Conference Talk
“To be a peacemaker is not to be weak—but to be strong in a way the world may not understand.”
Gary E. Stevenson
"This is God's entire purpose and glory, summarized in four words from Moses 1:39."
"The immortality and eternal life of man"?
"When members enter the temple, they change from regular clothes into this color of clothing, which symbolizes purity, holiness, light, and equality."
white?
"This is the core missionary purpose — helping people access the saving power of Jesus Christ through faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the Holy Ghost, and this fifth step."
Enduring to the end?
“Your origin story is divine, and so is your destiny. You left heaven to come here, but heaven has never left you.”
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
"Baptism must be performed in this specific way — the same method used when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist."
by immersion?
"Members usually receive their temple endowment when preparing for one of these two major life milestones."
serving a full-time mission or being sealed in temple marriage?
"Described in Preach My Gospel as the 'keystone' of the Church, this scripture is also the evidence missionaries point to that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God."
the Book of Mormon?
“Looking to God means that He is not just one of our priorities; it means rather that He is our one highest priority.”
D. Todd Christofferson
"Repentance requires two actions toward sin — one is confessing, and this is the other, described in D&C 58:43."
forsaking (stopping) them?
"This physical item received during the endowment serves as a daily reminder of sacred temple covenants and is described as a shield and protection against temptation and evil."
the temple garment?
"A missionary's calling gives them authority, but according to Preach My Gospel, it is this — not their calling — that gives them true spiritual power."
keeping their covenants?
“Temperance is an essential reinforcement for a firm foundation in Jesus Christ.”
Ulisses Soares
"Beyond the temple endowment, this ordinance — performed by Melchizedek Priesthood authority — is required to receive exaltation and have an eternal family."
celestial (eternal) marriage / temple sealing?
"The temple endowment is described as falling into four distinct parts: preparatory ordinances, instruction by lectures and representations, this third element, and finally tests of knowledge."
Covenants
"In the 2023 edition, the old Lessons 4 and 5 were combined into one new lesson organized around the specific aspects of this sacred promise made at baptism."
the baptismal covenant?
“Applying the doctrine of Christ in a simplified and focused way will help us find joy in our daily lives.”
Michael Cziesla
"Because we all lived with Heavenly Father before this life, every person born on earth shares this literal spiritual relationship with one another."
spirit brothers and sisters?
"This power of the Holy Ghost ratifies and validates each temple covenant eternally, making it binding in heaven — not just on earth."
The Holy Spirit of Promise?
"According to Preach My Gospel, when the Holy Ghost teaches missionaries and those they teach simultaneously, this specific spiritual outcome described in D&C 50 occurs — where both parties understand each other and experience this together."
being edified and rejoicing together?