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This is my report on the last (Sunday afternoon) session of the October 1971<\/a> General Conference. Onward and upward as we continue hearing the words of the prophets. I\u2019m finding that the things they taught are just as applicable today as they ever were.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clearly, the catchphrase during this conference was \u201cKeep the Commandments.\u201d Our leaders have been begging us to listen, to obey devotedly, as well as to know the will of the Lord, Jesus Christ, and to avoid doing all these to Satan. It\u2019s one or the other. We have to realize that this is the test we came down to pass and to prove.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elder Gordon B. Hinckley<\/a> spoke of Heber C. Kimball\u2019s resistance to serve in England, mostly because of his personal fear and lack of confidence. But then the light bulb went on. \u201cHowever, all these considerations did not deter me from the path of duty; the moment I understood the will of my Heavenly Father, I felt a determination to go at all hazards.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t that the question? Are we willing to admit to recognizing the will of our Heavenly Father and putting our complete trust in Him to carry us through the bad stuff and into the glorious reward? We know the commandments exist. We know we have a responsibility. Many of us even know about the Plan of Salvation and the importance of Agency and Accountability. Our problem is our willingness to obey the Lord and his servants.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joseph Anderson<\/a> (former secretary to the First Presidency, at this time Assistant to the Twelve) said several enlightening things. \u201cWe need the humility of prayer, and a determination to learn God\u2019s will and to keep the commandments that he has given. We need faith that our Savior lives, faith in his redeeming sacrifice. In other words, Christ and his teachings should become the center of our lives.\u201d He also testified that there is joy and happiness in keeping the Lord\u2019s commandments. Just the other day this concept was made visually apparent in a photo of Pres. Eyring, who presided over the rededication of the Suva Fiji Temple in the middle of a cyclone. That smile of his is very contagious!<\/span><\/p>\n

Elder Anderson continued to speak boldly when he stated, <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe world needs contact with the heavens in this day and age. The world needs a prophet. Little does the world generally realize that the Lord is revealing his mind and will through his living prophets today.\u201d It just makes me so sad to see so many members of the church turn their backs on our living prophets. They are denying themselves of the promises they made in the Spirit World, as well as the joy of building the kingdom of God. I completely agree with his borrowed quip, \u201cThe world needs a bath in Christ\u2019s pure religion.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Elder Bruce R. McConkie defined what it is to obey the commandments. He said, <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cTo worship the Lord is to follow after him, to seek his face, to believe his doctrine, and to think his thoughts \u2026 It is to walk in his paths. \u2026 To worship the Lord is to put first in our lives the things of his kingdom, to live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God, to center our whole hearts upon Christ and that salvation which comes because of him.\u201d <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He actually says even more, but even this is overwhelming. I will share with you one thing, however, that I\u2019ve learned over the years: Once you are on the path and moving forward, it\u2019s actually easier to keep going and doing all of these overwhelming things we\u2019re reminded of doing. Yes, we\u2019ll run into glitches. We\u2019re in the middle of a test, right? But when our testimonies are strong we seem to have more built-in drive and we are more likely to be more sensitive to the heavenly help that surrounds us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elder Hugh B. Brown closed his remarks with these words, <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cLet us, then, at this closing session, renew that plea and rededicate ourselves to the unfinished task of bringing to pass the immortality and eternal life of men.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

President Joseph Fielding Smith, as our prophet, closed the conference testifying to all members of the church with these words: \u201cThe First Presidency of the Church is united as one.\u201d I think that is so powerful. Power comes with unity. Power comes from our prophets. Power comes from Jesus Christ, who governs His Church. As members of the only<\/em> church led by the only<\/em> God of this world, it is only<\/em> to our benefit that we obey Him, and obey His servants.<\/span><\/p>\n

I love these men. I love their messages. I love the gospel. Life isn\u2019t easy, but when I\u2019m down I can look up to these leaders and find a reprieve, a replenishing of spirit, and a sweet rekindling of my precious testimony.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We have a Facebook page<\/a>, if you would like to follow along with us each week. Here are the other articles from the other writers of our General Conference Odyssey<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the Inevitability of Worship<\/a>\u00a0Nathaniel Givens<\/span><\/p>\n

Worshiping the True and Living God<\/a>\u00a0Daniel Ortner<\/span><\/p>\n

On Worship, Practical, Contemplative, and Aesthetic-Humanitarian<\/a>\u00a0Ralph Hancock <\/span><\/p>\n

Go, Do, Become<\/a>\u00a0Michelle Linford<\/span><\/p>\n

Living by Power\u2014A Woman of God<\/a>\u00a0SilverRain<\/span><\/p>\n

LDS Conference October 1971- Elder Hinckley and Persistence in Faith<\/a>\u00a0J. Max Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n

Emulating the Great Exemplar<\/a>\u00a0Walker Wright<\/span><\/p>\n

If Ye Be Willing and Obedient<\/a>\u00a0Chastity Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Most of all, I have a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.","sameAs":["https:\/\/reliefsocietywomen.com","Jan"],"url":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/author\/jtolman\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pres.-Eyring-Fiji.jpg?fit=620%2C427&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8240"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10835,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8240\/revisions\/10835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}