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A General Conference Odyssey post on the Saturday morning session of April 1981.<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

The Brethren are conducting \u201cSpecial Stake Conferences,\u201d where our leaders can cover better the 3500+ stakes in the church. Ours was this weekend and we were given some pretty direct council that correlates well with this week\u2019s General Conference Odyssey report.<\/span><\/p>\n

First off, our fairly new stake president announced, during this meeting, the vision for our stake. It is to Gather Israel. In his words, \u201cEvery individual on both sides of the veil deserves to hear the word of the Lord.\u201d This has always been and will always be the focus of our church.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marion G. Romney spoke on The Restoration of Israel to the Lands of Their Inheritance.<\/a> It has been assumed for a long time that this means the Jews will claim all rights and privileges to live in Jerusalem, which they inherited from God. But, as members of Jesus Christ\u2019s church on the earth, we understand this phrase to have more significant meanings. 1) That many of us, of the House of Israel, will be gathered into the restored church of Jesus Christ through baptism. 2) That the children of God will receive all the ordinances necessary to return to the presence of their Heavenly Father, to live with Him forever. This vision announced by our stake president is the very essence of our gospel, and what we believe.<\/span><\/p>\n

We cannot deny that we are living in the final days of this earth, and this call\u2014to gather\"\"<\/a>\u2014is now of utmost importance. Satan is raging and we, God\u2019s fearless warriors saved for these last days, are called to battle. In particular, parents need to be alert and raise their children in strict obedience so these youth can finally win this war that has seen huge losses<\/span>\u00a0of our Heavenly Father\u2019s children.<\/span><\/p>\n

President Russell M. Nelson has already revealed to us that he gets woken up in the middle of the night, repeatedly, by the Lord with still more warnings, directions, and commands. Can we afford to be apathetic next to a ninety-three-year-old powerhouse?<\/span><\/p>\n

Spencer W. Kimball<\/a> spoke, in this long-ago session, laying out his travels for the previous six months. He went from the Philippines, back to the states for the holidays, and then back to the islands and New Zealand; to Atlanta, Georgia to dedicate a temple; and off to several conferences in the Orient, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean. <\/span><\/p>\n

Our prophet did the same right after our own General Conference. It\u2019s hard to imagine the stamina required and is a marked testimony of how the Lord supports and sustains His prophets physically, mentally, and emotionally.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of the growing membership, our prophet is assigning Apostles, Seventy, and Area Authorities to cover the world by having these special conferences, so we can hear\u2014first hand\u2014the important messages of spiritual preparation that will keep us fighting on the right side.<\/span><\/p>\n

In our conference, we were asked to change. Literally. That we must prioritize our time. That we must prioritize our children\u2019s time. That, by delving into Family History work, prioritizing our time will come more easily. That maintaining a high standard of \u201cThe Basics\u201d (Family prayer, scripture reading, and FHE) will help us stay focused on the priorities necessary to gather.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This past week, my husband and I were traveling\u00a0and stopped at a truck stop. People-watching is always an interesting spectator sport, but it got me thinking. How many of these people have heard the missionaries? How many of these people will recognize Jesus Christ when He comes? (Likely, more of the second than the first.) But the realization sunk in, there are so many children that God wants to save. <\/span><\/p>\n

Our job isn\u2019t necessarily to stand up in that crowded truck stop and call repentance, but we are asked to pray that the Spirit will show\u00a0<\/span>us those who are prepared and interested in hearing the call, to align their lives with Jesus Christ. That is a very simple thing for us to do–sincere prayers and talking about the gospel we love–it can\u2019t get much simpler than that.<\/span><\/p>\n

And what of those who have passed on without knowing truth,\u00a0<\/span>and receiving their saving ordinances? I\u2019ve heard that only 3-4% of the earth\u2019s population has received their saving ordinances. Granted, many records are lost, but there are still millions and millions of records that can be found, and we are related to all of them. We simply have to sort through the puzzle and find the relationships. There is plenty of work for everyone to do. And the church is doing an incredible job making it easier and easier for us to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, Jacob de Jager<\/a> talked about Senior Missionaries. So did we, in our Special Conference. My husband and I have been planning for years how we will spend our retirement. It takes planning. Most of us aren\u2019t independently wealthy, so we have to\"\"<\/a> make the most of our retirement savings and stay healthy long enough to be useful. Debt<\/span>\u00a0will wipe out any dreams, and health is always in the balance.<\/span><\/p>\n

God needs us now. We need God now. We can\u2019t afford to be selfish with our choices if our choice is God. We have been asked, with as much directness as is politely possible, to work hard building the kingdom of God by pressing forward. If we are true disciples of Christ, we need to set our priorities and gather His people now.<\/span><\/p>\n

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