October 2019
General conference! I am always inspired by the thoughtful words of our prophet, apostles and other leaders. Here are just a few that spoke to my heart:
…greater happiness comes from greater personal holiness…
Pres. Henry B. Eyring
As mother, teacher or nurturing saint, she molds living clay to the shape of her hopes. In partnership with God, her divine mission is to help spirits live and souls be lifted. This is the measure of her creation.
Pres. Russell M. Nelson (quoted by Pres. Eyring)
There is no treasure, nor any hobby, nor any status, nor any social media, nor any video games, nor any sport, nor any association with a celebrity, nor anything on earth that is more precious than eternal life. So the Lord’s counsel to every person is to ‘consider your ways.’
Elder Terence M. Vinson
…discipleship is not about doing things perfectly; it’s about doing things intentionally.
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Our willingness to take upon us the name of Christ is more than a formal exchange of words. It is not a passive promise or a cultural contrivance. It is not a rite of passage or a name tag that we wear. It is not a saying that we simply place on a shelf or hang on a wall. His is a name that is ‘put on,’ written in our hearts, and ‘engraved upon [our] countenances.
Sister Lisa L. Harkness