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  General Conference by the Numbers: President Russell M. Nelson By  Scott Brown  · September 29, 2022 Cover image via Gospel Media Library. President Russell M. Nelson has had an outsized impact on the Church in the short time that he has been President.  Some of his most impactful accomplishments as President of the Church include: His consistent message that the gathering of Israel is the most important work on the face of the earth. He has taught that the gathering is taking place on both sides of the veil. The  Come Follow Me  program of home-centered, church-supported gospel learning Emphasis on temple work and the construction of new temples Calling the church by its correct name Urging members of the Church to keep their covenants and to  Let God Prevail  in their lives. Gathering Israel on both sides of the veil Throughout his service as a general authority, President Nelson has taught the importance of the gathering of Israel [i] . ...

  President and Sister Nelson and the Restoration of Identity  By  Patrick D. Degn  · May 23, 2022 “No natural feelings are high or low, holy or unholy, in themselves. They are all holy when God’s hand is on the rein. They all go bad when they set up on their own and make themselves into false gods.” [1] May 15 marked the anniversary of the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood and two landmark addresses from our beloved Prophet and Sister Nelson. [2]  To say Sister Wendy Nelson “hit it out of the park” would be simplistic at best. However, after hearing President Nelson’s address, it seems to me Sister Nelson’s most evocative question encompasses everything President Nelson taught that evening. Indeed, what President Nelson’s discourse accomplished, gave us a vision of heaven, clarity on the unity of the Godhead, and a renewed vision of our identity. President and Sister Nelson were nothing short of prophetic. In providing such an analysis and gushing review, I...

 I absolutely loved the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, this past Saturday and Sunday, October 3rd and 4th, 2020! We are so blessed to have our General Authorities and Prophet lead us! Our Prophet, Russell M. Nelson, counseled us: A New Normal By President Russell M. Nelson Today we often hear about “a new normal.” If you really want to embrace “a new normal,” I invite you to turn your heart, mind, and soul increasingly to our Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ. Let that be your “new normal.”Embrace “your new normal” by repenting daily. Seek to be increasingly pure in thought, word, and deed. Minister to others. Keep an eternal perspective. Magnify your callings. And, whatever your challenges, my dear brothers and sisters, live each day so that you are more prepared to meet your Maker. Today is my 86th birthday!  October 6, 2020.  It is also the 66th birthday of my dear daughter-in-law Julie.  I live with her and my son,...

It is so exciting to me to see Temples built, especially in unprecedented places, and countries!  If you want to watch any sessions of General Conference, go to www.churchofjesuschrist.org, or various other sites with Church information. President Nelson Announces New, Unprecedented Temples Despite Current Closures By  Michaela Proctor Hutchins  · April 5, 2020 Cover image via Church Newsroom. Only 12 days have elapsed since the Church announced the temporary closing of temples all around the world, yet to a temple-going people this feels like a stark era. Nevertheless, as President Russell M. Nelson stood to give his closing remarks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 190 th  Annual General Conference, he reminded the Church that though it may be an odd time to announce new temples, the temple and the covenants entered into there are still where we can draw power. President Nelson said that though these times feel unprecedente...