"Of Things That Matter Most"

Here is a link to the talk that President Uchtdorf gave in Conference this past October. I just read it in the Ensign today and I really liked it and thought I would share it with all of you. I hope you enjoy it like I did.

"Of Things That Matter Most" by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Relief Society 10-25-2010

   -God gave agency to act for himself.

    -JSH 1:16-17 (and part of verse 15)
    -Christ: 1)Is there when asked, 2)Brings light, & 3)Deliver from Satan
    -Satan: 1)Interferes, 2)Darkness, & 3)Marvelous power
    -Satan brings darkness. If you feel darkness, Satan is there.
    -2 Nephi 32:4
    -3 Nephi-The Savior is visiting the Nephites and is talking to them about the temple.
    -The Holy Ghost can show you (she tells the story about the Holy Ghost showing her a boy riding out into the street as she is driving. It was a warning to her to stop the car.)
    -If you ask, like the Prophet Joseph Smith did, the Lord will answer.
    -Remember that the Lord will always be there for us.
    -It is so much easier to live and be a member of the church...and live gratefully.
    -If the darkness gathers, "knock" and ask for help and He will answer.
    -There is hope, there is joy, there is grattitude.
    -Learn of Him, listen to His words and walk in the meekness of Him and you shall have joy in this life.
    -President Boyd K. Packer- The Family Proclamation http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1298-23,00.html
    -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf - "You may not need the best of the best. Just use things that you can get by with." http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1298-7,00.html
    -Bishop Richard C. Edgle- "I know that God Loves me" http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1298-11,00.html
    -Take something spiritual and bring it from your mind to your heart.
    -Elder Jeffrey R. Holland- "We all need to make sacrifices for our families" http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1298-2,00.html
    -Julie B. Beck- "You're doing better than you think you are...but you can do better" http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1298-36,00.html
    -Don't let General Conference just come and go, keep it alive.
    -The Holy Ghost bears witness in your life...let it be a part of your life.
    -Let you and your husband be as one.
    -Speak the truth.
    -Make the changes in your life so that you may be happy.

December 2009 Visiting Teaching Message

"Pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ."

Moroni 7:48

"Disciples of Christ throughout all ages of the world have been distinguished by their compassion...In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even grater importance. Let us open our eyes and see the heavy hearts, notice the loneliness and despair; let us feel the silent prayers of others around us, and let us be an instrument in the hands of the Lord to answer those prayers"

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency

"We need to rescue 'all that is finest down deep inside of [us]' so that as daughters of God we can do our part to build the kingdom of God. We will have help to do this. As Joseph declared, 'If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates.' Let us bear one another's burdens, mourn with those who mourn, comfort those who stand in need of comfort, and thus keep the covenants we have made [see Mosiah 18:8-10]"

Barbara Thompson, Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency

"Succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees."

Doctrine and Covenants 81:5

"The Good Shepherd said, 'Feed my lambs.' (John 21:15) So a woman feeds her loved ones, providing succor and sustenance just as the Savior would do. Her divine gift is to nurture, to help the young, to care for the poor, to lift the brokenhearted. The Lord said, 'My work and my glory [is] to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.' (Moses 1:39) So His devoted daughter-disciple may truly say, 'My work and my glory is to help my loved ones reach that heavenly goal.' To help another human being reach one's celestial potential is part of the divine mission of woman. As mother, teacher, or nurturing saint, she molds living clay to the shape of her hopes. In partnership with God, her divine mission is to help spirits live and souls be lifted. This is the measure of her creation. It is ennobling, edifying, and exalting"

Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

"The Lord has blessed women with divine attributes of love, compassion, kindness, and charity. Through our monthly visits as visiting teachers, we have the power to bless each sister as we extend our arms of love and kindness and give the gifts of compassion and charity...It is my prayer that we will pledge an increased commitment to extend our arms of love and compassion to bless, help, and strengthen each other as we go about doing our visiting teaching with a willing and joyful heart"

Silvia H. Allred, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency