Saturday, October 3, 2015

General Conference Summary: Saturday Sessions

Twice a year, us Mormons, take a week off of going to church and watch 8-hours of church at home instead.   Yes, you read that correctly...8 whole hours...and we do it by choice.  It's split four hours on Saturday and four hours on Sunday.   What do they talk about for that long?    I'm glad you asked.   Here's a summary from the notes I took:    

Saturday Morning:

Dieter F. Uchtdorf
SIMPLICITY IN CHRIST
Exaltation is our goal, discipleship is our journey!  
Don't make your discipleship too complicated.  
Start where you are and move forward.  

M. Russell Ballard
STAY ON OLD SHIP ZION
Old Ship Zion's destination is exaltation!
Jesus Christ is at the helm of the Old Ship Zion.
We need to stay on the ship to stay safe in the waves of the world.

Richard J. Maynes
CENTER OUR LIVES ON CHRIST
Like a potter needs to keep the clay exactly centered on the potter's wheel, 
we need to keep our lives centered on Christ.  

Neill Marriott
IT WILL ALL WORK OUT
  When we keep an eternal perspective and trust in God, 
it will all work out.  
It doesn't mean that it will be easy or the way we want it, 
but God is in the details and it will work out.  

Larry Lawrence
LISTEN TO THE HOLY GHOST
He will give us personal guidance, meant just for us.  
Be persistent in seeking guidance and always seek for spiritual improvement. 
Our direction is more important than our speed.  

Francisco Vinas
PEACE BE UNTO THY SOUL
The word of God fills us with hope.  
Do not delay the day of our repentance.  
Repentance is a process that requires consistency, but will ultimately bring us peace. 

Quentin L. Cook
"SHIP SHAPE AND BRISTOL FASHION"
BE RIGHTEOUS, FOLOW RULES, AND BE PREPARED
Self control is like a muscle--the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes. 
Happiness in this life and the life to come is connected by the thread of righteousness. 
Life will hit hard times (like in the Bristol Channel) and we may feel washed up and knocked on our sides, but when we are spiritually prepared we will be buoyed up.  

Saturday afternoon:   

Three new apostles called: 
Ronald Rasband
Gary Stevenson
Dale Renlund


Robert D. Hales
YOU ARE THE  PILOT OF YOUR LIFE:  NEVER INTENTIONALLY FLY INTO A STORM
If you want the Lord's counsel, be prepared to take it.  
You don't marry for perfection; you marry potential. 
You are rich when you can happily live within your means.   

Jeffrey R. Holland
MATERNAL LOVE IS DIVINE
"No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has  for her child."
Bear, borne, carry, deliver...these similar words are used to describe what the Savior  does for us as well as a mother.   

Bradley D. Foster
HELP CHILDREN UNDERSTAND
We must engage in intentional parenting.  
Children are the largest group of investigators in the church and they should be taught well. 
There's a difference between just hearing the gospel and truly understanding the gospel.  

Hugo Montoya
LET'S HELP EACH OTHER
Go the second mile, Smile.
Express feelings of compassion to others. 
Meditate on the atonement of Jesus Christ. 

Vern Stanfill
GO TOWARD THE LIGHT (OF THE GOSPEL)
Don't be embarrassed to ask for help or look to other's light when you are in darkness.
Trust in the Lord.   
Do not look to those who have no light to give. 

James Martino
ANSWERS WILL COME
keep seeking for answers; they will come. 

Dallin H. Oaks
CHRIST WILL SUCCOR US
He knows our struggles, heartaches, and temptations and will succor us. 
"I can do all things in Christ that strengtheneth me"
Savior can help us overcome any kind of mortal pain--those which come through no fault of our own and those caused by our own choices.  
God is mindful of ALL people.  

Interested in learning more?    You can watch the sessions live HERE.  (at 12:00 and 4:00pm EST)  
Stay tuned for more summaries to come!

(10/3/2015)

3 comments:

Katie said...

Thank you Lara! I love this!

R said...

This is the tenth or so attempt to comment . Hopefully this one works. Always love Conference. The talks were amazing. Am going to try and copy this and put it on my fridge to remind me of what i need to work on. Can't wait for Sundays summaries. (Loved the simplicity story - made me laugh.)

R said...

This is the tenth or so attempt to comment . Hopefully this one works. Always love Conference. The talks were amazing. Am going to try and copy this and put it on my fridge to remind me of what i need to work on. Can't wait for Sundays summaries. (Loved the simplicity story - made me laugh.)

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