{"id":8891,"date":"2017-01-30T20:18:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T02:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/?p=8891"},"modified":"2017-01-31T09:44:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T15:44:38","slug":"people-to-match-our-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/30\/people-to-match-our-message\/","title":{"rendered":"People To Match Our Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a General Conference Odyssey post.<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Jesus Christ came to earth with a message of hope and salvation. The Church is here to share that message. As members of the Church, we must be the people to match our message. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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During the Saturday afternoon session, of the April 1975 General Conference<\/a>, there were three talks that reminded me where I desire to stand. And I am compelled to make that stand. I want my life to reflect that message.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Roots of Mormonism<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

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Hartman Rector, Jr. said, \u201cThe power or vitality is not in the programs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is in the theology.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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My husband\u2019s uncle used to always say, \u201cThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not a game, it is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.\u201d Along with that same idea: The Church is not a club; Young Women activities will not save us; the bishop is fallible; placing demands on the leaders of the Church may, or may not, get you your way; Church History has some inaccuracies; we do not know all things; hurt feelings abound. None of these carry the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The theology, or doctrine, of the Church \u201ctalk[s] of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins\u201d (2 Ne. 25:26).<\/a> The gospel of Jesus Christ is the message, and it is only Jesus Christ who will save us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Book of Mormon is the Word of God<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Ezra Taft Benson gave one of his great speeches on the Book of Mormon in this conference. He said, \u201cThe Book of Mormon brings men to Christ through two basic means.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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