To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
It still amazes me how timely these talks are, in regard to what we’re experiencing today. The session this week covers the General Relief Society meeting in October 1981, and guess what the first talk is about? Transition! As we all look forward to next year’s new schedule, we are going to be adapting to […]
A General Conference Odyssey post. Years ago, while teaching a Gospel Doctrine class, I was to cover Ephesians. The first part was about marriage and the second part was the Armor of God. Who doesn’t like the armor of God lesson, right? I asked a big, burly guy to help me with this part of […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the October 1981 Saturday afternoon session. We all feel pain, but do we feel driven to overcome our pain? Most of us have heard the stories about President Kimball’s health problems, yet they never prevented his work as God’s prophet, if he could possibly help it. The […]
This General Conference Odyssey post is on the Saturday morning session of October 1981. Last week, we heard some drastic changes to our Sunday schedule. Now, everyone is trying to figure out how to work that into a ward situation. All lessons in Priesthood/Relief Society will now be taught from General Conference addresses. And if […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post on the most recent General Conference gathering: October 2018. The whole church is abuzz over the big change to two hours of church. Who doesn’t like the idea of less church, less lesson preparation, and less stress in our callings? But what does this really mean for members of […]
This week’s General Conference Odyssey covers the April 1981 Welfare session. This was a session for leadership callings only, so the fundamental principles would trickle down to action in the wards. We don’t have this meeting anymore, unfortunately. It was L. Tom Perry who mentioned that “a little upset in our economy” causes a sharp […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the April 1981 Sunday afternoon session. With General Conference coming, we might reflect, once again, upon how we will react to the work we have all been called to do and will be reminded of. What is our errand in the work of the Lord? Back in […]
This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the Sunday morning session of April 1981. What makes Self-Reliance a spiritual law? I’ve asked myself this a lot over the years, mostly because every time Self Reliance is mentioned in church, people tend to roll their eyes. I’ve been a Self-Reliance Consultant before, as well as […]
This is a post on the Priesthood session of April 1981. President Marion G. Romney talks about the covenants we make as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sometimes, I find myself sitting in a church class discussing doctrine as if it’s something we have to still figure out or work […]
General Conference Odyssey post for April 1981 Saturday afternoon session. In this session, (then Elder) Hinckley speaks on The Joseph Smith III Document and the Keys of the Kingdom. This alone is an interesting title for his talk, demonstrating a nothing-to-fear attitude. First, let me review what this document is about. A few months earlier, […]
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