Text available for talks

here is the link to the April 2013 text, audio, an video http://www.lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2013/04?cid=HP000032&lang=eng 

General Conference April 2013 speaker summary

 Wow! I can hardly believe that Conference is over for 6 more months. So just to quickly summarize these 5 sessions of conference, 6 with the young women broadcast. CLICK HERE to go to lds.org general conference page where you can download and watch, listen (and in a week or so, read) the talks.

Young Women session
Ann M. Dibb-Your Holy Places
Mary N. Cook-When You Save a Girl, You Save Generations
Elaine S. Dalton- Be Not Moved!
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf-Your Wonderful Journey Home

Saturday Morning Session
President Thomas S. Monson
President Boyd K. Packer
Bishop Dean M. Davies
Elaine S. Dalton
Elder Craig A. Cardon
Elder M. Russell Ballard
President Henry B. Eyring

Saturday Afternoon Session
Sustaining of Church officers (Pres. Uchtdorf)
Church Auditing Department Report, 2012 (Robert W. Cantwell)
Statistical Report, 2012 (Brook P. Hales)
Elder Richard G. Scott
Elder Quentin L. Cook
Elder Stanley G. Ellis
Elder John B. Dickson
Elder David A. Bednar
Elder Russell M. Nelson

Priesthood Session
Elder Robert D. Hales
Elder Tad R. Callister
David L. Beck
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
President Henry B. Eyring
President Thomas S. Monson

Sunday Morning Session
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Elder Neil L. Andersen
Rosemary M. Wixom
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
Elder L. Tom Perry
President Thomas S. Monson

Sunday Afternoon Session
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Elder Dallin H. Oaks
Elder Christoffel Golden Jr.
Elder Enrique R. Falabella
Elder Erich  W. Kopischke
Elder Bruce D. Porter
Elder D. Todd Christofferson
President Thomas S. Monson
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General Conference video and audio are online

The church website has the video and audio ready to download and if you would like to download the sessions that are online CLICK HERE. 

2 new temples

President Thomas S. Monson announced two new temples this morning! One will be built in Cedar City Utah and Rio de Janeiro Brazil! I know i am extremely blessed to see two temples on my commute to work each day and it will be exciting to see another temple in Utah whenever i go down to southern utah (whenever that will be again)

General Conference

I know its been a while since I last posted. Life just gets busy and some things just get forgotten.
General Conference is here again! Yeah!! CLICK HERE to watch or listen or just get information on why we as members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints feel it is so important to receive the word of God from a living prophet and apostles. PLEASE PLEASE comment and ask questions if you have ANY questions. I will do my best to help you understand or clarify something that is talked about. I certainly do not know everything and I will always be learning and trying to stay close to our Father in Heaven who is God and his son Jesus Christ who is our Savior who died on the cross to save each and every person, NO matter how "bad" they are.

Trust

The Lord really knows what he is doing. He sees the ENTIRE picture while we each see the small picture. Its hard at times to remember to see past that, but the reward is so worth the wait.

 I know that when you continually put God first, things will fall into their proper place. That may also mean that some things fall out of your life and other things fall into your life that you were not expecting. Letting the Lord lead my life has removed a burden that I didn't know I even had. It is a wonderful feeling.

We don't know how long we will live, but I do know without a doubt that the Lord will not forget me in my daily struggles. He leads me through the dark times as well as the good times. Sometimes we need to hit rock bottom for us to realize that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are always with us.

 I know this to be true. The more I actually live the gospel principles, the happier I am. The little things really do count.

Remember who you are. We are beloved sons and daughters of a LIVING God. He knows each of us personally.

With God in our life, all things are possible. We truly can be all things when God is with us.

