Traces of Time . . . March 30 - April 5, 2020

Traces of Time . . .

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THIS WEEK- 

MARCH 30 to april 5, 2020

YEAR OF 2020 

THE DECADE

OF 2020 TO 2029...

MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020

Family is Everything...

Karen came to check on

Walt this afternoon.

The sun came out this aftenoon.

FHE was again not held.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020

Family is Everything... 

Marci came to help

Walt start his day but

I didn't get a photo.

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Institute is cancelled for the 3rd week.

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Julie took us for a walk around the block.

She pushed Walt in the wheelchair.
I walked with my walker.

  Clear skies outside...

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020

Family is Everything... 

E-mail from Brian for the Sibling Book Club for April:

"Hey all,

Sorry for the delay.  I know everyone is ready for the book selection...especially Stevo.   Therefore the book of choice is 

A Champions Mind about Peter Sampras.  Just kidding it’s really 

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.  Hope you enjoy."

Wednesday is Movie Night with Gary.

We are continuing the

"watching it at our separate

homes at the same time."

For April we are going to watch our

favorite movies, starting with Walt's

favorite movie: "Tora! Tora! Tora!"

...a very authentic account about

the attack on Pearl Harbor,

December 7, 1941.

This movie is from 1970.

The Japanese Navy

Admiral Yamamoto

says at the end:

"I'm afraid we have awakened

a sleeping giant with a great resolve."

It just took from December 7, 1941 to

April 18, 1942 for Jimmy Doolittle's

B-25 Bombers* to hit the Japanese

mainland at Tokyo.

Yes, the "sleeping giant" was awakened!

*And if you want to see a movie

about that, it's

"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo,"

from 1944 with Spencer Tracy and

Van Johnson.

The raid was planned, led by, and named after United States Army Air Forces Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, who was promoted two ranks, to Brigadier General, the day after the raid.

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Eileen's favorite movie:

Next Wednesday, April 8th, we'll watch my favorite movie...Oh, we watched that in Feburary of love stories: "Love Me Or Leave Me," the story about the 1920s singer Ruth Etting, starring Doris Day. So now I've got to come up with my second favorite movie......hmmm... could be "The Ten Commandments," "The Sound of Music," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Singin' in the Rain," ....or ? ? ?

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020

Family is Everything... 

Marci came to help Walt

start his day 

 It looked sunny and warm...

  ...sunny, yes...warm no.
We went on a walk but not very far
because it was really cold.
[Found out later it was just 37 degrees.]

 The neighbor kids have done sidewalk
chalk drawings in the street.
It brightens up the road.

 Karen, the Home Health and Hospice Nurse,
checked Walt's right knee that has been
hurting him this week.

 ...ready for Hawaiian Haystacks for supper...
rice, chicken gravy, pineapple, celery,
and Chinese noodles.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020

Family is Everything... 

Maddie is doing school work

online during the school closure.

 Walt is ready for breakfast...

 ...and it was a healthy one:

Frosted mini-wheats 'n Cheerios,
whole wheat toast, banana, grapes.
orange, and orange juice.

 Sunny day outside...kids were lining
up for... 

 ...the Spring Side Elementary

School teachers' parade through

the neighborhood.

 There were police cars and fire engines
escorting them...about 15 cars in
total I think.

 Yummy indoor picnic supper of

fried chicken, macaroni salad,

watermelon, and chips tonight.

 

We watched an interesting biography

of General Douglas A. MacArthur tonight.

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Some thoughts about the upcoming

General Conference 

This is what the co-teacher of our Institute sent to 

us class members today.
From Camie Williams...

Our Institute co-teacher

Friday, April 3, 2020

I woke up this morning to a “beautiful, clear, spring day.”  I wondered if this was the kind of morning Joseph Smith experienced 200 years ago when he thought to go into a grove, kneel down, and pray to God.  In that moment he experienced despairing darkness unto death but was then immediately encircled in the light of God’s love.  Our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son became a living reality. Not just Joseph’s reality but ours as well.  When he left that now wooded temple, his life, and our lives, have never been, and never will be the same. 

 One day. One boy. One prayer.

