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180th Annual General Conference – Saturday Morning Session

by Graham (04/03/2010 12:00 am)

Another General Conference is here. Time sure does fly by. Somehow or other it has worked out that I’m working again today, so I watched this session at work. I will be able to get home before the afternoon session starts.

I have no idea what the messages will be. The economy is slowly improving, but I’m sure there will still be some messages about being wise with our finances. I’m sure there will be messages about reaching out to less-actives. Of course, since it’s Easter weekend, I’m sure we’ll hear some good messages about Christ. A missionary from my ward is serving at Temple Square and helped at a General Authority luncheon. She got to meet President Monson, and he told them what he would be speaking on Sunday morning. This missionary wouldn’t tell us what it was, but said it starts with the letter “R”. We’ll see tomorrow if she’s right

As it has before, the Move Networks plug-in is amazing. It couldn’t get it to work with IE8 or Firefox 3.6.x, but I downloaded a portable version of 3.5.x and it worked fine.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang Sweet Is the Work

President Dieter F Uchtdorf conducted the session

The choir sang Come, ye children of the Lord

The invocation was offered by Elder Yoshihiko Kikuchi

President Thomas S Monson

180 years since Church was organized
Grateful for Prophet Joseph Smith
Reach out to the new convert or those making their way back
Surround them with love
Church humanitarian efforts are going around the world. It’s been around for 25 years.
Those who suffer are in our prayers
We will continue to build temples as our membership grows
His wife is recovering well

The choir sang There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today

President Boyd K Packer (sat in his chair)

Speaking to the fathers
Correlation and restructuring started under President Lee
Priesthood was the key
Gideon’s army was successful because every man stood in his place
It’s not easy to live the gospel of Jesus Christ. It wasn’t easy in His time. It wasn’t easy when the Church was first organized
The priesthood will lose great power when the sisters are neglected
The priesthood will not be successful until the power of the priesthood is secure in the homes
We need to activate the power
Power comes from faithful living

Sister Julie B Beck

Has met with thousands of sisters
There is much distraction, not enough peace and joy
No one is rich enough, beautiful enough, or clever enough to avoid a mortal experience
Relief Society teaches and inspires women to be strong
If we don’t get all the appreciation we think is do, what does it matter?
Refine and cultivate in ourselves in all that is good
It is important to seek appreciation and affirmation from the proper sources

Bishop Keith B McMullan

This is a troubled world
God helps us to forgive
Duty does not require perfection, but it does require diligent
It isn’t just what is legal, but what is virtuous
Rests on personal responsibility, integrity and courage
Prayer gives us the guidance we need
Our path of duty is clearly marked

The choir and congregation sang Guide us, O thou great Jehovah

Elder Wilford W Andersen

Visited Nauvoo with his family
The early Saints were filled with hope
Hope does not depend on circumstance
The Haitian Saints are filled with hope for the future
Christ has overcome the world and will not forget or abandon us

Elder M Russell Ballard

Mothers and daughters play a critical role, despite the undermining influence of the world
Men cannot do what women can do in nurturing and influencing
Don’t look to contemporary culture for your role models and mentors
Do not model yourself after celebrities
Trust your mother
“Hold your tongues about the things of no moment”
Teach your daughters the importance of keeping covenants and then show them how to keep them
Teach them to repent and stay worthy
Parents and children need to learn from one another

The choir sang He Sent His Son

President Henry B Eyring

We help children most by helping them build faith
The Lord has put rescuers in place
Some of the best rescuers work with people in their teenage years
Learn what you should learn, do what you should do, be what you should be
We need to make plans that are not only wishes but covenants
The YW Personal Progress program recently was revised. AP Duty to God is also revised and there will be one common book for all quorums/ages

The choir sang How Firm a Foundation

The benediction was offered by Elder Erich W Kopischke

Read the recaps and other notes from the 180th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: