Dieter F Uchtdorf October Conference Address Part 2 (Oct 2009)

How Can We Hear the Fathers Voice?

As you reach out to your Heavenly Father, as you pray to Him in the name of Christ, He will answer you. He speaks to us everywhere.

As you read Gods word recorded in the scriptures, listen for His voice.

During this general conference and later as you study the words spoken here, listen for His voice.

As you visit the temple and attend Church meetings, listen for His voice.

Listen for the voice of the Father in the bounties and beauties of nature, in the gentle whisperings of the Spirit.

In your daily interactions with others, in the words of a hymn, in the laughter of a child, listen for His voice.

If you listen for the voice of the Father, He will lead you on a course that will allow you to experience the pure love of Christ.

As we draw near to Heavenly Father, we become more holy. And as we become more holy, we will overcome disbelief and our souls will be filled with His blessed light. As we align our lives with this supernal light, it leads us out of darkness and toward greater light. This greater light leads to the unspeakable ministerings of the Holy Spirit, and the veil between heaven and earth can become thin.


Why Is Love the Great Commandment?

Heavenly Fathers love for His children is the core message of the plan of happiness, which plan is made active through the Atonement of Jesus Christ—the greatest expression of love the world has ever known.16

How clearly the Savior spoke when He said that every other commandment hangs upon the principle of love.17 If we do not neglect the great laws—if we truly learn to love our Heavenly Father and our fellowman with all our heart, soul, and mind—all else will fall into place.

The divine love of God turns ordinary acts into extraordinary service. Divine love is the motive that transports simple words into sacred scripture. Divine love is the factor that transforms reluctant compliance with Gods commandments into blessed dedication and consecration.

Love is the guiding light that illuminates the disciples path and fills our daily walk with life, meaning, and wonder.

Love is the measure of our faith, the inspiration for our obedience, and the true altitude of our discipleship.

Love is the way of the disciple.

I testify that God is in His heaven. He lives. He knows and loves you. He is mindful of you. He hears your prayers and knows the desires of your heart. He is filled with infinite love for you.

Let me conclude as I began, my dear brothers and sisters: what attribute should define us as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Let us be known as a people who love God with all our heart, soul, and mind and who love our neighbor as ourselves. When we understand and practice these two great commandments in our families, in our wards and branches, in our nations, and in our daily lives, we will begin to understand what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus the Christ. Of this I testify in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.

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[mdlight2]

Just...AWESOME!

[THELDSLIFE]

I am coming to love this man!

Jeffrey R Holland and President Uchdorf are my heroes, in my opinion...

[TheGermanlds]

Wiederholt bin ich in Tränen! Ich bin getröstet, erfrischt und ermutigt. Hoffnung durchflutet mich und das vollkommene Wissen, dass Elder Uchtdorf ein wahrer Prophet Gottes ist.

Seht nur, wie stark und fest und liebevoll und korrekt er ist - und wie ergriffen und vom Geist bewegt, so dass er oftmals kaum an sich halten kann, vor Freude und Liebe und Dankbarkeit und Rührung. Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe! Gepriesen sei der Sohn Gottes! Danke

Thanks be to God for ever and ever!!!

[THELDSLIFE]

Ich bin so froh, dass ich in der Lage bin, um Videos zu präsentieren. Tut mir leid, ich bin nicht in der Lage, sie in Deutsch tun, aber ich hoffe, dass Sie immer noch die Nachricht zu genießen!

Mit herzlichen Grüßen, Josh Nelson

[THELDSLIFE]

I just love Brother Uchtdorf...

He was so humble! He came from Nothing!

And look at what the Lord was able to make of this man! Fascinating!

[TheGermanlds]

On "TheGermanLDS" and on "HandGottesInAllem" I love to listen to this talk too. We look forward to the last weekend in February 2010. Elder Uchtdorf will visit Germany for a stake conference in Austria, Swiss and Germany.. We are glad to have a german Apostle in the First Presidency beside the Prophet Thomas S. Monson. Elder Uchtdorf does synchronize many of his conference talks into german language. So I listen for his voice also in german language. Thank you Elder Uchtdorf. We love you

[omiolo2]

by an infinite amount.....

now that is incomprehensible.