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President Russell M. Nelson We have felt a pressing need to improve the way we care for our members. … To do that better, we need to strengthen our priesthood quorums to give greater direction to the ministering of love and support that the Lord intends for His Saints. These adjustments are inspired of the Lord. As we implement them, we will be even more effective than we have ever been previously. https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2018/04/introductory-remarks?lang=eng

Sharon Eubank First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency [Referring to hospitalized President Spencer W. Kimball’s, September 1979, conference address read by his wife, Camilla] “Much of the major growth that is coming to the Church in the last days will come because many of the good women of the world … will be drawn to the Church in large numbers. This will happen to the degree that the women of the Church reflect righteousness and articulateness in their lives and to the degree that the women of the Church are seen as distinct and different—in happy ways—from the women of the world.” I have met so many of these good women as I do my work around the world. Their friendships are precious to me. You know them too among your friends and neighbors. They may or may not be members of the Church right now, but we connect in friendship that is very important. Well, how do we play our part? What should we do? President Kimball refers to five things: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2017/10/turn-on-your-light?lang=eng

Listen to the voice of the prophet. President Thomas S. Monson General Priesthood Meeting https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2017/04/media/session_3_talk_3/5381947833001?lang=eng#share-drawer Sunday Morning https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2017/04/media/session_3_talk_3/5381947833001?lang=eng#share-drawer For a guide and more detailed information see, “Use of Online Resources in Church Callings” can be found at https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2017/04/media/session_3_talk_3/5381947833001?lang=eng#share-drawer

Listen to the voice of the prophet. President Thomas S. Monson General Priesthood Meeting https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2017/04/media/session_3_talk_3/5381947833001?lang=eng#share-drawer Sunday Morning https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2017/04/media/session_3_talk_3/5381947833001?lang=eng#share-drawer

Elder M. Russell Ballard Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles For some, Christ’s invitation to believe and remain continues to be hard—or difficult to accept. Some disciples struggle to understand a specific Church policy or teaching. Others find concerns in our history or in the imperfections of some members and leaders, past and present. Still others find it difficult to live a religion that requires so much. Finally, some have become “weary in well-doing.” For these and other reasons, some Church members vacillate in their faith, wondering if perhaps they should follow those who “went back, and walked no more” with Jesus. . . . Never fail to give equal time to the Lord through honest attempts to understand what the Lord has revealed. As my dear friend and former colleague Elder Neal A. Maxwell once said, “We should not assume … that just because something is unexplainable by us it is unexplainable.” . . . . My heartfelt plea is that we will encourage, accept, understand, and love those who are struggling with their faith. We must never neglect any of our brothers and sisters. We are all at different places on the path, and we need to minister to one another accordingly. Just as we should open our arms in a spirit of welcoming new converts, so too should we embrace and support those who have questions and are faltering in their faith. . . . . https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/to-whom-shall-we-go?lang=eng

Elder Peter F. Meurs Of the Seventy The Savior taught: “This shall ye always do to those who repent and are baptized in my name; and ye shall do it in remembrance of my blood, which I have shed for you, that ye may witness unto the Father that ye do always remember me. And if ye do always remember me ye shall have my Spirit to be with you” (3 Nephi 18:11). I invite all of us to consider five ways to increase the impact and power of our regular participation in the sacred ordinance of the sacrament, an ordinance that can help us become holy. . . . Elder David A. Bednar taught: “The ordinance of the sacrament is a holy and repeated invitation to repent sincerely and to be renewed spiritually. The act of partaking of the sacrament, in and of itself, does not remit sins. But as we prepare conscientiously and participate in this holy ordinance with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then the promise is that we may always have the Spirit of the Lord to be with us. And by the sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost as our constant companion, we can always retain a remission of our sins.” https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/the-sacrament-can-help-us-become-holy?lang=eng

The great purpose of mortality is to learn in ways we could not have learned in pre-mortality. Elder David A. Bednar Being an Agent to Act https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WIuG9VqG4M

Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland. While there, I noticed the Belfast Coat of Arms, which includes the motto “Pro tanto quid retribuamus,” or “What shall we give in return for so much?” I invite each of us to consider this question. What shall we give in return for the flood of light and truth God has poured out upon us? Our beloved Father simply asks that we live by the truth we have received and that we follow the path He has provided. Therefore, let us take courage and trust in the guidance of the Spirit. Let us in word and in deed share with our fellowmen the amazing and awe-inspiring message of God’s plan of happiness. May our motive be our love for God and for His children, for they are our brothers and sisters. This is the beginning of what we can do in return for so much. President Dieter F Uchtdorf https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/o-how-great-the-plan-of-our-god?lang=eng

Elder Kevin R. Duncan shares a simple experience that reminds us that “. . . an unforgiving heart harbors so much needless pain. When we apply the healing ointment of the Savior’s Atonement, He will soften our heart and help us to change. He can heal the wounded soul (see Jacob 2:8). . . . Forgiveness is the very reason God sent His Son, so let us rejoice in His offering to heal us all. The Savior’s Atonement is not just for those who need to repent; it is also for those who need to forgive. If you are having trouble forgiving another person or even yourself, ask God to help you. Forgiveness is a glorious, healing principle. We do not need to be a victim twice. We can forgive. https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/the-healing-ointment-of-forgiveness?lang=eng

How would your friends respond to the question, “What is The Book of Mormon?” http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fGhI4p4G1P4 The Book of Mormon Project’s video that answers the question, “What is the Book of Mormon?”

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