General Conference April 2012

Omar and I were fortunate to be able to watch all the sessions of conference in real time. I love conference and how it motivates me to improve my life. 

The themes that I kept hearing over and over was regarding Forgiveness, and Preparing for/Partaking of the Sacrament. There are over 40 talks during General Conference each year. I can't possibly change everything at one time. Here are the main talks that meant something to me. 

Jeffrey R. Holland
*I heard his his parable in a different way it reminded me of the Gospel and how I am one of the early ones who was given the blessing of the Gospel for my whole life and there are people that come into the Gospel maybe at the 11th eleventh hour but they can have the same blessings that I have had. They can have mercy, justice, forgiveness and the possibility of eternal life. This parable was about God's goodness and that every person will have the chance to come.
*Why should you be jealous, when I choose to be kind? There will be times
*Envy is a mistake that keeps on ungiving.
*formula of faith is to hold on and the stress along the way will fall away.

Robert D. Hales
*I need to work on my sacrament preparation - let go of the worldly thoughts so that there is room for the Holy Ghost to speak to me. I can be more prayerful and make more "specific, personal commitments" for the following week.

Dieter F Uchtdorf
*"Don't judge me because I sin differently than you." (from a bumper sticker)
"*Do you harbor a grudge against someone else?  Do you gossip even though what you say might be true? Do you exclude, push away or even punish others for something they have done? Do you secretly simply envy another? Do you wish to cause harm to someone?"
*"In the end it is the merciful that obtain mercy."

Russell M Nelson
*I should be more grateful toward my Creator. The degree of my gratitude is my measure of my love for Him.
*Regarding the Big Bang Theory: "If there is an explosion in a print shop, is a dictionary formed as a result? The possibility is most remote, but even so, it would never have the ability to heal it's torn pages."


L Tom Perry
*Like Abraham faced his tent toward the Altar he build to the Lord, and King Benjamin instructed his people to have their tent openings face the Temple, I should have my direction in life facing the Ordinances and Covenants of the Temple.


Russell M Ballard
*All become lost at some point in time. The Holy Ghost can turn us back to the Savior's Atonement


Larry L Wilson
*Job as parent is to help their children establish the pathway to heaven
*They that are wise and take the Holy Spirit as their guide are not deceived

*If you are a controlling parent then it can cause a child to have a hard time connecting to and feeling the Love of God.

*Best thing you can do is show people you have their confidence that they are on the pathway back to the Father