October 2017 General Conference -General Women's Session

Sharon Eubank -Turn on Your Light

• Being righteous doesn't mean being perfect or never making mistakes. 
• She learned that Jesus Christ is stronger than even her terrible circumstances and she could rely on His strength as she walked the road of repentance.
• True Christians would be striving to be the MOST loving people in the world.
• Innovation and creation are spiritual gifts.
• We aren't always going to fit in with the world, but being different in positive ways can be a lifeline to others who are struggling.
• Being happy doesn't mean to slap a plastic smile on your face no matter what is going on.
• You don't ... build out of pessimism or cynicism. You look with optimism, work with faith, and things happen.
• There is an energy that comes from happiness and optimism that doesn't just bless us--it builds everyone around us.
• The prophets are calling on us. Will you be righteous? Will you articulate your faith? Can you bear being distinct and different?
• This is your day. This is your time.

Neill F. Marriott -Abiding in God and Repairing the Breach

• Some things matter, some things don't. A few things last, but most things won't. 
• It is now, with our mortal limitations, that the Father asks us to love when loving is most difficult, to serve when serving is inconvenient, to forgive when forgiving is soul stretching. 
• Sacrifice of our personal agendas is required to make room for the eternal plans of God. 
• Simple love, honestly expressed, gives hope and value to others. 
• Heavenly Father will help us love even those we may think are unlovable, if we plead for His aid.

Joy D. Jones -Value beyond Measure

• When I found the gospel, I found myself. 
• The worth of a soul is its capacity to become as God.
• The Spirit will confirm to each of us individually our divine worth.
• You are unique. One of a kind, made of the eternal intelligence which gives you claim upon eternal life. 
• If we sin, we are less worthy, but we are never worth less! 
• The least, the most inferior spirit now upon the earth ... is worth worlds. 
• Thinking small about ourselves does not serve us well. Instead it holds us back. 
• No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
• We can stop comparing our worst to someone else's best. 
• Comparison is the thief of joy.
• While it is often easier to be spiritually passive than it is to put forth the spiritual effort to remember and embrace our divine identity, we cannot afford that indulgence in these latter days. 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf -Three Sisters

• I am not going to let other people and their opinions stop me from singing!
• Why should you surrender your happiness to someone, or a group of someones, who cares very little about you or your happiness?
• You have the spiritual DNA of God. 
• Even when you stumble, even when you turn away from Him, God loves you. 
• If you are feeling lost, abandoned, or forgotten--fear not. The Good Shepherd will find you. He will lift you upon His shoulders. And He will carry you home. 
• Once you degrade a group of people, you are more likely to justify words and acts of violence against them.
• Of course, we must always stand for what is right, and there are times when we must raise our voices for that cause. However, when we do so with anger or hate in our hearts--when we lash out at others to hurt, shame, or silence them--chances are we are not doing so in righteousness. 
• We are responsible for our own discipleship, and it has little--if anything--to do with the way others treat us. 
• Perhaps our effort to love our enemies will soften their hearts and influence them for good. Perhaps it will not. But that does not change our commitment to follow Jesus Christ.
• She lived joyfully not because her circumstances were joyful but because she was joyful. 
• Stay on the path! Never let go of the rod of iron--the word of God!
• There may be many things about life that are beyond your control. But in the end, you have the power to choose bot your destination and many of your experiences along the way. It is not so much your abilities but your choices that make the difference in life. 

Until you next read these words;

I'll be watching the leaves.

Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi