… Ties with ancestors increase family closeness, gratitude, miracles.” “From their love and sacrifices, we learn to forgive and move forward. “From their trials and accomplishments, we gain faith and strength,” he said. Gong, who was named four years ago as the church’s first Asian American apostle, asked listeners to connect with their families. Gong speaks at General Conference on Saturday, April 2, 2022.
“Laboring for the conversion of oneself and others,” he concluded, “is the noble task.”Īpostle Gerrit W. As you serve missions, you play a pivotal role in this unprecedented event!’”įor the task of sharing the gospel to “become part of who we are,” Cook said, a person must not only be converted but also love their neighbors, and invite all to “come and see.” Nelson’s own talk from the Saturday morning session, saying “‘You young men have been reserved for this time when the promised gathering of Israel is taking place. This task of spreading the faith and its message of a God who loves his children and expects them to follow him is an “obligation,” he explained, that falls to all who have been converted. Cook added his voice to others who had preceded him in stressing the importance of sharing the gospel through missionary work. In closing the Saturday afternoon session, apostle Quentin L.
Cook speaks at General Conference on Saturday, April 2, 2022, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)Īpostle Quentin L. He, too, made a strong appeal for missionary service, pointing to his proselytizing stint decades earlier in Britain. Russell Ballard, the 93-year-old acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, followed Nelson’s talk. All three grew up at a time when expectations about full-time missionary service were different in the church.Īpostle M. Eyring, 88) - in the faith’s governing First Presidency. Nelson, who became a renowned heart surgeon, did not serve a full-time mission - nor did his two counselors (Dallin H. To Latter-day Saint women, missionary service can be “powerful,” he said, but it is “an optional opportunity.” … For Latter-day Saint young men, missionary service is a priesthood responsibility.” In his opening remarks, Nelson encouraged “every worthy, able young man to prepare for and serve a mission.
Nelson, who, after more than four years at the helm, is poised in a matter of days to become the longest-living prophet-president in the faith’s 192-year history. Latter-day Saints across the globe in the 16.8 million-member faith will tune in remotely to hear sermons, receive instructions and watch for announcements from their top church leaders, including 97-year-old President Russell M.