Joe Kewish

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President @OaksDallinH, to conclude the Conference:

“The spirit of the Lord has inspired all of us to concentrate our worship, focus our learning and unite our testimonies on the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and his Father’s plan for our eternal increase and joy. Truly Jesus Christ is the way to peace in this world and eternal life in the world to come.

He knows us and loves each of us perfectly, and invites us to walk with Him, abide in Him and follow His example of ministering to others, one by one, in charity and love.

As we treasure up and act upon the teachings of this conference, the Lord will continue to teach and inspire us with personal revelation and guidance. I promise this.”

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Yes, a men's a cappella verse of Redeemer of Israel by the @TheTabChoir will get me every time. 🥲🥲

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Elder @GerritWGong :

“Christ’s Atonement changes everything. It brings literal resurrection. It can enable our return to the presence of God and the eternal uniting of families. We can heal, reconcile, abide in covenant belonging.

As we walk our dusty roads to Emmaus, He will be with us. If we see someone walking alone and sad, will you please walk with them? No one sits alone, and no one should walk alone their road to Emmaus unseen.”

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Elder @GerritWGong :

“Sometimes, on our dusty roads to Emmaus, we feel alone, misunderstood, burdened, unseen. But as He talks with us by the way, His words in scripture can cause our hearts to burn. ... As we walk by faith with Him, abiding in Him, and Him in us, we come to know He lives.

In the sacramental ordinance, we covenant that we are willing to take upon us the name of Jesus Christ, always remember Him, and keep His commandments. He promises we can always have His spirit to be with us. As we witness and remember Jesus each week, we abide and walk with Him.

Just as the disciples on the road to Emmaus ask Jesus to abide with them, Jesus Christ promises to abide with us.”

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I really loved the personal story that Elder Wakolo snuck into his talk:

“Brothers and sisters, The Lord honors patient faith and it never too late for miracle.

In Fiji, a faithful wife waited eight long years for her husband to join the church. Eight years of attending church alone, while her husband remained uninterested and hesitant. But she did not withdraw her attendance. She served.

When the wife received her patriarchal blessing, she was promised that if she remained true and faithful the day would come that her husband would take her to the temple to be sealed for time and all eternity.

Over eight years and 24 missionaries later, the husband was baptized and the couple was sealed in the house of the Lord. To be clearer, I should say, my wife Anite and I were sealed in the house of the Lord.

My only regret: I wish I had been baptized sooner. Brothers and sisters, God keeps his promises—but in His timing.”😭😭

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Elder Taniela B. Wakolo

“The temple stands as a symbol of hope, not pressure. The crowning ordinance of temple sealings invite us into the divine order of God. The gospel of Jesus Christ is not a wedge to divide families, but a bridge to unite them eternally.

We must ensure that our discipleship reflects the Savior’s patience, His gentleness, and His perfect love.”

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Elder @CookQuentinL :

“Our emphasis at Easter encompasses the eternity-shaping events that occurred in the Garden of Gethsemane, on the cross at Calvary and in the Garden Tomb where Jesus Christ was resurrected.

It is my witness that His Atonement accomplished His Father’s plan of salvation and provides the way for everyone who has ever lived to be free of death unconditionally and free of sin on condition of repentance.”

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Elder @AndersenNeilL :

“With your hope and faith in Christ, allow the Lord to expand your spiritual gifts of understanding and patience.

In speaking about eternal marriage, let me mention two other issues:

1. Every true disciple of Jesus Christ, if it is his or her desire, will be eternally sealed t a righteous companion of their choosing throughout eternity, whether in this life or the next.

2. Second, the question is asked: “are there situations where divorce should be considered?” The answer is yes there are, but the cautions are significant.

I will include prophetic teachings on this subject in the published version of my message.”

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Elder Aaron T. Hall

“I glory in our Redeemer. His arms of mercy are extended towards us. He sends an invitation to all, saying, ‘Repent, and I will receive you’. We are engraved upon the palms of His hands.

I glory in our Healer. He can heal all who feel the sting of death, loneliness, physical and emotional pain, the burden of sin and every broken heart.

I glory in our Deliverer. He has overcome the monsters of physical and spiritual death. No challenge in mortality lies beyond His matchless power.

When life feels infuriatingly unfair and finding the strength to glory in the Lord seems difficult, reflect on the meaning of His divine names, and let Him restore peace to your soul.”

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Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong:

“Jesus Christ stands at the very heart of God’s plan of salvation and exaltation. Every promise of redemption, every hope of resurrection and every assurance of eternal life flows through Him.

