General Conference - Saturday

I took notes for the first time during General Conference. I left my kids with their Daddy and went to the Stake center to watch and actually LISTEN!

Boyd K. Packer
- it's the father's right and DUTY to preside over his family
-it is time to activate the FULL power of the Priesthood

Julie B. Beck
-we have too much distraction in our lives
- revelation can come when we are doing the right things
- you lose the Spirit when you lose your temper
- ask, prepare, and go forward in faith to receive personal revelation
- refine ourselves and cultivate things that are GOOD
- we need to do our part to teach our children in order to build Zion

Keith B McMullin
- God forgives us when we forgive others
-things can get better even in the face of tragedy
-duty does not require perfection but perserverence
-duty = keeping our covenants in daily life
- pray, it is the life line to heaven

Wilford Anderson
- during the Nauvoo exodus the saints were filled with hope
-faith is the source of hope
- true faith requires work
-sadness disappears when we put our faith in the Lord
- we are engraven on the palm of HIS hand

M. Russell Ballard
- women have a divine nature to mother
- what you DO is more important than what you say
-be a good role model
-mothers teach moral values
-show daughters how to make good choices
- even when you think they are ignoring you, they are still learning by watching you
- refrain from gossip and passing judgement on others
- children learn to nurture by being nurtured
- God is the source of all spiritual power
-make and keep covenants
- teach modesty and purity
- have frequent and open discussions about sexuality, modesty, and purity
- listen to and learn from one another

Henry B. Eyring
- teach children when they are young and help them back onto the path quickly when they wander off
- straight is the gate and narrow is the way
-children who are strengthend are less likely to need rescue when they are teens and they can help rescue others
- pray with faith and help will come
- prepare WITH your children to stay on the path back to Heavenly Father

L. Tom Perry
-preparing church lessons helps us teach our own children
- parents must ensure that their children are taught what Heavenly Father would have them learn
- teaching by parents should never be devalued
- teach by example and precept
-it is our sacred duty to do our very best

D. Todd Christofferson
- through the scriptures God shows his power, enlarges our memory, and corrects our errors
- those without scripture will eventually forget about God
- good is NOT relative
- the commandments are the voice of reality and protect us from self-inflicted pain from sin
- the moral core of society disintigrates without the scriptures and commandments
-faith comes through the witness of the Holy Spirit
- reading scriptures is one way to receive the Holy Ghost
- No one has been as blessed with scripture as we are
- we NEED the scriptures MORE than previous generations!

Koichi Aoyagi
-RESCUE others!

Bruce Carlson
- strict obedience brings blessings, selective compliance will fail to
-"When the Lord commands, DO IT" - Joseph Smith

David Bednar
-spiritual warnings should make us vigilant
1. read and talk about the Book of Mormon with your children
2. spontaneously bear your testimony to your children
3. invite your children to act in Gospel matters (ask questions, bear testimony, etc)
- The Book of Mormon in clear and concise and invites the Holy Spirit

Jeffery Holland
-lust is the most deadly of the seven deadly sins.
-go to the temple as often as possible
- keep as pure as Heavenly Father would have us be
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All of the questions I had thought about were covered... and there's still 2 more sessions! It's painfully clear that I need to be teaching my children the Gospel more often and praying with them more often. We started tonight!