General Conference

President John Taylor

Communism, Consecration, Discipleship, Last Days, Socialism June 4, 2016

The Purposes of God—Duties and Responsibilities of the Saints

“…the world have generally made great mistakes upon these points. They have started various projects to try to unite and cement the people together without God; but they could not do it. Fourierism, Communism—another branch of the same thing—and many other principles of the same kind …but all these things have failed, and they will fail, because, however philanthropic, humanitarian, benevolent, or cosmopolitan our ideas, it is impossible to produce a true and correct union without the Spirit of the living God…”

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Agency, Consecration, Discipleship, Self Reliance, Voluntarism, Welfare May 30, 2016

Providing in the Lord’s Way

‘…the Lord’s way of caring for the needy is different from the world’s way. The Lord has said, “It must needs be done in mine own way.” …As many prophets have instructed us over the years, the welfare principles of the Church are not simply good ideas; they are revealed truths from God—they are His way of helping the needy.’

President J. Reuben Clarke, Jnr.

Government, Politics, War May 30, 2016

Demand for Proper Respect of Human Life

“Military men are now saying that the atom bomb was a mistake. It was more than that: it was a world tragedy. …And the worst of this atomic bomb tragedy is not that not only did the people of the United States not rise up in protest …not only did it not shock us …but that it actually drew from the nation at large a general approval of this fiendish butchery.”

Elder Wolfgang H. Paul speaking in General Conference, April 2006

Agency, Discipleship, Liberty, Religious Freedom May 28, 2016

The Gift of Agency

‘President Wilford Woodruff observed on the same subject: “This agency has always been the heritage of man under the rule and government of God. He possessed it in the heaven of heavens before the world was, and the Lord maintained and defended it there against the aggression of Lucifer and those that took sides with him. … By virtue of this agency you and I and all mankind are made responsible beings, responsible for the course we pursue, the lives we live, [and] the deeds we do.”’

Elder Henry B. Eyring speaks in General Conference, April1997

Discipleship, Personal Revelation, Prophecy May 28, 2016

Finding Safety in Counsel

“Sometimes we will receive counsel that we cannot understand or that seems not to apply to us, even after careful prayer and thought. Don’t discard the counsel, but hold it close. If someone you trusted handed you what appeared to be nothing more than sand with the promise that it contained gold, you might wisely hold it in your hand awhile, shaking it gently. Every time I have done that with counsel from a prophet, after a time the gold flakes have begun to appear and I have been grateful.”

President Gordon B. Hinckley speaking at BYU

Agency, Discipleship, Prophecy, Self Reliance May 15, 2016

“Believe His Prophets”

‘These are little things, but they are important things. They bring to mind the great contest between the prophet Elijah and the priests of Baal. Said Elijah on that occasion, “How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him.”’

President Spencer W. Kimball

Agency, Discipleship, Family, Self Reliance May 15, 2016

God Will Not Be Mocked

“Again we are approaching an election. This is most important to us. We urge you to study the platforms and acquaint yourself with the candidates. Then pray to the Lord for guidance, and go to the polls and vote.”

President Hugh B. Brown

Agency, Bitesize, Constitution, Government, Liberty, Politics, Prophecy May 9, 2016

Faith in America

“I cannot leave this subject without a sincere and heartfelt prayer that the spirit of Almighty God shall be upon all men everywhere. May our…matchless Constitution, our love of freedom and liberty be noted by other nations and, insofar as they can be made applicable, be adopted by them…”