Notes from General Conference Oct. 1-2, 2011

Kids gained a cavity from "conference Bingo" and I gained the following:

Saturday Morning

Elder Scott

• Scriptures!  I want to help my kids memorize scripture mastery right now.  Do one a day for a week.

Pres. Packer

• To the youth you are being raised in enemy territory  
• “All beings who have bodies have power over the adversary.”
• you will be blessed “if” you follow God’s commandments and follow God’s promptings.
• the voice of the Spirit comes more as a feeling than as a voice.  But if you are past feeling, you do not hear Him anymore.
• you will not make a major mistake without being warned of the Holy Ghost.
• assert your independence, your agency, when surrounded by others who tempt you
• the outcome of this battle is not in question, Lucifer will loose.

Saturday Afternoon

Elder Eyring

• Youth, do family history work and you’ll be safe guarded against the adversary

Elder Anderson

• bearing children is a spiritual matter decided between husband and wife and the Lord, acting in faith

Brother Ardern

• we will be held accountable for how we spend our time
• priority from Christ: seek first to build up the kingdom of God
• Alma: this is the time to prepare to meet God
• E. Uchtdorf: love is spelled T.I.M.E.
• busy= productive?
• “don’t become compulsive finger tip communicators”
• how sad it would be if the phone and computer drowned out scripture study and prayer
• dedicate time to the things that matter most

Elder Cook

• when feeling down, look up (not down), trust the Lord and rely on Him for strength
• exercise your faith, you will not feel incapable to do His will
• “serpent” analogy, some lack the faith that they will not be healed
• helium “balloon”...release your burdens to the Lord

LeGrand Curtis Jr.

• Redemption

Elder Christofferson

• Repentance

Sunday Morning

Elder Eyring

• stand as a witness of Christ no matter what the situation

Elder Hales

• “Thy will be done”
• “in His time and in His way the answers will come”
• “let us not give up on the Lord”
• “as we endure physical sufferings...”
• “to all the Marys and Marthas and good Samaritans...”
• “you are not alone in your gethsemes”
• “wait upon Him in Faith, and shall renew their strength”

Brother Callister

• The Book of Mormon: there is no middle ground, it's either the word of God or it's not 
• For those questioning it's truth, read it, pray about it, ask God if it is His word
• Things of God bring you closer to Him.  Does it (the B of M) bring you closer to Christ? or not? 
• of course I believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God, but I liked how plainly he put it

Sister Dalton

• Father’s of Daughters, love their mothers & be guardians of virtue (yours and hers)
• if your daughter is not home by curfew, go get her

Elder Ballard

• use the full name of the church

President Monson-- Our modern day prophet

• daily communication with God, build a relationship with Him
• live in such a way for the Lord to communicate with you daily, listen to His inspiration

Sunday Afternoon

Brother Richardson

• mirror the Holy Ghost
• Holy Ghost teaches very personally, line upon line, here a little, there a little
• teach people, not lessons
• by inviting us to learn, encouraging to us your own agency
• how do I invite others to learn for themselves
• teachers help learner to live the gospel

To sum it up in a nutshell, testify of Christ and live His will, live with the Holy Ghost as my constant companion so I can be the mom, wife, YW leader, friend, sister, and daughter of God He wants me to be.  

Here's Jax's temple he built during conference: