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Neil L. Andersen
October 2021 General Conference
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Conference Report October 2020
Saturday Morning Session
Russell M. Nelson 5:07
David A. Bednar 15:19
Scott D. Whiting 10:21
Michelle D. Craig 9:44
Quentin L. Cook 14:44:00
Ronald A. Rasband 14:16:00
Dallin H. Oaks 16:19:00
Saturday Afternoon Session
D. Todd Christofferson 15:11:00
Steven J. Lund 9:56:00
Gerrit W. Gong 14:44:00
W. Christopher Waddell 10:07:00
Matthew S. Holland 9:46:00
William K. Jackson 10:09:00
Dieter F. Uchtdorf 15:17:00
General Women’s Session
Sharon Eubank 10:06
Rebecca M. Craven 9:37
Cristina B. Franco 9:36
Henry B. Eyring 12:53:00
Dallin H. Oaks 12:10:00
Russell M. Nelson 16:24:00
Sunday Morning Session
M. Russell Ballard 15:01:00
Lisa L. Harkness 11:00
Ulisses Soares 14:47:00
Carlos A. Godoy 10:45:00
Neil L. Andersen 15:01:00
Russell M. Nelson 18:51:00
Sunday Afternoon Session
Henry B. Eyring 15:59:00
Jeremy R. Jaggi 10:15:00
Gary E. Stevenson 14:07:00
Milton Camargo 10:09:00
Dale G. Renlund 13:27:00
Kelly R. Johnson 9:53:00
Jeffrey R. Holland 14:18:00
Russell M. Nelson 5:26:00
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Conference Summary April 2020
From the April 2020 General Conference: 1
Saturday morning session
Russell M. Nelson 6:40 M. Russell Ballard 18:46 James R. Rasband 9:46 Joy D. Jones 11:25 Neil L. Andersen 16:43 Douglas D. Holmes 11:33 Henry B. Eyring 15:43 Saturday afternoon session
Ulisses Soares 17:12 John A. McCune 9:10 Gérald Caussé 10:42 Dale G. Renlund 14:39 Benjamin M. Z. Tai 9:01 Gary E. Stevenson 16:22 Saturday evening session
Gerrit W. Gong 14:56 Laudy Ruth Kaouk Alvarez 6:07 Enzo Serge Petelo 6:25 Jean B. Bingham 13:41 Henry B. Eyring 14:52 Dallin H. Oaks 14:21 Russell M. Nelson 11:27 Sunday morning session
Ronald A. Rasband 14:51 Bonnie H. Cordon 10:28 Jeffrey R. Holland 17:45 David A. Bednar 15:01 Russell M. Nelson 20:27 Sunday afternoon session
Dallin H. Oaks 15:48 Quentin L. Cook 13:53 Ricardo P. Gimenez 10:50 Dieter F. Uchtdorf 16:38 L. Whitney Clayton 10:59 D. Todd Christofferson 14:13 Russell M. Nelson 9:11 References
References 1 April 2020 General Conference – https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/general-conference?lang=eng -
Prohibited
General Authorities and General Officers of the LDS Church: 1
NAME CALLING Russell M. Nelson President of the Church Dallin H. Oaks First Presidency Henry B. Eyring First Presidency M. Russell Ballard Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Jeffrey R. Holland Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quorum of the Twelve Apostles David A. Bednar Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Quentin L. Cook Quorum of the Twelve Apostles D. Todd Christofferson Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Neil L. Andersen Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Ronald A. Rasband Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Gary E. Stevenson Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Dale G. Renlund Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Gerrit W. Gong Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Ulisses Soares Quorum of the Twelve Apostles L. Whitney Clayton Presidency of Seventy Patrick Kearon Presidency of Seventy Carl B. Cook Presidency of Seventy Robert C. Gay Presidency of Seventy Terence M. Vinson Presidency of Seventy José A. Teixeira Presidency of Seventy Carlos A. Godoy Presidency of Seventy Marcos A. Aidukaitis General Authority Seventy Rubén V. Alliaud General Authority Seventy Jose L. Alonso General Authority Seventy Jorge M. Alvarado General Authority Seventy Ian S. Ardern General Authority Seventy W. Mark Bassett General Authority Seventy David S. Baxter General Authority Seventy Hans T. Boom General Authority Seventy Shayne M. Bowen General Authority Seventy Mark A. Bragg General Authority Seventy