Since this is true, we have the Book of Mormon. We have the priesthood of God. We have a living prophet. We have revelation.  We have hope!  The “immediate goodness of God” can and will dispel all darkness, doubt, and fear.  The glorious light of the restoration has ultimately given us the truth of the Atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has invited each of us to “come and see.”  Come and see how He has “risen with healing in his wings.”  His love is what mends our broken hearts and seals us tenderly and eternally to Him.  I can “Hear Him” inviting each of us and every child of God to look up, like Joseph Smith on a beautiful, spring morning 200 years ago, so that He can reveal to us His. Beloved. Son. 

I truly miss seeing you each week and feeling your testimonies; but want you to know that I know the true gospel of Jesus Christ is on the earth today and will be the “light that shineth in darkness.” 

General Conference will be “unforgettable!”

 We are so blessed with great teachers in our Saratoga Springs Utah Stake Institute Class.   Our last Institute class was on March 10th...then they were cancelled until this Covid19 pandemic is over.

Camie is a very close friend of Julie here in our ward.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020

Family is Everything...

General Conference   

General Conference

Saturday Morning Session...

President Russell M. Nelson said 

at the end of the October 2019

General Conference that

next General Conference will be

"unlike any other.  

It will be unforgettable." 

This morning began that General Conference.

President Oaks conducted...

2020 has been declared

 a Bicentennial Year

for The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-day Saints,

commemorating 200 years

since the First Vision of Joseph Smith.

The Lord's Living Prophet,

President Russell M. Nelson,

opened the Conference.

The following is excerpted from the Church

Newsroom. To read the full report, CLICK HERE.

"President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ

 of Latter-day Saints announced Saturday morning,

April 4, 2020, that a portion of the Sunday morning

session of general conference will become a worldwide

 solemn assembly when he leads the Saints in the 

Hosanna Shout.

“We pray that this conference will be memorable and

unforgettable because of the messages you will hear,

the unique announcements which will be made, and

the experiences in which you will be invited to participate,”

 President Nelson said from the podium of the Church

Office Building auditorium.

“For example, at the conclusion of the Sunday

morning session, we will convene a worldwide

solemn assembly when I will lead you in the sacred

Hosanna Shout.

We pray that this will be a spiritual

highlight for you as we express in global unison our

profound gratitude to God the Father and

His Beloved Son by praising Them in this unique way.”

Honoring Deity in this way is an especially important and

 holy symbol as the Church celebrates in this general

conference (and throughout the year) the bicentennial

of Joseph Smith’s First Vision of the Father and the Son.

It was in that vision that the Father, pointing to

Jesus Christ, told the teenage Joseph,

“This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!”

“The purpose of this and every general conference is to

help us to hear Him,” President Nelson said. “We have

prayed, and invite you to pray, that the Spirit of the Lord

will be with us in such rich abundance that you can hear

the messages that the Savior has especially for you…”

 Other General Conference Speakers

for this session were: 

President M. Russell Ballard,

Acting President of the

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Elder James R. Rasband, Seventy

Sister Joy D. Jones, Primary General President.

Elder Neil L. Andersen, 

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

spoke to us.

 Speakers, continued:
Brother Douglas D. Holmes, 
1st Counselor, Young Men General Presidency.
Choir: Joseph Smith's First Prayer
President Henry B. Eyring,
Second Counselor in
The First Presidency,
 spoke to us.

General Conference

I had not seen this painting 
of the Savior.

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Marci came to help

Walt start his day.

General Conference

Saturday Afternoon Session

President Eyring conducted.

President Dallin H. Oaks, read the

releases and sustaining of the

General Authorities.

 The speakers were: 
Elder Ulisesses Soares, Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles.
Elder
Bishop 
Choir and all watching:
"Rejoice, the Lord is King"
Elder Dale G. Renlund, Quorum of
the Twleve Apostles.
Elder Benjamin M.Z. Tai,
of the Seventy.
Elder Gary E. Stevenson, Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles.

General Conference

Saturday Evening Session...

First Combined Priesthood
and Relief Society Session
Speakers were:
Elder Gerrit W. Gong, Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles.
Sister Laudy Kaouk, age 17.
Young Man, age 18.
Elder Enzio P
Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society
General President.
President Eyring.
President Oaks.
President Russell M. Nelson,
Prophet and President of 
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.

 SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020

Family is Everything... 

General Conference

Sunday Sessions

General Conference

 

General Conference

Sunday Morning Session
Conducting was President Dallin H. Oaks.

