General Conference: Motivated to Implement and Apply
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. Week after week, I sit at my computer reading and thinking about these General Conference addresses spoken long ago. I have loved reading through their...
View ArticleThe Essence of the Gospel is Service
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. “The essence of the gospel is service.” So sayeth Sis. Bonnie L. Oscarson this past Oct. 2017 conference. She also raises these challenging questions: What...
View ArticleWickedness is Happiness Said No One Ever
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. Alma said, “Wickedness never was happiness” (Alma 41:10). After Jesus Christ left the Nephites and Lamanites in the land Bountiful, His spirit remained in...
View ArticleA Special Moment of Our Own
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. Elder W. Grant Bangerter (Sis. Julie B. Beck’s father) spoke during this session (Saturday afternoon of October 1977) about “A Special Moment in Church...
View ArticleThe Difference is in Obedience to the Right Voice
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. There are many voices that shout for our attention in the world, but there is only one voice worth listening to. President N. Eldon Tanner spoke about...
View ArticleAre We Haters or Forgivers?
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. (Sunday morning session, October 1977) Our society today demands tolerance from everyone, however Elder Packer’s talk on The Balm of Gilead, I think,...
View ArticleTo Become Better People
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. In the closing session of October 1977 General Conference, President Spencer W. Kimball stood before the congregation and said, “This has been a great...
View ArticleCatch the Vision of Come Follow Me
The guidelines of the new Come Follow Me program, state: “In these latter days, God has restored the priesthood and organized priesthood quorums and the Relief Society to help accomplish His work (see...
View ArticleScriptures: Meaning In Their Depth
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. The other day I was talking with a friend who was explaining to me her view of the world. She said she liked to be open and learn from whatever was “out...
View ArticleIn Praise of Women
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. We live in a society where it is “uncool” to be ladylike, act like a lady, and especially think like one. But don’t we secretly long to see a man honor his...
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