As I was re-watching this last session of conference, I realized just how important it is to not only listen to it once, but to re-study it over and over again. I also realized how much of a blessing it is to be able to get counsel from these men of God.
Conference is under the direction of the Lord. As Elder Hales states, They are not assigned topics. They pick what to speak on based upon inspiration and revelation of the spirit. Sometimes revelation takes time. We must study it out in our minds. We must be patient and listen closely to the Holy Ghost. Through conference we can receieve the revelation that we personally need. The Lord can speak directly to us. Sometimes what we hear, is more important and personal than what is said.
I went to a fireside last week given by Elder Ellis of the Quorm of the Seventy. He touched on the importance of conference and how it is crucial that we watch ALL of conference every six months. There is no excuse of why we shouldn't be educating ourselves and feasting upon the word of the prophets. We can easily access it and need to utilize and be willing to accept the blessings we can gain from these men of God.
Prophets are seers and revelators They know what challenges we are facing in this dispensation and what we can do to arm ourselves against Satan and his followers. We need to not only listen to their words, but study them. Re-read them. Apply them to our lives and put our trust in the Lord and heed the counsel we have been given.
Not only can these messages from the Apostles and prophet bless our lives now, but can also bless our future families. If we continually study them and ponder what is said, we will be blessed. We have many resources given to us by the church that help us study the gospel and strengthen our families. We have apps for our phones and ipods. We have scriptures on our phones and have so many sources and ways to listen to conference. We need to utilize the technology we have been blessed with. We can share the gospel with this technology.
Conference comes from God. It is HIS!! It is his way of speaking to us and it is meant to help us and lead us back to him. Heed the words of these men of God. Listen closely to their counsel and educate yourself on their advice of warning. These are the final days and we need to stand strong and put on our full armor of God to stand against Satan. We need to be soldiers of God and stand for truth and righteousness. By listening to our church leaders we can do so and become like Christ, slowly but surely.
