President Nelson
What was the color of President Nelsons tie?
Blue
Tracy Browning spoke to us Sunday Morning but her first talk in General Conference was exactly 2 years ago in 2022 making history. Why?
She became the first black woman to speak in General Conference.
What color were the sisters wearing in the Tabernacle Choir on Sunday?
Pink
What did the Prophet use to help give his talk on Sunday because his eyes were getting old?
Desk top teleprompter
Elder Neil L Anderson told of a story of a young man who since birth has struggled with a faulty heart. His dream was to serve a mission one year after his heart transplant and he couldn’t wait. But he died on the operating table. What was the message from Elder Anderson‘s talk?
Hope
President Nelson announced 17 new temples and the importance for building so many new ones. What were the reasons?
God commanded Him
We need them to prepare for the Second Coming.
Help gather Israel on both sides of the veil.
*Bonus question: Name one the newly announced temples (20 pts each)
Elder Jorge M Alvardo spoke of a sister from his hometown of Ponce who decided to give a Book of Mormon to her friend. She wrapped the book like a gift but it never made it to her friend. What happened?
A thief stole her purse with the “gift” inside, but sent her a letter later explaining how the Book of Mormon had changed his life.
*Bonus Question: Tell a story where you know someone who was changed by the Book of Mormon. (20 pts)
Elder Gary E Stevenson mentioned an article in Newsweek entitled “World’s Oldest Religious Leader turns 100”. about our prophet on his 100th birthday. In this article was shared a list which included the Pope and Dali Lama. What was the list about?
The worlds oldest leaders
Dallin H Oaks taught us that if you cut the string of a kite the kite will not be caught up in the wind but actually fall to the earth. It‘s actually the string that keeps the kite soaring. What did Elder Oaks compare the string to that actually allows us to rise towards God?
The Commandments
*Bonus Question: What 2 kinds of commandments are there? (100 pts)
D Todd Christofferson quoted a famous singer Frank Sinatra and his song “I did it my way”. But when trying to live a more righteous life we should change these words to “I did it God’s way”. What was Elder Christofferson trying to get us to stay away from?
Rebellion
President Nelson announced that Christ will be Millenial Messiah when he comes again. He mentioned two places where he will choose to lead from. Where will these two places be?
Old Jerusalem and New Jerusalem (here on the American Continent)
Henry B Eyring told a story about his Great-Great Grandmother, Mary Bommeli, who while working in Berlin found herself arrested. Why?
She was teaching the Doctine of the Church which was illegal to do at that time.
Elder David A Bednar gave us a great way to study the Book of Mormon. Since everything written within it’s pages were specifically written for our day, what would be a good question to ask ourselves while we read the stories within?
“Why did the Lord inspire Mormon to include this account in his record?”
“What lesson can I learn it to help me live in this day and age?”
Elder Quentin L Cook talked about the blessings and pitfalls of having handheld devices in our lives. Name one spiritual blessing for us today and one pitfall that we might have happen to us?
Blessings: Bible & BoM become “one in thine hand” BoM app is a great way to share the gospel.
Pitfalls: Avoid foolishness
Elder Uchtdorf told of a great milestone in his life that his was baptized now for 75 years. He told of his beloved Zwickau Chapel where he gained something precious and even though the chapel had been torn down the precious gift he received there could not be broken. What was gained in that chapel that he still has today?
His testimony
*Bonus Question: What are some ways we can keep our testimony strong? (20 pts)
President Nelson encouraged us to listen and study the conference talks and use them as a __________ Test to see what is true and what is not?
Litmus
*Follow up question: What is a Litmus Test? (100 pts)
Emily Belle Freeman (YW General President) was recently in the hospital for surgery and Chemotherapy. After partaking of ___________ that was brought to her in the hospital room, she began to think on the _____________ she has made with God and how to draw priesthood power from them for her life.
Sacrament
Ordinances or Covenants
Who were the other two choirs that provided music for General Conference besides the Tabernacle Choir?
A Children’s Choir and a Missionary Choir are currently serving in Utah
*Bonus Question: What was the opening song sung by the Missionary Choir?
Sister Tracy Browning taught us that there were once 9 planets in the Solar System based on past limited information. Further study showed that we actually only have 8 planets. God does not want us to limit our knowledge and encourages us to keep doing what which will lead to growth as God answers?
Ask questions
Elder Holland shared the story of Christ and how people were moved and amazed with Him when they were in his presence but He was neither Good looking or stylish. Despite his Divine DNA, how did the people know he was the son of God?
His love
President Nelson spoke of God’s constant presence in his life. He then shared two stories when God was with him in challenging times. Tell one of those stories.
Dantzels Death - Brought peace
While on assignment robbers pull a gun to his head and fired but the gun didn’t go off - God protected him
Sister Kristin M Yee, 2nd Counselor in the RS, spoke of a portrait of Christ that she painted 10 years before. She made a horrible mistake and applied the varnish too early, ruining the picture. She prayed and worked through the night trying to fix what she had done and in the morning she found that the portrait looked better than it had before. By using this story, what was Sister Yee trying to teach us?
Repentance
Repentence allows us to fix our mistakes and try again. The Lord can heal us and make us whole.
Bishop L Todd Budge and his wife were mission presidents in Tokyo, Japan. During his talk he displayed these 2 Japanese symbols stating this is what we should do in order to better listen to the Lord. What do these 2 symbols mean?
Mui or ”Be Still”
*Bonus Question: What are some ways that we can Be Still and listen to the Lord? (10 pts)
Elder Dale Renlund spoke of the wonders of nitroglycerin and how much it was then Black Powder. However it was very unstable and the only way to stabilize it was to combine it with kieslguhr (a porous rock crumbled into fine powder). This combination created “dynamite” Elder Renlund mentioned another combination and if we combine ourselves with it we can reach our greatest potential. What is it?
His church or gospel of Jesus Christ
Brother Brad Wilcox started his talk by sharing funny letters to God like, “Dear God, why did you put the tonsils in if you’re just going to take them out again.” He also gets a question from the youth of the church that from around the world it is always the same, “Why must Latter-day Saints live differently from others?” What was the answer?
It is our birthright
We are children of the covenant which means that more is expected of us.
But with more responsibility comes more blessings