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CONFERENCE The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints October 2022 General Conference

‘Now is the time we can learn.

Now is the time we can repent.

Now is the time we can bless others’

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CONFERENCE Table of contents

4 Now is the time to prepare 8 Now is the time to serve 12 Now is the time we can learn 18 Now is the time we can repent

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President Russell M. Nelson takes a moment to himself as he sits beside President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in the First Presidency, during the morning session of the 189th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held April 6, 2019, at the church’s Conference Center in Salt Lake City.

Now is the time to prepare Admonitions from Church President Russell M. Nelson

“The future is always uncertain. Weather changes. Economic cycles are unpredictable. Disasters, accidents, and illness can change life quickly. These actions are largely beyond our control. But there are some things we can conBY GENELLE PUGMIRE trol, including how we spend our time each day,” Nelson Daily Herald said.

He recited a poem by Henry Van Dyke that is posted on a sundial at Wells College in New York. It reads: During President Russell M. Nelson’s final address of “The shadow by my finger cast April’s Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Divides the future from the past: Christ of Latter-day Saints he challenged members of the Before it, sleeps the unborn hour church, and others listening, to make use of their time now In darkness, and beyond thy power: to seek education, repent and give service.

Behind its unreturning line, The vanished hour, no longer thine: One hour alone is in thy hands, — The NOW on which the shadow stands.”

With that poem, Nelson noted that we should all learn from the past and prepare for the future. Only now, though, can we do that.

“Now is the time we can learn. Now is the time we can repent. Now is the time we can bless others and “lift up the hands which hang down,” Nelson said.

In April 1846, as he was fleeing Nauvoo, Illinois, William W. Clayton wrote lyrics to a beloved hymn of the church

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President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in the First Presidency, speaks during the morning session of the 188th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints held Oct. 6, 2018, at the church’s Conference Center in Salt Lake City.

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Nelson admonished, “None of us can control nations or the actions of others or even members of our own families. But we can control ourselves. My call today, dear brothers and sisters, is to end conflicts that are raging in your heart, your home, and your life. Bury any and all inclinations to hurt others—whether those inclinations be a temper, a sharp tongue, or a resentment for someone who has hurt you. The Savior commanded us to turn the other cheek, to love our enemies, and to pray for those who despitefully use us.”

Members of the church believe in the “end times” — in the return of Christ, called the Second Coming. They believe they cannot procrastinate in that spiritual and physical preparation, according to church teachings.

“Each of us, wherever we are, knows that we live in increasingly perilous times.

My prayer is that I might help you stand steady in the storms we face, with a peaceful heart,” said President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor in The First Presidency.

The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy in the New Testament, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come,” Eyring noted.

“Anyone with eyes to see the signs of the times and ears to hear the words of prophets knows that is true,” Eyring said. “The perils of greatest danger come to us from the forces of wickedness. Those forces are

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“Come, Come, Ye Saints,” encouraging the Mormon pioneers and members for decades to come to have courage and persevere.

“Come, Come Ye Saints” teaches people not to fear hard work, even though the journey may be difficult. We shouldn’t mourn or think our lot is hard. And one should do it with joy as they go along. Don’t shun the fight because God will not forsake you. In the end, as you do these things, all will be well.

As Nelson indicated, this is not always easy. He warned members that “the adversary never sleeps.” Nelson said there will always be opposition to truth. We use things like procrastination, apathy and other distractions to keep us from having the momentum needed to do what is needed in this moment.

Nelson also spoke to church members about building momentum while facing trials and adversity.

“Some trials are deeply private burdens no one else can see. Others are played out on the world stage. The armed conflict in Eastern Europe is one of these,” Nelson said. “I have been to Ukraine and Russia many times. I love those lands, the people, and their languages. I weep and pray for all who are affected by this conflict. As a church we’re doing all we can to help those who are suffering and struggling to survive.

