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This General Conference Odyssey post covers the General Women’s Meeting of October 1984. All the talks seem to support one another with one profound message: Striving Together. Because we all have weaknesses that are known by Satan, we always have to be on our guard. But it’s exhausting. We need help from one another, and […]
Living the gospel of Jesus Christ is a daily effort and one we should consciously strive to do. In this closing session of the October 1984 General Conference, Elder Pinnock mentions how Elder Fyans shared his method of studying the scriptures. Because his stake conference assignments kept him away from his ward’s Gospel Doctrine class, […]
A lot of us complain about how hard it is to be a parent, but Boyd K. Packer made me think of parentage in a whole new way in his October 1984 talk, The Pattern of Our Parentage. We are not merely parents of naughty children. We are future gods raising future gods. This idea […]
This session of conference (October 1984) offers a talk on marriage, given by Marion D. Hanks. Oh boy!! There is so much to say about marriage, I hardly know where to start! Think about what you know about marriage. How many good marriages have you seen? How many more bad marriages have you seen? And […]
Do women realize the spiritual power they have access to as baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Three addresses, given during the October 1984 Saturday afternoon session of conference, talk about the spiritual power that is available to us if we will only call for it. “The Joy of […]
President Russell M. Nelson has told us that the restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ is ongoing as changes will increasingly occur. “Eat your vitamins.” Thirty-five years ago, Elder Neal A. Maxwell spoke about the church coming out of obscurity. He too explained how the restoration is a process. “Furthermore, God has chosen to […]
I remember the talk President Gordon B. Hinckley gave, in the April 1984 General Conference closing address. He speaks of hinges. Gate hinges are typically a small mechanism that holds a gate in place. It doesn’t need to be very big to do its job. But its simple job allows a gate to open wide. […]
Some women are still under the false idea that priesthood and men are synonymous. In this Sunday morning session of April 1984 General Conference, we have a moment of clarity that servants of God are truly called by the power of the priesthood. First of all, Gordon B. Hinckley speaks. At this time, he is […]
This General Conference Odyssey post is on the April 1984 Priesthood session, where Joseph B. Wirthlin spoke on Restoring the Lost Sheep. His talk was on reactivation but, as a Family History Consultant in my ward, I am always looking for ways to “reactivate” people to do work for their dead. I found this talk […]
What does it take to be a great and faithful leader in our church? During this General Conference (April 1984) two great and faithful leaders were released, after years of service, and two new leaders were sustained. Elaine A. Cannon, as Young Women General President served for six years while Barbara B. Smith, as Relief […]
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