To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
I have a question to share that I’ve been thinking about. If enough people are reading and talking about the Book of Mormon, will its influence be felt in the world? As I read through Henry B. Eyring’s talk, “The Spark of Faith,” in October 1986 (there were so many good talks during this particular […]
In the October 1986 Priesthood session of General Conference, President Ezra Taft Benson gave a talk on the “Godly Characteristics of the Master.” What a powerful talk! Seeing this talk through the eyes of a woman makes me see clearly that my most important responsibility, in this earth life, is in becoming like the Savior. […]
Why do we suffer? This is what Robert D. Hales spoke on during the Saturday afternoon session of October 1983. It’s a good question and I wonder if we understand, and can accept, the answer. Too many times we’ll hear people complain, become depressed, and simply quit life because this question overwhelms them. I understand […]
This General Conference Odyssey post covers the Women’s session of April 1982. I have two crazy thoughts that are going to eventually merge into one, so bear with me. Why do women suffer in childbearing and childrearing? If women are so strong and capable and awesome, why are there women in the church who […]
I do love stories about courageous women! Here are two, so this post is sort of long, but so worth your time. This story starts off with Elsie Nielson who traveled with the Willie company, through the blizzards, then later traveled south to Bluff, Utah with the Hole-in-the-Rock expedition. Also, during that southern expedition, we […]
This is a post on the Priesthood session of April 1981. President Marion G. Romney talks about the covenants we make as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sometimes, I find myself sitting in a church class discussing doctrine as if it’s something we have to still figure out or work […]
This General Conference Odyssey post is for the Sunday afternoon session of October 1980. President Kimball closes this conference with a review of expectations. The conference was full of talks on loving our brothers and sisters, taking care of one another, overcoming adversity with one another, and strengthening one another. He quoted King Benjamin, who […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post. Faith seemed to be the theme for this particular session of conference (Sunday morning, Oct. 1978). Faith should be the theme in all our lives. I’ve listed each talk below with the random thoughts of faith that came to me as I read through them. Mark E. […]
This lesson is about as straightforward and simple as lessons come. Simply put, follow President Hinckley’s promise of the Book of Mormon found at the end of the lesson: “Brothers and sisters, without reservation I promise you that if you will prayerfully read the Book of Mormon, regardless of how many times you previously […]
The topic of this lesson is Self-Reliance, but the doctrine is really how to gain spiritual peace in this life. It’s an interesting parallel. How many of us are usually fighting fires in our lives? I don’t mean the flaming kind, I mean the emergencies that come up every single day; those things that […]
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