We invite everyone to continue to fast and pray for all the people being hurt by this calamity. Any war is a horrifying violation of everything the Lord Jesus Christ stands

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From left, First Counselor Dallin H. Oaks, President Russell M. Nelson and Second Counselor Henry B. Eyring smile towards the crowd before the press conference at the lobby of the Church Office Building on Jan. 16, 2018, in Salt Lake City.

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build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his From Page 5 mighty winds, yea, his shafts in increasing. And so it will become the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall more difficult, not easier, to beat upon you, it shall have no honor the covenants (promises power over you to drag you down with God) we must make and to the gulf of misery and endless keep to live the gospel of Jesus wo, because of the rock upon Christ.” which ye are built, which is a sure An inspired and loving father foundation, … whereon if men in the Book of Mormon told his build they cannot fall.” sons how to strengthen themEyring added that it “has never selves, to stand steady in the been more important than it is storms ahead of them: “And now, my sons, remember, now to understand how to build remember that it is upon the rock on that sure foundation.”

“Jesus Christ knows about of our Redeemer, who is Christ, fierce struggles and trials. He the Son of God, that ye must

gave His life for us. His final hours were brutal, beyond anything we can even comprehend, but His sacrifice for each one of us was the ultimate expression of His pure love,” Elder Ronald Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said. “Each of us must first strengthen ourselves spiritually and then strengthen those around us.”

It can be painfully difficult to let go of anger that feels so justified. It can seem impossible to forgive those whose destructive actions have hurt the innocent. And yet, the Savior admonished us to “forgive all

men,” Nelson said.

Now is the time to follow Jesus Christ. Now is the time to build the spiritual momentum to do so.

Nelson offered five specific actions to take to help maintain positive spiritual momentum: y Get on the covenant path and stay there. Some call it the straight and narrow path or way. y Discover the joy of daily repentance. y Learn about God and how He works. Read the scriptures, takes notes. y Seek and expect miracles. y End conflict in your personal life.

By following these five spiritual guides, daily issues and concerns will not weigh as heavily.

They will be endurable, allowing people to successfully serve others, enlarge their education and repent with momentum to do better.

“As you act on these pursuits, I promise you the ability to move forward on the covenant path with increased momentum, despite whatever obstacles you face. And I promise you greater strength to resist temptation, more peace of mind, freedom from fear, and greater unity in your families,” Nelson said.

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Members of the Crestwood Kentucky Stake help remove debris from the area surrounding a home in Whitesburg, Ky., on Aug. 27.

“The future is always uncertain.

Weather changes. Economic cycles are unpredictable. Disasters, accidents, and illness can change life quickly. These actions are largely beyond our control. But there are some things we can control, including how we spend our time each day.”

— Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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is not manifested through large and heroic deeds, but rather through simple acts of kindness and service, according to M. Russell Ballard, acting Floods, earthquakes, war and pestilence cover President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

In his April 2022 General Conference address the globe — and people are in need. That is why “Now is the Time,” President Russell M. Nelson members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latemphasized to members of the church that "Now ter-day Saints have chosen to follow the clarion is the time we can bless others and ‘lift up the call of Jesus Christ.

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye hands which hang down.’”

And so it should not be surprising that all love one another; as I have loved you. …“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye people, members or not, that have suffered from natural and unnatural disasters have been met by have love one to another,” reads John 13:34–35.

The love the Savior described is an active love. It the church’s Helping Hands volunteers.

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After July’s flooding in eastern Kentucky, Helping Hands volunteers spent two weeks clearing debris, shoveling mud, mucking out homes, moving furniture, preparing meals and filling other tasks.

More than 1,000 people from 30 stakes showed up to help.

According to church information, they came from western Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Columbus Ohio North Stake President Gary C. Mangelson noted that they brought their own tools and camped in tents in the area.

At last report, about 2,800 volunteers had completed more than 27,000 hours of work.

Barry Spurlock, a Latter-day Saint from Lexington, Kentucky, saw all the preparation and organization that went into the heavy labor.

“I saw people coming back in covered from head to toe in flood mud from mucking out from under a house and seeking another assignment to go back out and work some more,” Spurlock said. “I saw women covered in dirt from cutting up trees and visibly tired yet smiling and laughing and ready to go back out and do more.