L. Todd Budge General Authority Seventy Yoon Hwan Choi General Authority Seventy Craig C. Christensen General Authority Seventy Weatherford T. Clayton General Authority Seventy Valeri V. Cordón General Authority Seventy Joaquin E. Costa General Authority Seventy LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. General Authority Seventy Massimo De Feo General Authority Seventy Benjamin De Hoyos General Authority Seventy Edward Dube General Authority Seventy Kevin R. Duncan General Authority Seventy David F. Evans General Authority Seventy Enrique R. Falabella General Authority Seventy Eduardo Gavarret General Authority Seventy Ricardo P. Giménez General Authority Seventy Taylor G. Godoy General Authority Seventy Christoffel Golden General Authority Seventy Walter F. González General Authority Seventy Brook P. Hales General Authority Seventy Allen D. Haynie General Authority Seventy Paul V. Johnson General Authority Seventy Peter M. Johnson General Authority Seventy Jörg Klebingat General Authority Seventy Joni L. Koch General Authority Seventy Erich W. Kopischke General Authority Seventy Richard J. Maynes General Authority Seventy John A. McCune General Authority Seventy Peter F. Meurs General Authority Seventy Hugo Montoya General Authority Seventy Marcus B. Nash General Authority Seventy K. Brett Nattress General Authority Seventy S. Gifford Nielsen General Authority Seventy Brent H. Nielson General Authority Seventy S. Mark Palmer General Authority Seventy Adilson de Paula Parrella General Authority Seventy Kevin W. Pearson General Authority Seventy Anthony D. Perkins General Authority Seventy Paul B. Pieper General Authority Seventy John C. Pingree Jr. General Authority Seventy Rafael E. Pino General Authority Seventy James R. Rasband General Authority Seventy Michael T. Ringwood General Authority Seventy Lynn G. Robbins General Authority Seventy Gary B. Sabin General Authority Seventy Evan A. Schmutz General Authority Seventy Joseph W. Sitati General Authority Seventy Vern P. Stanfill General Authority Seventy Benjamin M. Z. Tai General Authority Seventy Brian K. Taylor General Authority Seventy Michael John U. Teh General Authority Seventy Juan A. Uceda General Authority Seventy Arnulfo Valenzuela General Authority Seventy Taniela B. Wakolo General Authority Seventy Alan R. Walker General Authority Seventy Scott D. Whiting General Authority Seventy Chi Hong (Sam) Wong General Authority Seventy Kazuhiko Yamashita General Authority Seventy Jorge F. Zeballos General Authority Seventy Steven R. Bangerter General Authority Seventy Randall K. Bennett General Authority Seventy Matthew L. Carpenter General Authority Seventy J. Devn Cornish General Authority Seventy Timothy J. Dyches General Authority Seventy Randy D. Funk General Authority Seventy Jack N. Gerard General Authority Seventy Kevin S. Hamilton General Authority Seventy Mathias Held General Authority Seventy David P. Homer General Authority Seventy Larry S. Kacher General Authority Seventy Hugo E. Martinez General Authority Seventy James B. Martino General Authority Seventy Kyle S. McKay General Authority Seventy Adrián Ochoa General Authority Seventy Juan Pablo Villar General Authority Seventy Takashi Wada General Authority Seventy Gérald Caussé Presiding Bishopric Dean M. Davies Presiding Bishopric W. Christopher Waddell Presiding Bishopric Jean B. Bingham Relief Society General Presidency Sharon Eubank Relief Society General Presidency Reyna I. Aburto Relief Society General Presidency Bonnie H. Cordon Young Women General Presidency Michelle Craig Young Women General Presidency Becky Craven Young Women General Presidency Joy D. Jones Primary General Presidency Lisa L. Harkness Primary General Presidency Cristina B. Franco Primary General Presidency Mark L. Pace Sunday School General Presidency Milton Camargo Sunday School General Presidency Jan E. Newman Sunday School General Presidency Stephen W. Owen Young Men General Presidency Douglas D. Holmes Young Men General Presidency M. Joseph Brough Young Men General Presidency References
