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		<title>&#8220;The greatest guarantor of inward peace&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a short spring semester of Institute we are doing &#8220;The Gospel and the Productive Life&#8221; course. There are 15 lessons and we are only doing it for 8 weeks, so we need to do 2 a week. This past Wednesday we covered The Plan of Salvation for Heavenly Father’s Children and The Guidance of<a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/05/09/the-greatest-guarantor-of-inward-peace/"> <br /><br /> (Read More...)</a>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For a short spring semester of Institute we are doing &#8220;The Gospel and the Productive Life&#8221; course. There are 15 lessons and we are only doing it for 8 weeks, so we need to do 2 a week. This past Wednesday we covered The Plan of Salvation for Heavenly Father’s Children and The Guidance of the Spirit. There is nothing &#8220;new&#8221; in these lessons, but it is nice to have a good discussion about some of these important principles/doctrines.</p>
<p>My favourite quote from this week was one from President Faust about the Holy Ghost:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world. It can be more mind-expanding and can make us have a better sense of well-being than any chemical or other earthly substance. It will calm nerves; it will breathe peace to our souls. This Comforter can be with us as we seek to improve. It can function as a source of revelation to warn us of impending danger and also help keep us from making mistakes. It can enhance our natural senses so that we can see more clearly, hear more keenly, and remember what we should remember. It is a way of maximizing our happiness&#8221;</p>
<p>James E. Faust in Conference Report, Apr. 1989, 41; or Ensign, May 1989, 32–33</p></blockquote>
<p>What a powerful statement! I haven&#8217;t wasted my life in &#8220;riotous living&#8221;, but I certainly can tell the difference between having the Spirit with me and being left alone. I can definitely testify that the Holy Ghost is indeed the greatest guarantor of inward peace. The enlightenment and pure intelligence it bestows are worth any sacrifice it takes to live worthy of His companionship.</p>
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		<title>The noisy world we live in</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we finished studying the Book of Mormon in Institute in April, we read Moroni 9:18–20. Here, Mormon has written a letter to Moroni and is describing the wickedness of the people: O the depravity of my people! They are without order and without mercy. Behold, I am but a man, and I have but<a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/05/03/the-noisy-world-we-live-in/"> <br /><br /> (Read More...)</a>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As we finished studying the Book of Mormon in Institute in April, we read <a href="www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/moro/9.18-20?lang=eng">Moroni 9:18–20</a>. Here, Mormon has written a letter to Moroni and is describing the wickedness of the people:</p>
<blockquote><p>O the depravity of my people! They are without order and without mercy. Behold, I am but a man, and I have but the strength of a man, and I cannot any longer enforce my commands.</p>
<p>And they have become strong in their perversion; and they are alike brutal, sparing none, neither old nor young; and they delight in everything save that which is good; and the suffering of our women and our children upon all the face of this land doth exceed everything; yea, tongue cannot tell, neither can it be written.</p>
<p>And now, my son, I dwell no longer upon this horrible scene. Behold, thou knowest the wickedness of this people; thou knowest that they are without principle, and past feeling; and their wickedness doth exceed that of the Lamanites.</p></blockquote>
<p>That line &#8220;past feeling&#8221; reminds us of what Nephi said to his brothers in <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/17.45?lang=eng#">1 Nephi 17: 45</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Ye are swift to do iniquity but slow to remember the Lord your God. Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye have heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto you in a still small voice, but ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel his words; wherefore, he has spoken unto you like unto the voice of thunder, which did cause the earth to shake as if it were to divide asunder.</p></blockquote>
<p>That phrase &#8220;past feeling&#8221; is great. You can look at it in so many ways. The student manual for the Book of Mormon institute course had a great quote about this from President Packer:</p>
<blockquote><p>“The world grows increasingly noisy. Clothing and grooming and conduct are looser and sloppier and more disheveled. Raucous music, with obscene lyrics blasted through amplifiers while lights flash psychedelic colors, characterizes the drug culture. Variations of these things are gaining wide acceptance and influence over our youth. . . .</p>
<p>“This trend to more noise, more excitement, more contention, less restraint, less dignity, less formality is not coincidental nor innocent nor harmless.</p>
