{"id":111085,"date":"2024-10-06T14:46:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T07:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111085"},"modified":"2024-10-06T14:46:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T07:46:03","slug":"latest-news-from-lds-general-conferences-saturday-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111085","title":{"rendered":"Latest news from LDS General Conference&#8217;s Saturday sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"body-raw\">The biggest question looming as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints entered General Conference weekend was whether its 100-year-old president, Russell M. Nelson, who has been alive for more than half the faith\u2019s history, would be present at the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">That query was answered soon enough. Saturday\u2019s morning session started with Nelson viewing the meeting from home. Henry B. Eyring, his 91-year-old second counselor in the governing First Presidency, conducted the session while seated in his chair. His first counselor, 92-year-old Dallin H. Oaks, also was in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Nelson, the oldest-ever Latter-day Saint prophet, did, however, go to the afternoon session, arriving in a wheelchair. Apostle Gerrit W. Gong conducted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">For the evening session, Nelson and apostle Jeffrey R. Holland (both of whom used wheelchairs Saturday) watched the day\u2019s final meeting from home. Apostle Ronald A. Rasband conducted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Russell M. Nelson arrives for the afternoon session of General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">In April, Nelson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2024\/04\/08\/lds-president-russell-nelson-touts\/\">attended two sessions<\/a> at the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City and viewed the remaining three remotely \u2014 just like millions of fellow members around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">He delivered a recorded address at the two-day gathering\u2019s close, announcing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2024\/04\/07\/lds-church-announces-15-new\/\">15 new temples<\/a>. If the recent conference pattern holds, Nelson will again name new locations for the faith\u2019s most sacred edifices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Dallin H. Oaks, left, President Russell M. Nelson and President Henry B. Eyring at General Conference on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">The centenarian church leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2024\/09\/09\/lds-leader-celebrates-100th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attended a globally broadcast celebration<\/a> on his 100th birthday on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Here are the latest speeches and announcements from Saturday\u2019s three sessions:<\/p>\n<h2>Evening session<\/h2>\n<h2>Apostle David A. Bednar: The spiritual danger of pride<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle David A. Bednar speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">The Book of Mormon, the church\u2019s foundational scripture, is not \u201cprimarily a historical record that looks to the past,\u201d apostle David A. Bednar said. \u201cRather, this volume of scripture looks to the future and contains important principles, warnings and lessons intended for the circumstances and challenges of our day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">The ancient stories \u201cplead with us today to learn this everlasting lesson: prosperity, possessions and ease constitute a potent mixture that can lead even the righteous to drink the spiritual poison of pride,\u201d Bednar warned. \u201cAllowing pride to enter into our hearts can cause us to mock that which is sacred, disbelieve in the spirit of prophecy and revelation, trample under our feet the commandments of God, deny the word of God, cast out, mock, and revile against the prophets, and forget the Lord our God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">If members are \u201cnot faithful and obedient, we can transform the God-given blessing of prosperity into a prideful curse that diverts and distracts us from eternal truths and vital spiritual priorities,\u201d the apostle said. \u201cWe always must be on guard against a pride-induced and exaggerated sense of self-importance, a misguided evaluation of our own self-sufficiency, and seeking self instead of serving others.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Apostle David A. Bednar, with wife Susan, at General Conference on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Apostasy can occur to institutions and individuals, he said. \u201cAt the institutional level, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will not be lost through apostasy or taken from the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">He cautioned: \u201cIf you or I believe we are sufficiently strong and stalwart to avoid the arrogance of pride, then perhaps we already are suffering from this deadly spiritual disease. \u2026 In the space of not many days, weeks, months or years, we might forfeit our spiritual birthright for far less than a mess of pottage.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>General authority Jorge M. Alvarado: Embracing repentance<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy Jorge M. Alvarado speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5. 