General Conference: Saturday Afternoon Session

Conducting: President Henry B. Eyring


Tabernacle Choir: High on a Mountain Top


Prayer:


Dallin H. Oakes, presentation of names of General Authorities, officers, etc. for sustaining.


Audit report by Kevin R. Jergenson


Tabernacle Choir: As I Search the Holy Scriptures


Elder Ulisses Soares, Quorum of the Twelve
The restoration is a miraculous process. The bringing forth of the Book of Mormon began long before  it came forth. Joseph was directed to the plates by an angel unlike other archaeological discoveries. Attempts were made to steal the plates from him. When Elder Soares studied the Book of Mormon to know if it was true, he felt a warm feeling spread all over him. It turned into knowledge, took root in his heart, and is his keystone that sustains his faith in Christ.


John A. McCune, Seventy
Got to hold a page from the original Book of Mormon manuscript, the one that has 1 Nephi 3:7 on it.  Son fell while long boarding and sustained a life threatening brain injury. Family knelt to pray, didn't know if he would live. (They were all on a mission.) Two month recovery and challenges remain. Witnessed a miracle. Come unto Christ - when we make covenants with Him, we become His. Our ability to help others come unto Christ will come largely from our example of living a Christ-like life. Lehi did not leave the tree of life; he stayed there and invited his family to come there.


Gerald Causse, Presiding Bishop
The Living Christ statue (like the one on the player piano) was unusual for the time period when most artists depicted a suffering Christ. This one depicts him as the living Christ. Plain and precious truths resound through the Book of Mormon. There is no pain or anguish that Christ did not suffer for us. Receive essential ordinances and keep sacred covenants. Qualify to live with God and inherit all that He has for us. He died for each one of us personally as though I was the only person on the earth. The process of sanctification makes you a different person, patterned after the Savior.


Tabernacle Choir: Rejoice, the Lord is King


Elder Dale E. Rendlund, Quorum of the Twelve
A grandfather received his grandson's heart in a heart transplant after the boy was killed by a train. Deliverance in our afflictions. Deliverance helps us come to know God. What does it take for us to be drawn to the Father? Christ stands with open arms, hoping and willing to heal, purify, and sanctify us.  This should give us a new heart and prompt us to follow Heavenly Father.  Seek to align our will to His.  Remember every day the great things that have been done for me and bind myself to them.



Benjamin M. Z. Tai, Seventy
Christ is the master healer. Burmese priesthood leader had no Book of Mormon in his native language so he used a children's Book of Mormon and translated it into his own language. He felt the spirit and knew it was true. Being true to the gospel is the essence of testimony. Immerse yourself daily in the Book of Mormon.



Elder Gary E. Stevenson, Quorum of the Twelve
History of building the Salt Lake Temple. He presided over an assessment of the Salt Lake Temple to see if it met modern standards for seismic activity. Recommended an upgrade for seismic safety.  Using base isolation technology. This structurally strengthens the temple even when the grounds around it are moving in an earthquake. How could this inspire us to undergo our own restructuring and upgrading? What does my foundation look like? What are my spiritual cornerstones?


Tabernacle Choir: Redeemer of Israel


Prayer: