October 1997
Contents
Saturday Morning Session
Drawing Nearer to the Lord
Gordon B. Hinckley
Called to Serve
Boyd K. Packer
Four Absolute Truths Provide an Unfailing Moral Compass
Richard B. Wirthlin
Care for New Converts
Carl B. Pratt
Pioneer Shoes through the Ages
Mary Ellen W. Smoot
Spiritual Capacity
Russell M. Nelson
Teach the Children
Thomas S. Monson
Saturday Afternoon Session
The Sustaining of Church Officers
James E. Faust
“Apply the Atoning Blood of Christ”
Neal A. Maxwell
In Remembrance of Jesus
Robert D. Hales
The Lord Blesses His Children through Patriarchal Blessings
Richard D. Allred
The Home: A Refuge and Sanctuary
Eran A. Call
A Celestial Connection to Your Teenage Years
Richard J. Maynes
Valued Companions
Joseph B. Wirthlin
Why Every Member a Missionary?
Richard G. Scott
Priesthood Session
Standing for Truth and Right
M. Russell Ballard
“Behold the Man”
Keith B. McMullin
Pioneers of the Future: “Be Not Afraid, Only Believe”
Home Teaching—a Divine Service
Some Thoughts on Temples, Retention of Converts, and Missionary Service
Sunday Morning Session
The Weightier Matters of the Law: Judgment, Mercy, and Faith
Receive Truth
L. Tom Perry
Teachers, the Timeless Key
Harold G. Hillam
“He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things”
Jeffrey R. Holland
Look to the Future
Sunday Afternoon Session
Hymn of the Obedient: “All Is Well”
David B. Haight
Following the Pioneers
Dallin H. Oaks
Making Faith a Reality
Janette Hales Beckham
The Plan of Salvation: A Flight Plan for Life
Duane B. Gerrard
“Daughter, Be of Good Comfort”
Wayne M. Hancock
Universal Application of the Gospel
J. Kent Jolley
“Feed My Lambs”
Henry B. Eyring
Latter-day Saints in Very Deed
General Relief Society Meeting
“For Such a Time as This”
Creating Places of Security
Virginia U. Jensen
“Are You the Woman I Think You Are?”
Sheri L. Dew
The Mighty Strength of the Relief Society