<p>“The first order issued by a commander mounting a military invasion is the jamming of the channels of communication of those he intends to conquer.</p>
<p>“Irreverence suits the purposes of the adversary by obstructing the delicate channels of revelation in both mind and spirit”</p>
<p>President Boyd K Packer in Conference Report, Oct. 1991, 28; or Ensign, Nov. 1991, 22</p></blockquote>
<p>When I read that, it totally made me think of the Internet. The Internet is so distracting for people. There is definitely &#8220;less restraint&#8221; and &#8220;less dignity&#8221; in the way many people communicate with each other. It can definitely be a tool of Satan to distract us from better things. I found it interesting that the quote is from the fall of 1991, about 3 years before the Internet started to be accessible by vast numbers of people. I guess that is yet another reason why <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/10/why-do-we-need-prophets/">we need prophets, seers and revelators</a>!</p>
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		<title>LDS Printables</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife loves to have little sayings/phrases printed up and put around the house. I recently came across the Mormon Mommy Blogs web site. They have a tag called &#8220;free lds printables&#8221; that has all sorts of neat things to print. There are some phrases from General Conference, things for visiting teaching, and more. As<a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/25/lds-printables/"> <br /><br /> (Read More...)</a>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My wife loves to have little sayings/phrases printed up and put around the house. I recently came across the <a href="http://www.mormonmommyblogs.com/">Mormon Mommy Blogs</a> web site. They have a tag called &#8220;<a href="http://www.mormonmommyblogs.com/search/label/free%20LDS%20printables">free lds printables</a>&#8221; that has all sorts of neat things to print. There are some phrases from General Conference, things for visiting teaching, and more. As I type this, my wife isn&#8217;t home, so I&#8217;ve emailed her the link. I&#8217;m sure she&#8217;ll be thrilled <img src='http://mormonopia.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>The truest thing said at the most recent General Conference</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I commented before, I quite enjoyed General Conference. I felt the Spirit often as I listened to the speakers.</p>
<p>There was lots of eternal truths spoken during the conference, but one of the &#8220;truest&#8221; things said was just an unscripted throw-away line. Brother Adrián Ochoa spoke during the Priesthood Session. The talk was called <a href="http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/aaronic-priesthood-arise-and-use-the-power-of-god?lang=eng">Aaronic Priesthood: Arise and Use the Power of God</a>. About halfway through the talk, he mentions that the Church has a section of their web site where you can hear stories about youth. The official transcript records it this way:</p>
<blockquote><p>You can find some of these stories and many others like them on the Church’s youth website, youth.lds.org. By the way, the Internet, social media, and other technologies are tools the Lord has placed in your hands to help you exercise your priesthood duties and extend the influence of truth and virtue.</p></blockquote>
<p>However, that&#8217;s not what he said exactly. If you <a href="http://www.lds.org/general-conference/watch/2012/04?lang=eng&amp;vid=1540777253001&amp;cid=5">watch the video of the talk</a>, you&#8217;ll see that he says the following (it starts at about 8:45):</p>
<blockquote><p>You can find some of these wonderful stories and many others like them on the Church&#8217;s youth web site. Just Google it. Be careful. By the way, the Internet, social media, and other technologies are tools the Lord has placed in your hands to help you exercise your priesthood duties and extend the influence of truth and virtue.</p></blockquote>
<p>Google it, and be careful</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve posted before, since being released as a bishop, I have been a Stake Institute Teacher. During this past school year, we studied the Book of Mormon. We finished the course last week, and I have to admit that in all my years in the Church, it was the best time I&#8217;ve had reading<a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/19/satan-stirreth-them-up-continually-to-anger-one-with-another/"> <br /><br /> (Read More...)</a>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I&#8217;ve posted before, since being released as a bishop, I have been a Stake Institute Teacher. During this past school year, we <a href="http://institute.lds.org/courses/the-book-of-mormon.asp">studied the Book of Mormon</a>. We finished the course last week, and I have to admit that in all my years in the Church, it was the best time I&#8217;ve had reading the <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng">Book of Mormon</a>. I saw things that I&#8217;ve missed before, I learned from the students, and I felt the power in the Book.</p>
<p>I could probably do hundreds of posts about what I learned, but I&#8217;ll start with this&#8230;</p>
