President Joel Beckstrand
Stake Presidency Second Counselor
I am grateful for a prophet who lives and understands our current circumstances and struggles. I thank the Lord for providing us with words of comfort and promised blessings through His chosen servant. We will have the opportunity again soon to listen and receive instruction from the prophets and apostles in a general conference. I feel to share a reminder of some of President Nelson’s comments from April 2020 and highlight the promises he bestowed.
From Saturday evening session: Opening the Heavens for Help
Previously, I promised that if we would “do our best to restore the correct name of the Lord’s Church,” He would “pour down His power and blessings upon the heads of the Latter-day Saints, the likes of which we have never seen.” I renew that promise today.
From Sunday morning session: Hear Him
When these temporary COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, please schedule regular time to worship and serve in the temple. Every minute of that time will bless you and your family in ways nothing else can. While worshipping in the temple is presently not possible, I invite you to increase your participation in family history, including family history research and indexing. I promise that as you increase your time in temple and family history work, you will increase and improve your ability to hear Him. I renew my plea for you to do whatever it takes to increase your spiritual capacity to receive personal revelation. What will happen as you more intentionally hear, hearken, and heed what the Savior has said and what He is saying now through His prophets? I promise that you will be blessed with additional power to deal with temptation, struggles, and weakness. I promise miracles in your marriage, family relationships, and daily work. And I promise that your capacity to feel joy will increase even if turbulence increases in your life.
From Sunday afternoon session: Go Forward in Faith
The many inspiring components of this April 2020 general conference—and the sacred week that we now begin—can be summarized by two divinely decreed words: “Hear Him.” We pray that your focus on Heavenly Father, who spoke those words, and on His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, will loom largest in your memories of all that has transpired. We pray that you will begin anew truly to hear, hearken to, and heed the words of the Savior. I promise that decreased fear and increased faith will follow.
We love you brothers and sisters and pray that you will find peace and joy as you continue in faith along the covenant path. May we have an increased desire to become more like our Savior as we heed the words of our living prophet and receive the Lord’s promised blessings.
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