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Turning to the Lord in prayer and asking for his forgiveness can help members overcome their feelings of unworthiness and inadequacy, general authority Seventy Jorge M. Alvarado told listeners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">The Puerto Rican church leader said church founder Joseph Smith experienced similar doubts about his abilities and imperfections, which motivated him to turn to God and \u201cponder, study, learn and pray\u201d \u2014 and repent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cJoseph\u2019s sincere desire to repent and seek the salvation of his soul helped him come to Jesus Christ and receive forgiveness of his sins,\u201d Alvarado said. \u201cThis continuous effort opened the door to the continuing restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Repentance, he added, is a daily process in which people learn \u201cline upon line, precept upon precept\u201d about how to live a life centered on the Savior and his teachings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Alvarado also recounted the story of a woman in the church who was taking a Book of Mormon to a friend, only to have a thief grab her purse and would-be gift and run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">A few days later, the Seventy said, the woman received a letter from the thief saying the book had touched his soul and changed his life. He enclosed $5 he had stolen from her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy Jorge M. Alvarado speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5. 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cI want you to know that you will see me again, but when you do, you won\u2019t recognize me, for I will be your brother,\u201d Alvarado quoted the man as writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cWhat a miracle!\u201d Alvarado said. \u201cOne faithful sister, one Book of Mormon, sincere repentance, and the Savior\u2019s power led to the enjoyment of the fullness of blessings of the gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>General authority Kyle S. McKay: Forgiveness and direction<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy Kyle S. McKay, the church historian and recorder, speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5. 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">As a young man, Mormonism\u2019s founder and first prophet prayed to God about his sins and about truth. Joseph Smith\u2019s mystical experience became known as the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2020\/03\/31\/first-vision-most-latter\/\">First Vision,<\/a>\u201d which helped launch the Utah-based church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">For Joseph, though, \u201cthe experience was also personal and preparatory,\u201d said general authority Seventy, Kyle S. McKay, now serving as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2022\/08\/17\/new-lds-church-historian-has\/\">church historian and recorder<\/a>. \u201cAll he wanted was forgiveness and direction. The Lord gave him both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">It gave him \u201cconfidence to ask for forgiveness and direction for the rest of his life,\u201d said McKay, who followed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2024\/09\/30\/emeritus-lds-general-authority\/\">emeritus Seventy Steven Snow<\/a> in the historian position. \u201cHis experience has also given me confidence to ask for forgiveness and direction for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Smith prayed again and again for divine forgiveness of his sins, and always felt the love of God, the general authority said. \u201cIt is neither his mission nor his nature to condemn. He came to save.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Relief Society leader Kristin M. Yee: The joy of redemption<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Kristin M. Yee, second counselor in  Relief Society General Presidency, speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">To illustrate the power of the Savior\u2019s love and atonement to save people from their mistakes, Kristin M. Yee, second counselor over the faith\u2019s worldwide women\u2019s Relief Society, recalled the time she tried to paint a portrait of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Alas, she explained, she applied a varnish to protect the painting from dirt and dust, which wiped away part of the picture and threatened to ruin it altogether. Yee said she felt she had destroyed what God had helped her create, causing her to feel sick inside. She wept.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">In desperation, she turned to prayer, pleaded for help and painted through the night to repair the work. To her delight, she related, the redone painting looked better the next morning than it did before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cWhat I thought was a mistake without mend,\u201d Yee said, \u201cwas an opportunity for his merciful hand to be manifest \u2014 he was not done with the painting, and he was not done with me. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cWhat joy and relief filled my heart,\u201d she added. \u201cI praised the Lord for his mercy, for this miracle that not only saved the painting, but taught me more about his love and power to save each of us from our mistakes, weaknesses, and sins, and to help us become something more.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Kristin M. Yee, second  counselor in  Relief Society General Presidency, speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Through sincere repentance, Yee said, people can be forgiven of their sins. \u201cRepenting allows us to feel God\u2019s love, and to know and love him in ways we would never otherwise know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cYou may feel at times that it\u2019s not possible to be redeemed, that perhaps you are an exception to God\u2019s love and the Savior\u2019s atoning power because of what you are struggling with or because of what you\u2019ve done,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I testify that you are not beneath the master\u2019s reach. The Savior \u2018descended below all things\u2019 and is in a divine position to lift you and claim you from the darkest abyss and bring you into \u2018his marvelous light.\u2019 Through his sufferings, he has made a way for each of us to overcome our personal weaknesses and sins.