Analogies
Elder Renlund liked the Gospel and the Church to the powerful combination of nitroglycerin and diatomaceous earth to make what?
dynamite
Elder Rasband quoted Jesus, “Hold up your _____ that it may shine unto the world. Behold I am the _____ which ye shall hold up.” (same word)
light
Elder Kearon exclaimed, “Welcome to the ______ of joy!”
church
Elder Alvarado told of a sister that wrapped up a Book of Mormon to give as a gift. What happened on her way to deliver the gift?
It was stolen, but led to the thief’s conversion
Elder Gong described a family reunion dad joke contest between him and who?
A.I. Gerrit W. Gong
President Oaks likened the string that allows a ____ to fly higher to the covenants that connect us to Heavenly Father and Jesus.
kite
Pres. Nelson taught that the blessings of the ______ will help prepare a people who will prepare the world for the Second Coming of the Lord.
temple
Elder Egbo described the great joy that came as the 1996 Nigerian ______ team won the gold medal by ignoring distractions. We can experience joy by ignoring the distractions of the world.
soccer
President Eyring described his great-grandmother Mary Bommeli being thrown in jail for teaching the restored gospel. Why was she released from jail?
She wrote a letter to the judge telling him of his need to repent.
Elder Kearon observed that for many, _________ only means this: folding our arms tightly around our chests, bowing our heads, closing our eyes, and holding still—indefinitely!
reverence
Sister Yee described making a horrible mistake on an art project. After prayers and long hours, the project looked better than before the mistake. She learned that He was not done with the painting, and He was not done with her. What was the art project?
a painting of Jesus
Elder Bednar stressed the Book of Mormon warning against _____ entering our hearts resulting in spiritual blindness which keeps us from focusing upon Jesus Christ.
pride
Elder Andersen’s great nephew Trey with a heart ailment kept this Pres. Nelson quote on his phone, “The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the _____ of our lives.”
focus
When Elder Cavalcante was called as a bishop, he felt impressed a certain brother should serve as a counselor. The stake president was concerned since this brother always wore __________ at church.
sunglasses
Elder Cook described a T-shirt that read, “ _____: The original Handheld Device”
book
Like the converted Lamanites who buried their weapons of war, Elder Christofferson taught things in our lives used in the wrong way become weapons of _________.
rebellion
Elder Uchtdorf taught that Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice are the _____ of our testimony. All other things are branches.
root
Pres. Nelson promised If you will make and keep _________ to follow Jesus Christ, you will find that the painful moments of your life are temporary. Your afflictions will be “swallowed up in the joy of Christ.”
covenants
While playing soccer as a child, Elder Goury heard a preacher’s call to prepare for the Savior’s arrival. He ran home as fast as his 5-year old legs could carry him and asked his mother to do what?
wash his best clothes
Elder Hirst said he could relate to two of his children that ______ ___ while speaking at pulpits.
passed out
What lesson from the history of astronomy did Sister Browning compare and contrast to seeking answers to our spiritual questions?
Pluto being declassified as a planet
To President Holland, one of the most stirring scriptures is the response given to the soldiers seeking Jesus of Nazareth that caused them to fall to the ground: _ __ __
I am he
Elder Soares described the joy that comes from aligning our ____ with His.
will
After serving in the Asia North Area Presidency, Elder Budge was gifted a calligraphy drawing of the Japanese characters for the word mui, which reminds him to __ _____.
be still
Elder Buckner’s father often reminded him that simply sitting in a pew on Sunday doesn’t make you a good _________ any more than sleeping in a garage makes you a car.
Christian