References 1 General Authorities and General Officers –https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leaders?lang=eng -
2019 General Conference
2019 General Conference 1
Saturday Morning Session
Jeffrey R. Holland – 14:46
Terence M. Vinson – 10:54
Stephen W. Owen – 10:45
D. Todd Christofferson – 14:32
Michelle Craig – 10:28
Dale G. Renlund – 13:52
Dallin H. Oaks – 14:47Saturday Afternoon Session
David A. Bednar – 15:59
Rubén V. Alliaud – 9:35
Russell M. Nelson – 4:02
Quentin L. Cook – 12:29
Mark L. Pace – 10:41
L. Todd Budge – 10:23
Jorge M. Alvarado – 10:34
Ronald A. Rasband – 14:39General Women’s Session
Reyna I. Aburto – 11:32
Lisa Harkness – 9:53
Bonnie H. Cordon – 13:04
Henry B. Eyring – 12:17
Dallin H. Oaks – 12:47
Russell M. Nelson – 18:17Sunday Morning Session
Gerrit W. Gong – 15:14
Cristina B. Franco – 11:15
Dieter F. Uchtdorf – 17:58
Walter F. González – 11:54
Gary E. Stevenson – 15:14
Russell M. Nelson – 18:27Sunday Afternoon Session
Henry B. Eyring – 18:56
Hans T. Boom – 8:51
M. Russell Ballard – 15:36
Peter M. Johnson – 10:07
Ulisses Soares – 14:47
Elder Neil L. Andersen – 13:28
Russell M. Nelson – 11:44References
References 1 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/general-conference -
April 2019 General Conference
Reference LDS.org:1
Saturday Morning Session
Ulisses Soares – 15:11
Becky Craven – 12:23
Brook P. Hales – 12:39
Dieter F. Uchtdorf – 17:29
W. Christopher Waddell – 11:52
Henry B. Eyring – 19:05Saturday Afternoon Session
M. Russell Ballard – 14:28
Mathias Held – 10:21
Neil L. Andersen – 15:15
Takashi Wada – 9:37
David P. Homer – 10:19
Jeffrey R. Holland – 15:58Priesthood Session
Gary E. Stevenson – 15:21
Carl B. Cook – 10:59
Kim B. Clark – 10:55
Henry B. Eyring – 12:57
Dallin H. Oaks – 11:44
Russell M. Nelson – 14:57Sunday Morning Session
Dale G. Renlund – 15:10
Sharon L. Eubank – 11:29
Quentin L. Cook – 15:23
D. Todd Christofferson – 15:16
Tad R. Callister – 11:46
Russell M. Nelson – 17:50Sunday Afternoon Session
Dallin H. Oaks – 15:27
Juan Pablo Villar – 10:48
Gerrit W. Gong – 15:19
David A. Bednar – 16:27
Kyle S. McKay – 11:39
Ronald A. Rasband – 15:58
Russell M. Nelson – 6:40References
References 1 April 2019, General Conference – https://www.lds.org/general-conference?lang=eng -
2018 General Conference
Information taken from ‘October 2018 General Conference’ on LDS.org: 1
Saturday Morning Session
Russell M. Nelson — 6:37
Quentin L. Cook — 16:13
M. Joseph Brough — 9:51
Steven R. Bangerter — 11:11
Ronald A. Rasband — 15:41
David A. Bednar — 15:45
Dallin H. Oaks — 15:48Saturday Afternoon Session
D. Todd Christofferson — 15:09
Dean M. Davies — 12:17
Ulisses Soares — 14:35
Gerrit W. Gong — 14:46
Paul B. Pieper — 11:54
Dieter F. Uchtdorf — 19:38General Women’s Session
Joy D. Jones — 11:53
Michelle Craig — 11:57
Cristina B. Franco — 10:57
Henry B. Eyring — 14:02
Dallin H. Oaks — 13:14
Russell M. Nelson — 16:18Sunday Morning Session
M. Russell Ballard — 15:19
Bonnie H. Cordon — 12:29
Jeffrey R. Holland — 16:12
Shayne M. Bowen — 11:50
Neil L. Andersen — 15:37
Russell M. Nelson — 15:43Sunday Afternoon Session
Henry B. Eyring — 15:59
Brian K. Ashton — 10:17
Robert C. Gay — 10:24
Matthew L. Carpenter — 10:58
Dale G. Renlund — 13:48
Jack N. Gerard — 11:09
Gary E. Stevenson — 15:10
Russell M. Nelson — 8:02Totals
29 Males | 393:25 Min
4 Females | 47:16 MinReferences
References 1 October 2018 General Conference – https://www.lds.org/general-conference?lang=eng -
A Prophet
Excerpt from an April 2018 General Conference address by Neil L. Andersen:1
“A prophet does not stand between you and the Savior. Rather, he stands beside you and points the way to the Savior. A prophet’s greatest responsibility and most precious gift to us is his sure witness, his certain knowledge, that Jesus is the Christ.”
