Why does Heavenly Fathers personalized plan for us, asked Elder Ringwood, include helping others return to Him? Joshua Leavitt of the Orem 2nd Ward, Orem Utah Stake, participates in the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Annual General Conference on April 3, 2022. Each of these miracles took time and may not have been exactly what those individuals originally requested from the Lord. I love the Lord Jesus Christ and testify that His gospel is the only enduring solution for peace. Moroni assured us that God has not ceased to be a God of miracles.21 Every book of scripture demonstrates how willing the Lord is to intervene in the lives of those who believe in Him.22 He parted the Red Sea for Moses, helped Nephi retrieve the brass plates, and restored His Church through the Prophet Joseph Smith. Please do not fear or delay repenting. President Russell M. Nelson: The Power of Spiritual Momentum. Jointly published by the Deseret News and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. You are now leaving a website maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sister Wright underscored the importance of forgiving and of waiting upon the Lord. Two, the cross was introduced as a symbol of generalized Christianity, but Latter-day Saints believe theirs is the restored New Testament church. That is why the Lord warned us to pray always, that [we] may conquer Satan, and escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.16, Moses provided an example of how to discern between God and Satan. President Russell M. Nelson speaks during the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Annual General Conference on April 3, 2022. Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Before the historic announcement, President Nelson reiterated his invitation from the morning session to "increase your positive spiritual momentum, to keep you moving forward through . Each day, record the thoughts that come to you as you pray; then follow through diligently. The answer is clear: entering into a covenant relationship with God binds us to Him in a way that makes everything about life easier. Between now and the time He returns with power and great glory,1 He will bestow countless privileges, blessings, and miracles upon the faithful. Pure faith keeps us moving forward on the covenant path. He wanted to know if the temple journey is symbolic of the challenges in a persons journey through life. The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square sings during the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 3, 2022. As you let God prevail in your life, I promise you greater peace, confidence, joy and, yes, rest., President Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I doubt that the boy knew just how profound his observation was. Attendees walk through the Conference Center during the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 3, 2022. "My call to you this Easter morning is start today to increase your faith". History has stopped. It makes all the difference and is everlastingly worth the cost.. The Savior lifts us above the pull of this fallen world by blessing us with greater charity, humility, generosity, kindness, self-discipline, peace, and rest. To download media files, please first review and agree to the Terms of Use. Leaders sing during a congregational hymn during the Sunday afternoon session of the 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. It makes all the difference and is everlastingly worth the cost.. What does it mean to overcome the world? Elder Holland offered an explanation for why Latter-day Saints generally dont wear crosses or display them in churches or temples. "Contention violates everything the Savior stood for and taught. Kindness is translated from the Hebrew term hesed, a powerful word with deep meaning that encompasses kindness, mercy, covenant love, and more. As you make the continual strengthening of your testimony of Jesus Christ your highest priority, watch for miracles to happen in your life.President Russell M. Nelson. Everyone needs to feel that they really do belong and are needed in the body of Christ, she said. Work for it. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven [and] dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness.15. My call today, dear brothers and sisters, is to end conflicts that are raging in your heart, your home, and your life. In coming days, we will see the greatest manifestations of the Saviors power that the world has ever seen. 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As you make the continual strengthening of your testimony of Jesus Christ your highest priority, watch for miracles to happen in your life.13, My plea to you this morning is to find rest from the intensity, uncertainty, and anguish of this world by overcoming the world through your covenants with God. Many covenants are accompanied by outward signsor sacred ordinancesin which we participate with witnesses present. When the Savior atoned for all mankind, He opened a way that those who follow Him can have access to His healing, strengthening, and redeeming power. Obeying the commandment to build self-reliance as part of the gospel of Jesus Christ. President Russell M. Nelson speaks during the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Exercise the humility, courage, and strength required both to forgive and to seek forgiveness. On Saturday morning, President Nelson said the message of Jesus Christ is the key to peace. He taught that those who make and keep covenants can find rest and overcome the world with the Saviors help. We stay on the covenant path and are blessed with spiritual strength, personal revelation, increasing faith, and the ministering of angels. But here is the grand truth: while the world insists that power, possessions, popularity, and pleasures of the flesh bring happiness, they do not! He promised that if they let God prevail in their lives, they would find greater peace, confidence, joy and, yes, rest.. When you yoke yourself to Jesus Christ and do the spiritual work required to overcome the world, He, and He alone, does have the power to lift you above the pull of this world.. Those who live the higher laws of Jesus Christ have access to His higher power. However, when you yoke yourself to Jesus Christ and do the spiritual work required to overcome the world, He, and He alone, does have the power to lift you above the pull of this world. What they do produce is nothing but a hollow substitute for the blessed and happy state of those [who] keep the commandments of God.11. He said experiences like FSY conferences