GenCon Sunday PM

Presiding: President Eyring

5th session of 180th Annual GenCon

Choir sings twice.

Fave part about MoTab -- When they sing softly, even with 100's of them, it sounds like they are whispering the words in song. Truly sounds like a chorus of angels.

Speaker: Elder Russell M Nelson

Theme: Families

• Attacks on the family are rampant
• W/o the Atonement, there would be no further continuation of the family through the ages.
• Turning our hearts to our fathers, making family connections through sacred ordinances in the temple
• The New Family Search is a program that helps you prepare names for the temple.
• Start working on family names to make sure names are prepared in the temple.

Speaker: Elder Robert D Hales

Theme: Duty to God

• Starts by parents that live by example
• We can't just be in the same room or go to the same church activities. We must plan and use gospel lessons to interact with our children, use the teaching moments.
• We need to understand the hearts of our children
• It is the family interaction that feeds the soul of children and family members.
• Ask them questions and be willing to listen and/or hearken to them.
• Not just conversing but doing activities with them.
• We need to help them understand who they are and where they came from through Family Home Evenings, family counsels.
  

Speaker: Elder Bradley D Foster

Theme: Influence of a mother

• Nurturing is a spiritual heritage given to mothers
• Even if someone strays, we should never give up on them but go back and find our lost ones
• Assure them that there is always a home for them
• Even Christ looked after his mother after all he went through
• The end will be better than the beginning.
  

Choir and Congregation: I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Speaker: Elder James B Mortino

Theme: Reactions to Trials

• The question is not when but how we will face our trials.
• Trials help us develop attributes that we need to become more like Christ
• Trials require us to humble ourselves before God
• 1) Sought to do will of our Father -- He knows the end from the beginning
• 2) When faced with trials, learn to not complain or murmur -- Attempt to correct the problem, find out what to learn or change about yourself
• 3) When facing challenges, turn to a greater power than us for help -- turn to HF in prayer for answers. Answers may not take trial away but help us get through it easier.
• 4) Learn to serve and think of others even in our time of trials -- Repent and follow his example of service. Lose ourselves in service to others and find our happiness through services
• 5) ???

Speaker: Elder Gregory A Schwitzer

Theme: Judgements

• The Lord expects us to not judge others but still use excellent judgements in our decisions.
• Story of Mary and her sister Martha. Am I Mary or Martha?
• Good judgement is needed in judging others and also in making decisions in where the Lord wants me to be
• Standards of Morality are eternal and have not changed, clearly aligned with the gospel of Jesus Christ
• Listen to the messages of the living prophetsCultivate with the holy spirit a relationship of listening
• When facing difficult decisions, following these guidelines will help us make good judgements

Speaker: Francisco

Theme: Replacing fear with faith

• Awful death upon the wicked, spiritual death.
• Haiti -- mourning with those that mourn, comfort those that are in need of comfort
• Help our family members stay away from those things that keep us from living with our HF again
• Atonement can help bring those back to Christ and our HF
• Parents have a sacred duty to raise their children in love and righteousness.
• Read the scriptures daily, pray daily and live the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Speaker: Neil L Andersen

Theme: The Mind and Will of the Lord

• Talk more about Jesus Christ in the home to our children
• Bear our testimony of JC to them
• Our testimony will never leave our children
• The Spirit of the Lord will accompany us as we bear testimony to our children

Speaker: President Thomas S Monson

Theme: Conclusion

• Live the gospel of the Jesus Christ.
• Study the messages in the Ensign (May)
• The world has left the harbor of peace
• Look to the Lighthouse of the Lord during these times for rescue
• Rock, Fortress, Strength, God
• Evokes the blessings of heaven upon us as we leave