A Conference Talk About Conference

We have finally come to the last talk of the last session of our last General Conference. Conveniently, the talk was about General Conference itself. In The Voice of the Lord, Elder Neil L. Andersen said may things that could apply to the previous General Conference or the next one. Here are a few of my highlights:

I give you my witness that Jesus is the Christ, that He guides the affairs of this sacred work, and that general conference is one of the very important times He gives direction to His Church and to us personally.

In the commotion and confusion of our modern world, trusting and believing in the words of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve is vital to our spiritual growth and endurance.

I promise you that as you prepare your spirit and come with the anticipation that you will hear the voice of the Lord, thoughts and feelings will come into your mind that are customized especially for you. You have already felt them in this conference, or you will as you study the messages in the weeks ahead.

The teachings of general conference are the considerations the Lord would have before us now and in the months ahead.

There is a treasure chest of heavenly direction awaiting your discovery in the messages of general conference. The test for each of us is how we respond to what we hear, what we read, and what we feel.

I find it incredible that God still speaks to the world today on a regular basis, giving each and every one of us counsel relating to the immediate future of the next few months. I wonder what messages the Lord has prepared for us this time, and I hope that we will be wise enough to listen to them and respond to them. General Conference is a sacred, important meeting with vital, and sometimes urgent, messages from God. It is essential that we do not squander this blessing. This General Conference, let's try to remember what a privilege it is to receive such messages from God, and let's try to apply them in the months leading up to next Conference.