A drone captures an image of tents at a command center in eastern Kentucky on Aug. 20.

Throughout the world, organizations attached to the church, or working in conjunction with the church, have raised the hands of the down trodden.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation (formerly known as LDS Charities), in collaboration with other nonprofits, provided prosthetic limbs for approximately 500 people with disabilities in Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Church foundations are active in Indonesia providing prosthetic limbs, increasing the availability of clean water, building and upgrading schools and much more.

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Elder Ulisses Soares presents a donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Manutea Gay, president of Emauta, a Catholic entity that manages six shelters for victims of abuse in French Polynesia. The funds will be used to care for children and young women. Elder Soares met with President Manutea and volunteers during his ministering tour in Papeete, Tahiti on Aug. 16.

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someone, or even give a donation, there are still ways to serve.

From Page 9 One bedridden woman, suffering from cancer, made a point to call five members of her LDS ward every day Elder Ulisses Soares of The Quorum of the Twelve before she died just to talk and let them know that someApostles offered words of gratitude and encouragement recently to President Manutea Gay and volunteers one loves them and is praying for them. She called members of all ages as her way to serve. of Emauta, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the In a talk given by Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone, forCatholic Church in French Polynesia. Emauta manages a mer presiding bishop of the church, he spoke of the welnetwork of shelters for victims of abuse. fare system of the church.

“We are so appreciative for what you do for the peo“Welfare is more than just furnishing the temporal ple,” Elder Soares said. “It tells me a lot about your heart needs of the church members. Welfare is for every and how close you are to Jesus Christ, because the life single member of the church. It involves the 96% who of Jesus Christ was to help and bless the lives of others, do not need to be assisted by the commodities and especially the ones who are in despair.” by those things furnished by the bishop’s storehouse.

For those who can’t clear away mud, cook a meal for

Welfare is for those who have, to give, as well as those who have not, to receive,” he said. “In the true humility of an inspired leader, King Benjamin (in the Book of Mormon) recounted his desire to serve his people and lead them in paths of righteousness. He then declared to them, ‘Because I said unto you that I had spent my days in your service, I do not desire to boast, for I have only been in the service of God. And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.'” (Mosiah 2:16–17).

It has been said that hymns are sermons set to music.

Many of those sermons are based on the teachings of the New Testament and the words of Christ’s apostles.

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Verse 1:27 in the book of St. James, in the New Testament, reads, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”

Christ was the great example. Many of his parables were about serving and helping those in need. The Good Samaritan is a well-known and much recited story of caring for even those you may not know.

A song in the general hymnbook of the church asks the question, “Have I Done Any Good?”

Have I done any good in the world today?

Have I helped anyone in need?

Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?

If not, I have failed indeed.

Has anyone’s burden been lighter today Because I was willing to share?

Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?

When they needed my help was I there?

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declaration, ask “Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?”

Then the Lord answers, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

Opportunities for service to others are limitless. Kind words and deeds can lift burdens and gladden hearts. Sharing — Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone, the gospel is a great service with eternal former presiding bishop of the church consequences. One true key to happiness is to labor for the happiness of others, according to a church statement on org provides the needs of organizations in the righteous from the wicked. To the service. your community, providing opportuniIn April’s concluding message, Presirighteous, Jesus said: “Come, ye blessed of ties to help those in need and enhance the my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared dent Nelson said, “The future is always for you from the foundation of the world: uncertain. Weather changes. Economic quality of life.

For I was an hungered, and ye gave me cycles are unpredictable. Disasters, acciJesus taught, “By this shall all men meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: dents, and illness can change life quickly. know that ye are my disciples, if ye have I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naThese actions are largely beyond our love one to another.” (John 13:35).

Jesus used a parable to teach the impor- ked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye control. But there are some things we can control, including how we spend our time visited me: I was in prison, and ye came tance of service in the book of Matthew each day.” unto me.”

