To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
General Conference Odyssey from the October 1980 Priesthood session I keep running into talks that emphasize ministering to one another. I don’t know if it’s inspired timing or if this topic is of such great importance, it’s always being talked about. So, here we go again. What is the big deal about Ministering? We’ve already […]
General Conference Odyssey reporting on the Saturday afternoon session of October 1980. The world is becoming more and more polarized, isn’t it? While the world teaches everyone to be tolerant of all races and species of humanity, God preaches to love one another. In the process, the world waxes colder and colder while God’s people […]
A General Conference Odyssey post for October 1980 I love Hallmark. Yes, a lot of the movies are corny and mushy, but I love the happy family expectation of it all. Oh, wait a minute, they aren’t like that anymore. Now, they’re full of divorce, infidelity, and fairy tale solutions that never really add up […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the Welfare session of April 1980. When Joseph Smith organized the women into what would become the Relief Society, he laid out the objective: “That the Society of Sisters might provoke the brethren to good works in looking to the wants of the poor—searching after objects of […]
Over the years, it seems like ex-members of the church interpret the occasional “attack” against the church as proof that Mormonism might falter just like everything else in this world. But the scriptures have foretold that the church will continue in full strength until the Lord comes. “I will plant them upon their land, […]
This week, General Conference Odyssey covers the Sunday morning session of April 1980. This was a special session, broadcast from the Peter Whitmer home in Fayette, New York, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The statistics in 1980 against this year’s is certainly something […]
This General Conference Odyssey post is from the priesthood session of the April 1980 General Conference. John H. Groberg tells a story with a very important message. A Hawaiian family, living in the early 1900s in Hawaii, have a daughter who has contracted a mysterious disease. Back in that day, there was a lot of […]
Everyone agrees that the Old Testament is difficult to understand, and it is. But when we take Nephi’s word and liken the scriptures to us, and in particular liken scripture to Jesus Christ, amazing insights can unfold. Here is what we can learn from Deborah, Jael, Gideon, and Samson. Deborah (Judges 4) Deborah was a […]
I just realized that I passed right over October 1978’s conference when it was ratified that all worthy men can receive the priesthood—and I apologize. This was a big moment in our history and it was displayed beautifully this past week in the Be One celebration at the Conference Center. If you missed it, you […]
Is there any more controversial topic as marriage? I wonder. God is pretty straightforward about this topic. Adam and Eve were brought to this earth, married, and commanded to have children. And they were taught to teach their children so that righteousness could prevail. So, what’s the problem? Why is there such controversy when it comes […]
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