April 5, 2019

"Why We're Here" (Don't forget General Conference this weekend)


General Conference is this Weekend!
3 April 2019 - Salt Lake City 
News Release

April 2019 General Conference News and Announcements


NOTE: Check this page for important news and announcements made during the 189th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
General conferences of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints take place every six months, originating in the 21,000-seat Conference Center in Salt Lake City and reaching a global audience estimated to be in the millions. Below is a summary of news and announcements from the spring 2019 proceedings.

First Presidency Messages From Leadership Sessions




“Heavenly Father explained to us what it would take to make the journey from where we were then to be with Him forever and live the life that He lives. We would make the journey through life without a memory of our time with Him in the spirit world. And the only way back to Him would be for us to overcome physical death and the effects of sin which would come from our breaking commandments. He told us that we could not overcome the effects of either death or sin by ourselves—without our having a Savior who would break the bands of death and provide a way for us to be washed clean from the sin which we would surely commit.”

“But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God.
“Wherefore, take heed … that ye do not judge that which is evil to be of God, or that which is good and of God to be of the devil.
1.    “For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night.”1  Moroni 7:13–15.
2.    Moroni 7:16–17.
3.    Moroni 7:18–20.

“Why We’re Here”

cji
4/6/19

Interesting to know we know
the answer is right there
too busy to listen/learn
already know but don’t care
wanting to forget and play
mortality is serious work
with happiness to enjoy
obedient to Commandments
learning of Father and Son
why we’re here is simple
passing mortalities tests
to return home once more
as we’re all strangers here!

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