25:34–40. In the parable, Jesus speaks of Now is the time to serve.

The righteous, who are puzzled by this his return to the Earth and of separating

“Welfare is more than just furnishing the temporal needs of the church members. Welfare is for every single member of the church. It involves the 96% who do not need to be assisted by the commodities and by those things furnished by the bishop’s storehouse. Welfare is for those who have, to give, as well as those who have not, to receive.”

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3 ways the church is helping Latter-day Saints learn

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Along with offering seminary classes for high school students, the church also sponsors religious classes known as “institute” for young single adults ages 18 to 30 and married college students.

BY SARAH HARRIS Herald Correspondent

The present is the time to learn.

“Yes, we should learn from the past, and yes, we

should prepare for the future. But only now can we do,” President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in his closing remarks last general conference. “Now is the time we can learn.”

Here are three things the church is doing now to help

people learn: EDUCATION

Church members should understand “education is not merely a good idea — it’s a commandment,” according to

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Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf speaks from the Conference Center on Temple Square in a worldwide broadcast for all teachers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The broadcast was made public worldwide on June 12.

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

“We are to learn ‘of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad,’” Elder Uchtdorf said in the October 2009 general conference, quoting Doctrine and Covenants 88:79.

Latter-day Saints have been encouraged to “seek learning, even by study and also by faith,” as is written in Doctrine and Covenants 88:118.

“In part, this means that Church members recognize a kind of learning that

incorporates both intellect and spiritual insight,” reads a church newsroom article on education. “At one level, members of the Church do not distinguish between ‘secular’ and ‘religious’ knowledge. They regard all forms of truth as relevant and sacred.”

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints currently operates educational institutions including Brigham Young University, BYU-Hawaii, BYU-Idaho, Ensign College and BYU-Pathway Worldwide. It also provides religious instruction for high school students and young adults with its Seminary and Institutes of Religion programs.

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“I promise that as you diligently work to remodel your home into a center of gospel learning, over time your Sabbath days will truly be a delight. Your children will be excited to learn and to live the Savior’s teachings, and the influence of the adversary in your life and in your home will decrease.”

— Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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The church has helped tens of thousands gain education and training through its Perpetual Education Fund, which offers educational opportunities to eligible young adult members in developing areas of the world, according to a church newsroom article.

‘COME, FOLL OW ME’

Learning was one of the original purposes of the church’s gospel study curriculum — “Come, Follow Me” — that President Nelson announced in the October 2018 General Conference.

“For many years, church leaders have been working on an integrated curriculum to strengthen families and individuals through a home-centered and churchsupported plan to learn doctrine, strengthen faith, and foster greater personal worship,” President Nelson said in his opening address.

The resource was “designed to help members learn the gospel in the home,” Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in his talk explaining the curriculum following President Nelson’s announcement.

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“The aim of all gospel learning and teaching is to deepen our conversion to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and help us become more like Them,” states the program manual in the introductory section, “Conversion Is Our Goal.”

This curriculum “has the potential to unleash the power of families, as each family follows through conscientiously and carefully to transform their home into a sanctuary of faith,” President Nelson reiterated as he closed the October 2018 conference.

“I promise that as you diligently work to remodel your home into a center of gospel learning, over time your Sabbath days will truly be a delight,” President Nelson said. “Your children will be excited to learn and to live the Savior’s teachings, and the influence of the adversary in your life and in your home will decrease.”

President Nelson promised in the April 2020 general conference that the “Come, Follow Me” gospel study curriculum would continue to bless Latter-day Saints’ lives.

“Your consistent efforts in this endeavor — even during those moments when you feel that you are not being particularly successful — will change your life, that of your family, and the world,” President Nelson said.

Church members have been learning the gospel using “Come, Follow Me” for almost four years now. This year marks the end of the curriculum’s first round through the church’s standard works of scripture, having focused on the New Testament in 2019, the Book of Mormon in 2020, the Doctrine and Covenants in 2021 and the Old Testament in 2022.

