Contents November 2019

Volume 43 • Number 11

• Saturday Morning Session

  • The Message, the Meaning, and the Multitude

    Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

    6

  • True Disciples of the Savior

    Elder Terence M. Vinson

    9

  • Be Faithful, Not Faithless

    Stephen W. Owen

    12

  • The Joy of the Saints

    Elder D. Todd Christofferson

    15

  • Spiritual Capacity

    Michelle Craig

    19

  • Unwavering Commitment to Jesus Christ

    Elder Dale G. Renlund

    22

  • Trust in the Lord

    President Dallin H. Oaks

    26

• Saturday Afternoon Session

  • Sustaining of General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers of the Church

    President Henry B. Eyring

    30

  • Watchful unto Prayer Continually

    Elder David A. Bednar

    31

  • Found through the Power of the Book of Mormon

    Elder Rubén V. Alliaud

    35

  • Witnesses, Aaronic Priesthood Quorums, and Young Women Classes

    President Russell M. Nelson

    38

  • Adjustments to Strengthen Youth

    Elder Quentin L. Cook

    40

  • Come, Follow Me—the Lord’s Counterstrategy and Proactive Plan

    Mark L. Pace

    44

  • Consistent and Resilient Trust

    Elder L. Todd Budge

    47

  • After the Trial of Our Faith

    Elder Jorge M. Alvarado

    50

  • Standing by Our Promises and Covenants

    Elder Ronald A. Rasband

    53

• Women’s Session

  • Thru Cloud and Sunshine, Lord, Abide with Me!

    Reyna I. Aburto

    57

  • Honoring His Name

    Lisa L. Harkness

    60

  • Beloved Daughters

    Bonnie H. Cordon

    67

  • Covenant Women in Partnership with God

    President Henry B. Eyring

    70

  • Two Great Commandments

    President Dallin H. Oaks

    73

  • Spiritual Treasures

    President Russell M. Nelson

    76

• Sunday Morning Session

  • Covenant Belonging

    Elder Gerrit W. Gong

    80

  • Finding Joy in Sharing the Gospel

    Cristina B. Franco

    83

  • Your Great Adventure

    Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

    86

  • The Savior’s Touch

    Elder Walter F. González

    90

  • Deceive Me Not

    Elder Gary E. Stevenson

    93

  • The Second Great Commandment

    President Russell M. Nelson

    96

• Sunday Afternoon Session

  • Holiness and the Plan of Happiness

    President Henry B. Eyring

    100

  • Knowing, Loving, and Growing

    Elder Hans T. Boom

    104

  • Giving Our Spirits Control over Our Bodies

    President M. Russell Ballard

    106

  • Power to Overcome the Adversary

    Elder Peter M. Johnson

    110

  • Take Up Our Cross

    Elder Ulisses Soares

    113

  • Fruit

    Elder Neil L. Andersen

    116

  • Closing Remarks

    President Russell M. Nelson

    120

• General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  64

• News of the Church

  123

• Come, Follow Me—Learning from General Conference Messages

  127

The 189th Semiannual General Conference

Saturday Morning, October 5, 2019, General Session

• Conducting: President Henry B. Eyring

• Invocation: Elder Larry Y. Wilson

• Benediction: Elder Steven R. Bangerter

Music by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Andrew Unsworth, organist: “The Morning Breaks,” Hymns, no. 1; “From All That Dwell below the Skies,” Hymns, no. 90, arr. Wilberg; “As I Search the Holy Scriptures,” Hymns, no. 277, arr. Murphy; “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85; “Faith,” Children’s Songbook, 96–97, arr. Elliott; “Now Let Us Rejoice,” Hymns, no. 3, arr. Wilberg.

Saturday Afternoon, October 5, 2019, General Session

• Conducting: President Dallin H. Oaks

• Invocation: Elder Matthew L. Carpenter

• Benediction: Elder Craig C. Christensen

• Music by a combined choir from stakes in Provo, Utah; Jim Kasen, director; Joseph Peeples, organist: “The Lord Is My Light,” Hymns, no. 89, arr. Kasen; “Sweet Is the Work,” Hymns, no. 147, arr. Kasen; “Redeemer of Israel,” Hymns, no. 6; “Thy Spirit, Lord, Has Stirred Our Souls,” Hymns, no. 157, arr. Kasen.

Saturday Evening, October 5, 2019, Women’s Session

• Conducting: Joy D. Jones

• Invocation: Salote Tukuafu

• Benediction: Carol Costley

• Music by a combined choir of Primary girls and young women from stakes in West Jordan, Utah; Kasey Bradbury, director; Linda Margetts, organist: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” Hymns, no. 72, arr. Webb; “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet,” Hymns, no. 19; “I Love to See the Temple,” Children’s Songbook, 95, arr. Mohlman; “He Sent His Son,” Children’s Songbook, 34–35, arr. DeFord.

Sunday Morning, October 6, 2019, General Session

• Conducting: President Henry B. Eyring

• Invocation: Elder O. Vincent Haleck

• Benediction: Becky Craven

• Music by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; Mack Wilberg, director; Brian Mathias and Richard Elliott, organists: “How Wondrous and Great,” Hymns, no. 267; “High on the Mountain Top,” Hymns, no. 5, arr. Wilberg; “A Child’s Prayer,” Children’s Songbook, 12–13, arr. Perry; “Teach Me to Walk in the Light,” Hymns, no. 304; “True to the Faith,” Hymns, no. 254, arr. Lyon; “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling,” Wesley and Prichard, arr. Wilberg.

