191st Annual General Conference -Saturday Highlights

 Saturday Morning

Russell M. Nelson

• We gather as a great global family desiring to worship our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ.
• No doubt we have each learned things we haven't learned previously due to this unprecedented year. 
• The Lord directs the affairs of his Church. 
• The strength of the Church relies in the efforts and testimony of its members.
• The Gospel provides the invitation to keep changing, keep growing, keep improving.
• The Gospel is a message of joy.
• Our spirits rejoice with every small step forward we take. 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

• Do not come to blame, lecture, or shame others. Instead want to only help others find joy and peace. 
• God lives. God cares about us. Even in hours of turmoil, confusion, and chaos. He's here to restore truth, light and his Gospel. God is among us. And is personally involved in our lives.
• God has not forgotten us.
• Why would we ever keep our eyes on the ground when the King of Kings invites us to take flight? 
• Don't dwell on our imperfections and feel hopeless. Whether learn from them and feel hopeful. 
• Our failures don't have to Define us. They can Refine us. 
• If we earnestly keep practicing, we will gather light into our souls. 
• Yes the world is in turmoil and Yes we have weakness, but we don't need to hang our head in despair because we can trust God, trust in Jesus Christ and accept their help on our path to divine happiness. 
• The Savior Always Teaches Timeless Truths. 
• The Savior's message is always one of Hope and Belonging. 
• Seek God. Live by His Teachings He has Revealed to His Prophets. Love one Another. Be full of Charity to ALL men. 
• Let us not love in word, but in deed and in truth. 
• God Knows You as You Are. He knows Your Heart's Desires.
• God IS Among Us.
• Keep searching with faith and patience. Ask and ye will receive. Knock and it will be opened unto you. Trust the Lord.  

Joy D. Jones

• To our Heavenly Father, children have Never been Secondary. To Him, they've always been Primary. 
• Children are to be taught by word and example before and after they have arrived unto the years of accountability before God. 
• The best time to Teach is Early. 
• We cannot wait for conversion to simply 'happen' to our children. 
• Becoming like our Savior won't just happen randomly. It has to be intentional. 
• When we strengthen a Child we strengthen the Family.
• Simple caring conversations can lead children to know not only What they believe, but Why they believe it. 
• Sometimes the trials we face and overcome now will help us over come other trials in the future. 
• Wouldn't we rather have our children sweat in the safe environment of the home than bleed in the battleground of the world? 
• Prepare the minds of the children. We are preparing the rising generation to be the future defenders of the Faith. 
• Eternity is the wrong thing to be wrong about. 

Jan Eric Newman

• Learn the Lord's doctrine for yourself. 
• The aim of all gospel learning and teaching is to deepen our conversion to Jesus Christ and become more like Him.
• Take upon yourself to learn all you can about the Master Teacher himself. How did he love others? What did he teach? What were his expectations of those he taught? 
• How many little miracles have been taking place during this odd time? More than we can count.
• Changes in your Family will be dramatic and sustaining if you follow the Savior's teachings. 
• Conversion must come from Within. We cannot give others the oil of our Conversion even as much as we want to. No shortcut is available, you must receive the conversion on your own in your own time. 
• Children inherit many things from their Parents, but a testimony isn't one of them. We can strive to create conditions to allow their seeds of testimony to take root and grow, but we can't simply give them a testimony fully formed. 
• The responsibility rests squarely on each of us to follow the example of the Master Teacher and to teach like Him.