burnish testimonies but also raise the question of what to do to maintain those fires of faith. Expressions of belief, hope and peace are fostered. These spiritual privileges are available to all who seek to hear Him and follow Him. Obeying the commandment to build self-reliance as part of the gospel of Jesus Christ. President Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, motions to attendees during the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Copyright 2023 Deseret News Publishing Company. And yet, the Savior admonished us to forgive all men.3. Archbishop Assos Timoteo, of the Greek Orthodox Church, attends the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Watch the full Sunday morning session now. We cultivate faith in Jesus Christ by repenting daily and keeping covenants that endow us with power. Selections were With Songs of Praise, You Can Make the Pathway Bright, How Great the Wisdom and the Love, Let Us All Press On and a choir and congregational hymn of We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet.. They asked me many questions, the most frequent of which was about the covenant path and why it is so important. Jesus Christ offers relief and peace from heartache and turmoil, a special kind of rest that comes through a covenant relationship with God, President Russell M. Nelson said Sunday morning to a worldwide international conference. It acts as a unifying and rallying force for shaping values and morality. Unburdening our hearts through forgiveness isnt always easy, but through the enabling power of Jesus Christ, it is possible, she said, adding that waiting upon the Lord can be a sacred place a place of polishing and refining where we can come to know the Savior in a deeply personal way.. I so testify in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen. My answer to her question leads to my second suggestion: How important is repentance? See the account of King Lamonis father in Alma 22, especially Alma 22:18. John the Apostle declared that he recorded the Saviors miracles so that [we] might believe that Jesus is the Christ (John 20:31). Not long ago, I had a vivid dream in which I met a large group of people. If forgiveness presently seems impossible, plead for power through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ to help you. Sunday Afternoon Session Sunday Afternoon Session Dallin H. Oaks Divine Love in the Father's Plan Doctrine and Covenants 10:5; emphasis added. So I ask, what can ignite spiritual momentum? I plead with you to let God prevail in your life. A renowned surgeon, President Nelson assisted on the first human open-heart surgery in Utah using a heart-lung machine. To download media files, please first review and agree to the Terms of Use. I urged them thenand I plead with you nowto take charge of your own testimony of Jesus Christ and His gospel. The 192nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, opened with President Russell M. Nelson reiterating the . I love you. Give Him a fair share of your time. With Mack Wilberg as director and Brian Mathias and Andrew Unsworth as organists, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square performed two hymns during the Sunday morning session Press Forward, Saints and I Know That My Redeemer Lives. It also sang two selections If the Savior Stood Beside Me and It Is Well with My Soul., The congregation joined the choir to sing How Firm a Foundation.. The latest talk summaries and announcements from the Sunday morning session of the October 2022 general conference of The Church . By referring or linking you to this website, we do not endorse or guarantee this content, products, or services offered. He likely had no idea about the direct connection between making a covenant with God in the temple and the Saviors stunning promise: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Believers can express devotion to God by worship of Him and willingness to serve His children. Download Photo Get on the covenant path and stay there. Share what one loves about the gospel of Jesus Christ. You are now leaving a website maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A young boy in the family picked up on the conversation. You are about to access Constant Contacts (http://visitor.constantcontact.com). Music was performed by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, directed by Mack Wilberg, with organists Richard Elliott and Brian Mathias. When Satan came tempting Moses, he detected the deception because he had just had a face-to-face interaction with God. It is possible to make restitution for some sins but not others. My third suggestion: Learn about God and how He works. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Walking the covenant path, coupled with daily repentance, fuels positive spiritual momentum. If you would like to stay on the page you are viewing please click Cancel. When we sincerely repent, He will forgive us. Elder Quentin L. Cook, Elder D. Todd Christofferson and Elder Neil L. Andersen, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, talk prior to the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. The following is a summary of what he said. All rights reserved. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. testified of the healing power of the Savior. Photo / AP. Cut it short. With the power of the holy apostleship vested in me, I bless you in your quest to overcome this world. He said church members have deep respect and profound admiration for the faith-filled motives and devoted lives of those who do display crosses, but gave three reasons Latter-day Saints dont. If you would like to stay on the page you are viewing please click Cancel. Between now and then, I invite you to seek an end to a personal conflict that has weighed you down. The NEWBOOK will be be the storyline of a well known but subversive missive . Living and teaching the doctrine and principles of self-reliance. It soon became clear his . Cast his influence out of your life! Conferencegoers walk to the Conference Center for the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Lloyd Newell, who hosts Music & The Spoken Word, speaks before the Sunday morning session of the 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. In the sessions concluding message Sunday morning, April 3, the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offered five actions to build and maintain positive spiritual momentum that will result in peace, strength and unity. We know followers of Jesus Christ who became converted and grew in their faith. 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