Stirring Stories
Elder Alan T. Phillips shared a story about accidentally leaving this behind at a service station stop during a road trip.
What is his son?
President Nelson encouraged us to think this way 25 times in his most recent General Conference talk!
What is Celestial?
Whenever a prophet passes away, this person is called by the rest of the quorum to replace him.
Who is the most senior apostle?
Elder Neil L. Andersen quoted Malachi 3:10, which explains that blessings will be poured out upon those who obey this law.
What is the Law of Tithing?
The fellow movie-goers with Elder Gary B. Sabin and his family decided to move farther away from them to avoid this, which he and his family could no longer detect.
What is the smell of skunk spray?
This apostle quoted his eye doctor as saying "Well, your eyes are old. They're not going to change" during his General Conference talk.
Who is President M. Russell Ballard?
At 39 1/2 years, this apostle is tied with President Dallin H. Oaks for longest tenure among the current apostles, though he's several years older.
Who is President Russell M. Nelson?
Elder Ronald A. Rasband used D&C 18:10 as a central theme of his talk about the good that senior missionaries can do, reminding us that "the worth of" these "is great in the sight of God".
What are "souls"?
Sister Tamara W. Runia shared a story of astronauts experiencing a phenomenon called the "overview effect" when seeing this for the first time.
What is the Earth from space?
Elder Bednar talked about the unsung heroes of our faith, who walk "in the path of" this, a phrase he quoted 9 times in his most recent conference talk.
What is "their duty"?
Since President Dallin H. Oaks is in the First Presidency, this apostle serves as the "acting" President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Who is President M. Russell Ballard?
Quentin L. Cook quoted this Book of Mormon King when he read part of Mosiah 2:41 in conference, which teaches us of the "blessed and happy state of those who keep the commandments of God" and that they will be "received into heaven … [and] dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness.”
Who is King Benjamin?
Elder Robert M. Daines told the story of a soldier who survived being shot in the head only to find out that he would suffer from this kind of blindness.
What is face blindness?
Elder Eyring quoted this fellow apostle saying, “in coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost” in his General Conference talk.
Who is President Russell M. Nelson?
The most junior apostle today, who was the first apostle from outside the United States to dedicate a temple in his home country.
Who is Ulisses Soares?
We recently discussed these doctrinal mastery verses that refer to the different Kingdoms of Glory in our Come, Follow Me study, which were quoted by President Dallin H. Oaks in his talk.
What is 1 Cor. 15:40-42?
Elder Dale G. Renlund warned about "looking beyond the mark" by relaying the story of the search for the tomb of this Egyptian king which, when found under their basecamp, became most significant Egyptian archeological find of the 20th century.
Who is King Tutankhamun (Tut)?
Sister Tamara W. Ruina quoted a traditional African proverb that says "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go" this way.
What is "together"?
When more than one apostle is called at the same time, the older is considered more senior, just as this apostle is to Elder David A Bednar.
Who is Dieter F. Uchtdorf?
Elder D. Todd Christofferson quoted part of this doctrinal mastery passage in the Pearl of Great Price, highlighting the promises made to Abraham that through his posterity, all the earth would be blessed.
What is Abraham 2:9-11?