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176th Semiannual Lds General Conference - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 1st Oct, 2006 - 5:46pm
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176th Semiannual Lds General Conference
Once again, we are in Conference time and some interesting talks have taken place in both the Saturday Session and the Priesthood Session. Feel free to add and comment on any of the talks given on Saturday and Sunday.
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| Despite that, President Hinckley said at a conference for the women of the church last week that LDS women are obligated to get all the education they can in order to become self-reliant and enlarge their lives. Now the men must come up to par, he said. "Rise up and discipline yourself to take advantage of educational opportunities," President Hinckley said. "Do you wish to marry a girl whose education has been far superior to your own? We speak of being 'equally yoked.' That applies, I think, to the matter of education."' |
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| President James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency, said that disciples of Christ will feel comfort in times of sorrow, peace of conscience and joy in service. A true disciple of Christ stands as a witness of God at all times, President Faust said, addressing the conference from a chair on the dais. He asked Latter-day Saints to forsake the pursuit of worldly things, follow the commandments and build up the church throughout the world. |
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| Seeking to maintain balance in life and developing patience were also focal points for Saturday's speakers. Sometimes those who submerge themselves in service to the church go too far and their lives become unbalanced, according to Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve. By focusing too much time and energy in service to the church, family relationships and employment performance can suffer. "This is not healthy, spiritually or otherwise," Elder Ballard said. "While there may be times when our church callings require more intense effort and unusual focus, we need to strive to keep things in proper balance. We should never allow our service to replace the attention needed by other important priorities in our lives." |
Source: Deseretnews.com
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| Saturday evening at the Priesthood Session, President Hinckley spoke of a disturbing trend. "There is a troubling trend taking place. Seventy-three percent of young women graduate from high school, 72% enroll in college compared to 65% of young men in high school and 61% in college," Hinckley said. " Rise up and discipline yourself to take advantage of educational opportunities." He called the computer a wonderful instrument, but referred to letters written from those addicted to pornography. "When it is used to deal with pornography, or so-called chat rooms, then there must be self-discipline enough to turn it off," Hinckley said. |
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| Elder Dallin H. Oaks read excerpts from letters written by men who had been addicted to pornography. "This is a major problem that is unbelievably difficult to overcome that heavy-laden man turned to the savior and so can each of us," said Elder Oaks. Reading one from a man who has same-gender attraction, he said too many people focus on 'why'. "I don't know if I was born with it, or if environmental factors contributed to it I have this struggle in my life and what I do with it from this point forward is what matters," Elder Oaks quoted. |
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