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Apostle Gerrit W. Gong: Holiness in everyday life<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Gerrit W. Gong speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Holiness presents life with a sacred purpose, said apostle Gerrit W. Gong. \u201cBut holiness also invites us to infuse daily living with the sacred \u2014 to rejoice in daily bread, manna as it were, amidst this world\u2019s thistles and thorns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Such ordinary holiness to the Lord rejects the profane, snarky cleverness at others\u2019 expense, and \u201calgorithms that monetize anger and polarization,\u201d Gong said. But it says \u201c\u2019yes\u2019 to the \u201csacred and reverent, \u2018yes\u2019 to our becoming our freest, happiest, most authentic best selves as we follow him in faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Such a sense of the sacred \u201cdraws us closer and happier to the Lord and each other,\u201d the faith\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2018\/04\/01\/nelson-makes-history-with-his-choice-of-mormonisms-first-asian-american-and-latin-american-apostles\/\">first Asian American apostle<\/a> said. \u201cHoliness to the Lord in the House of the Lord prepares us to live with God our Father, a man of holiness, Jesus Christ, and our loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">In holiness, Latter-day Saints can feel God\u2019s love as they center their daily lives in Jesus and \u201ccovenant belonging,\u201d Gong said, \u201ccommunion with God; connection and commitment with family; compassion and community with all around us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Apostle Gerrit W. Gong conducts the afternoon session of General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Afternoon session<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints listen to speakers during the afternoon session of General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Apostle Ulisses Soares: Submit heart and soul to God<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Ulisses Soares speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Brazilian apostle Ulisses Soares warned listeners against \u201cpeople becoming consumed with themselves\u201d and pursuing \u201cself-centered\u201d lifestyles that \u201cdon\u2019t match God\u2019s loving plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Such thinking, \u201coften justified as being \u2018authentic,\u2019\u201d he continued, can create \u201csignificant stumbling blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">He drew contrasts with this mindset to the examples of a young man who, despite his fears, decided to serve a church mission, as well as a young woman who refused to conform to work dress standards she deemed immodest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Attendees arrive for General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">He acknowledged that an array of factors \u2014 from genetics and geography to mental and physical challenges \u2014 \u201cinfluence our journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">However, he was emphatic: \u201cIn things that truly matter, there is an inner space where we are free to choose whether or not we will decide to follow\u201d God\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cThe ultimate test of our discipleship is found in our willingness to give up and lose our old self,\u201d he explained, \u201cand submit our heart and our whole soul to God so that his will becomes ours.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Apostle Ulisses Soares and his wife, Rosana, exit after a session of the 194th Semiannual General Conference in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>General authority Aroldo B. Cavalcante: No one is ever forgotten<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy Aroldo B. Cavalcante speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">There are many ways to serve in the church. Whether helping nursing home residents, proselytizing as a missionary, or just reaching out to fellow members, said general authority Seventy Aroldo B. Cavalcante, Latter-day Saints can bring hope and guide others to the covenant path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cThough you wear a nametag, sometimes you may feel unrecognized or forgotten,\u201d said the Brazilian church leader. \u201cHowever, you must know that you have a perfect Heavenly Father who knows you personally and a Savior who loves you.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>General authority D. Martin Goury: Be thou clean<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy D. Martin Goury speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cThrough the Savior\u2019s redemptive sacrifice, each of us can repent and seek forgiveness and become clean,\u201d general authority Seventy D. Martin Goury said. \u201cRepentance, a foundational principle of the gospel, is essential for our spiritual development and resilience as we navigate life\u2019s challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Goury, an Ivory Coast native, said repentance is essential if we are to become clean and be ready for the Savior\u2019s arrival when he comes again. He noted that his wife wears hearing aids that she must clean regularly if the device is to work properly throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cWhen she overlooks this daily ritual,\u201d the leader said, \u201cher ability to hear suffers throughout the day, spoken words gradually fade and eventually become inaudible. Just like her daily hearing aid cleaning allows her to hear clearly, daily repentance allows us to discern the guidance of the Lord through the Holy Ghost.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Attendees arrive for General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">By repenting and becoming clean before the Lord, Goury continued, members can have the Holy Ghost to serve as a spiritual connection with their Heavenly Father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cIn coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost,\u201d Goury said, quoting church President Russell M. Nelson. As members \u201cconsciously choose to follow the guidance of prophets and apostles,\u201d their capacity to have the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost grows and they are better able to understand the spiritual promptings they receive.