Contents May 2017

Volume 47 • Number 5

The 187th Annual General Conference

Saturday Evening, March 25, 2017, General Women’s Session

Conducting: Bonnie L. Oscarson.
Invocation: Robin Bonham.
Benediction: Elizabeth Rose.
Music by a combined Relief Society choir from Brigham Young University; Jean Applonie, director; Linda Margetts, organist: “Come, O Thou King of Kings,” Hymns, no. 59, arr. Zabriskie, pub. by Holy Sheet Music; “I Feel My Savior’s Love,” Children’s Songbook, 74–75, arr. Murphy; “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah,” Hymns, no. 83; “My Heavenly Father Loves Me,” Children’s Songbook, 228–29, arr. Staheli.

Saturday Morning, April 1, 2017, General Session

Conducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.
Invocation: Elder Kim B. Clark.
Benediction: Elder Jorge F. Zeballos.
Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Clay Christiansen and Richard Elliott, organists: “The Morning Breaks,” Hymns, no. 1; “Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise,” Hymns, no. 41, arr. Kasen, pub. by Jackman; “Do What Is Right,” Hymns, no. 237; “Glory to God on High,” Hymns, no. 67; “Teach Me to Walk in the Light,” Hymns, 304, arr. Wilberg; “Rejoice, the Lord Is King!” Hymns, no. 66, arr. Murphy.

Saturday Afternoon, April 1, 2017, General Session

Conducting: President Henry B. Eyring.
Invocation: Elder Von G. Keetch.
Benediction: Elder Hugo Montoya.
Music by a family choir from stakes in Tremonton, Garland, and Fielding, Utah; Jessica Lee Gilbert, director; Bonnie Goodliffe, organist: “Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth,” Hymns, no. 298, arr. Bastian; medley: “I Am a Child of God,” Hymns, no. 301, and “How Will They Know?” Children’s Songbook, 182–85, arr. Gilbert and Mohlman; “Go Forth with Faith,” Hymns, no. 263; “A Child’s Prayer,” Children’s Songbook, 12–13, arr. Perry, pub. by Jackman.

Saturday Evening, April 1, 2017, General Priesthood Session

Conducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.
Invocation: Elder Vern P. Stanfill.
Benediction: Elder Carlos A. Godoy.
Music by a priesthood choir from young single adult stakes in Holladay and Murray, Utah; Brett Taylor, director; Andrew Unsworth, organist: “Rise Up, O Men of God” (Men), Hymns, no. 324, arr. Staheli, pub. by Jackman; “Jesus, Once of Humble Birth,” Hymns, no. 196, arr. Ripplinger, pub. by Jackman; “Redeemer of Israel,” Hymns, no. 6; “Hope of Israel,” Hymns, no. 259, arr. Kasen, pub. by Jackman.

Sunday Morning, April 2, 2017, General Session

Conducting: President Henry B. Eyring.
Invocation: Neill F. Marriott.
Benediction: Elder Richard J. Maynes.
Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg, director; Richard Elliott and Andrew Unsworth, organists: “Press Forward, Saints,” Hymns, no. 81; “Now Let Us Rejoice,” Hymns, no. 3, arr. Wilberg; “Love Is Spoken Here,” Children’s Songbook, 190–91, arr. Cardon; “Come, Ye Children of the Lord,” Hymns, no. 58; “Dearest Children, God Is Near You,” Hymns, no. 96, arr. Wilberg; “High on the Mountain Top,” Hymns, no. 5.

Sunday Afternoon, April 2, 2017, General Session

Conducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.
Invocation: Elder Eduardo Gavarret.
Benediction: Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis.
Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Linda Margetts and Bonnie Goodliffe, organists: “Come, Rejoice,” Hymns, no. 9, arr. Murphy; “More Holiness Give Me,” Hymns, no. 131, arr. Staheli, pub. by Jackman; “The Iron Rod,” Hymns, no. 274; “Keep the Commandments,” Hymns, no. 303; “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85, arr. Wilberg.

Conference Talks Available

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Home and Visiting Teaching Messages

For home and visiting teaching messages, please select an address that best meets the needs of those you visit.

On the Cover

Front: Photograph by Mason Coberly.
Back: Photograph by Christina Smith.

Conference Photography

Photographs in Salt Lake City were taken by Cody Bell, Janae Bingham, Mason Coberly, Randy Collier, Weston Colton, Ashlee Larsen, Leslie Nilsson, and Christina Smith.

Speaker Index

Andersen, Neil L.

58
Ballard, M. Russell

62
Bednar, David A.

67
Bragg, Mark A.

36
Brough, M. Joseph

23
Burton, Linda K.

12
Caussé, Gérald

75
Choi, Yoon Hwan

90
Christofferson, D. Todd

108
Clayton, L. Whitney

97
Clayton, Weatherford T.

26
Cook, Quentin L.

127
Cordon, Bonnie H.

6
Cordón, Valeri V.

55
Costa, Joaquin E.

112
De Hoyos, Benjamín

124
Eyring, Henry B.

15

19

82
Grow, C. Scott

121
Hales, Brook P.

45
Hales, Robert D.

46
Holland, Jeffrey R.

49
Jergensen, Kevin R.

45
Jones, Joy D.

87
McConkie, Carol F.

9
Monson, Thomas S.

66

86
Nelson, Russell M.

39
Oaks, Dallin H.

100
Palmer, S. Mark

114
Rasband, Ronald A.

93
Renlund, Dale G.

29
Sabin, Gary B.

52
Soares, Ulisses

33
Stevenson, Gary E.

117
Uchtdorf, Dieter F.

43

78

104

Topic Index

Accountability

108
Activation

15
Adversity

29

33

39

46

49

52

90

97

104

127
Agency

26
Atonement

6

9

19

26

29

39

62
Book of Mormon

86

112
Charity

15

46

66
Children

87

117
Church activity

36
Church callings

78
Church leaders

23

78
Commandments

23

26
Commitment

52
Compassion

29
Conversion

90

112
Covenants

9

12

39

52

58

62

87
Creation

26

100
Death

26
Discipleship

12

39

46

49

52

58

78

87
Divine nature

9

87
Example

55

121
Faith

33

39

46

49

90

97

127
Family

19

36

55

62

87
Family history

19

90

124
Fear

104
Forgiveness

29
General conference

124
Goals

62
Godhead

93

100

117
God the Father

6

62

93

100

104

121
Healing

29
Holy Ghost

9

15

19

36

39

87

93

100

117

127
Hope

104
Humility

15

78
Jesus Christ

6

9

12

19

23

26

29

33

36

39

46

49

58

62

66

82

90

93

97

100

104

108

114

121

124

127
Joseph Smith

127
Kindness

29

66
Leadership

78
Light of Christ

19

36
Love

29

36

46

49

66

104

108

114
Missionary work

67

90

114
Music

49
Obedience

46

97

114

121
Parenthood

23

55

87

108
Peace

58
Plan of salvation

19

26

52

62

100

104
Pornography

55
Prayer

6

121
Premortal existence

6

26

100
Preparation

67

75
Priesthood

67

75

82
Promptings

93

117
Prophets

108
Repentance

29

52

87

112

121
Sabbath

55

58

124
Sacrament

9

15

75

124
Sacrament meeting

127
Sacrifice

12

23
Scripture study

6

23

39

55

86

121
Service

6

15

75

78

82
Standards

108
Teaching

87

124
Temple work

19

36

90

124
Testimony

86
Traditions

55
Trust

6

33

97
Unity

15

49

75
Women

12
Worldliness

58
Worthiness

67

93

117

121
Youth

19

23

75