Image: President Thomas S. Monson and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf – April 2017 General Conference

Excerpt from President Thomas S. Monson’s April 2017 General Conference address:[footnote]Thomas S. Monson’s April 2017 General Conference address – LDS.org[/footnote]

“We live in a time of great trouble and wickedness. What will protect us from the sin and evil so prevalent in the world today? I maintain that a strong testimony of our savior, Jesus Christ, and his gospel will help see us through to safety.”

Excerpt from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s April 2017 General Conference address:[footnote]Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s April 2017 General Conference address – LDS.org[/footnote]

“One of the ways Satan wants us to manipulate others is by dwelling upon and even exaggerating the evil in the world … [and] the corruption and wickedness in our day are unique and alarming. But … I wouldn’t trade living in this time with any other time in the history of the world. We are blessed beyond measure to live in a day of unparalleled prosperity, enlightenment and advantage.”

Here is a summation of the April 2017 LDS General Conference addresses. Note talks by Joy D. Jones, Neil L. Andersen and D. Todd Christofferson which often exaggerate the ‘evils of the world’ – https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2017/04?lang=eng

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April 2017 LDS General Conference – LDS.org