There are times in life when it feels like we are not getting answers from God. I had a good friend tell me that is could be because "God trusts you enough to make the right decision" We would not be a righteous people if the Lord had to tell us what to do in every single aspect of our life. Sometimes it feels like it would be easier to have the Lord say this is what you need to do exactly, but how would we learn? How would we grow closer to God if He told us EVERYTHING we needed to do on a daily basis? How would we trust God more by being told what to do? A couple years ago I was trying to decide if I was going to stay at one college or transfer back to the one I had left. I got a priesthood blessing, and in that blessing the Lord told me that I would make the right decision. I wasn't told which of the college's I was suppose to be at, which would have been nice, but I learned to trust my Heavenly Father because He trusted me enough to make the right decision. I made my decision to stay at the college I was at. It was the right decision to make. Then about 9 months later, my parents told me I needed to quit college and just work. I owned them a tiny bit of money and having a part time job wasn't really paying my bills and I couldn't save any money for the future. I really struggled even more with this decision because I absolutely LOVE to learn. My grades may not be the best, but I love to learn. I met with my bishop for a totally unrelated topic and he asked me how I was doing and I told him my problem and there is no doubt in my mind that he was inspired of God. To paraphase what my bishop told me he said, that getting all the education you can, doesn't necessarily mean graduating and getting a diploma, which is how I looked at President Hinckley's council because I love to learn. I dont know exactly what my bishop said, but the way he said it let me know that it was the Lord who was telling my parents to tell me to quit school. Its been almost two years since that time and in that time, I have tried to go back a couple of different times, and once I signed up for classes something ALWAYS came up that interfered with me going back to school. I decided to stop trying to go back and have decided to wait for the  Lord to tell me if I am suppose to go back. I trust the Lord to give me sufficient time to get all the paperwork done for school if I am suppose to go back.
Ever since I was baptized at age 10, my goals in life were to, graduate high school, go to college right after high school, attend college until i was 21 then go on a mission, come back and finish college if i didnt before a mission. If i got married before 21 I could forego the mission and finish college as soon as i could after getting married. This is how it actually went, I graduated high school, took me a year after that until I went to college, flunked out of that college, went to another college, was going to go back to the first college, but ended up staying at the second one instead, two semesters later I quit college. During this time I also started to take mission preparation a couple of different times and something ALWAYS came up to prevent me from going and so I know right now isn't the time for me to go on a mission. I've watched my friends leave on their mission and come back. All my cousins are younger then me on my dad's side (my mom's side isn't members) and  my very first cousin just entered the MTC (missionary training center) a couple days ago for his mission. I dont know if or when I will have the opportunity to go on a mission but I will continue to write my cousins as they go out and support them, because I know how important missionary work is because of the joy that is in my life because of the missionaries that taught me. I haven't had the opportunity of marriage, but I know it will come in the Lord's time. Some days are worse then others because I want things right now and the Lord knows what will be better for me to wait longer for. I never thought I'd be living at home at my age either. My goals in life are vastly different than what the Lord knows is best for me. Its like the says "good, better, best, never let it rest, until your good is better, and your better is best". While I wait until my time aligns with my Heavenly Fathers time I will do my best to make my struggles to become strengths. Because money has been a bit tight the past few years, I have learned to budget my money and to use it wisely. I know money is one of the many causes of problems in marriage. If I learn now to be budget, life will be a bit easier once I get married.
I am not sure why I shared all of this. I hope it helps someone out there who come across my blog. I am not really  this open about my life and many of my friends dont know this about me because i haven't felt the need to share it until now. If you want or need to talk about something just leave a comment or email me. thanks :)

God or Heavenly Father

I like how the student in this story explains that God is real and there. I dont know if the student in the story really is who is says at the bottom of the story but I know that God or Heavenly Father is real. He is well aware of each and everyone of His children. Doctrine and Covenants 98: 1-3 says "Verily I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts be comforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everyhing give thanks; Waiting patiently on the Lord, for your prayers have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, and are recorded with is seal and testament-the Lord hath sworn and decreed that they shall be granted. Therefore he giveth this promis unto you, with an immutable covenant that they shall be fulfilled; and all things wherewith you have been afflicted shall work together for your good, and to my name's glory, saith the Lord" (italics added) I know this to be true. Just keep in mind this scripture as you read it.

Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, you believe in GOD ?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD good ?
Student : Sure.
Professor: Is GOD all powerful ?
Student : Yes.
Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent.)
Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?
Student : Yes.
Professor: Is satan good ?
Student : No.
Professor: Where does satan come from ?
Student : From … GOD …
Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student : Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Professor: So who created evil ?
(Student did not answer.)
Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who created them ?
(Student had no answer.)
Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?
Student : No , sir.
Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.
Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Professor: Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as cold?
Professor: Yes.
Student : No, sir. There isn’t.
(The lecture theater became very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)
Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?
Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, well you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?
Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.
Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)
Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The class was in uproar.)
Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class broke out into laughter. )
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)
Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.
Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.
P.S.
I believe you have enjoyed the conversation. And if so, you’ll probably want your friends / colleagues to enjoy the same, won’t you?
Forward this to increase their knowledge … or FAITH.
By the way, that student was EINSTEIN.