Taking Notes
What is one thing that stood out to you in when President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency taught: "If you trust God enough to listen for His message in every sermon, song, and prayer in this conference, you will find it."
Acceptable answers include:
trust in God, listening by the Spirit, looking for answers in every sermon, song, and prayer given
What is one way the Lord sends His messages AND why it is important in the following verse:
2 Chronicles 36:15 And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
What is messengers AND (because He has compassion for his people and their lives.)
Think of someone you know who would benefit from hearing the Lord’s voice during general conference. There are many ways to invite others to experience general conference. Name one.
What is (...)
Invite friends and family to watch conference with you.
Share inspiring content, highlights, and quotes from conference on social media. The Church provides shareable resources online.
Help prepare young children and youth with the engaging activities and resources available online.
President Russell M. Nelson taught: "Please make notes of thoughts that catch your attention and those that come into your mind and stay in your heart. Prayerfully ask the Lord to confirm that what you have heard is true." What do you take notes on?
What are thoughts, promptings, revelations, ideas, answers given by the spirit.
What is one way the Lord sends His messages AND why it is important in the following verse:
Jeremiah 7:25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:
What is servants the prophets AND (...)
President Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught: If … you listen by the Spirit, some one of us will touch on your circumstance, sending a personal prophetic epistle just to you. What does it mean to "listen by the Spirit" AND list one way to invite the spirit as you prepare.
What is recognize and receive promptings or revelations AND (...)
Who receives direction during Conference as taught by Elder Anderson: "I give you my witness that Jesus is the Christ, that He guides the affairs of this sacred work, and that general conference is one of the very important times He gives direction to His Church and to us personally. …The teachings of general conference are the considerations the Lord would have before us now and in the months ahead."
What is His Church AND us personally
What is one way the Lord sends His messages AND why it is important in the following verse:
Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
What is His servants the prophets AND (...)
What is at least three ways to prepare in advance as given by Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles when he taught: "First of all, be very prayerful as you [prepare for general conference]. Think about the things that most concern you. You might write them down and pray to our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ that answers can be provided to you."
What is
1- Be prayerful
2- Write down concerns
3- Pray for answers
What is one way NOT to take notes as by Elder Hales: "When I take notes at conference, I do not always write down exactly what the speaker is saying; I note the personalized direction the Spirit is giving me. What is said is not as important as what we hear and what we feel."
What is focus solely on talk outlines.
What is one way the Lord sends His messages AND why it is important in the following verse:
Doctrine and Covenants 1:38 What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.
What is by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants AND (...)
Answer the following in your journal...How confident are you that you can recognize the Lord’s personalized messages for you in general conference? Why?
What is (...).
Name three things to do AFTER conference has concluded with your notes.
What is (...)
- remember the spiritual experiences you had
-write in your journal about what questions you had answered
-Write what talks inspired you
-Write in what ways you want to improve.
-You can also share your thoughts with those you love.
-Think about how conference has brought you closer to Christ
-Identify and plan what you will do to continue following Him and the words of His prophets.
What is one way the Lord sends His messages AND why it is important in the following verse:
Doctrine and Covenants 21:4–6 Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give heed unto all his words and commandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them, walking in all holiness before me; For his word ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith. For by doing these things the gates of hell shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of darkness from before you, and cause the heavens to shake for your good, and his name’s glory.
What is a seer, OR a translator, OR a prophet, OR an apostle of Jesus Christ, OR an elder of the church AND (...)
What should we look for in the messages and testimonies given by the Lord's special witnesses, His Apostles?
What is Jesus Christ