The meeting lasted about 75 minutes and, as a departure from recent tradition, did not include a speech by the supreme leader of the faith, President Russell M. Nelson.
The Apostle Dale G. Renlund talks about the Mother in Heaven
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Apostle Dale G. Renlund speaks at the Women in General Conference session on Saturday, April 2, 2022. In a speech echoing earlier this year, the apostle Dale G. Renlund discussed four “fundamental truths” he finds on the subject of Young Women – particularly the church’s unique doctrine of Heavenly Parents. “Very little has been revealed about the Mother of Heaven, but what we do know is summed up in a Gospel Theme that is in our application to the Gospel Library,” Renlund said as the final speaker Saturday afternoon. “Once you read what is there, you will learn everything I know about it. I wish I knew more. You may also have questions and want to find more answers. “ The search for greater understanding “is an important part of our spiritual development, but please be careful,” the apostle warned. “Reason can not replace revelation. “Speculation will not lead to greater spiritual knowledge, but it can lead to deception or divert our focus from what has been revealed.” Renlund repeated the instruction he gave in his previous presentation that Jesus had taught his disciples to “pray to the Father in my name.” The Latter-day Saints “follow this pattern and direct our worship to our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ and do not pray to the Heavenly Mother,” he said. “Ever since God appointed prophets, they have been authorized to speak on his behalf. But they do not utter dogmas made of [their] my mind “or teaches what has not been revealed”. The church’s current prophets are “just as limited,” Renlund said. “The requirement of revelation from God is both arrogant and unproductive. Instead, we wait for the Lord and His timetable to reveal His truths by the means He has established. “ In his closing remarks Saturday, the former cardiologist discussed other ideas on Young Women, including the idea that humans “have a divine nature” and “eternal destiny.” The Young Women of the church pledge to “strive” to be like Christ, to “seek and act according to personal revelation, and to minister to others in his holy name,” and to “stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all.” all things and in all places. ” People are “free to choose, but we can not choose the consequences of not following the path that was revealed.” said Renlund. “… We can not deviate from the course of Heavenly Father and then accuse him of inferior results.” Invite listeners to focus their lives on Jesus Christ and “let the Holy Ghost guide you.” “Our Heavenly Father wants you to be his heir and receive all that he has,” Renlund said. “It can not offer you more. He can not promise you more. He loves you more than you know and wants you to be happy in this life and in the life to come. “
Relief Society President Jean B. Bingham emphasizes the centrality and security of wills
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Jean B. Bingham is likely to deliver her final address to the General Conference as head of the church’s global Relief Society on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Delivering what is likely to be her last address to the General Conference as president of the Relief Society throughout the church, Jean B. Bingham spoke of the spiritual security available to those who “choose to anchor themselves in the Savior” through the covenants they make. at baptism and in the temple. “There is nothing more important for our eternal progress,” he said, “than keeping our covenants with God.” Bingham described it as a “privilege” to have met so many other women during her tenure as the highest-ranking official in the women’s organization of religion. These women, he said, “look to the Lord and his prophet for guidance rather than to the popular media.” In this way, they are able to overcome “individual challenges and the harmful philosophies of the world that try to prevent them from keeping their wills.” “They are determined,” he added, “to remain on the path of the will.” Concluding its remarks, Bingham called on the listeners to “remain on the path of the covenant”. For those who have not yet entered the temple to make covenants with God available there, he called them to prepare to do so. “I testify that as we choose to make covenants with Heavenly Father and have access to the power of the Savior to keep them,” he said, “we will be blessed with more happiness in this life than we can now imagine a glorious eternity.” life Come. “ Bingham will leave its position at Relief Society in August.
Young Women Leader Rebecca Craven: Do what matters most
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Rebecca L. Craven of the Young Women General Presidency addresses the General Conference on Saturday, April 2, 2022. The gospel of Jesus Christ “is a gospel of action and a gospel of joy,” said Rebecca L. Craven, Second Counselor in the Young Women presidency. “Let us not underestimate our ability to do those things that matter most. “Our divine inheritance gives us the courage and confidence to do and be all that the loving Heavenly Father knows we can become.” Conversion requires doing something, Craven said. “It comes through the power of the Holy Spirit as we make a deliberate effort to know it by asking, seeking, and knocking.” And setting priorities. “If some things do not matter, or are less important, there must be things that matter most,” he said. “In our efforts to do something, or do anything, we might ask, what matters most?” Satan would not want “anything more than to misrepresent our eternal values, leading us to waste valuable time, talent, or spiritual power on things that do not matter,” Craven said. “I call on each of us to think prayerfully about those things that distract us from doing what is most important.” Like several other speakers on Saturday, this Young Women leader urged listeners to “stay closer to the prophet. As a spokesman for the Lord, we can trust that what he urges, advises and asks us to do are the things that matter most. “
Mayor Susan Porter: “Sisters, power is within us”
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Susan Porter, First Counselor in the Presidency. speaks at the General Conference on Saturday, April 2, 2022. He will become president of the Preliminary in August. Women, regardless of their age or position in life, can have an innumerable impact on their communities, taught Susan Porter, First Counselor in the Preliminary Presidency. “Sisters,” he declared, “the power is within us to do much justice!” After her husband died five years ago, Porter said, “I begged the Lord to direct my course.” Through this experience, he said he has learned that God is always ready to help his children overcome challenges and find meaning in their lives. “Our Savior Jesus Christ,” Porter said, “through His atoning sacrifice, enabled us to be cleansed and healed, allowing us to fulfill our purpose on earth regardless of the decisions of our family members, our family.” condition, physical or mental health, or any other condition. “ Porter, who will take over as president of Preliminaries in August, stressed that no matter how lonely her listeners may feel or the challenges they may face, “the light of your faith in Christ can be firm and sure. , leading those around you to safety and peace. “
President Dallin H. Oaks introduced the meeting
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saints sing during the General Assembly women meeting on Saturday, April 2, 2022. President Dallin H. Oaks opened the women’s session of the 192nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by explaining how this meeting was different from previous afternoon sessions, which were often shared between all men and women. concentrations. “This Saturday afternoon meeting is a General Conference meeting, not an organization meeting,” Oaks said. “Like all General Conference meetings, programming, speakers and music are defined by the First Presidency.” Saturday afternoon session “will focus on the concerns of Latter-day Saint women,” the first adviser to the ruling First Presidency said. “This will include the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, church policies relating specifically to women and general responsibilities, and the work of organizations involving church women and girls.” (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Russel M. Nelson kisses the audience with his wife, Wendy, after the General Conference women session on Saturday, April 2, 2022.
