Hey Everyone!
This week was super awesome, especially because we got to watch conference!!!!!! Conference was a blast, and because I loved it so much I'm going to go through in a bit and try and summarize all the talks for you guys, so that you can know which ones to go watch (though they were all absolutely fantastic, most people don't have time to sit and watch 10 hours of people talking). But, before I get into that, we had a couple cool experiences this week that I wanted to share with y'all! First, we had an absolutely awesome Specialized Training Meeting this last Monday about becoming and rising up, and we also talked about an article by President Kimball - "Jesus the Perfect Leader" - check it out! It's a pretty sweet talk, and President Monson quoted a section of it in conference, which was neat since I actually recognized it! Also this week we started teaching a nice older woman named Pat, and it was awesome! She's super happy, and it was great to see someone so willing to read from the Book of Mormon.
Those were the main highlights this week - along with the car getting fixed pretty easily, but I don't think I mentioned it was broke, so we're going to move on from that to CONFERENCE!!! WOOO!! What a time! I hope you all got to watch conference, as it was super awesome! So, for this I'm going to just list the speaker and a quick summary since, as usual, I don't have as much time as it would take to go through this properly.
- President Monson!
- Sat. Morn -> No new temples announced, but the Ft. Lauderdale temple will be dedicated in May! The open house is happening right now, so y'all should try and check it out if you're in Florida!
- Priesthood -> Courage is needed to be who you are and make Right decisions
- Sun. Morn -> Love is the Very Essence of the Gospel
- Sun. Afternoon -> "May we Resolve to do a little better than we have in the past"
- President Eyring
- Sat. Morning -> We can leave an inheritance of hope as we keep our Covenants
- Priesthood -> Priesthood heroes have a pattern of prayer, habit of service, and a rock hard decision of being honest
- President Uchtdorf
- Priesthood -> Are you Sleeping through the Restoration by being selfish, having addictions, or having competing priorities?
- Sun. Morning -> We must have an attitude of gratitude, not just be grateful for things
- Packer -> Truths most worth knowing come through prayer and revelation, scripture study and fasting
- Perry -> Today's complexity requires greater simplicity to solve it - it requires Obedience to God
- Nelson -> Day after day increase your faith, proclaim your faith, and let your faith show
- Oaks -> The power and blessings of the priesthood are equally available to All God's Children
- Ballard -> Following up! Use the full name of the church, invite others 4 times a year to listen to the missionaries, and study preach my gospel daily! He had a cool quote that I wanted to throw in as well:
- He asked, ""Can you even begin to fathom the extraordinary outpouring of atoning grace that will be ours, individually and collectively, according to the Savior's promise to all who bear testimony in the process of inviting souls to come unto Him—and then following up on those invitations."
- Scott -> We serve the Lord First as we share our love, trust and knowledge of truth with others
- Hales -> "None is more powerful than the lesson of Obedience"
- Holland -> Courage and courtesy are required when defending your faith, and all of us will have to defend our faith eventually
- Bednar -> Study the atonement as you assess if your load creates the spiritual traction to keep on the path back to Heavenly Father
- Cook -> Family History work is a glorious doctrine, for without our dead we cannot be saved
- Christofferson -> Jesus Christ has been resurrected! Therefore, the atonement is real and repentance is necessary and urgent
- Andersen -> Remain true to God's commandments and reject false doctrine to build on the rock of Christ
That's all the prophets and Apostles... now for the rest of the speakers! (I wanted to put a break in the giant list)
- Elder Rasband -> Be willing and able to take up the Joyful burden of discipleship
- Elder Amado -> Christ Lives and will come again!
- Sister Reeves -> Daily Prayer & Scripture Study with Weekly family home evening are the only things that really need to be accomplished in the home
- Elder Zivic -> Repent and come back to the right way!
- Elder Zwick -> Willingness to see through another's eyes turns corrupt communication to ministering grace
- Elder Hallstrom -> We are on Earth because who we are is not who we can become, we must become Priesthood Men!
- Brother Ridd -> You are the choice generation! So, choose wisely by knowing who you are, being spiritually plugged in, wisely use your smartphone (and other technology), and recognize technology is provide to accomplish the Lord's purpose!
- Sister Stevens -> You can feel peace in the midst of turmoil for the Lord is mindful of you
- Bishop Stevenson -> Whatever it may be, do it now! Don't Wait! Years of preparation have led up to this 4 minutes of performance!
- Elder Walker -> We are led by a prophet and we must not forget that or the Temple covenants that we have made!
- Elder Corbridge -> You are a Child of God, and Joseph Smith was either a pretender or a prophet!
- Elder Teh -> It is critical to recognize when we have enough and the continually store treasures up in Heaven
- Elder Aidukaitis -> We must all seek the truth for ourselves through it's fruits, experimenting, and most importantly revelation!
Phew! That's all of them! Check the whole thing out:
Have a fantastic week! Love y'all!
'Til Next Time,
Elder Jordan Nielson
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