General Conference Sat aft 31 Mar 2012

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Elder Jeffrey R Holland
Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard and the 11th hour offer: They would receive the same wages. Surely, such compassion was not previously known.
There will be times when someone else gets an unexpected blessing. We are not diminished when someone else gets added upon.
Envy is a mistake that just keeps on giving.  “Downing another quart of pickle juice whenever another has a happy moment.”
Coveting, envying and demeaning does not elevate your standing. Be Kind. Be grateful that God is Kind. 
The formula of FAITH is to hold on. Work it through. Don’t dwell on old issues and grievances.  Don’t hyper-ventilate about something that happened at 9 in the morning when the Lord of Heaven is trying to reward you at 6 pm.
Mortals will always struggle to measure up to the immortal hopes placed before them.
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard is a story about God’s goodness. About the Savior’s Atonement. A story about Grace. A story about being merciful especially when they don’t think they deserve it. It’s a message about Forgiveness. You have not traveled beyond the reach of Divine Love. Nothing can not be undone. There is nothing that cannot be realized.

The Lord of the Vineyard stands beckoning. Come and Feast, without money or price, at the table of the Lord.  If you’ve made Covenants, keep them. If you’ve made Covenants and broken them, Repent and be Forgiven. Accept the Atoning Gift of the Lord Jesus Christ.












Elder Robert D Hales
We should strive to come back into the Light of the Savior’s Love. As our spiritual desires increase, we become spiritually reliant to follow the Savior. We become converted and spiritually reliant as we prayerfully live worthy to partake of the Sacrament and worthy to obtain a temple recommend.
The Sacrament gives us the opportunity to come to ourselves and change our lives to follow the Savior and return back to the fold of our Heavenly Father.



We can receive power from on high to face our challenges. Divine power comes from Temple Ordinances where we serve in following the Savior.  The purpose of temporal and spiritual self-reliance to is get us higher grounds where we can also lift others.



The Prodigal Son DID come home. The Father did NOT forget him. Reminders that no blessings will be withheld if we faithfully endure walking the path back to our Lord by being able to say I worthily partake of the Sacrament; I worthily hold a temple recommend; and I sacrifice and serve others in following the Savior.








Elder David S Baxter
There are many good women across the Church who exhibit resilience as you suffer and sacrifice over the years. With God’s help, you need not fear for the future.
In the Kingdom of God, there are NO second-class citizens.
You will be glad to be apart of the Lord’s Church that holds out the Doctrines and Hope for the future of your children.






You are never totally alone.


As you move forward in FAITH, Heaven will move with you. When you lift to lift the burdens of others, yours are lifted, too.



Lines of hopeful credit given to those whose coffers seem empty return blessings upon you also.















Elder Ulisses Soares


“Let us not be weary in well-doing.”
To enhance our Spirit, we must put away all uncleanliness. We must encourage righteous living. Don’t given up.
George Albert Smith often repeated the counsel his grandfather used to give to his family: “There is a line of demarcation well defined between the Lord’s territory and the devil’s territory. If you will stay on the Lord’s side of the line you will be under his influence and will have no desire to do wrong; but if you cross to the devil’s side of that line one inch you are in the tempter’s power and if he is successful, you will not be able to think or even reason properly because you will have lost the Spirit of the Lord.”



Do my actions place in the Lord’s or the enemy’s territory?



“But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God….For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.” ^{(Moroni 7:13, 16)}















Elder Quentin L Cook
Diligently try to live Christ-like lives as His Disciples.
We do not judge.Our desire is for all to awaken fully to their faith, and to be in tune with the sacred music faith. We are to rescue and pray that they will hold to the iron rod. 
Avoid being overly judgmental.
Example is particularly important. What we are speaks loudly. 

