====== General Conference - October 2009 ====== * You have the testimony of all your brethren * Let the evidence of God all around you soften your hearts * He lives, He loves us * Your personal knowledge of God will be the greatest gift you can ever give * Forsaking sins requires time * Forsake our sins by keeping the commandments * Relief will come in the timetable of the Lord * If you are concerned, counsel with your bishop * Repentance always means that there is greater happiness ahead * Do not trade what you know for what you do not know * The Lord requires of you what you can do * With increased spiritual strength we are able to develop self-mastery and live in moderation * Security comes from avoiding the excess of this world * When we sin, we turn away from God. When we repent, we turn towards God. * Do not set your covenants aside * The Savior is eager and able to forgive our sins * For most, repentance is quiet and private * It's a journey * We feel the changes we need to make * Spirituality yields inspiration and power to do it * "Was there yet more to be given?", "Is there more I should know?" * The Lord will not force you to learn * Recall how Satan has influenced you in the past in similar circumstances. Connect the dots, look for a pattern, and be prepared for the distractions * Even more amazing than modern technology is the ability to access heaven without hardware or software * Discernment allows saints to see things not visible, and feel things not tangible, see patterns, recognize schemes * None of the callings are intended for the fame of the person who holds them * Revelation from God is always compatible with His eternal law * Patience and perseverance are part of eternal progression * Unless we lose ourselves in service, there is little purpose to life * Often we live side-to-side, but do not communicate heart to heart * How often have you intended to be the one to help? * We are the Lord's hands here upon earth * I was in prison, and ye came in unto me * What have I done for someone today? * The natural man's tendency is to reject the spiritual heart. Even the sanctified must take heed * We must identify temptations that easily beset us, and put them out of reach * Moral discipline is doing what is right because it is right. * Society has failed to foster moral discipline * Moral discipline is learned at home * There must be constant teaching, mostly be example. An occasional reference to a gospel principle will not be enough * The intelligent use of agency requires knowledge of how things are * Children should not learn from experience that wickedness was not happiness