April and October are definitely some of my favorite months of the year. To have the opportunity to hear from the Prophet and Apostles is such an amazing blessing that we all have, and it is so apparent that the words they speak are coming directly from the Lord.
This specific conference was also extra special because it landed on Easter which gave the amazing opportunity to reflect on the Atonement and Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
All of the talks in conference were phenomenal, but I am going to highlight some of my favorite quotes from conference.
"I am convinced that a husband is never more attractive to his wife than when he is serving in his God-given roles as a worthy priesthood holder." -Sister Linda K. Burton. I loved Sister Burton's talk. This specific quote really resonated with me, because finding a worth priesthood holder has always been the number one priority on my list when I think of attributes that I want in my future eternal companion.
“We surrender to the ‘pleasures of this life’ when we are addicted, which impairs God’s precious gift of agency; when we are beguiled by trivial distractions, which draws away from things of eternal importance; and when we have an entitlement mentality, which impairs the personal growth necessary to qualify us for our eternal destiny,” -Dallin H. Oaks. In the world today it is hard to focus on those things that matter most, as we are all easily distracted by the material things of this world. It is important to be rooted in the gospel and put things of importance above material things.
"We should look to and have our focus firmly fixed upon the Savior at all times and in all places." -David A. Bednar. It is important that the Savior is the center of our lives and that we focus on becoming more like him each and every day.
"God cares a lot more about who we are and about who we are becoming, than about who we once were." -Elder Dale G. Renlund. This quote highlights the amazing gift of the Atonement, and our ability to repent of the mistakes that we make. God will not look in the past, and he will only look at what we are doing now to better ourselves.
"As we enter through the doors of the temple, we leave behind us the distractions and confusion of the world." -President Thomas S. Monson. I love these words that the Prophet said. i am preparing to enter the temple later this week, and I am so excited for the experiences that I will have there.
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