Turn your heart to God.
• Love God. Have Faith in Him. Put your Trust in Him.

Elder David A. Bednar

• Isn't it wonderful? To have a head of the Church that is mature and isn't blown about by every change in the wind?
• When you cannot do what you've always done, then you only do what matters most.
• The limiting factors can become your greatest strengths. Or help you find your strengths when they weren't clear before.
• We can expect senior leaders and will be older and spiritually seasoned men.
• The mortal limitations of men affirms the divine influence that works through them.
• These men are not spared from affliction, but are blessed to press forward violently while suffering with/in affliction.
• The human shortcomings/imperfections are faith promoting.
• O Be Wise! What can I say more?
• Cast out negative feelings of spite, anger and revenge.
• If it is the truth, and I testify that it is. Then the work we are engaged in is the most important work.
• Come what may and Love it!
• Family is the center of life and the key to eternal happiness.
• Families begin in mortality can be together in the eternities.
• We came to mortal life precisely to grow from trials and testing. Actively come unto Christ. We can endure.

Until you next read these words;

I'll be watching the leaves.

Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

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