Here are my notes from the October 2024 General Conference Sunday Morning Session. I’ve spent the morning preparing pumpkin cinnamon roles. Then my mother unexpectedly showed up bringing cinnamon roles she had made for us. What a kind gesture. She is always so thoughtful. I ate hers because my dough is still rising. I may need to cut out during one of the talks to roll them out. My main point is that I will likely miss a few talks as I finish my cinnamon roles.
Conducting – President Dallin H Oaks
Songs – On This Day of Joy and Gladness
Prayer – Elder Jonathan S Schmitt
Songs – I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Speaker – President Jeffrey R Holland
- I missed this
Speaker – Sister Tracy Y Browing
- I missed this
Speaker – Elder Brook P Hales – Mortality Works
- Shame / Worthiness / Self Worth
- Exalted above measure
- Paul’s thorn in the flesh
- The nature of the thorn is not necessary to know.
- God and Jesus Christ love perfectly
- Personal Journey, can not be projected on other
- Life experiences both good and bad
- Victims of another actions
- Story of his mother
- Dream of his mother – She radiated a spiritual beauty
- We were not sent her to fail, but to succeed
Speaker – Elder L Todd Budge
- Too busy to listen to the missionaries
- Are they too busy to eat lunch that day?
- Heart
- Death
- Being too busy can lead to death
- Make quality time for the Lord
- Return to the Lord often and rest
- Fleeing upon our horses (faster and faster)
- The faster we go, the faster satan will pursue
- Quiet time is sacred time
- To be still may be a way to remind us to focus upon the savior
- Being still requires faith and effort
- Utilizing faith is mentally rigorous
- We pay too little value to meditation
- Nothingness
- To do
- Together nondoing (can be mistaken) but means to be still
- A story about a Calligrapher
- Return to God with Full Purpose of Heart
- Do more to prepare our minds
- Slow down
- Always being motion may be causing commotion
Song – Guide Us O Thou Great Jehova
Speaker – Elder Gary E Stevenson – Never to be Forgotten
- History of the Church
- One decade that stands out 1820-1830
- First Vision in the Sacred Grove unto the organization of the church in 1830
- Miraculous events have continued to this day
- We have begun a decade that may be just as important
- 2024 to 2034
- We just witnessed the 100th birthday of President Nelson
- Refurbished plaza
- The monumental events that will take place over the next 10 years
- Unprecedented number of temples
- Rededication of the Salt Lake Temple
- 2030 will be the Bi-Centennial of the organization of the church
- 2034 the Olympics will return to Salt Lake City
- They will be events never to be forgotten
- This upcoming decade – Youth
- Youth have been reserved and chosen for this time
- Speaking to the youth – council and encouragement
- 4 Activities – Living the Gospel – Caring for others – Inviting others to Recieve the Gospel – Unite Families for Eternity
- Living the Gospel – Study the gospel.
- Caring for Others – Reach out in compassion for those in need
- Inviting all to Receive the Gospel – New Missions Opened
- Unite Families For Eternity – Baptisms for the Dead – Be ready to marry in the temple
- There will be difficulties ahead
My initial thoughts are, that there is no way that this next decade is even remotely as. The first vision, is the restoration of the priesthood, the organization of the church. They only thing that could make it greater is the return of Jesus Christ. I think much of that will be discussed regarding this talk.
Speaker – Elder Bradley R Wilcox – Birthright
- Children’s Letters to God
- Why must Latter Day Saints live differently from others
- Everyone wants to fit in
- With all the pressure, why do we live so differently?
- Answers don’t always help
- There are many valiant disciples of Christ, but they don’t do what we do.
- In 1988 Russell M Nelson gave a talk called “Thanks for the Covenant”
- We become children of the covenant – That sets us apart
- Birthright
- The birthright son would stay and govern his father’s affairs
- He was given an additional inheritance
- Joint Heir with Christ because of the covenant relationship you have made with Jesus Christ and Father and Heaven.
- Is it asking too much?
- Not when you consider the inheritance
- It is one
- Be different from the world
- Cruise Ship – Full of learning, but also full of dangers
- Of all the people on the earth, he trusts you to help with his work.
- All the rangels in heaven are looking at this little handful of people
- Cruise ship – drinking, gambling – immodest
- Instead of wondering why can’t I do that? I am part of the crew. I have responsibilities that passengers do not have.
- You can’t be a lifeguard if you look like all the other swimmers
- Crew members get compensation (Blessings and Promises)
- Your commitments demand more of you.
- You are not just anyone.
- As you fulfill you birthright responsibilities, you are never alone
- With each new covenant, you hold each other tighter
- You’ve got this, because Jesus Christ has got you
- Don’t sell your birthright for a mess of potage
- Don’t sell everything for nothing
- Don’t let the world change you, You were born to change the world
Song – My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Speaker – President Henry B Eyring
- Alma
- As the preaching of the word …
- Holy Ghost
- The Holy Ghost will reveal the truth and the turth only.
- One of the surest way to avoid false doctrine is to stay with simplicity
- Teaching simply
- Sieze every opportunity to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with Children
- For every hour spent teaching a child, there are hours spent teachinga gainst them
- There is a desire to do something fun
- What words of doctine can we share that will help them
- Great Grandmother – Devotion to sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ
- Teaching the gospel in Germany which was illegal
- Cast in to jail and cast out of jail
- You may question if you have knowledge and confidence enough to teach it.
This is me… I have not wanted to teach in videos because I have feared because of my weaknesses. I can teach the doctrines simply. To children. I have already laid a foundation of teaching children. I can’t even explain how troubled I have been with this. It has constantly been on my mind. Troubling me morming and night.
Song – Spirit of God
Prayer – Elder Chad H Webb