Come Listen to Living Prophets

I can imagine what you may be saying ..living prophets? Yep, we do have living prophets (leader and apostles) today. When you think about, why not? We need as much guidance now, if not more, as in biblical days. But I'm not here to preach or argue but to invite. Pray about it and find out for yourself.

Twice a year (first weekend in April and October) members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints worldwide gather together (general conference) to listen to living prophets via in person at Salt Lake City, through satellite, or Internet. During this time we hear Church leaders speak on various spiritual topics.

I'm struggling with certain things so I have specific questions that I want spiritual direction on (including this blog). I've written them down and will look for answers in the conference. It may come in a talk, music, or prayer ...I will be open to the Spirit.

You might have some questions too or curious about the Church so I invite you to listen ...

Saturday and Sunday: 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm MDT. Go to LDS.org to find out more and watch the conference.

Conference talks continued

More tearful moments. When you've prepared correctly, like ... pray before the read, comfortable chair and table, be away from too much noise, etc. , then spirit to spirit talks to each other and boom! tears of joy begins to overflow.

I don't know what else to say but try it!

General Conference talks

I have been enjoying reading the recent General Conference talks on the internet as my scripture study, reading a talk each day. It is bringing back warm feelings I felt when I was watching it live. I found myself in tears when I got to Sister Matsumori's (2nd counselor to Primary) talk. She spoke of recognizing the whisperings of the Spirit and there as I read, I was feeling the Holy Ghost bearing testimony of the truthfulness of that I have been reading. I was feeling "the sunshine" that the boy in her story described. This was so because I was providing an environment where the Spirit can be felt as she counseled.

Elder Scott (Qof12) also spoke about the Holy Ghost. I loved his grape/jalapeno analogy. He said, "The inspiring influence of the Holy Spirit can be overcome or masked by strong emotions, such as anger, hate, passion, fear, or pride. When such influences are present, it is like trying to savor the delicate flavor of a grape while eating a jalapeño pepper. Both flavors are present, but one completely overpowers the other. In like manner, strong emotions overcome the delicate promptings of the Holy Spirit." He also said that Heavenly Father know that we'd face challenges or decisions beyond our ability to decide correctly so the Holy Ghost is with us to help discern. In my notes, my overall take on this talk with regards to the Spirit was ... listen, listen, listen, hear, hear, hear, act, act, act!

Another talk I found wonderful was President Uchtdorf's (2nd counselor) address about the love of God. Everything he said I found so insightful. I'm having a hard time picking what to point out. In my notes, it said "all!" ... meaning too much to summarize. A meager way to sum is that Pres. Uchtdorf expressed that the love of God for us is intense and by following His commandments we show our love for Him.

Wow, each talk had so much inspiring words! It's overwhelming to condense it all, so I really recommend that you read them ... you're likely to find an answers!