“Living by and reading the word of God will build faith in Heavenly Father and His plan of salvation and in the Savior Jesus

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Reactions by Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center were overwhelmingly positive as President Russell M. Nelson announced 12 new temples throughout the world.

Christ and His Atonement,” the First Presidency wrote in a letter announcing “Come, Follow Me” in June 2018.

GENERAL CONFERENCE

Latter-day Saints have gathered at general conferences to learn from church leaders since the first conference in 1830.

“General conference provides an opportunity to receive personal revelation as living prophets and other general Church leaders give counsel and direction,” the First Presidency wrote in a Sept. 2 letter announcing the upcoming October 2022 general conference. “We encourage members to listen to, study and apply the counsel given.”

President Nelson has expressed hope that general conference may “be a time of peace and spiritual feasting.”

“The prayer of every speaker, the hope of all who sing, the reverence of every guest — all are dedicated to inviting the Spirit of Him whose Church this is — the living Christ, the Lamb of God, the Prince of Peace.”

— Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

In October 2021, President Nelson said, “Please make this conference a time of feasting on messages from the Lord through His servants.” In addition to listening and taking in the messages during general conference, Nelson wants members to walk away from the weekend with one goal — “Learn how to apply

them in your life.”

The purpose of every general conference, President Nelson said in April 2020, is to help members better hear Jesus Christ.

“We have prayed, and invite you to pray, that the Spirit of the Lord will be with us in such rich abundance that you can hear the

messages that the Savior has especially for you — messages that will bring peace to your soul,” President Nelson said. “Messages that will heal your broken heart.

Messages that will illuminate your mind. Messages that will help you know what to do as you move ahead through times of turmoil and trial.”

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in October 2019 that the church’s conference tradition “will mean little or nothing unless we find Jesus at the center of it all.”

“The prayer of every speaker, the hope of all who sing, the reverence of every guest — all are dedicated to inviting the Spirit of Him whose Church this is — the living Christ, the Lamb of God, the Prince of Peace,” Elder Holland said.

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Now is the time we can repent

BY LAURA GILES Herald Correspondent

“Now is the time we can learn. Now is the time we can repent. Now is the time we can bless others and lift up the hands which hang down.” So said President Russell M. Nelson, prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at the April 2022 General Conference.

President Nelson spoke about the importance of building spiritual momentum — of continuing to move forward through whatever challenges and opportunities may come in life. Repentance is a way to build this momentum, he said.

Repentance is often a topic during the church’s semiannual General Conference meetings. Specifically, it's a topic President Nelson has spoken about on many occasions.

In April 2007, he spoke of repentance in a talk titled, “Repentance and Conversion.” In it, he shared that the doctrine of repentance is as old as the gospel itself.

“Biblical teachings from the books of Genesis to Revelation teach repentance,” he said, adding that Jesus Christ taught repentance during his mortal ministry.

In the same talk, President Nelson outlined the steps to repentance, including making a sincere confession to the person who has been wronged, restitution to repair damage done — if possible — and then to make Thousands participated in the groundbreaking and dedication of the Provo City Center Temple site.

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“Yes, the Lord has commanded us to repent, to change our ways, to come unto Him, and be more like Him. The fruits of repentance are sweet.

Repentant converts find that the truths of the restored gospel govern their thoughts and deeds, shape their habits, and forge their character.”

— Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

changes and improvements to build spiritual momentum.

“Yes, the Lord has commanded us to repent, to change our ways, to come unto Him, and be more like Him,” President Nelson said. “The fruits of repentance are sweet. Repentant converts find that the truths of the restored gospel govern their thoughts and deeds, shape their habits, and forge their character.”

President Nelson, in a Christmas devotional address in 2018, referred to repentance as a gift that is given to everyone from Jesus Christ. He said, “Can we begin to see the breadth and depth of what the Lord is giving to us when He offers us the gift to repent? He invites us to change our minds, our knowledge, our spirit, even our breathing. For example, when we repent, we breathe with gratitude to God, who lends us breath from day to day. And we desire to use that breath in serving Him and His children. Repentance

is a resplendent gift. It is a process never to be feared. It is a gift for us to receive with joy and to use — even embrace — day after day as we seek to become more like our Savior.”