<p>As we finished the Book of Mormon, we read Moroni 9: 3. This is part of one of the letters that Mormon wrote to Moroni. He mentions the wickedness of the people and the destruction of the people around him. The verse reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>And now behold, my son, I fear lest the Lamanites shall destroy this people; for they do not repent, and Satan stirreth them up continually to anger one with another.</p></blockquote>
<p>We talked about anger for a bit, and I shared this great quote from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_G._Robbins">Elder Robbins of the Seventy</a> about anger.</p>
<blockquote><p>“A cunning part of his [Satan’s] strategy is to dissociate anger from agency, making us believe that we are victims of an emotion that we cannot control. We hear, ‘I lost my temper.’ Losing one’s temper is an interesting choice of words that has become a widely used idiom. To ‘lose something’ implies ‘not meaning to,’ ‘accidental,’ ‘involuntary,’ ‘not responsible’—careless perhaps but ‘not responsible.’</p>
<p>“‘He made me mad.’ This is another phrase we hear, also implying lack of control or agency. This is a myth that must be debunked. No one makes us mad. Others don’t make us angry. There is no force involved. Becoming angry is a conscious choice, a decision; therefore, we can make the choice not to become angry. We choose! To those who say, ‘But I can’t help myself,’ author William Wilbanks responds, ‘Nonsense.’</p>
<p>“‘Aggression, . . . suppressing the anger, talking about it, screaming and yelling,’ are all learned strategies in dealing with anger. ‘We choose the one that has proved effective for us in the past. Ever notice how seldom we lose control when frustrated by our boss, but how often we do when annoyed by friends or family?’ (‘The New Obscenity,’ Reader’s Digest, Dec. 1988, 24)”</p>
<p>Lynn G. Robbins in Conference Report, Apr. 1998, 105; or Ensign, May 1998, 80</p></blockquote>
<p>I love this quote. It is so true. We used this is the basis for our Family Home Evening this past week, and my family has tried a lot harder not to be angry with one another. It&#8217;s a slow process, but it seems to be helping.</p>
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<p>A few random thoughts as the conference comes to an end:</p>
<ul>
<li>I say this after each conference, and I think I will say it forever&#8230; I have a hard enough time staying awake for 10 hours, how do these men in their 70s and 80s?!?!</li>
<li>General Conference was fantastic. I always enjoy it, but there was something different this year. I&#8217;m not sure why, but I welcome it. I felt the Spirit through many of the talks, and loved the music.</li>
<li>We are so blessed to hear from the <a href="http://mormontabernaclechoir.org/">Mormon Tabernacle Choir</a> regularly.</li>
<li>In between sessions on Sunday I watched The World Report. It&#8217;s always interesting. I like seeing some of the &#8220;behind the scenes&#8221; activities around the world.</li>
<li>I&#8217;m sure other goofy people have thought this before, but I noticed that Elder Malm offered the benediction of the Sunday Morning session. We have a dresser in one of our dressers from Ikea that is called <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/series/07468/">Malm</a>.</li>
<li>I can&#8217;t get over how great Elder Perry looks. He&#8217;s going to be 90 this year!</li>
<li>Before I die I hope to make it to Temple Square to hear the choir sing in person</li>
<li>More than half of births to American woman under 30 occur outside of marriage. Nearly half of marriages end in divorce.</li>
<li>Elder Ballard spoke powerfully to both male and female YSA about marriage</li>
<li>I&#8217;ve never heard of Elder Wilson before, but I really enjoyed his style (as well as substance)</li>
</ul>
<p>It was a long, but enjoyable 10 hours. I&#8217;m grateful that we have prophets, seers, and revelators and other Church leaders who can help us feel the Spirit in this way.</p>
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<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-morning-general-session/">Saturday Morning General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-afternoon-general-session/">Saturday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
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<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-afternoon-general-session/">Sunday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-pre-conference-notes/">Post-conference notes</a></li>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here we are at the last session. I didn&#8217;t go into the conference with any particular question in mind, but wow, I have felt the Spirit through so many talks, and especially during the music in the session this morning. It is going to be tough to top Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing!<a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-afternoon-general-session/"> <br /><br /> (Read More...)</a>
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<p>Well, here we are at the last session. I didn&#8217;t go into the conference with any particular question in mind, but wow, I have felt the Spirit through so many talks, and especially during the music in the session this morning. It is going to be tough to top Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing!</p>
