From leaders to parents to students, there is a little something for just about everyone in messages from Church leaders this week. Read some of their thoughts from addresses shared over the pulpit to
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General conference may have come and gone, but this week three Apostles spoke from the pulpit: Elder Quentin L. Cook, Elder Gary E. Stevenson, and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland.
Both Elder Cook and Elder Stevenson offered counsel to students graduating from Ensign College and BYU–Idaho, respectively. And in a worldwide missionary devotional, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke about how every missionary companionship should be a threesome with the third companion being the Holy Ghost.
Learn more about these messages and see other recent social media posts from Church leaders below.
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To the average person, the date of October 15, 1989, might not hold much significance. But for Sister Reyna I. Aburto, this day changed her life forever. And it all started with the moment she chose to reach for the Savior.
Living in San Francisco, California, 26-year-old Reyna had just been through a painful final separation from her first husband and was doing the best she could to provide for herself and for her 3-year-old son, Xavier. Though her days were full and busy, she described it as a time of spiritual laziness a time when she wasn’t stretching toward the Lord. During that time of sorrow, she experienced feelings of hopelessness, despair, and fear.
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On Jan. 26 at 11:30 a.m., Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will address BYU-Idaho students on what it means to “be of good cheer.”
Elder Quentin L. Cook was born and raised in Logan, Utah, where he was taught to love the Lord by his family. After serving as a missionary from 1960-1962, Elder Cook graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Following his studies at USU, he received a doctorate degree from Stanford University in 1966.
Elder Cook has served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since his initial call on Oct. 6, 2007.
The following is a news release from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Eight senior leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. These leaders qualify for the vaccine in Utah because they are over the age […]