During the April 2019 General Conference, President Nelson said, “The word for repentance in the Greek New Testament is 'metanoeo.' The prefix meta- means ‘change.’

The suffix -noeo is related to Greek words that mean ‘mind,’ ‘knowledge,’ ‘spirit’ and ‘breath.’”

Therefore, President Nelson said, when Jesus asks for repentance he invited followers to change "our mind, our knowledge, our spirit — even the way we breathe.”

In other words, repentance is not about punishment, it is not about focusing on wrongdoings. It is about change and improving lives. It is a positive turn in the lives of people who practice it.

Please see REPENT, Page 21

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and that repentance helps people to feel peace.

From Page 19 Elder Richard G. Scott, a former member of the Quorum of the Twelve “Nothing is more liberating, more ennobling, or more crucial to our individual Apostles, spoke of repentance as a way to lift heavy burdens. In his October 2002 progression than is a regular, daily focus address titled, “To Be Free of Heavy Buron repentance. Repentance is not an dens,” he said, “Many of you suffer needevent; it is a process. It is the key to happiness and peace of mind. When coupled lessly from carrying heavy burdens because you do not open your hearts to the with faith, repentance opens our access healing power of the Lord. May this mesto the power of the Atonement of Jesus sage encourage you to feel the prompting Christ,” President Nelson said. of the Holy Ghost to make those changes Repentance has been a central theme for leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ that will lead you to be free of oppressive burdens.” of Latter-day Saints in current times and Scott asked several questions to listendecades past.

In his April 1973 conference address, ti- ers. “Have you done things that you wish tled, “Stand Ye in Holy Places,” then-Pres- you had not done? Is it difficult for you to see any way to solve your problems? Does ident Harold B. Lee spoke of repentance as a way of feeling peace and progressing there seem to be an oppressive, crushing weight that’s always there no matter how positively through life.

“In your soul-searching, if you seek for you seek to shake it?”

Scott gave urgings similar to President and you find that peace of conscience, by Nelson when he said, “If you have felt imthat token you may know that the Lord has accepted of your repentance,” he said. pressions to be free of burdens caused by President Lee continued by saying that it yourself or others, those promptings are is a “great falsehood” to believe that there is no turning back after making mistakes, Please see REPENT, Page 23

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: President Russell M. Nelson, center, sits with his counselors, President Dallin H. Oaks, left, and President Henry B. Eyring, right, prior to the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 2. Conference-goers head to the Conference Center in Salt Lake City to attend the 192nd Annual General Conference on April 2. A view from the top balcony of the 21,000-plus capacity Conference Center in Salt Lake City during general conference weekend, Oct. 5, 2014.

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an invitation from the Redeemer. Act upon them now.”

In an April 2022 General Conference talk titled, “Christ Heals That Which is Broken,” Amy A. Wright, second counselor in the Primary General Presidency, spoke about healing broken relationships with God. She told of a woman, written about in the New Testament, who was brought to Jesus. Jesus was told that the woman was “taken in adultery.” Those who brought her may have expected harsh judgment, but instead witnessed Christ's love.

“Christ’s response to this precious daughter of God was, ‘Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.’ Another way to say ‘go, and sin no more’ could be ‘go forth and change,’” Wright said. “The Savior was inviting her to repent: to change her behavior, her associations, the way she felt about herself, her heart.”

President Nelson’s cry to encourage others to act now to make changes, feel peace and free themselves from burdens was not a one-time event. In his plea for repentance, President Nelson echoed decades of leaders before him.

“True repentance is not an event. It is a never-ending privilege. It is fundamental to progression and having peace of mind, comfort, and joy,” he said in 2018. The time to repent is now.

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The former members of the Primary General Presidency hug at the conclusion of the Saturday afternoon session of general conference on April 2. From left to right: Susan H. Porter, Camille N. Johnson, Amy A. Wright.

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