<\/p>\n<h2>General authority David L. Buckner: The holy calling of friendship<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy David L. Buckner speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Growing up, general authority Seventy David L. Buckner said his father would often remind him that \u201csimply sitting in a pew on Sunday doesn\u2019t make you a good Christian any more than sleeping in a garage makes you a car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Jesus, Buckner noted, repeatedly refers to his followers as his friends. Extending this same hand of friendship to others is one way disciples can, he said, truly be like him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cI see the Savior\u2019s declaration \u2018ye are my friends\u2019 as a clarion call to build higher and holier relationships among all of God\u2019s children \u2018that we may be one,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cWe do this as we come together seeking both opportunities to unite and a sense of belonging for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Apostle Patrick Kearon: Jesus Christ is joy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Patrick Kearon speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">As Latter-day Saints, apostle Patrick Kearon said, \u201cwe are members of the church of joy. And nowhere should our joy as a people be more apparent than when we gather together each Sabbath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Weekly sacrament meetings offer those who assemble with their ward and branch families, he said, \u201cto celebrate the sacrament of the Lord\u2019s Supper, our deliverance from sin and death, and the Savior\u2019s powerful grace. Here we come to experience the joy, refuge, forgiveness, thanksgiving and belonging found through Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Everyone who comes together can \u201ccontribute, no matter our age or our calling, to making our sacrament meetings,\u201d Kearon said, \u201cthe joy-filled, Christ-focused, welcoming hour they can be, alive with a spirit of joyful reverence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">And reverence is not merely \u201cfolding our arms tightly around our chests, bowing our heads, closing our eyes, and holding still \u2014 indefinitely,\u201d said Kearon, demonstrating that pose. \u201cThis might be a helpful way to teach energetic young children, but as we grow and learn, let us see that reverence is so much more than this.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Apostle Patrick Kearon, with wife Jennifer, at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Worshipping is so much more than simply attending, the British apostle added. \u201cThere is a significant difference between the two. To attend means to be present at. But to worship is to intentionally praise and adore our God in a way that transforms us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">True worship shows in facial expressions, in singing and in welcoming all to this \u201csacred time for spiritual renewal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">And taking the emblems of the sacrament is more than \u201cthinking only about all the ways we messed up during the week before,\u201d Kearon said, but also to \u201cponder the many ways we have seen the Lord relentlessly pursue us with his wonderful love that week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">In those moments, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2023\/12\/08\/latter-day-saint-leader-known-his\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faith\u2019s newest apostle <\/a>said, Latter-day Saints \u201ccan reflect on what it means to discover\u201d the joy of daily repentance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">He invited his listeners \u201cto discover this joy, embark on its quest\u2026to receive the Savior\u2019s gift of peace, light and joy \u2014 to revel in it, to wonder at it, and to rejoice in it, every Sabbath.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>General authority Juan Pablo Villar: Giving us a helping hand<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy Juan Pablo Villar speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Juan Pablo Villar, a general authority Seventy from Chile, recalled playing in the ocean off the coast of his South American homeland and being rescued by his older brother, Claudio, twice from powerful waves that dragged him under the water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Just as he was rescued by his brother who extended his hand and pulled him out of the water, Villar said, so our elder brother, Jesus Christ, always stands ready to help. \u201cDuring our mortal time,\u201d the leader said, \u201dwe are subject to the attacks of the adversary, like the waves that had power over me that summer day, we can feel powerless and want to give in to a stronger fate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cThose malicious waves,\u201d he added, \u201ccould jostle us from side to side. But do not forget who has power over those waves and, in fact, over all things. That is our Savior, Jesus Christ. He has the power to help us out of every miserable condition or adverse situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A children\u2019s choir from northern Utah \u2014 under the direction of Leslie Walker, with Linda Margetts and Joseph Peeples at the organ \u2014 sings during the Saturday afternoon session of General Conference in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">As members think celestially, the Lord will always \u201cbe there, and in his time, he will be ready and willing to grasp our hands and pull us up to a safe place.