General Conference- Sunday Morning

Dieter F. Uchtdorf- Gratitude

• Commandments are opportunities to exercise our agency and receive happiness?
• What do I have to be grateful for?
• Attitude of gratitude (be grateful when life isn't going your way)
• Instead of being thankful for things, be thankful in our circumstances
• We are children of God- he promises us blessings without number
• The more we realize endings are merely introductions, one day this will seem small compared to the eternal joy awaiting the faithful
• There are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings

M. Russel Ballard

• Follow up
• Urged that we remember the important words of the Lord "thus shall my church be called in the last days- the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints"
• I feel like I'm doing this pretty well, yay!
• Encouraged members to pray to be led to at least one person to whom they could extend an invitation about the gospel
• I feel like I did this, but I wish I had done it for more than one person
• Peter followed up on his invitation and lifted up the man
• Be more consistently involved in missionary work by replacing our fear with faith. 
• Together, we can follow up on our invitations
• Follow up with the missionaries- can you imagine the difference it will make?

Jean A. Stevens

• Preemie baby
• Heavenly Father calls for us to return to him
• Impression: Go help that boy.
• Drove back and asked, he turned and said would you? I've been praying someone would help me.
• Connected with the boy again and discovered it was his story too. 
• He had missed the last bus after school. He felt confident he could make it home and started walking. He became scared and prayed 
• Praying doesn't change God, it changes me. 
• Remember all those who were delivered and received answers. 

David A. Bednar

• Carrying a load story (4 wheel truck)
• The Lord will ease the burdens put upon our shoulders

• Awesome stories about Olympians.

and then Zoey distracted me again. I'll have to watch this later.