A fine member of the Church was talking with a neighbor who was not of our faith. When the topic of discussion turned to general conference, the neighbor asked, “You say you have prophets and apostles? And twice a year in a worldwide conference they reveal the word of God?”
“Absolutely,” the member replied with confidence.
The neighbor thought about that for a moment. He seemed genuinely interested and then asked, “What did they say in the last general conference?”
At this point the good member of the Church went from feeling excited about sharing the gospel to feeling embarrassed. Try as he might, he couldn’t think of the details of a single talk.
His friend found this troubling and said, “You mean to tell me that God speaks to man in our day and you can’t remember what He said?”
In 3 Nephi 19, it was "noised abroad" that Jesus would be coming the next day, and "there were many, yea, an exceedingly great number, did labor exceedingly all that night, that they might be on the morrow in the place where Jesus should show himself". To what extent would you go to see and hear the savior speak? Well He is going to speak to us. This weekend. Through his Prophet and apostles. You might remember when I said that General Conference is coming up. That is exactly what I'm referring to. In this awesome display of affection towards us, God is literally telling us what we need to know in our day. Our Heavenly Father is talking to us, so we better listen to what He is teaching, and remember.
Everybody has different needs. That is why it's so amazing that the needs of everybody.. The needs of every single person.. are going to be communicated during General Conference. The speaker is not always going to be the one telling you what you're supposed to do, or giving you the comfort you need. Often times it is the Holy Ghost that will be communicating to you what you need to hear. Listen to it's promptings, as well as the words of the speakers. I know how hard it is to pay attention, especially when you're in your Pajamas and on the couch, but there's an easy fix for that. Pray for help to listen to General Conference and for answers to your questions, and then do your best to stay awake and focus, and God will do the rest. Your questions will be answered at General Conference. This is the only living church; We receive personal revelation and we have a living prophet to guide us. Listen to the teachings of General Conference and you will be blessed. This much I know.
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