Saturday Morning
Name one of the two speakers during the Saturday morning session to remind us that “salvation is an individual matter; exaltation is a family matter.”
Elder D. Todd Christofferson or President Dallin H. Oaks
What kind of professor from the Netherlands did Elder Gary B. Sabin sit next to on a business trip?
Bonus awesome quote: “When nothing is expected, and everything appreciated, life is magical.”
Professor of happiness
President M. Russell Ballard, who did not read from a prepared talk due to diminishing eyesight, said that who had been on his mind the last few months prior to this General Conference?
The Prophet Joseph Smith
How many of the 20 temples announced by President Nelson on Sunday afternoon are located in the United States?
6: Hawaii, Alaska, Tulsa, Colorado Springs, Virginia, and Vancouver, WA.
“My heart is converted, please be patient as my skirts catch up.”
Elder Gong, Sunday Afternoon session
“The impact of _______-warm church membership is great... Be more valiant and less _______-warm for the sake of your posterity.” – Elder Carlos A. Godoy
Lukewarm
Sister Tamara W. Runia (whose age was the #1 Google searched topic for 8 minutes on Saturday night) told us that whose son missed Sunday dinners after his passing because he would always leave knowing that his dad believed in him?
Elder Neal A. Maxwell
President Henry B. Eyring encouraged us to review our lives for opportunities to do what?
Repent
Thinking about the location we would like to spend eternity in, the kind of body that we’d like to have resurrected, and the people we’d like to spend eternity with are examples of “Thinking _______.”
Celestial
“You will never regret being too kind.”
“You will never be happier than you are grateful.”
Elder Gary B. Sabin, Saturday Evening Session
Elder Christofferson told us that, because the sealing powers and keys are so sacred, who is the only person who personally handles the delegation of their use on earth?
The president of the Church
Who asked this gem of a pondering question before reminding us how crucial daily immersion in the scriptures is: “In our home, is Jesus a Sunday-only topic?”
Brother Jan E. Newman, Sunday School 1st counselor
What kind of worship did Bishop W. Christopher Waddell say can be dangerous before admonishing us to “Choose Him”?
Hero worship
Tell us one of the sacrifices you remember Elder J. Kimo Esplin describing that many of the Japanese members of the Church made in order to make the 10,000 mile journey to Hawaii to receive their temple blessings prior to one being dedicated in Japan in 1980?
Sold houses, quit jobs, sold vinyl records, etc.
“A gift alone does not a master make.” (and applies both physically and spiritually)
Elder Gary E. Stevenson, Saturday Afternoon Session
Who did Sister Amy A. Wright immediately think of when she found out that she had been diagnosed with cancer?
Bonus awesome quote: “We can’t share our oil but we can share His light.”
Her 3 boys
What question did Elder Joaquin E. Costa encourage us to ask when trials and challenges come our way instead of, “Why me?”
"What for?"
Tell us why Sister Emily Belle Freeman became so fond and grateful for her tour guide on ‘The Jesus Trail’?
Tied rope on her scooter after breaking her ankle 6 weeks prior to the trip and pulled her up much of the trail.
What was so funny about Elder John C. Pingree’s 9-year old son learning the names of the missionaries prior to their serving as mission leaders?
He learned, and then called them by, their first names.
“Where is Jasper?”
Elder Alan T. Phillips, Saturday Afternoon Session
Who said these memorable quotes?
“I recognized my mom’s face as just “she who must be obeyed.”
“I thought more of getting into heaven than being with our Father in Heaven.”
“Covenants are the shape of God’s embrace.”
“To serve in this Church is to stand in the river of God’s love for His children.”
Elder Robert M. Daines
What were the 4 ways to better heed the promptings of the Holy Ghost as shared in Elder Gary E. Stevenson’s Saturday afternoon talk?
1. Stand in holy places; 2. Stand with holy people; 3. Testify of holy truths as often as you can; 4. Listen to the Holy Spirit.
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “It wasn’t just an empty stomach that troubled him [the Prodigal Son], it was an empty ______.”
An empty soul
Please teach us the connection that Elder Dale G. Renlund made to Jesus after telling us about the great efforts that went into finding King Tut’s tomb in Egypt in February 1923.
Sometimes we “look beyond the mark”. We should approach the sacrament like a new convert approaches baptism and confirmation.
“If you feel that much of what you do this year or in the years to come does not make you very famous, take heart. Most of the best people who ever lived weren’t very famous either. Serve and grow, faithfully and quietly.”
Elder David A. Bednar, Saturday Morning Session