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<p>President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_F._Uchtdorf">Dieter F Uchtdorf</a> conducted</p>
<p>The <a href="http://mormontabernaclechoir.org/">Mormon Tabernacle Choir</a> sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/praise%20and%20thanksgiving.htm/64%20on%20this%20day%20of%20joy%20and%20gladness.htm#JD_Hymns.64">On This Day of Joy and Gladness</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Craig_Zwick">W Craig Zwick</a> offered the invocation</p>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/prayer%20and%20supplication.htm/117%20come%20unto%20jesus.htm#JD_Hymns.117">Come unto Jesus</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Tom_Perry">L Tom Perry</a> (Note: Can you believe Elder Perry is 89 years old, turning 90 this year?!?! Wow! I hope I look that good at that age)</p>
<ul>
<li>the Book of Mormon is the most correct book</li>
<li>it is important for the world to have both the Bible and the Book of Mormon</li>
<li>we can be delivered from evil by turning to the teachings of the scriptures</li>
<li>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great book&#8221;</li>
<li>much of the greatness comes from its harmony with the Book of Mormon</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Russell_Ballard">M Russell Ballard</a></p>
<ul>
<li>the Liahona was a ball of curious workmanship</li>
<li>compared it to a GPS</li>
<li>100 years ago Joseph F Smith connected happiness and the family. There can be no genuine happiness separate and apart from the home</li>
<li>when people make the family and religious commitments to gospel principles they being to do better spiritually and often temporally as well</li>
<li>commitments to family and values are the basic cause. Nearly everything else is effect</li>
<li>society at large is strengthened as families grow stronger</li>
<li>prioritize&#8230; put everything outside your own in subjection to what happens inside your home</li>
<li>do things in the right order&#8230; marriage then family</li>
<li>to the YM bachelorhood carries to the superficial mind the idea that it is desirable because it brings with it a minimum of responsibility.</li>
<li>to the YW you must also not lose sight of this responsibility. No career can bring you as much fulfillment as raising a family</li>
<li>husbands and wives are equal partners&#8230; no one owns their spouse or children</li>
<li>use the family resources of the church&#8230; the church is the scaffolding with which we build eternal families</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://www.lds.org/church/leader/o-vincent-haleck">O Vincent Haleck</a></p>
<ul>
<li>where there is no vision the people perish</li>
<li>we must see ourselves as the Savior sees us</li>
<li>focus on the things that matter most</li>
</ul>
<p>The choir and congregation sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/special%20topics.htm/259%20hope%20of%20israel.htm#JD_Hymns.259">Hope of Israel</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Y._Wilson">Larry Y Wilson</a></p>
<ul>
<li>we must lead with principles of righteousness</li>
<li>compulsion builds resentment</li>
<li>women too may exercise unrighteous dominion</li>
<li>if parents hold onto all decision-making power they severely limit the growth and development of their children</li>
<li>prepare children to get along without you</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_F._Evans">David F Evans</a></p>
<ul>
<li>what can I do to build up the Lord&#8217;s church?</li>
<li>the most important work is within our own home and family</li>
<li>we must be faithful ourselves so our children can see our joy in the gospel</li>
<li>it is the worth of souls, no matter their condition, that is great in the sight of God and our Savior</li>
<li>was it worth it? Was all the effort over all the years worth it to have just one baptism. The answer is yes!</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_B._Pieper">Paul B Pieper</a></p>
<ul>
<li>our experiences with the diving may not be like a prophet, but our strength to endure faithfully depends on holding sacred that which we receive from above</li>
<li>finding things to be sacred takes an act of agency</li>
<li>we can&#8217;t be affected by secular things</li>
<li>the sacred cannot be selectively abandoned in life</li>
<li>those who chose to abandon sacred things will have their minds darkened</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_L._Andersen">Neil L Andersen</a></p>
<ul>
<li>what think you of Christ? what thinks Christ of me?</li>
<li>being a discipline in these days of destiny will be a badge of honor throughout the eternities</li>
<li>we receive customized direction from the Holy Ghost</li>
<li>discipleship is not a competition, but an invitation to all</li>
<li>wherever you are on the road of discipleship, you are on the right road</li>
<li>whether in this life or the next, all will be made right</li>
</ul>
<p>President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson">Thomas S Monson</a></p>
<ul>
<li>he thanked everyone who helped make the conference possible</li>
<li>the gospel gives our lives meaning, purpose and hope</li>
<li>settle contentions now</li>
