Words to the Wise

I really love the way my blog looks now and I really wanted to post something. So... here are more things I learned and liked from conference. Enjoy being enlightened or just refresh your memory.

Russell M. Nelson

• Our faith now becomes part of our posterity's faith later
• Parent's bear the primary responsibility of strengthening the children's faith
• Obedience allows God's blessings to flow without constraint
• Unfailing faith is fortified through prayer
• President Monson said, "...Fear not. Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith."

Richard J. Maynes

• Learning, teaching, and practicing the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ in our homes helps create a culture where the spirit can dwell
• Parents are responsible for teaching their children in love and righteousness. Parents will be held accountable  before the Lord in how they perform their sacred responsibilities.
• We should do everything in our power to establish a Christ-centered home

Dallin H. Oaks (I really loved this talk)

• Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.
• The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming.
• Righteous desires cannot be superficial, impulsive, or temporary. They must be heartfelt, unwavering, and permanent.

President Uchtdorf

• Those who diligently seek to learn of Christ eventually will come to know him
• If we ignore the promptings of the spirit, they become less noticeable until we can't hear them at all
• Selfless acts of service and consecration refine our spirits
• By becoming the answer to some else's prayer, we often find the answer to our own - I've actually noticed this in my own life
• The most effective way to preach the gospel is through example

Paul V. Johnson

• "No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted." ~Orson F. Whitney - This was the second time this quote was shared during conference. Repetition = important. It may not seem like it when you're dealing with things, but afterwards you realize that it's true. This is something that I struggled with for a long time. Now I'm grateful for the opportunities I'm given to grow, even when they are difficult or painful.
• We need to remember that "after much tribulation come the blessings" (D&C 58:4)
• We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13) - I know for me, having a testimony of the atonement and knowing that Christ has been where I am gives me the strength I need to overcome whatever come my way. 
• Whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day (Alma 36:3) - We need to have faith. We need to "trust in the Lord with all thine heart" (Proverbs 3:5, yay for scripture mastery)

Silvia H. Allred

• Loving and serving one another is the essence of discipleship in the Church of Christ
• When love becomes the guiding principle in our care for others, our service to them becomes the gospel in action
• The pure love of Christ is expressed as we give selfless service