Conference Talks

By jtolman • July 12th, 2010

I felt President Uchtdorf’s talk on “You are my hands” was geared directly toward the Relief Society.  If we neglect, or are too busy, to act upon the two great commandments, “we are missing the point.”  As sisters in the Relief Society, we cannot afford to miss the point. He spotlighted many examples  of Jesus [...]

Our prophet is a storyteller.  Don’t we just love his stories? Surprisingly, this past conference, in the address he gave in the Priesthood Session, he didn’t have a whole lot of stories to share.  Instead, he gave us a long list of things we should be doing in order to prepare for the blessings of [...]

Elder Hales addresses a question we should all ask ourselves.  What is my duty to God in relation to the youth?    Example is the single best teaching method known to mankind.  If you aren’t a positive example, then you are a negative example.  Even when you say the right thing, your example shows through [...]

It’s funny, when a woman tells other women to stay home and raise children, she gets blasted for it, like Sis. Beck did. When the Brethren say anything like that, they are pretty much ignored. Either way, nowadays, this is still a hot topic that gets women upset. Eliza R. Snow said, “We want to [...]

Many of this past Conference’s addresses were warnings to strengthen and protect our families. We already know Satan is targeting the family, but the Brethren must see something coming that will really test family units even more. May we listen to our leaders, obey their counsel, and take their warnings seriously. Elder Bednar says, “We [...]

It’s been years since I’ve attended Women’s Conference at BYU. I just returned from the first day and have to say—it feels real good to be surrounded by like-minded people, sisters of the heart. I have only one regret that we don’t have a chance to get to know each other during the sessions we [...]

At Conference, Elder Ballard reminded us of the series of talks he has been giving us lately. Like many of you, I have forgotten them.  This is just another example of why great talks should be remembered, and referred to, often. Starting with “Daughters of God”, he talks about motherhood and offers answers to some [...]

I apologize for the length of this post, but I cut it down to only what was important. Print it out and read it, study it, and accept it. This is a prelude to the Proclamation given by President Spencer W. Kimball. Even though we all have different situations, tests, and circumstances, we must all [...]

Elder D. Todd Christofferson gave a talk last conference (Nov. 2009) that deserves some further analysis.  He spoke on the internal control vs the external control of our moral agency. When I look at how the world views things it occurs to me the mindset is totally different; another counterfeit to uncover.  I see the [...]

Back in 1985, Pres. Hinckley gave a talk on “Ten Gifts from the Lord”.  As I read through these gifts I was reminded of the spiritual purposes of Relief Society, and my blessings of its membership. YOU HAVE THE GIFT, THE OPPORTUNITY, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DOING GOOD.   Our charge, according to Jesus Christ himself, [...]