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𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘴
𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴
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ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢꜱ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴛ
ʀᴜꜱꜱᴇʟʟ ᴍ ɴᴇʟꜱᴏɴ
#GeneralConference | #DezNat🧵
𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴
🌖 🌗 🌘 🌑 🌒 🌓 🌔
ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢꜱ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴛ
ʀᴜꜱꜱᴇʟʟ ᴍ ɴᴇʟꜱᴏɴ
#GeneralConference | #DezNat🧵
🚨 🚨【 ２ ０ １ ６ 】🚨 🚨
⚠️——January 10, 2016
[𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬]
ᴡᴏʀʟᴅᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ
"You are living in the eleventh hour."
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[𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬]
ᴡᴏʀʟᴅᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ
"You are living in the eleventh hour."
churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/art…
1. Here is the first example of the text being taken mostly verbatim (the blue text) from John O. Reid. There were no quotation marks given, and no introduction before the comment to indicate that it was in fact from Reid.
2. Here is the second, drawing the words and ideas from Reid, again without attribution.
3. And here is the third, the most obvious of all.
When these passages were given in the oral talk itself, there was no mention of Reid until after the first two, and no quotation marks at all when it was first published on the church's website.
When these passages were given in the oral talk itself, there was no mention of Reid until after the first two, and no quotation marks at all when it was first published on the church's website.
"I pray that we may continue to build our lives following the “plans and technical specifications” of the divine design authored by our Father and achieved through our Savior Jesus Christ." #ElderZeballos #GeneralConference 1/3
"Thus, because of the grace that reaches us through the Atonement of our Savior, we will be successful in constructing a life resistant to sin, resistant to temptation, and strengthened to endure the sad, difficult times in our lives." #ElderZeballos #GeneralConference 2/3
"And furthermore, we will be in condition to access all the blessings promised through the love of our Father and our Savior." #ElderZeballos #GeneralConference 3/3
3 Important Truths about Jesus as the Christ:
First, when we try to help someone we love come unto Christ, we can do so with confidence that He has the capacity to lift the burden of sin and to forgive.
#ElderMcConkie #GeneralConference 1/3
First, when we try to help someone we love come unto Christ, we can do so with confidence that He has the capacity to lift the burden of sin and to forgive.
#ElderMcConkie #GeneralConference 1/3
Second, when we bring physical, emotional, or other illnesses to Christ, we can do so knowing He has the power to heal and comfort.
#ElderMcConkie #GeneralConference 2/3
#ElderMcConkie #GeneralConference 2/3
Third, when we make effort like the four to bring others to Christ, we can do so with certainty that He sees our true intentions and will appropriately honor them.
#ElderMcConkie #GeneralConference 3/3
#ElderMcConkie #GeneralConference 3/3
See ways to share the Book of Mormon in 'normal, natural ways' here. @RonaldARasband #GeneralConference thechurchnews.com/2022/8/2/23288…
"Our living prophet is doing his part to flood the earth with the Book of Mormon. But he cannot open the floodgates alone. We must follow his lead." @RonaldARasband #GeneralConference
"You do not have to go to Mozambique or India or meet with kings and rulers to give someone this book of sacred teachings and promises." @RonaldARasband #GeneralConference
Tl;dr President Oaks is wrong about queer people.
He ain't say anything new, but he didn't really need to. He validated the church's queerphobia by putting God's name on it multiple times. No scriptures quoted. Just divine hearsay. #GeneralConference
He ain't say anything new, but he didn't really need to. He validated the church's queerphobia by putting God's name on it multiple times. No scriptures quoted. Just divine hearsay. #GeneralConference
In next Sunday's Come Follow Me lesson, we'll read about the Israelites failing some significant tests, even though they were told what would be on the test. The same folks that walked across the Red Sea would complain against God twice about similar crises.
They doubt what God could do because they forgot what God had done.
I see members of my church do similar things today. They act brand new when queer folks expect to be treated like human beings, meanwhile we've had the necessary revelation to pass this test for centuries.
I see members of my church do similar things today. They act brand new when queer folks expect to be treated like human beings, meanwhile we've had the necessary revelation to pass this test for centuries.
Did you know it’s possible to build a testimony of the gospel apart from your own emotional responses? Some of us are cerebral beings. Instead of adding reason to our faith, we add faith to our reason. We begin with experimentation, practice, logic, & then step into the unknown.
This is not to say feeling will never happen: for most people it’s inevitable. But my emotional responses are a byproduct of spiritual confirmation, they are not spiritual confirmation in themselves.
If I sense a tingling rush of “knowing” energy, my physical body is responding to the Spirit. If I weep, my emotions are responding to learning or remembering by the Spirit. It’s not the feelings that reveal truth—truth often produces emotional overwhelm. & sometimes it doesn’t.
We can suppose from Pres. Nelson’s #GeneralConference remarks that there are young men among us who haven’t signed on for missions merely bc they’re dragging their feet & need a boost of initiative. There are also many who cannot serve or aren’t quite there yet. Don’t judge them.