The first speaker was
Elder Ronald A. Rasband

 General Conference
Sister Bonnie H. Cordon,
Young Women General President
"Be a Light' 

  General Conference
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

 General Conference

Elder David A. Bednar

 Choir: "Israel, Israel, God is Calling"
President Russell M. Nelson...

"This is My Beloved Son.
Hear Him."

Prophet Introduces a New Proclamation to the World:

The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World

Latter-day Saints are a global family of more than 16 million members and speak a variety of languages. The proclamation will be available in many more languages in the coming days here and in the Gospel Library app.

During the Sunday morning session of the 190th Annual

General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson presented

a proclamation in honor of the 200th anniversary of

Joseph Smith’s First Vision.

Titled “The Restoration of the Fulness of the

Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation

to the World,” this document outlines core Latter-day

Saint beliefs. These include the supremacy of

Jesus Christ in salvation, the divinity of Joseph Smith’s

revelations and the Book of Mormon, the unique

mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints, and the ongoing nature of the Restoration

that began with Joseph Smith’s First Vision of Deity

in 1820. The proclamation invites people everywhere

to know for themselves that God speaks and that this

Restoration of truth is occurring to help them prepare

for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

    

President Nelson introduced and delivered the

proclamation (authored by the First Presidency

and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) in a previously

recorded video from the Sacred Grove in Palmyra,

New York. That grove was the site of Joseph Smith’s

vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ.

Instead of erecting a physical monument in

honor of that special time in Church history

(as has been done previously), President Nelson

said the First Presidency and Quorum of the

Twelve Apostles felt inspired to create a

“monument of words—words of solemn

and sacred proclamation—written not to

be carved in ‘tables of stone,’ but in words

that could be etched in the ‘fleshy tables’

of all human hearts’ (2 Corinthians 3:3).”

After the reading of the proclamation,

President Nelson led the worldwide

congregation in the Hosanna Shout. T

his shout has biblical roots and goes back

to the early days of the Church. It is a way

for Latter-day Saints to give honor and

praise to God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ.

This is an especially notable act to occur as the

Church celebrates the bicentennial of

Joseph Smith’s First Vision of Deity.

Historical Background

This is the sixth proclamation issued by

the Church. The others were made in 1841 

(to the Saints only), 1845, 1865, 1980 

and 1995.

The 1980 proclamation most closely resembles

the one President Nelson introduced Sunday.

During the April 1980 general conference,

the Church celebrated 150 years since its

organization by issuing a proclamation from

a reconstructed log home on the site of the

Peter and Mary Whitmer farm in Fayette,

New York. It was in the Whitmers’ original

home that Joseph Smith translated some pages

of the Book of Mormon in 1829 and formally

organized the Church in 1830.

    

President Nelson introduced and delivered the proclamation (authored
by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) in a
previously recorded video from the Sacred Grove in Palmyra, New York.
That grove was the site of Joseph Smith’s vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ.
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The Restoration of the

Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ:

A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This proclamation was read by President Russell M. Nelson as part of his message 

at the 190th Annual General Conference, April 5, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

We solemnly proclaim that God loves His children in every nation of the world. 

the Father has given us the divine birth, the incomparable life, and the infinite 

atoning sacrifice of His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. By the power of the Father, 

Jesus rose again and gained the victory over death. He is our Savior, our Exemplar, 

and our Redeemer.

Two hundred years ago, on a beautiful spring morning in 1820, 

young Joseph Smith, seeking to know which church to join, went into 

the woods to pray near his home in upstate New York, USA. He had 

questions regarding the salvation of his soul and trusted that God would direct him.

In humility, we declare that in answer to his prayer, God the Father and His Son, 

Jesus Christ, appeared to Joseph and inaugurated the “restitution of all things”

 (Acts 3:21) as foretold in the Bible. In this vision, he learned that following the 

death of the original Apostles, Christ’s New Testament Church was lost from the 

earth. Joseph would be instrumental in its return.

We affirm that under the direction of the Father and the Son, heavenly messengers 

came to instruct Joseph and re-establish the Church of Jesus Christ. The resurrected 

John the Baptist restored the authority to baptize by immersion for the remission 

of sins. Three of the original twelve Apostles—Peter, James, and John—restored 

the apostleship and keys of priesthood authority. Others came as well, including 

Elijah, who restored the authority to join families together forever in eternal 

relationships that transcend death.