\u201d Having an eternal perspective, Villar said, can also help members receive revelation to help others who need help or rescue.<\/p>\n<h2>Seventy Jos\u00e9 A. Teixeira: On becoming the \u2018salt of the earth\u2019<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Jos\u00e9 A. Teixeira of the Presidency of the Seventy speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Portugal\u2019s Jos\u00e9 A. Teixeira of the Presidency of the Seventy invoked the New Testament instruction to become \u201cthe salt of the earth,\u201d equating the commandment with \u201c[being] the change the world needs today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">To accomplish this great task, Teixeira called on this listeners to:<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">1. Make the temple \u201cthe center of our devotion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">2. Strengthen others by living the gospel together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">3. Serve in a church calling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">4. Use \u201cdigital communications tools with purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cStriving to be the salt of the earth,\u201d he said, \u201cincludes so much more than an endless scrolling of reels on a 6-inch screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Apostle D. Todd Christofferson: Insidious \u2018weapons of rebellion\u2019<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle D. Todd Christofferson speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">There are many acts of \u201cwillful rebellion\u201d against God, said apostle D. Todd Christofferson, but possibly more \u201cinsidious\u201d is \u201cpassive\u201d resistance, like \u201cignoring his will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cMany who would never consider active rebellion may still oppose the will and word of God,\u201d Christofferson said, \u201cby pursuing their own path without regard to divine direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">And some aspects \u201cthat may be neutral or even inherently good,\u201d he said, \u201cbut that [are] used in the wrong way become \u2018weapons of rebellion.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Speech, for example, \u201ccan edify or demean,\u201d the apostle said. \u201cThere is much in public and personal discourse today that is malicious and mean\u2013spirited\u2026much in conversation that is vulgar and profane, even among youth. This sort of speech is a \u2018weapon of rebellion\u2019 against God,\u2018 full of deadly poison.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Attendees arrive for General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">A career may seem good but \u201ccould be turned against divine directives,\u201d Christofferson said. \u201cStill, it is possible that devotion to career can become the paramount focus of one\u2019s life. Then all else becomes secondary, including any claim the Savior may make on one\u2019s time and talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Focusing on career might cause some to forgo legitimate opportunities for marriage, neglect a spouse or children. \u201cEven intentionally avoiding the blessing and responsibility of child rearing solely for the sake of career advancement,\u201d he warned, \u201ccan convert laudable achievement into a form of rebellion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">While taking care of one\u2019s body can be good, Christofferson said, \u201cit would be a mark of rebellion to deface or defile one\u2019s body, or abuse it, or fail to do what one can to pursue a healthy lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">At the same time, \u201cvanity and becoming consumed with one\u2019s physique, appearance or dress can be a form of rebellion at the other extreme,\u201d he said, \u201cleading one to worship God\u2019s gift instead of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Burying weapons of rebellion against God, Christofferson said, \u201cmeans yielding to the enticing of the Holy Spirit, putting off the natural man and becoming a saint \u2018through the atonement of Christ the Lord.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Russell M. Nelson waves to the crowd at the afternoon session of General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Morning session<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, acknowledges the congregation after the morning session of General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>President Dallin H. Oaks: Peacemaking in a time of division<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Speaking on the eve of a tense and tight U.S. presidential election, apostle Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency and next in line to lead the global church, lamented the state of public discourse, stating \u201cthis is a time of many harsh and hurtful words in public communications and sometimes even in our families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">These \u201csharp differences on issues of public policy\u201d have serious and harmful consequences, he warned (without overtly mentioning the election), including \u201cactions of hostility \u2014 even hatred\u201d between people both privately and publicly. Other times, it \u201cparalyzes\u201d lawmaking on urgent matters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cWe need to love and do good to all. We need to avoid contention and be peacemakers in all our communications,\u201d he advised. \u201cThis does not mean to compromise our principles and priorities but to cease harshly attacking others for theirs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">This commandment, he said, is a \u201cpermanent commandment,\u201d and one that, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2018\/03\/26\/does-tithing-requirement-for-entry-into-lds-temples-amount-to-mormons-buying-their-way-into-heaven\/\">tithing<\/a>, fully embracing \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/mormon\/2015\/10\/14\/after-20-years-mormonisms-family-proclamation-is-quoted-praised-parsed-and-politicked\/\">The Family: A Proclamation to the World<\/a>\u201d and using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2018\/10\/07\/members-offend-jesus\/\">\u201crevealed\u201d name of the church<\/a>, Latter-day Saints have been perhaps a little slow to fully realize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Such commandments stand in contrast to \u201ctemporary commandments,\u201d such as the one early Latter-day Saint pioneers followed when they abandoned the United States for the frontier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cAs we pursue our preferred policies in public actions, let us qualify for his blessings by using the language and methods of peacemakers,\u201d he urged. \u201cIn our families and other personal relationships, let us avoid what is harsh and hateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Dallin H. Oaks waves to the congregation alongside wife Kristen at the conclusion of the morning session of General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Dallin H. Oaks waves, followed by President Henry B. Eyring, at General Conference on Saturday Oct. 5, 2024, 2024. Church President Russell M. Nelson viewed the morning session from home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>General authority Gregorio E. Casillas: Making a positive difference in the world<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy Gregorio E. Casillas speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Latter-day Saints should avoid \u201ccomparing ourselves to one another,\u201d said Gregorio E. Casillas, a general authority Seventy from Mexico. \u201cYour spiritual abilities are unique, personal, and innate, and your Heavenly Father wants to help you develop them. There will always be someone you can help feel the love of your Heavenly Father. Your potential is divine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">As members help others, God will bless their lives, Casillas said. \u201cHe will bless your current or future family; and he will bless the lives of his children that you encounter. We live in a time of great opportunity. Although we face many difficulties, I know they are there in part to allow us to help others feel the love of our Heavenly Father.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints listen to speakers during the morning session of General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">It is a \u201cprivilege to watch over people who need a helping hand, an embrace, a feeling of comfort, or simply for us to be with them in silence,\u201d the leader said. \u201cIf we can help lighten their burdens, even if only for a moment, then we will be able to see the great manifestations of the Savior\u2019s power in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">As disciples of Jesus Christ, Latter-day Saints can make \u201ca positive difference in the world,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can provide a sense of joy that is reflected in our countenance; a joy that we share with words of love and acts of kindness. Let us be good neighbors, good employers and good workers. Let us strive to be good Christians at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>General authority David P. Homer: Truth is absolute<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy David P. Homer speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Contrary to what some might say, God\u2019s \u201cboundaries between right and wrong are not for us to define,\u201d general authority Seventy David P. Homer told listeners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cGod has established these boundaries himself,\u201d he said, \u201cbased on eternal truths for our benefit and blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Submitting to these boundaries does not limit but expands one\u2019s potential, he argued, stating: \u201cThe choice to submit our will to God\u2019s is an act of faith that lies at the heart of our discipleship. In making that choice, we discover that our agency is not diminished; rather, it is magnified and rewarded by the presence of the Holy Ghost, who brings purpose, joy, peace, and hope we can find nowhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Apostle Dale G. Renlund: The church is \u2018ordinary\u2026disciples of Jesus Christ\u2019<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Dale G. Renlund speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct, 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">The \u201cLord\u2019s church\u201d is not \u201ca location or a building,\u201d said apostle Dale G. Renlund. It is \u201csimply ordinary people, disciples of Jesus Christ, gathered and organized into a divinely appointed structure that helps the Lord accomplish his purposes\u2026the instrument through which we learn the central role of Jesus Christ in Heavenly Father\u2019s plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">The church \u201coffers the authoritative way for individuals to participate in ordinances and make lasting covenants with God,\u201d Renlund said. \u201cKeeping those covenants draws us closer to God, gives us access to his power, and transforms us into who he intends us to become.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Just as dynamite without nitroglycerin is unremarkable, \u201cthe Savior\u2019s church is special only if it is built on his gospel,\u201d the apostle said. \u201cWithout the Savior\u2019s gospel and the authority to administer the ordinances thereof, the church isn\u2019t exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Attendees arrive for General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Without this church, Renlund said, \u201cthere is no authority, no preaching of revealed truths in his name, no ordinances or covenants, no manifestation of the power of godliness, no transformation into who God wants us to become, and God\u2019s plan for his children is set at naught.