There are YSAs who have mental or physical ailments they don’t talk about. Some are still gaining or strengthening their testimonies. There are some w/life situations where their service at home is already imperative. Whatever the reason, your judgment won’t help their progress.
Pres. Nelson’s admonishment to serve a mission was a personal plea to those for whom it applies, & they know who they are. If they don’t, the Spirit will soon notify them. It was not license for you to notify everyone in your sphere of influence when you don’t have all the data.
“In matters of covenantal purity, the sacred is too often being made common, the holy is too often being made profane. To any who are tempted to walk, talk or behave in these ways—don’t expect it to lead to peaceful experience; I promise you in the name of the Lord, it won’t.”
#JeffreyRHolland Apr 2021
Elder Holland seemed sad this #GeneralConference. I think we underestimate the weight of burden on the backs of the GAs. It must be a bit like like Moses coming down from Sinai w/God’s word to deliver & finding Israel dancing riotously before an idol.
Elder Holland seemed sad this #GeneralConference. I think we underestimate the weight of burden on the backs of the GAs. It must be a bit like like Moses coming down from Sinai w/God’s word to deliver & finding Israel dancing riotously before an idol.
Moses beholding the wicked scene from the mount, Noah rebuffing a people so wicked that God would destroy them with flood, Moroni watching his people sin themselves to destruction—general societal soul-sickness creates a great deal of heartsickness in disciples of Christ.
#DToddChristofferson said in his #GeneralConference talk that staying on the covenant path will help us “bypass the people & things that, even if popular, would jeopardize our physical & spiritual well-being.” Seeking refuge in what’s popular is human nature. And it’s dangerous.
Worldly power builds around the rickety scaffolding of popularity. The more people shunted into a tribe (however they arrived) the greater that faction’s societal influence. So power-mongers create a climate of fear outside the tribe & promises of safety under their own banner.
He whose power banner looms the largest collects the most followers. The more populous the tribe, the larger it will grow; isolation from the pack makes one vulnerable. We surrender principle for the illusion of safety. It’s natural. Hence “the natural man” is God’s enemy—& ours.
President Russell M. Nelson: “Take your vitamin pills! 😬”
Jeffrey R. Holland. “You guys go ahead, I got it.”
When this was released, it seemed rather dull to me. Why a proclamation abt practices already common to most of the civilized world? But here we are. & here I am, tweeting it all:
The Family: A Proclamation to the World
First Presidency & Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Sept 1995
The Family: A Proclamation to the World
First Presidency & Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Sept 1995
“We, The First Presidency & the Council of the 12 Apostles, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man & a woman is ordained of God & that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.”
“All Human Beings—male & female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, & as such, each has a divine nature & destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity & purpose.”
1/3 "Today we often hear about 'a new normal.' If you really want to embrace 'a new normal,' I invite you to turn your heart, mind, and soul increasingly to our Heavenly Father,
and His Son, Jesus Christ. Let that be your 'new normal.' ..." #PresidentNelson #GeneralConference
and His Son, Jesus Christ. Let that be your 'new normal.' ..." #PresidentNelson #GeneralConference
2/3 "... Embrace 'your new normal' by repenting daily. Seek to be increasingly pure in thought, word, and deed. Minister to others. Keep an eternal perspective. ..."
3/3 Magnify your callings. And, whatever your challenges, my dear brothers and sisters, live each day so that you are more prepared to meet your Maker."
1/3 Elder Renlund: "To do justly means acting honorably with God and with other people. We act honorably with God by walking humbly with him. We act honorably with others by loving mercy. ..." #GeneralConference
2/3 "To do justly is therefore a practical application of the first and second great commandments, to 'love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind ... [and to] love thy neighbour as thyself.' ..."
3/3 "To do justly and walk humbly with God is to intentionally withdraw our hand from iniquity, walk in his statutes and remain authentically faithful."
1/3 Six questions President @NelsonRussellM asked @Ch_JesusChrist members on Sunday: 1. Are you willing to let God prevail in your life? 2. Are you willing to let God be the most important influence in your life?..." #generalconference @ldsconf @DeseretNews #latterdaysaints
2/3 "3. Will you allow His words, His commandments, and His covenants to influence what you do each day? 4. Will you allow His voice to take priority over any other? ..."
3/3 "... 5. Are you willing to let whatever He needs you to do take precedence over every other ambition? 6. Are you willing to have your will swallowed up in His?"
1/3 Elder @Ulisses__Soares analogy of a magnet: "Metaphorically speaking, yielding to temptation is
like approaching a magnet with a metal object. The magnet’s invisible force attracts the metal
object and holds it tightly. ... " #GeneralConference
like approaching a magnet with a metal object. The magnet’s invisible force attracts the metal
object and holds it tightly. ... " #GeneralConference
2/3 " ... The magnet loses its power over it only when the metal object is placed far from it. ..."
