Upcoming General Conference

As always, I am so anxious for this upcoming General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.   How to View Live

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It has always been worth every minute of my time and it has always been over too soon.  There is such a peaceful and powerful Spirit present during these messages from God's prophets and leaders.


General Conference begins with a Woman's Broadcast on March 28th at 5:00pm,  Then the following weekend, beginning Saturday, April 4th at 9:00am, we will have two wonderful days full of a spiritual feast that will bless the lives of all who partake.   How to View Live

Our ward RS has prepared a schedule of messages to read for a 6 week period of time to prepare for this upcoming conference.  You will find that challenge HERE.  I have been reading them and have found much joy and spiritual strength as I have participated in it.  Today's reading was another marvelous message from our prophet, Thomas S. Monson, given in April 2008 General Conference, and it spoke to me personally, as it may to you too. That message can be found HERE.   It certainly applies to each and every one of us.  I do often take notes as I read the scheduled messages and I decided to post today's notes here.



Change for the better can come to all. 

... show kindness and respect for all people everywhere. 

May we also demonstrate kindness and love within our own families. Our homes are to be more than sanctuaries; they should also be places where God’s Spirit can dwell, where the storm stops at the door, where love reigns and peace dwells.

The adversary and his hosts seem to be working nonstop to cause our downfall.

We are waging a war with sin, my brothers and sisters, but we need not despair. It is a war we can and will win. Our Father in Heaven has given us the tools we need in order to do so. He is at the helm. We have nothing to fear. He is the God of light. He is the God of hope. I testify that He loves us—each one.

Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In order to be tested, we must sometimes face challenges and difficulties. At times there appears to be no light at the tunnel’s end—no dawn to break the night’s darkness. We feel surrounded by the pain of broken hearts, the disappointment of shattered dreams, and the despair of vanished hopes. We join in uttering the biblical plea “Is there no balm in Gilead?” ⁶ We are inclined to view our own personal misfortunes through the distorted prism of pessimism. We feel abandoned, heartbroken, alone. If you find yourself in such a situation, I plead with you to turn to our Heavenly Father in faith. He will lift you and guide you. He will not always take your afflictions from you, but He will comfort and lead you with love through whatever storm you face.




General Conference is full of wonderful messages like these and I look forward to more this spring.

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