</ul>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/prayer%20and%20supplication.htm/98%20i%20need%20thee%20every%20hour.htm#JD_Hymns.98">I Need Thee Every Hour</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Jairo_Mazzagardi">Jairo Mazzagardi</a> offered the benediction</p>
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<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-morning-general-session/">Saturday Morning General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-afternoon-general-session/">Saturday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-priesthood-session/">Priesthood Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-morning-general-session/">Sunday Morning General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-afternoon-general-session/">Sunday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-pre-conference-notes/">Post-conference notes</a></li>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sunday morning of General Conference is the best! I&#8217;m in the Eastern time zone, so General Conference starts at noon. We got up late, had a nice breakfast, and then relaxed for the rest of the morning. Nice! The family is gathered together now, and we&#8217;ll watch the session together. The other sessions we<a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-morning-general-session/"> <br /><br /> (Read More...)</a>
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<p>The Sunday morning of General Conference is the best! I&#8217;m in the Eastern time zone, so General Conference starts at noon. We got up late, had a nice breakfast, and then relaxed for the rest of the morning. Nice!</p>
<p>The family is gathered together now, and we&#8217;ll watch the session together. The other sessions we ask the kids to watch the first half hour, but they watch the entire Sunday morning session with us.</p>
<hr />
<p>The <a href="http://mormontabernaclechoir.org/">Mormon Tabernacle Choir</a> sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/restoration.htm/58%20come%20ye%20children%20of%20the%20lord.htm#JD_Hymns.58">Come, Ye Children of the Lord</a> (I love this hymn)</p>
<p>President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_B._Eyring">Henry B Eyring</a> conducted</p>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/praise%20and%20thanksgiving.htm/72%20praise%20to%20the%20lord%20the%20almighty.htm#JD_Hymns.72">Praise to the Lord, the Almighty</a> (my wife loves this hymn&#8230; she attended a meeting where she first felt that the Church was true and this song was sung at the meeting, so it has a special place in her heart)</p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_H._Nielson">Brent H Nielson</a> offered the invocation</p>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/childrens%20songbook.htm/the%20gospel.htm/teach%20me%20to%20walk%20in%20the%20light.htm#JD_CS.177">Teach Me to Walk in the Light</a> (a beautiful arrangement)</p>
<p>President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_F._Uchtdorf">Dieter F Uchtdorf</a></p>
<ul>
<li>everyone has been affected by resentment</li>
<li>we feel hurt, angry or envious and judge other people</li>
<li>Christ&#8217;s atonement is infinite and eternal</li>
<li>The Lord will forgive whom he will forgive, but we are required to forgive all (that includes ourselves)</li>
<li>If you are gossiping, criticizing, judging, just STOP IT</li>
<li>He saw a bumper sticker that said &#8220;Don&#8217;t judge me because I sin differently than you&#8221;</li>
<li>We need to forgive others, as we want to be forgiven</li>
<li>the pure love of Christ can remove the scales of resentment from our eyes</li>
<li>the merciful will receive mercy</li>
<li>let us be know as a people who have love one to another</li>
<li>there is enough heartache and sorrow in the world than to have us add to it</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson">Russell M Nelson</a></p>
<ul>
<li>are we like fish, and are oblivious to the source of our food (the bread of life)?</li>
<li>our degree of gratitude is a measure of our love for him</li>
<li>we are not required to have a perfect body in order to achieve our divine potential</li>
<li>could an explosion in a printing shop create a dictionary? It is remote, but it couldn&#8217;t heal itself if the pages were torn (Note: What a great analogy!!)</li>
<li>just as the body needs food, our spirit needs nourishment</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_A._Rasband">Ronald A Rasband</a></p>
<ul>
<li>he spoke of his grandson who is missing a chromosome</li>
<li>some people are born with physical ailments</li>
<li>with infinite love and ever last compassion God loves your afflicted one and he loves you</li>
<li>this life is training for eternal exaltation</li>
<li>trusting in God&#8217;s will is central to our mortality</li>
<li>the worth of souls is great in the sight of God</li>
<li>do we offer to help a drowning person, or do we jump in to save them?</li>
<li>The offer of &#8220;let me know if I can help&#8221; is really no help at all</li>
</ul>
<p>The choir and congregation sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/praise%20and%20thanksgiving.htm/66%20rejoice%20the%20lord%20is%20king.htm#JD_Hymns.66">Rejoice, the Lord Is King!</a></p>
<p>Sister <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_B._Beck">Julie B Beck</a></p>
<ul>
<li>the Relief Society increases faith</li>
<li>the Relief Society strengthen families and homes</li>