We further witness that Joseph Smith was given the gift and power of God to translate 

an ancient record: the Book of Mormon—Another Testament of Jesus Christ. 

Pages of this sacred text include an account of the personal ministry of Jesus Christ 

among people in the Western Hemisphere soon after His Resurrection. It teaches of 

life’s purpose and explains the doctrine of Christ, which is central to that purpose. 

As a companion scripture to the Bible, the Book of Mormon testifies that all human 

beings are sons and daughters of a loving Father in Heaven, that He has a divine plan 

for our lives, and that His Son, Jesus Christ, speaks today as well as in days of old.

We declare that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, organized on 

April 6, 1830, is Christ’s New Testament Church restored. This Church is anchored 

in the perfect life of its chief cornerstone, Jesus Christ, and in His infinite Atonement

and literal Resurrection. Jesus Christ has once again called Apostles and has given 

them priesthood authority. He invites all of us to come unto Him and His Church, 

to receive the Holy Ghost, the ordinances of salvation, and to gain enduring joy.

Two hundred years have now elapsed since this Restoration was initiated by God 

the Father and His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. Millions throughout the world have 

embraced a knowledge of these prophesied events.

We gladly declare that the promised Restoration goes forward through continuing 

revelation. The earth will never again be the same, as God will “gather together 

in one all things in Christ” (Ephesians 1:10).

With reverence and gratitude, we as His Apostles invite all to know—as we do—that 

the heavens are open. We affirm that God is making known His will for His beloved 

sons and daughters. We testify that those who prayerfully study the message of the 

Restoration and act in faith will be blessed to gain their own witness of its divinity 

and of its purpose to prepare the world for the promised Second Coming of our 

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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General Conference

Solemn Assembly...

The Hosanna Shout...

"God Save Us"

“For example, at the conclusion of the Sunday

morning session, we will convene a worldwide

solemn assembly when I will lead you in the sacred

Hosanna Shout.

We pray that this will be a spiritual

highlight for you as we express in global unison our

profound gratitude to God the Father and

His Beloved Son by praising Them in this unique way.”

Honoring Deity in this way is an especially important and

 holy symbol as the Church celebrates in this general

conference (and throughout the year) the bicentennial

of Joseph Smith’s First Vision of the Father and the Son.

It was in that vision that the Father, pointing to

Jesus Christ, told the teenage Joseph,

“This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!”

“The purpose of this and every general conference is to

help us to hear Him,” President Nelson said. “We have

prayed, and invite you to pray, that the Spirit of the Lord

will be with us in such rich abundance that you can hear

the messages that the Savior has especially for you…”

Painting of The Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ on 
the Sabbath before He was crucified.

General Conference

 General Conference

President Nelson also explained
the new symbol for 
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.

General Conference 
Sunday Afternoon Session
General Conference
President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor
in The First Presidency, spoke.
"The Plan of Happiness,
The Plan of Redemption,
The Plan of Salvation...
"Comfort and tranquility
vs trial and adversity..."

 Elder Quentin L. Cook, Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles, spoke about
revelation.

General Conference
Elder Ricardo Alvarez, of the Seventy
spoke about Faith.
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Quorum of the
Twelve Apostels then spoke.

 Elder D. Todd Christofferson, Quorum of

the Twelve Apostles spoke next.

One of our favorite Apostles is
Elder D. Todd Christofferson because
we worked with him when Walt was
Mission President of the 
Mexico Merida Mission July 1995
to July 1998. Elder Christofferson was
our Area President and he stayed in
the mission home several times, plus
he and his wife Kathy did the mission
tour our second year there. He is the
most Christ-like person we have ever
personally known.

 We are thankful for an 
Apostalic Blessing given to us
today by a Prophet of God
at the conclusion of this
General Conference.

Here is a copy of the Apostolic Blessing
from the Prophet at the close of
this General Conference.

This has been a

General Conference 

"unlike any other and unforgettable!" 

President Nelson's prayer in the

opening session has been answered:

“We pray that this conference will be memorable and

unforgettable because of the messages you will hear,

the unique announcements which will be made, and

the experiences in which you will be invited to participate...”

