We must believe in slavery but Opposed to Slavery?

One of the reasons for the violent opposition to our members was most of them were opposed to slavery. Quentin L. CookOctober 2021 General Conferencehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/46cook?lang=eng I will remark with regard to slavery, inasmuch as we believe in the Bible, inasmuch as we believe in the ordinances of God, in the Priesthood and order and decrees … Read more

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 … Read more

Slavery in Scripture

Excerpt from an October 2020 General conference talk by Quentin L. Cook:1 This was a time of tension on several fronts. Many Missourians considered Native Americans a relentless enemy and wanted them removed from the land. In addition many of the Missouri settlers were slave owners. And felt threatened by those who were opposed to … Read more

Slavery in Scriptures

Excerpt from an October 2020 General conference talk by Quentin L. Cook:1 This was a time of tension on several fronts. Many Missourians considered Native Americans a relentless enemy and wanted them removed from the land. In addition many of the Missouri settlers were slave owners. And felt threatened by those who were opposed to … Read more

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 … Read more

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. … Read more

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 – 14:47 Saturday Afternoon Session David A. Bednar – 15:59 Rubén V. Alliaud – 9:35 Russell … Read more

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 – 19:05 Saturday Afternoon Session M. Russell Ballard – 14:28 Mathias Held – 10:21 Neil L. Andersen – 15:15 Takashi Wada – 9:37 … Read more

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 — 15:48 Saturday Afternoon Session D. Todd Christofferson — … Read more

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 — 16:05 Saturday Afternoon Session David A. … Read more

Inferior Race

Excerpt from ‘The Eternal Everyday’, a 2017 General Conference address by Apostle Quentin L. Cook: 1 “Anyone who claims superiority under the Father’s plan because of characteristics like race, sex, nationality, language, or economic circumstances is morally wrong and does not understand the Lord’s true purpose for all of our Father’s children.” … Excerpt from … Read more

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 – 25:34 Saturday Morning Session Dieter F. Uchtdorf – 20:51 Bonnie L. Oscarson – 12:08 Dallin H. Oaks – 16.07 John C. Pingree – 10:27 Todd … Read more

Proposition 8

Image: Elder Lance Wickman – LDS General Authority Elder Lance Wickman in a 2012 interview speaking about the LDS churches involvement in the California Proposition 8 amendment against marriage equality: [footnote]Elder Wickman – Thoughts on Proposition 8[/footnote] “The first thought that comes to my mind is the shear heroism of our members in California, and others who stood … Read more