Excerpt from an address by President Brigham Young, Delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, October 9, 1859:2
Reprinted in the June 1994, Ensign – https://www.lds.org/ensign/1994/06/joseph-smith-among-the-prophets?lang=eng
“Joseph Smith holds the keys of this last dispensation, and is now engaged behind the veil in the great work of the last days. I can tell our beloved brother Christians who have slain the Prophets and butchered and otherwise caused the death of thousands of Latter-day Saints, the priests who have thanked God in their prayers and thanksgiving from the pulpit that we have been plundered, driven, and slain, and the deacons under the pulpit, and their brethren and sisters in their closets, who have thanked God, thinking that the Latter-day Saints were wasted away, something that no doubt will mortify them—something that, to say the least, is a matter of deep regret to them—namely, that no man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter into the celestial kingdom of God without the consent of Joseph Smith. From the day that the Priesthood was taken from the earth to the winding-up scene of all things, every man and woman must have the certificate of Joseph Smith, junior, as a passport to their entrance into the mansion where God and Christ are—I with you and you with me. I cannot go there without his consent. He holds the keys of that kingdom for the last dispensation—the keys to rule in the spirit world; and he rules there triumphantly, for he gained full power and a glorious victory over the power of Satan while he was yet in the flesh, and was a martyr to his religion and to the name of Christ, which gives him a most perfect victory in the spirit world. He reigns there as supreme a being in his sphere, capacity, and calling, as God does in heaven. Many will exclaim—“Oh, that is very disagreeable! It is preposterous! We cannot bear the thought!” But it is true.”
References
References 1 The Prophet of God, By Elder Neil L. Andersen – https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2018/04/the-prophet-of-god?lang=eng 2 Brigham Young, October 1859, JOD 7:289 – http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/JournalOfDiscourses3/id/9603 -
2018 General Conference
April 2018 LDS General Conference speaking time (Excluding the Solemn Assembly, Sustaining and Auditing Report): 1
Saturday Morning Session
M. Russell Ballard — 14:29
Brian K. Taylor — 10:24
Larry J. Echo Hawk — 11:11
Gary E. Stevenson — 15:07
Lynn G. Robbins — 10:16
Neil L. Andersen — 16:05Saturday Afternoon Session
David A. Bednar — 16:01
Taylor G. Godoy — 10:43
Bonnie L. Oscarson — 10:07
Taniela B. Wakolo — 10:34
Devin G. Durrant — 10:26
Dale G. Renlund — 14:43Priesthood Session
Douglas D. Holmes — 11:24
Russell M. Nelson — 3:39
D. Todd Christofferson — 13:19
Ronald A. Rasband — 13:25
Henry B. Eyring — 15:53
Dallin H. Oaks — 16:01
Russell M. Nelson — 14:28Sunday Morning Session
Larry Y. Wilson — 11:10
Reyna Isabel Aburto — 10:19
Massimo De Feo — 10:15
Claudio D. Zivic — 10:35
Henry B. Eyring — 17:02
Dallin H. Oaks — 17:35
Russell M. Nelson — 20:27Sunday Afternoon Session
Gerrit W. Gong — 4:56
Ulisses Soares — 5:24
Russell M. Nelson — 2:15
Jeffrey R. Holland — 15:29
Jean B. Bingham — 13:04
Dieter F. Uchtdorf — 17:40
Gérald Caussé — 11:59
Quentin L. Cook — 15:04References
References 1 April 2018 LDS General Conference – https://www.lds.org/general-conference?cid=HP_SA-31-3-2018_dPFD_fGC_xLIDyL2-4_&lang=eng -
Question Marks
Excerpt from a March 2018 General Conference address by apostle Neil L. Andersen: 1
While my wife Cathy has known President Nelson for three decades and has no question about his divine mantle, upon his setting apart she began reading all his general conference talks of the past 34 years, praying for an even deeper assurance of his prophetic role.
I promise you that this greater witness will come to you as you humbly and worthily seek it. Why are we so willing to follow the voice of the prophet? For those diligently seeking eternal life, the prophets voice brings spiritual safety in very turbulent times.
We live on a planet clamoring with a million voices. The internet, our smart phones, our bloated boxes of entertainment all plead for our attention and thrust their influence upon us. Hoping we will buy their products and adopt their standards. The seemingly endless array of information and opinion remind us of the scriptural warnings of being tossed to and fro, driven by the wind, and overcome by the cunning craftiness of those who lie in wait to deceive. Anchoring our souls to the Lord Jesus Christ requires listening to those he sends. Following the prophet in a world of commotion is like being wrapped in a soothing warm blanket on a freezing cold day.
We live in a world of reason, debate, argument, logic and explanation. Questioning ‘why’ is so positive in many aspects of our lives, allowing the power of our intellect to guide a multitude of choices and decisions we face each day. But the Lords voice often comes without explanation. Long before academic study of the impact of infidelity among trusting spouses and children, the Lord declared, though shalt not commit adultery. Beyond the intellect alone, we treasure the gift of the Holy Ghost.
The prophets voice, while spoken kindly, will often be a voice asking us to change and repent and return to the lord. When correction is needed, lets not delay and don’t be alarmed when the prophets warning voice counters popular opinions of the day. The mocking fireballs of annoyed disbelievers are always hurled the moment the prophet begins to speak.
As you are humble in following the council of the Lords prophet I promise you an added blessing of safety and peace. And don’t be surprised if at times your personal views are not initially in harmony with the teachings of the Lords prophet. These are moments of learning of humility when we go to our knees in prayer. We walk forward in faith trusting in God. Knowing that with time we will receive more spiritual clarity from our Heavenly Father.
One prophet described the incomparable gift of the Savior as the will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father. The surrender of our will to God’s will is in fact not surrender at all but the beginning of a glorious victory.
Some will try and overly dissect the prophets words, struggling to determine what is his prophetic voice and what is his personal opinion. In 1982, two years before being called as a general authority, brother Russell M. Nelson said “I never ask myself when does the prophet speak as a prophet and when does he not. My interest has been, how can I be more like him.” And he added, “my philosophy is to stop putting question marks behind the prophets statements and put exclamation points instead.”
References
References 1 Neil L. Andersen, General Conference, March 2018 – https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2018/04/media/session_1_talk_12/5761508934001?lang=eng -
Illusory Truth Effect
Excerpt from Wikipedia, topic: Illusory Truth Effect: 1
“The illusory truth effect (also known as the truth effect or the reiteration effect) is the tendency to believe information to be correct after repeated exposure. This phenomenon was first identified in a 1977 study at Villanova University and Temple University. When truth is assessed, people rely on whether the information is in line with their understanding or if it feels familiar. The first condition is logical as people compare new information with what they already know to be true. Repetition makes statements easier to process relative to new, unrepeated, statements, leading people believe that the repeated conclusion is more truthful.”
Excerpt from an address by Boyd K. Packer, seminar for new mission presidents on June 25, 1982: 2
“It is not unusual to have a missionary say, ‘How can I bear testimony until I get one? How can I testify that God lives, that Jesus is the Christ, and that the gospel is true? If I do not have such a testimony, would that not be dishonest?’ Oh, if I could teach you this one principle: a testimony is to be found in the bearing of it!”