Sunday Afternoon, October 6, 2019, General Session

• Conducting: President Dallin H. Oaks

• Invocation: Elder Jack N. Gerard

• Benediction: Douglas D. Holmes

• Music by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Richard Elliott, organist: “Come, Ye Children of the Lord,” Hymns, no. 58, arr. Murphy; “I Stand All Amazed,” Hymns, no. 193, arr. Murphy; “Let Us All Press On,” Hymns, no. 243; “More Holiness Give Me,” Hymns, no. 131, arr. Staheli.

Conference Talks Available

• To access general conference talks online in many languages, visit conference.Church ofJesusChrist.org and select a language. Talks are also available on the Gospel Library mobile app. Generally within six weeks following general conference, English video and audio recordings are available at distribution centers. Information on general conference in accessible formats for members with disabilities is available at disability.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

On the Cover

• Front: Photograph by Janae Bingham

• Back: Photograph by Welden Andersen

• Conference Photography

• Photographs in Salt Lake City were taken by Welden Anderson, Cody Bell, Janae Bingham, Randy Collier, Weston Colton, Bruno Lima, Brian Nicholson, Leslie Nilsson, Matthew Reier, Christina Smith, and Dave Ward.

Speaker Index

• Aburto, Reyna I.

  57

• Alliaud, Rubén V.

  35

• Alvarado, Jorge M.

  50

• Andersen, Neil L.

  116

• Ballard, M. Russell

  106

• Bednar, David A.

  31

• Boom, Hans T.

  104

• Budge, L. Todd

  47

• Christofferson, D. Todd

  15

• Cook, Quentin L.

  40

• Cordon, Bonnie H.

  67

• Craig, Michelle

  19

• Eyring, Henry B.

  30

  70

  100

• Franco, Cristina B.

  83

• Gong, Gerrit W.

  80

• González, Walter F.

  90

• Harkness, Lisa L.

  60

• Holland, Jeffrey R.

  6

• Johnson, Peter M.

  110

• Nelson, Russell M.

  38

  76

  96

  120

• Oaks, Dallin H.

  26

  73

• Owen, Stephen W.

  12

• Pace, Mark L.

  44

• Rasband, Ronald A.

  53

• Renlund, Dale G.

  22

• Soares, Ulisses

  113

• Stevenson, Gary E.

  93

• Uchtdorf, Dieter F.

  86

• Vinson, Terence M.

  9

Topic Index

• Aaronic Priesthood

  38

  40

• Adversity

  15

  47

  50

  57

  90

  100

  104

  113

  116

• Atonement

  9

  47

  60

  106

  116

• Bishops

  38

  40

• Blessings

  76

  90

  120

• Book of Mormon

  35

  80

  83

  110

• Church organization

  40

  67

• Commandments

  15

  73

  93

• Commitment

  9

  22

• Conversion

  15

  22

  35

• Covenants

  22

  53

  60

  76

  80

  83

  116

• Discernment

  76

  93

• Discipleship

  9

  15

  19

  22

  60

  86

  96

  104

  113

• Discouragement

  110

• Exaltation

  73

• Example

  50

• Faith

  6

  12

  19

  22

  47

  50

  67

  76

  116

• Family

  83

  106

• Fast offerings

  96

• Fellowshipping

  12

  67

• First Vision

  6

  104

  120

• Forgiveness

  113

• Happiness

  100

• Healing

  57

  90

• Holiness

  100

  120

• Holy Ghost

  19

  35

• Home

  12

  44

• Hope

  47

  90

• Humanitarian aid

  96

• Integrity

  53

• Jesus Christ

  6

  9

  15

  22

  26

  35

  44

  47

  53

  57

  60

  80

  83

  86

  90

  93

  100

  110

  113

  116

• Joseph Smith

  6

  93

  100

  104

  113

  120

• Joy

  9

  15

  47

  83

  96

  116

• Knowledge

  104

• Laws

  73

• Leadership

  38

  40

  67

• Love

  73

  86

  104

  106

  110

  116

• Marriage

  73

  80

• Mental illness

  57

• Ministering

  70

  96

  104

• Missionary work

  83

  86

• Mortal body

  31

  106

• Obedience

  15

  73

  93

• Ordinances

  38

  80

  116

• Plan of salvation

  83

  100

  106

  116

• Poverty

  96

• Power

  35

  76

  110

• Prayer

  19

  31

  104

  110

• Premortal existence

  86

  106

• Preparation

  31

  70

• Priesthood

  76

  80

• Protection

  31

  44

• Repentance

  73

  100

  104

  106

  113

• Restoration

  120

• Sacrament

  110

• Safety

  31

• Satan

  31

  44

  93

  110

• Scripture study

  44

  110

• Self-control

  106

  113

• Service

  15

  19

  60

  70

  86

  96

• Spirituality

  12

  19

  44

• Spirit world

  26

  106

• Technology

  12

  19

  40

  110

• Temples

  26

  76

  120

• Temptation

  31

  93

• Trust

  19

  26

  47

• Women

  70

  73

  76

• Young Men

  38

  40

• Young Women

  38

  40

  67

• Youth

  12

  38

  40

  53

  120