What Did the Prophet Ask Us to Do? April, 2014

What Did the Prophet Ask Us To Do?

April, 2014

Saturday Morning Session: Welcome to Conference

Listen and Learn from Conference

Priesthood Session:  Be Strong and of Good Courage

Put ourselves in places and participate in activities where our thoughts are influenced for good and where the Spirit of the Lord will be comfortable.

If you ever find yourself where you shouldn’t ought to be, get out!

“Everyday courage has few witnesses.  But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you and no crowds shout your name.”  Robert Louis Stevenson

“Just be the same person you are in the dark that you are in the light.”  Jabari Parker’s father

May we declare with the Apostle Paul, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.”

May we follow Paul’s counsel, “Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

May each one leave here tonight with the determination and the courage to say, with Job of old, “While my breath is in me . . . I will not remove mine integrity from me.”

Sunday Morning Session: Love- the Essence of the Gospel

I would hope that we would strive always to be considerate and to be sensitive to the thoughts and feelings and circumstances of those around us.  Let us not demean or belittle.  Rather let us be compassionate and encouraging.  We must be careful that we do not destroy another person’s confidence through careless words or actions.  Forgiveness should go hand in hand with love.

Sunday Afternoon Session: Until We Meet Again

I hope that we will take the time to read the conference messages . . .for they are deserving of our careful review and study.

As we ponder the messages we have heard, may we resolve to do a little better than we have done in the past.  May we be kind and loving to those who do not share our beliefs and our standards.  May we ever follow [the Savior’s] example.

May our homes be filled with love and courtesy and with the Spirit of the Lord. 

May we constantly nourish our testimonies of the gospel that they will be a protection for us against the buffetings of the adversary. 

May the Spirit we have felt during these past two days be and abide with us as we go about those things which occupy us each day, and may we ever be found doing the work of the Lord.

May we realize how close to us He is willing to come, how far He is willing to go to help us, and how much He loves us.