Hallelujah!

hal·le·lu·jah

/ˌhaləˈlo͞oyə/

Learn to pronounce

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exclamation

1. God be praised (uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing).

   "He is risen! Alleluia!"

noun

1. an utterance of the word “hallelujah” as an expression of worship or rejoicing.

5 April 2020 - Salt Lake City 

April 2020 General Conference
Information from the Church Website:

“Prophet Announces Eight New Temples

at General Conference

The Church will build its first temple

in the Middle East
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced

Sunday afternoon, April 5, 2020, plans to

build eight new temples throughout the world.

·         Bahía Blanca, Argentina

·         Tallahassee, Florida

·         Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

·         Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

·         Benin City, Nigeria

·         Syracuse, Utah

·         Dubai, United Arab Emirates

·         Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Read more below about each location.

Bahía Blanca, Argentina

The Bahía Blanca temple is the fifth announced

temple in Argentina. Argentina has more than

450,000 Latter-day Saints in approximately

750 congregations. Bahía Blanca is a port

city in the southwest of Argentina’s Buenos

Aires province. Other temples in Argentina

include the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple 

and Córdoba Argentina Temple.

Tallahassee, Florida

Florida is home to more than 150,000 Latter-day

Saints and approximately 275 congregations.

The state's first official Church congregation

was created in Jefferson County in 1897.

By the early 1900’s there were more than

1,200 Church members in Florida. The

Tallahassee Florida Temple will be the state’s

third temple. The other two temples include the

Orlando Florida Temple and the Fort Lauderdale

Florida Temple.

Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

There are nearly 63,000 Latter-day Saints in about

200 congregations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Lubumbashi, the country’s mining capital, is in the

southern tip of the country. The Lubumbashi temple

will be the second temple in the country. The 

Kinshasa temple was the first temple to be built in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo. Missionary work

opened up in the country in early 1986.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

There is presently one temple in Pennsylvania, the

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple. It was dedicated

on September 18, 2016, by President Henry B. Eyring.

Pennsylvania is home to more than 100,000 Latter-day

Saints with more than 50 congregations. The Church

has a rich heritage in Pennsylvania. Two years prior to

the organization of the Church in 1830 in New York,

Church president Joseph Smith moved to Harmony,

Pennsylvania where he translated most of the

Book of Mormon.

Benin City, Nigeria

There are more than 175,000 Latter-day Saints in

nearly 650 congregations in Nigeria. The Benin City

temple is the third temple to be announced in Nigeria.

The Aba Nigeria Temple was dedicated in 2005 and

the Lagos temple was announced in a previous

conference. The first Nigerians were officially

baptized in 1978. Church membership rapidly

increased thereafter.

Syracuse, Utah

The new temple in Syracuse, located about

35 miles north of Salt Lake City, will be Utah’s

24th temple. As the Church’s world headquarters,

 Utah has 2.1 million Church members, which is

approximately 2/3rds of the state’s population of

3.2 million residents. There are 17 operating

temples in the state, including the 

Bountiful, Brigham City, Cedar City, Draper, Logan, Jordan River, Manti, Monticello, Mount Timpanogos, Ogden, 
Oquirrh Mountain, Payson, Provo City Center, Provo, St. George,
 Salt Lake and Vernal Temples. Announced temples in Utah

include the Saratoga Springs Temple, Layton Utah Temple,

a temple in Washington County, Tooele Valley Utah Temple,

Taylorsville Utah Temple and the Orem Utah Temple.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Dubai temple will be the first to be built by the Church

in the Middle East. It will serve thousands of Latter-day

Saints living in two stakes in the Gulf States and a number

of member districts in the Middle East, northern Africa,

eastern Europe and western Asia.

The United Arab Emirates has been an example of tolerance

and religious inclusion since the country was founded in

1971. The first self-standing Church meetinghouse in the

Middle East was dedicated by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland in

the emirate of Abu Dhabi in 2013. Today, there are more

than 1,600 Latter-day Saints in the United Arab Emirates.

The new temple will be built in District 2020, the future

legacy site of Expo 2020 Dubai, after that worldwide

event concludes. The site will include both a meetinghouse

and a temple. The meetinghouse is where Church members

living in Dubai will meet for weekly worship services.

Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.

