Talk: President Russell M. Nelson
Themes:
- Learning from the past and preparing for the future are important.
- But now is the time to learn, repent, bless others and “lift up the hands which hang down.”
- We have received important directions for the future.
- My prayer is that the Spirit has spoken to you directly about things the Lord would have you do
- This conference has been a blessing through the prayers, messages and music.
- It has also come with important directions for the future.
- The future is always uncertain.
- Weather, economic cycles, disasters, wars, accidents and illness are unpredictable and can change life quickly.
- But there are some things we can control, including how we spend our time each day
- It has also come with important directions for the future.
- The adversary never sleeps
- There will always be opposition to the truth.
- I repeat my urging from this morning to do those things that will increase your positive spiritual momentum, to keep you moving forward through whatever challenges and opportunities come.”
- The shadow on my finger cast (Henry Van Dyke)
- The shadow by my finger cast
Divides the future from the past:
Before it, sleeps the unborn hour,
In darkness, and beyond thy power.
Behind its unreturning line,
The vanished hour, no longer thine:
One hour alone is in thy hands,-
The NOW on which the shadow stands.
- Now is the time we can learn, repent, and bless others.
- Do those things that increase positive spiritual momentum.
- 44 new temples are under construction and more are being renewed
- 17 New temple announcements: – Map
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
- Barcelona, Spain
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Cusco, Peru
- Maceió, Brazil
- Santos, Brazil
- San Luis Potosí, México
- Mexico City Benemérito, México
- Tampa, Florida
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Wichita, Kansas
- Austin, Texas
- Missoula, Montana
- Montpelier, Idaho
- Modesto, Californiahttps://mormonlifehacker.com/how-many-temples-did-each-latter-day-saint-prophet-announce/
- Positive spiritual momentum increases through worshiping in the temple.
- Counter worldly ways by focusing on the eternal blessings of the temple
- The temples under construction and the 17 new announced temples will bless lives on both sides of the veil.
- The Lord leads and guides His Church.
- “May we be a people worthy of the Lord, who said, ‘Ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.’”