Gary E. Stevenson

• Love can make all the difference. 
• Your relationships can make all the difference.
• Kindness is a fundamental healing gospel principle. That can heal hearts emotionally and spiritually and even physically.
• Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself.
• Love one another as Jesus loves you. Try to show kindness in all that you do. Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought. For these are the things Jesus taught.
• Good Friends can make all the difference. 
• While bullying isn't a new concept, social media has brought bullying to an all new level with cyber bullying. There is No Place for this in your Cyber Space. Do all you can to make all your social media kinder and safer. 
• We have a primary responsibility to set a tone and be role models and teach Christ-like behavior to the rising generation in how we respond and how we act. 
• Do not exclude others simply because they aren't like you or believe as you do. 
• Be loving, kind, benevolent, to others not of our faith. 
• Inclusion leads to unity, Exclusion leads to division. 
• When adversity is brought upon us we can choose to Hope in Christ. 
• We are under the care of a compassionate caregiver, who extends himself in kindness and a nurturing spirit. He knows us by name and has a personal interest in us. 

Gerrit W. Gong

• Hatred is never the answer. Act instead with Love. 
• 1. We come to the Inn as we Are. 2. Make His Inn a place of Grace and Space where All can gather and belong. 3. Perfection is in Jesus Christ not in the World. 4. Become part of Gospel Community Centered in Christ. 5. We rejoice that God loves his children. All his Children. There's room for All in his Inn.
• We all have something needed to contribute. We belong as a united community. No matter what trials big or small we confront. 
• Find cause to do Good. To be Good. To be Better. 
• Gifts of Faith and Assurance manifest in different ways in different circumstances. 
• We're all equal. None are second class. 
• Seek each other's forgiveness and then Do Better. 
• Gospel Fruits come from Gospel Roots.
• May we each warmly welcome ALL.
• His Gospel is a Gospel of Second and Third Chances. 
• We help ourselves as we help each other. 
• We can each become a strong link our family generations.
• Adults want to be seen as adults and be responsible and contribute as adults. Disciples of Christ come from Everywhere. Each with talents. Righteous desires and Capacities to serve. 
• Live now. Don't wait for life to begin.

 Henry B. Eyring

• The Temple is a Holy Place. Where revelation comes to us easily If our hearts are open to it and we are worthy of it. 
• Live so that when the Call comes, you can walk away easily. 
• We had better enjoy this because we aren't going to be here long. 
• Temples of the Lord are Holy Places.
• Be worthy and ready for the increased opportunities of temple experiences that are coming for us. 
• We can See the Savior in the Temple in the sense that he is no longer Unknown to us. 
• When we are worthy there can grow through our temple experiences, hope, joy, and optimism throughout our lives. 
• The ordinances of the temple Always point to the Savior and His Atonement. 
• Can you do more? Are you able to say Yes?
• Are you able to say Yes to helping the Lord even when things are Hard in your own life? 
• Try to build a desire in your own heart and in the hearts of Heavenly Father's children to go to the Temple often and feel Him there. 

Saturday Afternoon 

Jeffrey R. Holland

• Let not your heart be troubled. Ye believe in God, believe also in Me. I will not leave you comfortless. I will come to you. Peace I leave unto you. My peace I give unto you. 
• Challenging times come to all who live in this world, including the faithful.
• Violence and Conflict will be a signature characteristic of relationships in the last days. 
• God must weep for those who cannot figure out how to live together in love.
• There is a war where we're fighting to have people care for each other. 
•  We need to work to grow an economy of goodness. 
• We cannot afford, this world cannot afford, our failure to put gospel concepts and fortifying covenants to full use personally and publicly. 
• Let us try to practice peace in a personal way. And apply the atonement of Christ to ourselves, our families, and all we can reach around us. 
• For the help and peace we need isn't the kind that the world giveth. For the truly difficult customers, we need the 'powers of heaven' which can be accessed by living the principles of righteousness. 
• There is so much that is so good and so beautiful in our world. Certainly we have more material blessings than any generation in all of history.
• In matters of covenantal purity. The sacred is too often being made common and the holy is too often being made profane. 
• In too many instances, otherwise faithful members, can be guilty of speaking unkindly, destructively to those whom they are sealed to. 
• Everyone has the right to be loved, to feel peaceful, and to find safety at home. 
• No one can employ a sharp tongue and unkind words and still sing the song of redeeming love. 

Jorge T. Becerra

• You are surrounded by people. All of them are children of God. They're your brothers and sisters. 
• Look at people, look past their weakness and see instead their strengths. 
• Be consistent and intentional in your ministering so you can find and help those in need. 
• We need everyone. Those who are strong and those who are struggling. We need everyone to strengthen us and make us whole. 
• The Church will gather a variety of sheep and goats, but it is our responsibility to bring them all in and recognize their unique skills and potential. 
• If you have stepped off the path, please come back. There is a place for you here. 

Dale G. Renlund

• Your choices can create inequality. They can create long term advantages or disadvantages. 
• When others receive benefits because of their choices, we cannot rightly conclude that we've been treated unfairly when we've had the same opportunities.
• Some unfairness cannot be explained. Inexplicable unfairness can be infuriating. Mortal life is inherently unfair.  
• Some individuals use their agency to hurt others when they NEVER should. 
• Different types of unfairness can merge creating a tsunami of unfairness that is overwhelming.
• In Mortality we can come boldly to the Savior and receive compassion, healing, and help. God can bless us in simple ways. 
• In unfair situations, one of our tasks is to trust that all that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. 
• As we develop faith in Jesus Christ, we should also strive to become like Him and approach others with compassion and alleviate unfairness where we can find it. 
• We can't simply watch others throw stones at each other. We should become stone catchers. Not throwing stones is the FIRST step in treating others with compassion. The Second step is catching the stones thrown by others. 
• When faced with unfairness we can push ourselves away from God OR be drawn towards him and his support. 
• Don't let unfairness harden you or corrode your faith in God. Instead ask for God's help. Rely on Him.
• Don't become Bitter, allow God to help you become Better. 

Neil L. Andersen

• Remember to always try to put God first.
• Thou shalt live together in love. 
• Each person who comes to Earth is a unique Son or Daughter of God. 
• You love, you serve, you sacrifice, strengthen faith, minister to those in need, and contribute to society. 
• Mothers/Wives are the Anchor of the Family.
• How grateful we are for the divine gifts of repentance and forgiveness. 
• Let us live God's commandments. Teach them to our children. Share them to others who are willing to listen. 
• The unrealized dreams of life are difficult to understand if only viewed from the perspective of mortality instead of eternity. You will receive compensating blessings in this life as well as in the future eternities. 
• There can be happiness in this journey of life even when our righteous hopes aren't all realized. 
• Children are Loved by God.
• Being open to the Lord's direction and following his plan for us will always bring greater happiness rather than relying on our own understanding.

Thierry K. Mutombo

• The Truth will Always Triumph. 
• The Savior will be the Light unto all those who Hear His words and will Guide them from the Darkness.

M. Russell Ballard

• Having a sense of belonging is very important. Nearly every aspect of our lives is organized around belonging to something. We cannot separate the sense of belonging from our physical, mental, and spiritual health. 
• Turn to the Lord for Hope and Belonging. 
• Believing that God loves us and that we are His children is comforting and assuring. 
• We should understand that eternal life isn't a question of current marital status but in discipleship. 
• Everyone who is Faithful in Keeping the Commandments will have the opportunity for Exaltation. 
• You should never feel like you're waiting in a waiting room. Waiting upon the Lord implies Action. 
• The Lord honors those who serve and wait upon him in patience and in faith. 
• God offers Eternal life to ALL his children. 
• All promised blessings are made possible who Him, who by his Atonement ascended below all things and has overcome the world. 
• We should to refer to each other as Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That seems to cover all of us without separating us out within the Church. 
• We are all more alike than we are different. 

Priesthood Session

Quentin L. Cook

• Supporting the rising generation in a time of unusual challenges and temptations is a responsibility given to parents and bishoprics by Heavenly Father. 
• Parents will always have the main responsibility for their families. 
• Christ is the Shepherd and the Bishop of your souls.
• Time spent with a young adult can help them understand the power available to them through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
• Teach by word and by example on how to be disciples. Give others a vision on how they can Become disciples of Christ. 
• Wherever you serve, you can provide a vision and build faith in Jesus Christ.  You can extend invitations to change behavior. 
• Bishops can help both parents and children view things with a more eternal perspective.
• Thoughtful Leaders have always Sacrificed for the Rising Generation. 

