Watching General Conference and listening to the apostles of the Lord is how I spent my weekend. On Sunday, I was fortunate enough to actually go up to the Conference Center in Salt Lake with my cousins. A few of my favorite quotes from conference are:
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| Elder Jeffrey R. Holland is a member of Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He spoke about how we need to act on our faith. |
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| Elder Richard G. Scott is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He spoke about how we can strengthen our homes and our families.
In between sessions on Sunday, my cousins and I took pictures in front of the Salt Lake Temple:
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| Yes, we are cousins. Yes, I'm a midget. |
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| The beautiful Salt Lake Temple in the background. |
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints**, I believe that we have a living prophet on earth today, as well as apostles. This is similar to the organization of the church after Christ was resurrected and asked his apostles to "go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). After Christ ascended into heaven, Peter became the prophet of the world, and sent his apostles out to preach the word of God. The apostles and prophet that we have today also follow Christ and preach the gospel to the whole world. They travel to different countries each year and help strengthen and build up the members of the Church (now more than 14 million members strong). In addition, twice a year, we have General Conference, which is broadcast across the world. We listen to the testimonies of the apostles, and listen to the counsel that they have given us for our day. I love Conference because the Spirit of the Lord is powerful.
I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ live and that they love each and every one of us. I'm so excited to go to Brazil this summer and follow Christ's admonition to preach the gospel to them. I'm looking forward to serve them and to share God's love with them.
