Saturday Morning
own
"As you share it freely, your own testimony will grow stronger." -Elder Gerald Causse 18
wayward
Elder Ronald A. Rasband 85. "I ask you to turn over to Jesus Christ your despair for those wayward souls. We cannot change their hearts, but He can. He is a God of miracles."
better place.
113. "Come: It’s an action. We choose to move from our current place to a better place." "Deny yourselves: Surrender. Let go of the things that are holding us back." "Be perfected in Him: Come as we are with a willing heart. He will give us a new heart." Elder Dube
divide us
President Dieter F. Uchdorf 140. "Satan is seeking to divide us. He aims to weaken God’s children by isolating us from each other. He emphasizes our differences, making them feel like impassable barriers."
Holy Spirit
Elder David A. Bednar 155. "The covenants and ordinances of the Savior’s restored gospel are spiritual credentials that can open wide the heavenly windows of opportunity to receive in our lives divine purpose, direction and strength." "Ongoing faithfulness is required for those credentials to be valid and for promised blessings to be received." "Ultimately, all gospel ordinances and covenants must be sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise." "Each of us needs the verifying witness of the Holy Spirit of Promise in order for us to receive the eternal blessings associated with the covenants and ordinances of the Savior’s gospel." "No faithful disciple will ultimately be deprived of any eternal blessing God has promised because of another individual’s unrighteous exercise of moral agency."
conviction, I
"With an earned conviction, I witness that this, all of this, is the true and only way we could grow and progress and become like our heavenly parents and Savior."
Sister Tamara Runia 11
not have to
Elder Dale G. Renlund 44. "Jesus overcame the world. We do not have to do so ourselves." “When our faith is centered on Jesus Christ, He promises spiritual peace no matter our circumstances.
stillness
We need stillness to nourish our faith in Christ -Elder Neil L. Andersen 105
quick
Elder Sinclair 162. A disciple of Jesus Christ is quick to help and slow to judge.
bearing witness
Elder Gerald Causse
13. “The sacred responsibility to bear witness of Jesus Christ is not limited to prophets. It extends to all His disciples.” "Bearing witness is a foundational responsibility of discipleship."
work and glory
“Heavenly Father’s work and glory is for us to return to Him, united as families, happy and forever.” -Elder Gerrit W. Gong 2
constant
Elder Eyering 84. "Living worthy of the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost should be one of our highest priorities."
their distress
94. "The Lord sends faithful disciples to help Him keep his promise to succor others in their distress. President Spencer W. Kimball taught, ‘God does notice us and He watches over us, but it is usually through another person that He meets our needs.’” -President Henry B. Eyering
align
Elder David A. Bednar 154. "For disciples of Jesus Christ, receiving priesthood ordinances and entering into sacred covenants are essential steps in the quest of a lifetime to align our hearts, minds and lives with God’s will."
I will
President Dallin H. Oaks 178. "As the talks of this conference are published, we invite all to study and ponder them prayerfully, and to act in faith on the principles they explain. The Lord has promised, 'Unto him that receiveth I will give more.'"
morally wrong
"Overarching all other concerns is the fact that gambling is morally wrong. Gambling is built on the desire to obtain something for nothing." 40 President D. Todd Christofferson
divine appointments
President Timothy L. Farnes 52. "Let us pray every day for eyes to see the divine appointments God places before us. Let us put compassion into action and minister to the person in front of us. It’s what Jesus did."
integrity, virtue
119. "The Holy Ghost does not attend us when we do evil. But when we do what is right, he can dwell with us and guide us in all that we do." "When we make repentance a constant day-to- day part of our lives, we can approach the Lord with integrity and receive His saving blessings." "Integrity, virtue and ongoing repentance are the answer in a world where coarse language and serious challenges are so prevalent." -Elder Quentin L. Cook
as we
Elder Gary E. Stevenson 165. "Gospel truths “become sweet to us as we live them, bringing us happiness and joy."
peaceful feelings
Elder Patrick Kearon 72. "Pay close attention to the sweet, peaceful feelings that come when you choose spiritual lift, the rising forces that bring you into the Savior’s loving upward pull."
"A sincere and faithful..
"A sincere and faithful fast is accompanied by earnest and intentional prayer." "As we lift our hearts to the Lord in humility, fasting becomes an expression of our desire to draw near to Him, communicate the true desires of our hearts and understand His will for us."
-Elder Ulisses Soares 27
given to
Elder Giuffra 60. "Commandments are given to draw us closer to the Savior, to protect us and to help us remain free from sin and many of the challenges the world presents."
comply
President Dallin H. Oaks 136. "If our sins are to be forgiven through His Atonement, we must comply with the conditions He has prescribed, including faith, repentance and baptism."
never once
Elder Clark G. Gilbert 174. President Holland: “Christ never once withheld his love from anyone, but he also never once said to anyone, ‘Because I love you, you are exempt from keeping my commandments.’"
daily trying
President Dallin H. Oaks 133. "Strong faith requires more than strong desire. It means daily trying, one step at a time, with prayer and scriptural learning."