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Conference capsules

Published: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000

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iconBaptism

When we are baptized, we take upon ourselves the sacred name of Jesus Christ. — Elder Robert D. Hales

iconBelonging

True belonging occurs when we know who we are and to Whom, really, we belong. — Elder Neal A. Maxwell

iconChurch family

We have become a great cosmopolitan society, a vast family of brothers and sisters in the Lord. — President Gordon B. Hinckley

iconFaith in Christ

I am profoundly grateful that all my life I have had a simple faith that Jesus is the Christ. — President James E. Faust

iconFamily

The family must hold its pre-eminent place in our way of life because it is the only possible base upon which a society of responsible human beings has ever found it practicable to build for the future and maintain the values they cherish in the past. — President Thomas S. Monson

iconFeast upon the word

If we press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, we shall have eternal life. — Elder Russell M. Nelson

iconFreedom

Freedom means to have matured to the full knowledge of our dangerously many responsibilities as a human being. — Elder F. Enzio Busche

iconGospel of Christ

In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us to know something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become something. — Elder Dallin H. Oaks

iconHoly Spirit

As we become more conversant with the Holy Spirit, our lives become refined. — Elder Douglas L. Callister

iconHumility

May we each develop our humility by submitting to the will of the Lord in all things. — Elder Keith Crockett

iconJesus Christ

Come and see, and you will recognize Him as the Christ of the empty sepulchre. — Elder Alexander B. Morrison

iconLight of the gospel

Let us bask in the warm and illuminating light provided by the gospel of Jesus Christ. — Sister Virginia U. Jensen

iconLiving prophet

He is God's prophet here upon the earth, leading us in doing what is right, what is proper. — Elder David B. Haight

iconPhysical body

You would not paint a temple with dark pictures or symbols or graffiti or even initials. Do not do so with your body. — President Boyd K. Packer

iconPrayer

Those answers were most clear when what I wanted was silenced by an overpowering need to know what God wanted. — Elder Henry B. Eyring

iconPriesthood

As priesthood bearers not only are we to handle sacred vessels and emblems of God's power but we are also to be a sanctified instrument as well. — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

iconPriesthood

Because of this priesthood, we are empowered. — Bishop Richard C. Edgley

iconRedeeming the dead

With the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ has come the understanding of how the unbaptized dead are redeemed. — Elder D. Todd Christofferson

iconRepentance

Repentance is not optional. — Elder Richard G. Scott

iconSabbath

I love the Sabbath Day. It has blessed my family in countless ways. — Elder H. Aldridge Gillespie

iconService

Perhaps never in the history of mankind do we need to be serving on a "one by one" basis more than we do now. — Elder Ronald A. Rasband

iconSharing the gospel

The likelihood of lasting conversion greatly increases when a non-member has a friend or a relative who radiates the joy of being a member of the Church. — Elder M. Russell Ballard

iconSharing the gospel

Increased member involvement is the only way to increase our current conversion rate. — Elder Robert C. Oaks

iconSustaining

Our sustaining support of [the Brethren] is not in the upraised hand alone, but more so in our courage, testimony and faith to listen to, heed and follow them. — Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander

iconTemple building

While challenges still remain, we are seeing the yoke of misunderstanding and prejudice being broken in this era of temple building and open houses. — Elder Loren C. Dunn

iconTestimony

All who seek to know the truth may, through revelations of the Spirit, know for themselves. — Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

iconThoughts

Inescapably, our thoughts shape our lives. — Elder L. Tom Perry

iconTraditions

Uplifting traditions play a significant role in leading us toward the things of the Spirit. — Elder Donald L. Hallstrom

iconWomanhood

Celebrate the fact that girls are different than boys. — Sister Margaret D. Nadauld