<li>the Relief Society seeks those in need</li>
<li>faith, family, and relief have come to express the vision of prophets for the sisters of the Church</li>
<li>Relief Society is not a program, it is part of the Church</li>
<li>there is no other organization to match the Relief Society</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Todd_Christofferson">D Todd Christofferson</a></p>
<ul>
<li>we&#8217;ve seen a growing interest in the Church as of late</li>
<li>there is still some confusion with our doctrine and how it is established</li>
<li>establishing the doctrine of Christ is not done through scholarship</li>
<li>the Lord communicates with his servants by personal visits, but messengers, by voice, and by feeling</li>
<li>the prophet is a prophet only when acting as such</li>
<li>the fundamental principles of our religion are the testimonies of the prophets and apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ</li>
</ul>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/special%20topics.htm/232%20let%20us%20oft%20speak%20kind%20words.htm#JD_Hymns.232">Let Us Oft Speak Kind Words</a></p>
<p>President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_S._Monson">Thomas S Monson</a></p>
<ul>
<li>he will speak of eternal truths</li>
<li>we are so busy, and often are worried about the trivial things of life</li>
<li>we get caught up in the race of life</li>
<li>we need to reach heavenward for assistance</li>
<li>the prize belongs to him who belongs to the end</li>
<li>we enter mortality not to float with the current of life, but with the power to think and reason and to achieve</li>
</ul>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Thou_Fount_of_Every_Blessing">Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_G._Malm">Per G Malm</a> offered the benediction</p>
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<p>Read the recaps and other notes from the 182nd Annual General Conference of <a href="http://lds.org/">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-pre-conference-notes/">Pre-conference notes</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-morning-general-session/">Saturday Morning General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-afternoon-general-session/">Saturday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-priesthood-session/">Priesthood Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-morning-general-session/">Sunday Morning General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-afternoon-general-session/">Sunday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-pre-conference-notes/">Post-conference notes</a></li>
</ul>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in case you are wondering how I do these, I usually write the comments as the session starts. Then I take notes during the session and post it when it is done. That explains why at the beginning of the last session I guessed we&#8217;d hear from Elder Hales and but when it was<a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-priesthood-session/"> <br /><br /> (Read More...)</a>
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<p>Just in case you are wondering how I do these, I usually write the comments as the session starts. Then I take notes during the session and post it when it is done. That explains why at the beginning of the last session I guessed we&#8217;d hear from Elder Hales and but when it was posted, Elder Hales had already spoken.</p>
<p>There have been two pretty good sessions of conference so far. I can&#8217;t pick a favourite, but there has definitely been lots to think about.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be leaving shortly to go to the Priesthood Session with my father, and then I think we&#8217;re going to <a href="http://www.bostonpizza.com/">Boston Pizza</a> afterward.</p>
<hr />
<p>President <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Henry_B._Eyring">Henry B Eyring</a> conducted</p>
<p>The music was provided by a combined choir from the Salt Lake university Institutes</p>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/prayer%20and%20supplication.htm/104%20jesus%20savior%20pilot%20me.htm#JD_Hymns.104">Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Hwan_Choi">Yoon Hwan Choi</a> offered the invocation</p>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/special%20topics.htm/255%20carry%20on.htm#JD_Hymns.255">Carry On</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/David_A._Bednar">David A Bednar</a></p>
<ul>
<li>in one sentence say what the most distinguishing feature of the church is</li>
<li>it is the authority of the priesthood</li>
<li>worthiness and willingness is what is required to receive the priesthood</li>
<li>the priesthood is active, not passive</li>
<li>priesthood holders need authority and power</li>
<li>me who bear the priesthood should be different</li>
</ul>
<p>Brother <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Richard_C._Edgley">Richard C Edgley</a></p>
<ul>
<li>we need to take part in the rescue effort</li>
<li>loved ones are on their knees daily pleading with the Lord</li>
<li>we have less-actives who are trying</li>
<li>less actives need to be treated as equals</li>
<li>he has an ancestor who went inactive, and he figures that over 6+ generations it could be as many as 3,000 people who are lost</li>
