What a wonderful weekend! Listening to General Conference of the LDS Church every April and October is really one of the highlights of my life! I anxiously look forward to those peaceful weekends - listening to the inspired and uplifting counsel from our Church Leaders. They have such a great love and spirit about them. I always feel inspired to be a better mother and wife, show more Christlike love and charity toward everyone, and serve more (in addition to countless other personal promptings).
Here is a link to a complete archive of Conference talks.
Some of my favorite talks:
President Monson's fabulous talk: May You Have COURAGE. (From the General YW Meeting last weekend) - "My earnest prayer is that you will have the courage required to refrain from judging others, the courage to be chaste and virtuous, and the courage to stand firm for truth and righteousness." (Video and audio segments of his talk at the bottom of this link)
Elder Robert D. Hales - great counsel about living within our means.
"Learn to say, 'We can't afford it, even though we want it.' Or, 'We can afford it, but we don't need it.' "
President Deiter F. Uchtdorf - "The gospel is the way of discipleship. As we walk in that way, we can experience confidence and joy, even during times of peril, sorrow and uncertainty." The world offers many, ever-changing solutions to all problems, but the gospel "has the answers to our problems. It is not a secret. It is not complicated or hidden. It can unlock the door to true happiness. It is not someone's theory or proposition. It does not come from man at all."
Elder Jeffery R. Holland - The Easter message is for all, especially those who are alone or feel alone. The journey of the Savior to the cross was "the loneliest journey ever made and (brought) unending blessings for all in the human family."
"…One of the great consolations of this Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so. His solitary journey brought us great company for our little version of that path. … Trumpeted from the summit of Calvary is the truth that we will never be left alone or unaided, even if sometimes we may feel that we are."
Elder Richard G. Scott - What a powerful talk about the temple. It was heartbreaking when he shared about the loss of his two small children. "When we keep the temple covenants we have made and when we live righteously in order to maintain the blessings promised by those ordinances, then come what may, we have no reason to worry or feel despondent."
Elder Gary E. Stevenson - "For me, this suggests a sacred relationship between the temple and the home. Not only can we turn the doors of our homes to the temple, or the 'House of the Lord,' we can make our homes a 'house of the Lord.' …"
Elder Todd Christofferson - The world has need of "strong Christians who can persevere against hardship, who can sustain hope through tragedy, who can lift others by their example and their compassion and who can consistently overcome temptations." The moral and spiritual power to achieve this is accessed through covenants with God.
Elder Dahlin H. Oaks - "Our Savior teaches us to follow him by making the sacrifices necessary to lose ourselves in unselfish service to others. If we do, he promises us eternal life, 'the greatest of all the gifts of God,' the glory and joy of living in the presence of God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ."