Excerpt from an April 2008 General Conference address by Dallin H. Oaks: 3
“Another way to seek a testimony seems astonishing when compared with the methods of obtaining other knowledge. We gain or strengthen a testimony by bearing it. Someone even suggested that some testimonies are better gained on the feet bearing them than on the knees praying for them.”
Excerpt from a October 2014 General Conference address by Neil L. Andersen: 4
“A testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith can come differently to each of us. It may come as you kneel in prayer, asking God to confirm that he was a true prophet. It may come as you read the Prophet’s account of the First Vision. A testimony may distill upon your soul as you read the Book of Mormon again and again. It may come as you bear your own testimony of the Prophet or as you stand in the temple and realize that through Joseph Smith the holy sealing power was restored to the earth.22 With faith and real intent, your testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith will strengthen. The constant water balloon volleys from the sidelines may occasionally get you wet, but they need never, never extinguish your burning fire of faith.
To the youth listening today or reading these words in the days ahead, I give a specific challenge: Gain a personal witness of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Let your voice help fulfill Moroni’s prophetic words to speak good of the Prophet. Here are two ideas: First, find scriptures in the Book of Mormon that you feel and know are absolutely true. Then share them with family and friends in family home evening, seminary, and your Young Men and Young Women classes, acknowledging that Joseph was an instrument in God’s hands. Next, read the testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith in the Pearl of Great Price or in this pamphlet, now in 158 languages. You can find it online at LDS.org or with the missionaries. This is Joseph’s own testimony of what actually occurred. Read it often. Consider recording the testimony of Joseph Smith in your own voice, listening to it regularly, and sharing it with friends. Listening to the Prophet’s testimony in your own voice will help bring the witness you seek.”
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References
References 1 Illusory Truth Effect, Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_truth_effect 2 The Quest for Spiritual Knowledge, Boyd K. Packer – https://www.lds.org/new-era/2007/01/the-quest-for-spiritual-knowledge?lang=eng 3 Testimony, Dallin H. Oaks – https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/testimony?lang=eng 4 Joseph Smith, Neil L. Andersen – https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/joseph-smith?lang=eng -
Speaking Time
October 2017 LDS General Conference speaking time. 1
General Women’s Session
Sharon Eubank – 13:41
Neill F. Marriott – 13:44
Joy D. Jones – 12:02
Dieter F. Uchtdorf – 25:34Saturday Morning Session
Dieter F. Uchtdorf – 20:51
Bonnie L. Oscarson – 12:08
Dallin H. Oaks – 16.07
John C. Pingree – 10:27
Todd Christofferson – 16:23
Jeffrey R. Holland – 16:52Saturday Afternoon Session
Gary E. Stevenson – 15:14
Stephen W. Owen – 10:09
Quentin L. Cook – 15:26
Ronald A. Rasband – 14:51
O. Vincent Haleck – 10:13
Russell M. Nelson – 15:01General Priesthood Session
Dale G. Renlund – 15:54
David F. Evans – 9:54
Richard J. Maynes – 11:31
Dieter F. Uchtdorf – 22:21
Henry B. Eyring – 17:25Sunday Morning Session
Jean B. Bingham – 11:25
Donald L. Hallstrom – 10:10
David A. Bednar – 17:10
W. Christopher Waddell – 12:08
W. Craig Zwick – 12:47
Henry B. Eyring – 18:52Sunday Afternoon Session
M. Russell Ballard – 13:32
Tad R. Callister – 10:12
Joni L. Koch – 9:05
Stanley G. Ellis – 11:03
Adilson de Paula Parrella – 9:34
Ian S. Ardern – 10:18
José L. Alonso – 9:44
Neil L. Andersen – 17:29Totals
30 Men: 426:17 min
5 Women: 63:00 minReferences
References 1 General Conference October 2017 – https://www.lds.org/general-conference?lang=eng -
Evil of the World
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
Crash Course:
Mormon leader condemns fear tactics; new Utah temple, four others announced – Salt Lake Tribune
April 2017 LDS General Conference – LDS.org