<li>when he sees one person who is lost, he sees 3,000 people</li>
</ul>
<p>Brother <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Adrian_Ochoa">Adrián Ochoa</a></p>
<ul>
<li>many young men don&#8217;t understand the good they can do</li>
<li>stand up boldly for what is true</li>
</ul>
<p>The choir and congregation sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/for%20men.htm/319%20ye%20elders%20of%20israel%20men.htm#JD_Hymns.319">Ye Elders of Israel</a></p>
<p>President <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Dieter_F._Uchtdorf">Dieter F Uchtdorf</a></p>
<ul>
<li>holding the priesthood is no small blessing</li>
<li>the basic gospel principles need to be part of our life&#8217;s fabric</li>
<li>gospel doctrine becomes more precious when it is put to use</li>
</ul>
<p>President <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Henry_B._Eyring">Henry B Eyring</a></p>
<ul>
<li>the sealing keys reside in the church today and will till the end of time</li>
<li>connections to our family are sure because of sealings</li>
<li>nothing is more important than honouring marriage and family covenants made in the holy temple</li>
<li>4 things to lift and lead your family home again</li>
<ol>
<li>gain and keep a sure witness that the keys are with us</li>
<li>love your wife</li>
<li>enlist the entire family to love each other</li>
<li>lead your family in the Lord&#8217;s way when discipline is needed</li>
</ol>
</ul>
<p>President <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Thomas_S._Monson">Thomas S Monson</a></p>
<ul>
<li>shared quotes from several past prophets about the priesthood</li>
<li>&#8220;I love and cherish the noble word of duty&#8221;</li>
<li>time marches on, and duty keeps cadence with that march</li>
<li>when God speaks and man obeys, that man will always be right</li>
<li>do your duty that is best, leave unto the Lord the rest</li>
<li>the world is in need of our help</li>
</ul>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/special%20topics.htm/221%20dear%20to%20the%20heart%20of%20the%20shepherd.htm#JD_Hymns.221">Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd</a></p>
<p>The benediction was offered by Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_R._Lawrence">Larry R Lawrence</a></p>
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<p>Read the recaps and other notes from the 182nd Annual General Conference of <a href="http://lds.org/">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-pre-conference-notes/">Pre-conference notes</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-morning-general-session/">Saturday Morning General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-afternoon-general-session/">Saturday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-priesthood-session/">Priesthood Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-morning-general-session/">Sunday Morning General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-afternoon-general-session/">Sunday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-pre-conference-notes/">Post-conference notes</a></li>
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<p>My wonderings about President Packer and Elder Hales have been half answered, and will be fully answered this afternoon. Elder Hales is present, so I assume he&#8217;ll be speaking. We&#8217;ll see.</p>
<p>I love watching at conference from home. It let&#8217;s us get some things done in between sessions. I did some painting, and played some <a href="http://mariobroswii.com/">New Super Mario Bros Wii</a> with my sons.</p>
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<p>President <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Henry_B._Eyring">Henry B Eyring</a> conducted</p>
<p>Missionaries from the <a href="http://www.mtc.byu.edu/">Missionary Training Center</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provo,_Utah">Provo, Utah</a> provided the music. I saw a tweet telling everyone to look and see if David Archuleta was in the choir <img src='http://mormonopia.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/praise%20and%20thanksgiving.htm/67%20glory%20to%20god%20on%20high.htm#JD_Hymns.67">Glory to God on High</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Walker">William R Walker</a></p>
<p>President <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Dieter_F._Uchtdorf">Dieter F Uchtdorf </a></p>
<ul>
<li>There is a new Presiding Bishopric and a new Relief Society General Presidency</li>
<li>I didn&#8217;t catch all of the names, but you will be able to read about it on the <a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/">LDS Newsroom web site</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Brother Robert W Cantwell, Managing Director of the Church Audit Report read the audit report for 2011</p>
<ul>
<li>Based upon audits performed, the Church Auditing Department is of the opinion that, in all material respects, contributions received, expenditures made, and assets of the Church have been recorded and administered in accordance with appropriate accounting practices, approved budgets, and Church policies and procedures.</li>
</ul>
<p>Brother Brook P Hales, Secretary to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presidency_%28LDS_Church%29">First Presidency</a> presented the Statistical Report for 2011</p>
<ul>
<li>2,946 stakes</li>
