Christ is the Chief Cornerstone of His church.
"The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator."
-- Alma 30:44
So....for those of you who don't know it is time for the 182nd Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Messages will be given by the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities and General Officers of the Church.
General sessions will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., followed by the priesthood session at 7:00 p.m. Central time. Two more general sessions will be held on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Central time; the morning session includes the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word.
Anyone can watch conference in local church meetinghouses, or in their homes.
For viewing conference at a local meetinghouse, check with local church leaders on availability of the broadcast by Satellite or Internet feed.
Live broadcasts will be available at the following locations:
Facebook.com/LDS: video in English only (Choose “General Conference” from the left menu.)
In addition, many cable and radio stations will have the conference available.
Visit http://www.bonneville.info/ for broadcast information or check local listings.
The opportunity to listen to a Prophet of God doesn't happen very often.
Everyone is invited to listen as Apostles of the Lord speak and teach.
Many times in Life we seem to put ourselves in a position we need something but have to wait on others before we will be able to get it. If we are always trying to move forward it becomes easy to forget that we sometimes need to "be still and know that [He is] God."(Psalms 46:10)
Even when we are pained from seeing someone else struggle, we might be able to help them more by allowing them to figure it out and being patient with them, even if we already have a solution.
“We should learn to be patient with ourselves.
Recognizing our strengths and our weaknesses,
we should strive to use good judgment in all of our choices and decisions,
make good use of every opportunity,
and do our best in every task we undertake.
We should not be unduly discouraged
nor in despair at any time when we are doing the best we can.
I sometimes struggle because I feel that I am not 'good enough'. A good friend showed me the other day that even if I do something stupid every now and again, it doesn't make me a bad person.
There are 168 hours in a week which is 10,080 minutes. Even if I was to do something stupid for 30 minutes a day, only 2.08% of my week was stupid. If 60% was a passing grade, I think most of us are at least C average because we spend roughly 30% of our time in bed. Knowing that I was doing much better than my brain thought I was has helped me to move forward, feel better about who I am, and what I do.
General Authorities are those individuals who God has put in place to govern the affairs of His kingdom here on Earth. This is done by Revelation. (Matthew 16:17-19)
The true Church of Jesus Christ must have Prophets and Apostles. Christ set up the Church this way when He was on the Earth, and He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8,Mormon 9:9)
Once upon a time the Children of Israel were met on the battle field by Amalek. During the battle we see how the First Presidency of the Church works in unison.
"And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun."
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is the second-highest governing body in the Church (the First Presidency being the highest). Apostles are special witnesses of Jesus Christ, called to teach and testify of Him throughout the world. They travel frequently, addressing and encouraging large congregations of members and interested nonmembers, as well as meeting with local leaders. When they are not traveling, members of the Quorum of the Twelve counsel together and with other general Church leaders on matters affecting the worldwide Church, such as missionary work, temple building, spiritual and temporal welfare, and much more.
There are also Seventies, who are assigned to manage things in specific areas around the world, and to help the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The Presidency of the Seventy is over all other Seventies. There are Seven Presidents, and no counselors, in the Presidency of the Seventy.
The Presiding Bishopric is the presidency of the Aaronic Priesthood throughout the Church. The Presiding Bishop and his two counselors also serve under the direction of the First Presidency to administer the temporal affairs of the Church.
