Quotes
"The best is yet to come, my dear brother and sisters, because the Savior is coming again. The best is yet to come because the Lord is hastening His work. The best is yet to come as we fully turn our hearts and our lives to Jesus Christ."
President Russell M. Nelson
How many new temples were announced by President Nelson?
17
At the start of his talk Elder Karl D. Hirst of the Seventy shared that two of his children have done this while speaking at pulpits. He never felt more connected to them at that moment. What did his children do?
Passed out
Finish this quote from Brother Wilcox...
"Don't let the world change you..."
"when you were born to change the world."
The choir sang the new hymn "Gethsemane", what color were they wearing?
"As followers of Christ...let us follow His by forgoing contention"
President Dallin H. Oaks
When will the Salt Lake Temple be completed?
By the end of 2026
During his talk about fostering joyful reverence at church what did Elder Patrick Kearon do that made everyone laugh after he said, "For many, reverence only means this"?
He demonstrated someone folding their arms, bowing their head, closing their eyes, and holding still.
David A. Bednar used the book of Helaman to teach and warn us about staying away from this sin:
Pride
What choir sang in the Sunday morning session?
Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
"If you want the branches of your testimony to grow and bear fruit, nourish the roots."
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
How many more temples will be dedicated this year?
5
Elder Gerrit W. Gong started his talk by sharing a game that was played at their Gong family reunion. What did they do that got many laughs?
They had a "dad jokes" contest with one team being Grandpa (Elder Gong) and two grandchildren and the other team was an AI program prompted to tell jokes in the style of Gerrit W. Gong.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
Dallin H. Oaks invited us to avoid contention and be these in our conversations:
Peacemakers
How many choirs sang during this conference? 200 Bonus points if you can name them!
3 - Tabernacle Choir, Missionary Choir, Children's Primary Choir
"No matter the outcome, all will be well because of temple covenants."
President Henry B. Eyring
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
How many temples are there between dedicated, under construction or announced and in planning?
367
Sister Kristin M. Yee of the Relief Society general presidency told how she had ruined part of her painting of Jesus Christ by applying varnish too soon before the painting had completely dried. She said, "I cried and felt sick inside. And in despair I did what anyone would typically do in a situation like this." What did she do?
Called her mother
Emily Belle Freeman invited the sisters to carefully study these:
The ordinances of the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthood & our covenants.
In the Sunday morning session, how many choir members sang a solo before the choir joined them?
3
"Remember, it's not only who officiates in the ordinance that matters; what the ordinance and your covenant promise unlocks also deserves the focus of your attention."
Emily Belle Freeman
What percent of the total number of temples has President Nelson announced since 2018?
185, or 50.4%
Brother Bradley R. Wilcox of the YM general presidency began his talk with a few excerpts from a book called, "Children's Letters to God". Can you tell one of the stories?
"Dear God, instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don't you just keep the ones you've got right now?" - "How come you only have 10 rules? Our school has millions." - "Why did you put the tonsils in if you're just going to take them out again?"
Jose A. Teixeira taught that if we want to be the salt of the earth, we're going to have to do "so much more" than endlessly doing this:
Scrolling through reels on a six inch screen (in other words, social media)
What was the closing hymn for the Sunday morning session that began with a solo?
The Spirit of God