In making the announcement of a temple in Shanghai, China,

President Nelson gave the following remarks. “Context for

the plan for Shanghai is very important. For more than two

decades, temple worthy members in the People’s Republic

of China have attended the Hong Kong China Temple. But in

July 2019, that temple was closed for long planned and much

needed renovation. In Shanghai, a modest multipurpose

meeting place will provide a way for Chinese members to

continue to participate in ordinances of the temple—in the

People’s Republic of China—for them and their ancestors,”

he said.

President Nelson continued, “In every country, this Church

teaches its members to honor, obey and sustain the law.

We teach the importance of the family, of being good parents,

and exemplary citizens. Because we respect the laws and

regulations of the People’s Republic of China, the Church

does not send proselyting missionaries there; nor will

we do so now.”

He concluded, “Expatriate and Chinese congregations

will continue to meet separately. The Church’s legal

status there remains unchanged. In an initial phase

of facility use, entry will be by appointment only.

The Shanghai Temple will not be a temple for

tourists from other countries.”

--Information from The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-day Saints website.

General Conference closing hymn...
by the Tabernacle Choir at
Temple Square and by
other Church Choir around
the world
(all pre-recorded)
"We thank Thee, O, God, for a Prophet
to guide us in these latter days...

 "...We thank Thee for sending the Gospel
to lighten our minds with its rays.

 "We Thee for every blessing
bestowed by Thy bounteous hand,

"We feel it a pleasure to serve Thee
and Love to obey Thy command.

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Here's one article about what President Nelson announced

at the beginning of General Conference Saturday.

"In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “solemn assemblies” are rare occasions that mark some of the religion’s holiest transitions, like the installation of a new prophet, the dedication of a temple, or the canonization of scripture.

"They’re not usually surprise events. But President Russell M. Nelson, speaking this morning on the first day of the church’s two-day General Conference, dropped a bombshell when he said that Sunday’s meetings will feature one. He did not discuss why or give much indication of what church members should expect, though he mentioned that there would be “unique announcements” during the meeting. Naturally, Mormon social media has been alive with speculations...

"...Scheduling an unusual hosanna shout on Palm Sunday may just be a fortuitous coincidence. In any case, the point of a hosanna—which beseeches Christ, as the followers lining the street in Jerusalem, to “save us!”—is certainly timely for a global pandemic."

We had a delicious steak dinner
after General Conference ended.

 We loved every message and every
minute of General Conference.
It is never to be forgotten!

 We enjoy being together.
We are so thankful for 

The Plan of Salvation

and the Atonement of  

Jesus Christ

that makes this 

Great Plan operational.

At the end of this April 5th,

we pray you have had a restful,

 peaceful, and spiritual 
Sabbath Day...

The First Presidency of

The Church of Jesus Christ 

of Latter-day Saints

President Russell M. Nelson - Prophet

President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor

President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

of The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-day Saints

Elder M. Russell Ballard - Acting President

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Elder David A. Bednar

Elder Quentin L. Cook

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

Elder Neil L. Andersen

Elder Ronald A. Rasband

Elder Gary E. Stevenson

Elder Dale G. Renlund

Elder Garrit W. Gong

Elder Ulisses Soares 

To the testimony of our Prophet, his counselors in the First Presidency, the Twelve Apostles, and other leaders who have testified today and yesterday in the 190th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 

we share our testimony with you: 

Heavenly Father lives and knows us each by name. He loves us and wants us to return to Him and Heavenly Mother when we leave this mortal existence.  He loves us just as we are at this very moment.

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Jesus Christ came to earth as The Only Begotten of the Father and fulfilled the Atonement. He is the Redeemer of all. 

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Joseph Smith was foreordained to be the Prophet of the Restoration.  He is the Restorer of all things.

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President Russell M. Nelson is the Living Prophet today for all the world. 

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The Bible is "the Word of God as far as it is translated correctly" and is a Testament of the Divinity of Jesus Christ.

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The Book of Mormon is the Word of God and is Another Testament of Jesus Christ. It is the most correct book of any book on earth.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the New Testament Restored Church on the earth today.  

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I am thankful for a husband who holds and honors the Priesthood of God. He has been the patriarch of our home in righteousness. I honor and love him with all my heart. We are eternal sweethearts, sealed as husband and wife in the temple of God by Priesthood Authority for time and for all eternity.

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Of these truths we testify in the 
Name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Walt and Eileen Petersen 

Saratoga Springs, Utah, U.S.A.

April 5, 2020