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">He invited listeners to commit fully to the church and Christ\u2019s gospel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cThis power is far greater than dynamite,\u201d he concluded. \u201cIt\u2019ll shatter the rocks in your way.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>General authority Karl D. Hirst: God\u2019s love is there, even when one might not feel it<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy Karl Hirst speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">General authority Seventy Karl D. Hirst spoke emphatically of God\u2019s love for all his children, regardless of whether a person may feel worthy of such love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cHowever misshapen we might feel we are, his arms are not shortened,\u201d the British church leader said. \u201cNo. They are always long enough to \u2018reach our reaching\u2019 and embrace each one of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Still, he acknowledged there are times when individuals may not feel that love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Why that might be, he acknowledged, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d Nevertheless, he reassured listeners that even when this happens, that love \u201chasn\u2019t gone away.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Marlen Davis holds his phone out for a selfie with Andrew and Karen Belanger as attendees arrive for General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">He then offered suggestions for how individuals might put themselves in place to increase their sensitivity to God\u2019s love for them. These included time in nature, service and the temple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Hirst closed: \u201cWe have every good reason to \u2018rejoice and be filled with love towards God and all men.\u2019 Let\u2019s get full.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Young Women leader Emily Belle Freeman: Covenants \u2018unlock\u2019 divine power, not who officiates<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">It is not only the men who officiate in religious rituals that matters, said Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman, \u201cwhat the ordinance and our covenant promise unlocks also deserves the focus of our attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">God ordained men to stand in his place through ordinances, Freeman said, but women can experience \u201cinward sanctification and covenant connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">She cited the example of church founder Joseph Smith\u2019s wife,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2021\/07\/07\/mormon-land-puncturing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Emma<\/a>, who learned through \u201cdivine revelation\u201d that \u201cordinances combined with the keeping of her covenant promises would increase her companionship with the Spirit and with angels, empowering her to navigate her life with divine guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Joi Norwood receives a kiss from her 10-year-old daughter, Kylie, attending her first General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Emma knew, Freeman said, that \u201cthrough his divine power, God would heal her heart, enlarge her capacity, and transform her into the version of herself he knew she could become.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">The sacrament of bread and water, or Communion, is \u201ca weekly reminder of his power working in you to help you overcome,\u201d she said. \u201cWearing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2024\/04\/03\/mormon-land-who-should-decide-when\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">garment of the holy priesthood<\/a> is a daily reminder of the gift of his power working in you to help you become. We all have access to the gift of God\u2019s power. Every time we partake of the sacrament. Every time we cross the threshold of a temple.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Apostle Neil Andersen: The power of hope to sustain the faithful amid life\u2019s greatest trials<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Neil L. Andersen speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Apostle Neil L. Andersen opened the Saturday session with a message of hope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">In contrast to the casual, everyday use of the word hope to express a wish, Andersen explained, \u201cour sacred and eternal hopes centered in Jesus Christ and the restored gospel\u201d have the power to bring reassurance even in one\u2019s darkest hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">He contrasted the example of two families \u2014 one faithful and one that \u201cfound pleasure in their intellect and the rejection of their faith.\u201d When tragedy struck each in the form of a death in the family, the faithful family members found peace amid their heartache while the other were overcome with \u201cdespair and confusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-element\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"jss4\">\n<p class=\"caption-credit\">(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) Young attendees walk the halls of the Conference Center during the morning session of General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">Temples, a defining feature of the Nelson\u2019s presidency, represent the ultimate symbol of hope, the apostle continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-raw\">\u201cThere is no pain, no sickness, no injustice, no suffering, nothing that can darken our hope as we believe and hold tightly to our covenants with God in the House of the Lord,\u201d he told listeners. \u201cIt is a house of light, a house of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/religion\/2024\/10\/05\/lds-general-conferences-saturday\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest question looming as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints entered General Conference weekend was whether its 100-year-old president, Russell M. 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