<li>340 missions</li>
<li>608 districts</li>
<li>28,784 wards and branches</li>
<li>14,441,346 members</li>
<li>119,917 child of record baptisms</li>
<li>281,312 convert baptisms</li>
<li>55,410 full time missionaries</li>
<li>22,299 church service missionaries</li>
<li>2 temples dedicated</li>
<li>1 temple rededicated</li>
<li>136 temples in operation</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Jeffrey_R._Holland">Jeffery R Holland</a></p>
<ul>
<li>shared the parable of the workers who all received the same wages</li>
<li>there are going to be times where people get unexpected blessings</li>
<li>don&#8217;t be hurt or envious when good fortune comes to another person</li>
<li>we are in the race against sin, not each other, and envy is a great sin</li>
<li>coveting, pouting or tearing others down does not elevate our standing</li>
<li>be kind and be grateful that God is kind</li>
<li>there is nothing that you have done that can&#8217;t be undone</li>
<li>there is no dream that cannot yet be realized</li>
<li>if you&#8217;ve made covenants, keep them; if you haven&#8217;t made covenants, make them; if you have made covenants and broken them, repair them</li>
</ul>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/prayer%20and%20supplication.htm/97%20lead%20kindly%20light.htm#JD_Hymns.97">Lead, Kindly Light</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Robert_D._Hales">Robert D Hales</a> (Note: Elder Hales doesn&#8217;t really look any better, but sounds ok)</p>
<ul>
<li>how do we increase our desire to repent</li>
<li>we are commanded to meet together oft and partake of the Sacrament</li>
<li>we need to obtain a temple recommend</li>
<li>Standards for recommend holders? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart</li>
<li>It is difficult for youth to understand how present actions will prepare/disqualify them from future service</li>
<li>Get on higher ground and lift others in need</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/David_S._Baxter">David S Baxter</a> (Note: I read a tweet that said he sounded like Shrek)</p>
<ul>
<li>spoke to the single parents, acknowledging that most of them are single mothers</li>
<li>in the Kingdom of God there are no second-class citizens</li>
<li>when you live to lift the burdens of others, your own burdens become lighter</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulisses_Soares">Ulisses Soares</a></p>
<ul>
<li>To enhance our spirit it is required that we let bitterness be put away</li>
<li>Do my actions place me in the Lord&#8217;s or in the enemy&#8217;s territory?</li>
<li>We need to keep ourselves strong against the fiery darts of the adversary</li>
<li>You can&#8217;t be right by doing wrong, you can&#8217;t be wrong, by doing right</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Quentin_L._Cook">Quentin L Cook</a></p>
<ul>
<li>the church&#8217;s profile has been raised significantly</li>
<li>some parts of the world are becoming very secular</li>
<li>we desire all members to awaken fully to faith</li>
<li>don&#8217;t judge others</li>
<li>the family is the most important unit in time and in eternity</li>
<li>praying with children may be more important than any other example</li>
<li>a testimony must be based on faith, not just on logic</li>
<li>when you are tone deaf to the music of faith, you are out of tune with the Spirit</li>
</ul>
<p>Elder <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Richard_G._Scott">Richard G Scott</a></p>
<ul>
<li>those who have gone before us can see us better than we can see ourselves, they love us now more than ever</li>
<li>one of the great lessons we need to learn is to ask</li>
<li>loud laughter can block revelation</li>
<li>he gave some good practical advice on how to be worthy to receive revelation, and how we might receive the revelation</li>
<li>inspiration carefully recorded shows God that it was important to us</li>
<li>God did not put us on this earth to fail</li>
<li>as you live righteously you will always be prompted to know what to do</li>
</ul>
<p>The choir sang <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/restoration.htm/27%20praise%20to%20the%20man.htm#JD_Hymns.27">Praise to the Man</a></p>
<p>Elder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_A._Carlson">Bruce A Carlson</a> offered the benediction</p>
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<p>Read the recaps and other notes from the 182nd Annual General Conference of <a href="http://lds.org/">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-pre-conference-notes/">Pre-conference notes</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-morning-general-session/">Saturday Morning General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-saturday-afternoon-general-session/">Saturday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/03/31/182nd-annual-general-conference-priesthood-session/">Priesthood Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-morning-general-session/">Sunday Morning General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-sunday-afternoon-general-session/">Sunday Afternoon General Session</a></li>
<li>182nd Annual General Conference &#8211; <a href="http://mormonopia.com/2012/04/01/182nd-annual-general-conference-pre-conference-notes/">Post-conference notes</a></li>
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