3/3 "Therefore, just as the magnet is unable to exercise power over a faraway metal object, as we resist temptation, it fades away and loses its power over our mind and heart, and consequently, over our actions."
Elder @OaksDallinH: "We live in a time of anger and hatred in political relationships and policies. We felt it this summer where some went beyond peaceful protests and engaged in destructive behavior. We feel it in some current campaigns for public offices." #GeneralConference
"In a democratic government we will always have differences over proposed candidates and policies. However, as followers of Christ we must forego the anger
and hatred with which political choices are debated or denounced in many settings."
and hatred with which political choices are debated or denounced in many settings."
Here is one of our Savior’s teachings, probably well-known but rarely practiced: "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you...
I'd like to challenge anyone out there curious about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to a 3 month experiment.
Live like we live for the next 3 months & then tune in to #GeneralConference in October. Experience what we experience and know for yourself. #DezNat
Live like we live for the next 3 months & then tune in to #GeneralConference in October. Experience what we experience and know for yourself. #DezNat
Live our law of health. Pay a full tithe, read the scriptures and pray daily. Read and ponder the Book of Mormon, live the law of chastity, give service to others. Attend our meetings
And then in October, listen to our Prophet and Apostles and their inspired messages.
I have every confidence that you'll come to know what I know, as I know it.
And if you decide it's not for you, you'll have had a beautiful experience and a deeper understanding of who we are
I have every confidence that you'll come to know what I know, as I know it.
And if you decide it's not for you, you'll have had a beautiful experience and a deeper understanding of who we are
Elder Cook to those struggling with testimonies, to less active members or those who have left the @Ch_JesusChrist: "We need you! The Church needs you! The Lord needs you! ..." 1/3 #generalconference #latterdaysaints
2/3 "... Our heartfelt prayer is that you will join with us in worshipping the Savior of the world. We know that some of you may have received offense, unkindness or other conduct that is not Christlike. ..."
3/3 "...We also know that some have had challenges to their faith that may not be fully appreciated, understood or
resolved."
resolved."
Elder Holland: "We still have hopes that have not yet been fulfilled. Even as we speak, we are waging an 'all hands on deck' war with COVID-19, a solemn reminder that a virus 1,000 times smaller than a grain of sand can bring entire populations ..." 1/2 #GeneralConference
2/3 "...and global economies to their knees. We pray for those who have lost loved ones to this modern plague, as well as for those currently infected. When we have conquered it — and we will — ..."
3/3 "...may we be equally committed to freeing the world from the virus of hunger and freeing neighborhoods and nations from the virus of poverty."
Enzo Petelo: "Our service in and with his priesthood brings together those who are dedicated to following and living the Lord's teachings with exactness, which I personally know can be difficult as we face the challenges of youth. ... 1/3 #GeneralConference #latterdaysaints
2/3 "... But uniting with these fellow servants of the Lord in accomplishing His work will help to strengthen us against the adversary’s temptations and deceptions. You can be a beacon of light to all those who are unsure of themselves. ...
3/3 "...The light within you will shine so bright that everyone you interact with will be blessed by just being in your company."
Elder Stevenson quotes the social media post of a friend who recently died of cancer; he spoke at her funeral; she had. responded to this question: “How do you. still have faith with all the heartache that surrounds you?” “Because," she said... #generalconference #latterdaysaints
"... faith is what gets me through these dark times. Having faith doesn’t mean nothing bad is going to happen. Having faith allows me to believe that there will be light again. And that light
will be even brighter because I have walked through the dark. ...
will be even brighter because I have walked through the dark. ...
...As much darkness as I have witnessed over the years, I have witnessed far more light. I have seen miracles. I have felt angels. I have known that my Heavenly Father was carrying me. None of that would have been experienced if life was easy.
Elder Renlund: “Consider Jesus Christ’s submission to His Father’s will, His victory over death, His taking upon Himself your sins and mistakes, His receiving power from the Father to make intercession for you, and His ultimate redemption of you. ... 1/2 #GeneralConference
2/2 "... Are these things not sufficient to draw you to Him? They are for me. Jesus Christ “stands with open arms, hoping and willing to heal, forgive, cleanse, strengthen, purify, and sanctify (you and me).”
“Let your consideration of Their goodness more firmly bind your wandering heart to Them.”
Gracious God. On this fine #GeneralConference morning we pray that Zach eats an entire bag of dicks and then chooses to silence himself forever.
We pray that someone will point out to Zach that if he hears 32 men and 4 women speak at a conference, and he's only bothered by the women's voices, then there is a 100% chance that he's a raging misogynist who deeply hates women.
When Zach claims he's not a sexist asshole, and that women are just doing it wrong, please help him be reminded that he could easily go through the #ldsconf archives and listen to every woman speaker and share examples of the women's voices that *don't* bother him.