Let us pray unitedly that we will keep His commandments, use our moral agency wisely every day and prepare for His glorious return.”

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Elder @ChristoffDTodd :

"It is in emulating the character of Christ that we become the manner of persons we ought to be.

Acquiring the character of Christ is one of the most important ways we take His name upon us. When we consider the character of the Savior we tend to focus immediately on His attributes, such as virtue, integrity, humility, compassion and courage.

Christlike character grows out of a Christlike heart. Thus, if we are to succeed in developing a Christlike character, we must possess his motivations. His thoughts, desires and intents of the heart. For us it will require what the scriptures call a 'mighty change of heart.'

What are the desires of Christ’s heart that we want to carry in our own heart? I will mention three:
1. His charity: the pure love of Christ. It was pure love that before the creation led Him to offer Himself as our Redeemer. His Atonement was and is a supreme act of love.
2. His passion to foster the happiness and advancement of others: As He taught His apostles, “whosever will be great among you shall be your minister.”
3. His desire to glorify the Father and to fulfill the Father’s will in every particular: A Christlike desire to glorify God and do His will leads to the character qualities of honor, integrity and virtue.

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President @OaksDallinH :

“Each of us can strive to follow our Savior in His teachings about how to relate to one another. This does not mean surrendering our values.

In countless circumstances, strangers’ suspicions or even hostility gradually give way to friendship when personal contacts produce mutual respect.

We can follow the example of Jesus Christ, who is our role model, by choosing to love others — even if they show little or no love toward us.

My brothers and sisters, as followers of Christ let us follow Him by forgoing contention and by using language and methods of peacemakers. In our families and other personal relationships, let us avoid what is harsh or hateful. Let us seek to be holy like our Savior, in whose holy name, the name of Jesus Christ, I testify."

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President @OaksDallinH:

“I wonder if we fully appreciate the enormous significance of this belief in a literal, universal resurrection. The conviction that death is not the conclusion of our identity changes the whole perspective of our mortal life.

Our belief in the resurrection also encourages us to fulfill our family responsibilities in mortality. It helps us live together in love in this life in anticipation of joyful reunions and associations in the next.”

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Elder Alan R. Walker:

“Covenant faithfulness does more than identify us as God’s people, it empowers us to rise above the limitations of this fallen world.

The Lord does not ask for perfection all at once. Rather He asks for honest and broken hearts, humble spirits and a willing readiness to keep our covenants, even when it requires sacrifice.

Becoming the Lord’s treasure and receiving His divine acceptance is not something casual or accidental. It requires patient effort, faithful persistence and sacrifice.

As we obey the Savior’s voice and keep our covenants…we can have the assurance that one day we will stand before Him and hear the words that matter most: that we are accepted of Him.

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Elder Thierry K. Mutumbo:

“The understanding of what Jesus Christ offers through His Atonement and Resurrection brings comfort, peace, and reassurance to all of us.

Without Jesus Christ’s infinite Atonement, no one would have hope to return to our Heavenly Father, and without His Resurrection, death would be the end.

Our Heavenly Father has a special love for each person who makes the covenant with Him in the waters of baptism.

Sometimes things do not work out in mortality as we hope, and sometimes we need the faith in Jesus Christ that all will work out in the end.

Our Heavenly Father’s plan for us is happiness now and joy forever in His presence.”

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Enjoying Elder Alan R. Walker not just because of his message, but because he is an enigma. He looks like an Alan Walker, but is from Argentina, speaks with an accent (very good English though) and is 20 years old than he looks!

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Elder @DaleGRenlund

“Not all matters are of equal value and maintaining an eternal perspective helps us prioritize the things that are of greatest value.

Jesus Christ conquered death. He literally rose from the tomb. Because of Him, resurrection is a universal and unconditional gift for everyone who comes to earth.

Jesus Christ understands our challenges, having taken on not only our sins but also our griefs, sicknesses, and frailties
Because of Jesus Christ, all that’s unfair in life can and will be made right.”

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Elder Mutumbo to his family when they told him to separate from his wife:

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live shot of Elder @DaleGRenlund 's dog Lady:

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Elder @RonaldARasband

“Jesus Christ and His Resurrection is at the very core of the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

After three days in a borrowed tomb, Jesus Christ broke the bands of death imposed by the fall. With His Resurrection, He secured salvation from physical death for us, all of God’s children throughout the ages.

Jesus Christ is more than a mortal first laid in a manger. More than a friend, teacher, rabbi, minister or prophet. He is the only begotten son of the Father and by divine design, His resurrection by His own godly power reunited His body and His spirit.

What a majestic and monumental event in Father in Heaven’s eternal plan!”

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