Melbourne, Australia
90th operating temple
Dedicated: 16 June 2000
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Testimony of
Mosiah 18:9
Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have eternal life -
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 9:1-19
Come Follow Me
DMT: Matthew 18; Luke 10 "What Shall I Do To Inherit Eternal Life"?
Jesus' Name
Good Samaritan
Word
Seven
Phrase
Whosoever shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. -Matt 18:4
AprGenCon
One In Christ
Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
"It is only in and through our individual loyalty to and love of Jesus Christ that we can hope to be one."
Prayer, scriptures, and breakfast before I get ready for stake conference.
As we walked in to the stake center in Lakeside we saw Collin DeWitt in a white car I'd never seen before. Wendy wasn't with him.
We sat in the overflow so we could see the screen setup in the back, next to Doug and Cindy Brown from our ward.
The stake choir sang the prelude music. It was so good Elder Hyatt made a joke about telling President Nelson he found a replacement for the tabernacle choir.
I would say about half of the choir is young people. Sister Alder, President Alder's wife is the choir director. We were so far back I could only see choir members who showed up on the screen back by us, Jennifer Golly, and Tamara Applegate. I think maybe Wendy DeWitt was in the choir because she left with Collin after conference and so I assume maybe she got a ride with someone to come early.
The opening prayer was given by an Apache sister who started out speaking in Apache and ended in English.
President Smithson conducted the sustainings. Ed Miller from the Vernon ward was released from the stake high council and Travis Tesarek again, from our ward, was called. He is also the first counselor in the stake young men's presidency.
President Beeler was the first speaker in this session. Since he didn't speak last night I was happy to hear him this morning. He is one of my favorite speakers. He mentioned that General Conference opened with Elder Stevenson saying for Easter he and his family were reading 3 Nephi 11:1-17 and he encouraged everyone to do likewise.
At the end of conference President Nelson encouraged everyone to read 3 Nephi and the words of the Savior. This is hallowed ground. Exercise agency and you will receive revelation. You must have eyes to see and ears to hear.
(I saw several teenage boys with pink pants and pink ties on.
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
President Beeler told the story of his grandfather's prize winning Belgian horses named Bill & Jim (Beljim)He shared the story later on Facebook:
Jesus can lift you above the pull of the world. He will work forever and His mercy never ends. The covenant path is the path of love.
Paige Flake, after she was released as a missionary helped a woman having car trouble and then invited her to a Relief Society activity. President Beeler said helping the woman with her car was a terrestrial activity while inviting her to attend a meeting at the church was a celestial activity.
My take away from President Beeler's talk was Keep your covenants, Receive Revelation, and Invite others.
Sister from Lakeside ward. I didn't catch her name. She was probably around 40-45. Put Heavenly Father first. She had an accident on the way to her baptism and was put in the hospital and had to set another date. The next time, the stake center flooded. Finally on September 3, 2005 she was baptized. She held the Book of Mormon in her hand during her talk and bore testimony of it. She said it was "eye opening." She said Alma 32 changed her life and quoted verse 27 - But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to belive, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.
Allow Him to heal your heart and let His grace work in your life.
Nathaniel Owen - Called to the Prove-Orem Utah Mission
I had need for divine intervention to find safety for my soul. After prayer and my patriarchal blessing I decided not to go on a mission.
The Spirit is stronger than Hercules. God speaks to and guides those who want to be better. We can't expect the fruits of Zion if we keep a summer cottage in Babylon. (NAM) Trust God, walk in faith. There is always a way back.
Skyler Rigg Return missionary from Bentonville, Arkansas. I learned so much on my mission. I am ALL IN. Know the why and let Jesus change them, that is the way we serve others. Live so the Holy Ghost can speak to us. Let go of the world so we can hold on to Eternity.
Karen Gilliland (My friend who visited me in my home when I was the counselor in RS and she was the stake counselor over me. Her husband was the president of the Phoenix temple ).
We are gathering Israel on both sides of the veil. The Savior is in charge and He only requires the heart and a willing mind. She and her husband served a mission in Ohio. They had new convert firesides once a month in their home. Sister Gilliland said a prayer that she would forget about herself and focus on others. She went up to a woman who looked lonely and became friends with her. Her name was Kathy. Through their friendship Kathy returned to the Church, and eventually, ten years later, returned to the temple. Karen is such a great example of a true friend. Invite everyone on both sides of the veil to come unto Him.
Kim Seaman Matron of the Snowflake temple. She bore her testimony and testified that Heavenly Father knows each one of us.
President Mike Seaman President of the Snowflake temple. His kingdom will stand forever. Bore testimony.
Choir - "God Loves Us So He Sent His Son"
Elder Brock Hyatt asks several people to come up and bear their testimonies:
Amber Beeler Testimony of Jesus Christ
Sister Hyatt Be of good cheer for I am with you. I have felt angels here today.
Elder Brock Hyatt Sisters seem to be the fuel that moves the kingdom forward. My wife has Christlike love.
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love you.
Hold a current temple recommend. Sacrifice to be there.
"Are you committed or not"? Elder Hyatt received this chastisement from the Holy Ghost.
The Lord is in the details of our lives.
Choir: "How Great Thou Art"
Benediction: John Ellsworth
Elder Hyatt truly brought the Spirit to our conference. He told several stories of the Holy Ghost prompting him to do certain things that were difficult and what the results were. They were always good. We are grateful for his messages and feel blessed that he came to our stake conference. Of course, President Beeler's message is always a highlight for me.
Our ward was in charge of putting chairs away after conference. James stayed to help while I went out to the truck to have a snack and read my book. I didn't wait long. We headed for home and James fixed us tamales for lunch.
I worked on my puzzle then went in to take a nap.
After my nap I worked on my blog while James did some indexing.
James called Pierce to ask him something and found out he and Susan are going to Okinawa tomorrow morning. One of their kids lives their and a grandson is having a mission farewell. When they return they will be here two or three weeks and then they will be going to Tonga for a humanitarian service mission.
Fiji with the Heyman's and the Hatch's
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