Praying with Children may be more important than any other example. 
“And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.”  (2 Nephi 25: 26)
Faithful members must hold fast to the rod of iron by reading the sacred scriptures.  It is important to gain a spiritual testimony of the restored Gospel.
Read, Ponder and Ask of God IS the Answer!
We need to continually read and ponder the scriptures. Read the Book of Mormon regularly.

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and keeping His Commandments is the defining test of mortality. Resolve to awaken with a greater desire to be in tune to the music of faith and reality of His Atonement.
























Elder Richard G Scott

Thank-you to the inspiration that comes from the other side of the veil.
Pres. Joseph F. Smith said,  ”I believe we move and have our being in the presence of heavenly messengers and of heavenly beings. We are not separate from them. We begin to realize more and more fully, as we become acquainted with the principles of the Gospel, as they have been revealed anew in this dispensation, that we are closely related to our kindred, to our ancestors, to our friends and associates and co-laborers who have preceded us into the spirit world. We cannot forget them; we do not cease to love them; we always hold them in our hearts, in memory, and thus we are associated and united to them by ties that we can not break, that we can not dissolve or free ourselves from. If this is the case with us in our finite condition, surrounded by our mortal weaknesses, shortsightedness, lack of inspiration and wisdom from time to time, how much more certain it is and reasonable and consistent to believe that those who have been faithful, who have gone beyond and are still engaged in the work for the salvation of the souls of men, the opening of the prison doors to them that are bound and proclaiming liberty to the captives who can see us better than we can see them; that they know us better than we know them. They have advanced; we are advancing; we are growing as they have grown; we are reaching the goal that they have attained unto; and therefore, I claim that we live in their presence, they see us, they are solicitous for our welfare, they love us now more than ever. For now they see the dangers that beset us; they can comprehend better than ever before, the weaknesses that are liable to mislead us into dark and forbidden paths. They see the temptations and the evils that beset us in life and the proneness of mortal beings to yield to temptation and to wrong doing; hence their solicitude for us and their love for us and their desire for our well being must be greater than that which we feel for ourselves.”  (Conference Report, April 1916, p.3)
We always hold them in our hearts. Those who have gone beyond can see us and are solicitous for our well-being. Relationships can be strengthened through the veil.  We can recognize the separation is temporary.
We need to learn to ask. That is how revelation is received. Fast and pray to find scriptures that will be helpful. Ponder and pray to know if there is more the Lord wants you to do.
Yielding to emotions such as anger will drive away the Holy Ghost. Be cautious with humor. A good sense of humor helps revelation. Loud laughter does not.  Careful quiet speed can enhance revelation. Good eating habits increase our capability to be healthy to listen to the Spirit.
Revelation can be given in a dream. Inspired communication in the night can be given by the Spirit.  The Lord can bring anything to our remembrance. Inspiration carefully recorded will enhance our ability to recall and enhance our ability to recognize spiritual promptings and know what to do.
Sanctify ourselves =  keep my commandments and makes the counsel seem clearer.
When we are acting as instruments on behalf of others, the Lord can piggy-back directions for our own benefit. Recognizing answers to prayer can be difficult. It is much wiser to seek to know what to do. Then we can qualify for Divine Power.
The Lord has said in Latter-day revelation:  “…blessed art thou for what thou hast done; for thou hast inquired of me, and behold, as often as thou hast inquired thou hast received instruction of my Spirit. If it had not been so, thou wouldst not have come to the place where thou art at this time.  Behold, thou knowest that thou hast inquired of me and I did enlighten thy mind; and now I tell thee these things that thou mayest know that thou hast been enlightened by the Spirit of truth;  Yea, I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart.” ^{(Doctrine and Covenants 6:14-16)}
Look for evidence in your own life that God may have already answered you. To more closely follow Divine Guidance, the greater will be our happiness here. The disposition to do right brings peace and happiness. Wrong choices can be forgiven through the atonement of Jesus Christ.
You will always be prompted to know what to do – as you meet the conditions for Divine Guidance in your life. Having communication with our Father in Heaven is not a trivial matter.