Ahmad S. Corbitt

• You overcame Satan by the word of your testimony. 
• What empowers you to go forward? 
• You overcame Satan by the blood of the Lamb. You saw the end from the beginning. 
• Nothing can take away your joy or make you doubt because of how sure you are of the promises that Christ has made. 
• Look forward with an eye of faith. 
• Begin with the End in mind. 
• Intentionally envisioning or viewing things that conflict with who you really are will weaken your faith in Christ and could destroy it without repentance. Please use your imagination to strengthen your belief in Christ, not ruin it. 
• When you set a Good Goal, you are Looking Forward, and seeing what your Heavenly Father wants you to Become. 
• Your Faith will grow not by Chance but by Choice. 

S. Gifford Nielsen

• Would I let my doubts overtake me? Or would I find the courage and strength to Get Up and Carry On?
• You can be strong and courageous in the face of difficult situations. 
• I don't know all the Answers but I do know that the Lord wants us to be Ready. 
• The Savior will handle things according to His plan. 
• We trust His purposes and leave the Results to Him. 
• We are all called upon to do life changing things as representatives of the Lord.
• God will prevail in our lives if we let him. The choice is ours. 
• As you face your daily challenges remember the victory in this final contest has already been declared.

Henry B. Eyring

• There is an ever increasing priesthood power in the world. With ever stronger quorums and ever more faithful priesthood holders. 
• Individuals are given the priesthood is to allow us to bless people for the Lord, doing so in His name. 
• May the people feel the Lord's love for them through your loving service. 
• Even when the blessing isn't what is desired, the Spirit touches the hearts of everyone to experience acceptance and comfort rather than disappointment. 
• Pray for the Lord to let you sense what He wants for the person when giving blessings. 

Dallin H. Oaks

• The Resurrection changes the way we view mortal life. It gives us the perspective and the strength to endure the challenges we face. 
• Mortal separations are only temporary. We'll have future joyful reunions. 
• All who suffer any mortal infirmity should remember that the Savior suffered the same pain too.
• Love is the motivation for it all and so it has been since the very beginning.

Russell M. Nelson

• Continue to let God prevail in your life. He is just as optimistic about your future as he has ever been. 
• I hope you have found an increased ability to Hear Him and receive Personal Revelation.
• Difficult trials often provide opportunities to grow that would not have come in any other way. 
• 1. The Home is the Center of Faith and Worship. 2. We Need Each Other. 3. Your Priesthood Quorum is meant for more than just a meeting. 4. We Hear Jesus Christ better when we are Still. 
• Stand ye in Holy Places and Be Not Moved. This includes temples and meeting houses and as we have learned, one of the holiest places on earth is the Home. Yes even Your Home.
• Counsel with your spouse as they are your equal partner in this work.
• We all need our homes to be places of serenity and security. 
• As Faith and Holiness decrease in this fallen world, your need for Holy Places will increase. Continue to make your Home a truly Holy Place and be not moved from that goal.
• God wants us to work together and help each other. 
• We can accomplish more together than we can alone. 
• We have all been challenged in some way due to this pandemic. This common trial has the potential to unite God's children like it never has before. 
• You don't have to have a reason to say hello and show your love. 
• Commotion in the world will continue to increase. In contrast the voice of the Lord is a still voice, of perfect mildness. Like a whisper. And it pierces unto the very soul. 
• In order to hear this voice you too, must be still.
• Quiet time is Sacred Time. Time that will facilitate personal revelation and instill peace. 
• Make time to have time alone with your loved ones. 

To Watch, Listen, and/or Read the Talks given today in their entirety, please visit: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04?lang=eng

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

-Sarnic Dirchi