Closing Remarks
Open talk in Gospel LibraryContents
Before Reading
Before reading or listening to the talk, consider the following questions:
- What does President Nelson say about the importance of personal revelation in preparing conference talks?
- How does President Nelson describe the role of music in the conference?
- What does President Nelson announce about the renovation and construction of temples?
- What does President Nelson encourage members to do to make their homes sanctuaries of faith?
Topics
The Role of Personal Revelation in Preparing Conference Talks
President Nelson emphasizes that speakers at the conference were not assigned topics but prayed for personal revelation in preparing their messages. He finds it remarkable how these individually received themes fit well together, and encourages members to seek to learn what the Lord is trying to teach them through His servants.
Topics were not assigned to the speakers. They each prayed for personal revelation in preparing their messages.
As you study them, seek to learn what the Lord is trying to teach you through His servants.
- What does President Nelson say about how conference speakers prepare their talks?
- Why does President Nelson find the unison of the conference themes remarkable?
- How does President Nelson suggest we approach the study of conference talks?
- How can you apply the principle of seeking personal revelation in your own study of the gospel?
- Can you recall a time when a conference talk seemed to address something specific in your life? How did that experience strengthen your testimony of personal revelation?
Making Our Homes Sanctuaries of Faith
President Nelson expresses his hope that each member's home will become a sanctuary of faith, a place where the Spirit of the Lord may dwell. He believes that despite contention in the world, homes can become heavenly places where study, prayer, and faith merge with love.
We hope and pray that each member’s home will become a true sanctuary of faith, where the Spirit of the Lord may dwell.
Despite contention all around us, one’s home can become a heavenly place, where study, prayer, and faith can be merged with love.
- What does President Nelson mean when he speaks of a home as a "sanctuary of faith"?
- How does President Nelson suggest we can make our homes into "heavenly places"?
- What steps can you take to make your home a sanctuary of faith?
- How can you better merge study, prayer, and faith with love in your home?
The Renovation and Construction of Temples
President Nelson announces plans for the renovation of pioneer temples and the construction of new temples. He emphasizes the sacred nature of temples and the importance of preserving their unique historicity. He also provides details about specific temples that will be renovated and new locations where temples will be built.
Ours is a sacred responsibility to care for them. Therefore, these pioneer temples will soon undergo a period of renewal and refreshing and, for some, a major restoration.
Today we are pleased to announce plans to construct more temples, to be built in the following locations: Pago Pago, American Samoa; Okinawa City, Okinawa; Neiafu, Tonga; Tooele Valley, Utah; Moses Lake, Washington; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Antofagasta, Chile; Budapest, Hungary.
- What does President Nelson say about the Church's responsibility towards temples?
- What specific plans does President Nelson announce for the renovation and construction of temples?
- How do you feel when you hear about the construction of new temples or the renovation of existing ones?
- What can you do to support the work of the temple, whether through participation in temple work or through maintaining reverence for these sacred buildings?
