General Conference Conversations

Kayelynn

Welcome to General Conference Convos, the podcast where we...have conversations about general conference! Pretty straight forward. I'm your host, Kayelynn, and I'm super excited to be here with you, studying the words of our living prophets, apostles, and chosen leaders.

  1. 03/19/2025

    S6:E8 "Seek Him with All Your Heart" by L. Todd Budge

    Elder Budge speaks powerfully of being still and intentional in our gospel learning and worship. “Perhaps this is why President Nelson has repeatedly pled with us to make time for the Lord in our lives— ‘each and every day.’ He reminds us that ‘quiet time is sacred time—time that will facilitate personal revelation and instill peace.’ But to hear the still voice of the Lord, he counseled, ‘you too must be still.’” “Likewise, God desires that we approach our time with Him with the same kind of heartfelt devotion. When we do so, our worship becomes an expression of our love for Him. He yearns for us to commune with Him. On one occasion, after I gave the invocation in a meeting with the First Presidency, President Nelson turned to me and said, “While you were praying, I thought how much God must appreciate when we take time from our busy schedules to acknowledge Him.” It was a simple yet powerful reminder of how much it must mean to Heavenly Father when we pause to commune with Him.” “You may be thinking, ‘I do not have time for that.’ I have often felt the same. But let me suggest that what may be needed is not necessarily more time but more awareness of and focus on God during the times we already set aside for Him.” What does "being still" mean to you? If you’d like to be part of the conversation: Email: genconfconvos@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/generalconferenceconversations Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/generalconferenceconversations/ You can also watch this podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@generalconferenceconversations

    17 min
  2. 02/18/2025

    S6:E5 "Welcome to the Church of Joy" by Patrick Kearon

    Elder Kearon’s talk is, of course, all about JOY! “Because of the loving plan of our Heavenly Father for each of His children, and because of the redeeming life and mission of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we can—and should—be the most joyful people on earth! Even as the storms of life in an often-troubled world pound upon us, we can cultivate a growing and abiding sense of joy and inner peace because of our hope in Christ and our understanding of our own place in the beautiful plan of happiness.” “We may have been conditioned to suppose that the purpose of the sacrament is to sit in the pew thinking only about all the ways we messed up during the week before. But let’s turn that practice on its head. In the stillness, we can ponder the many ways we have seen the Lord relentlessly pursue us with His wonderful love that week! We can reflect on what it means to “discover the joy of daily repentance.” We can give thanks for the times the Saviour entered into our struggles and our triumphs and the occasions when we felt His grace, forgiveness, and power giving us strength to overcome our hardships and bear our burdens with patience and even good cheer. Yes, we ponder the sufferings and injustices inflicted upon our Redeemer for our sin, and that does cause sober reflection. But we sometimes get stuck there—in the garden, at the cross, inside the tomb. We fail to move upward to the joy of the tomb bursting open, the defeat of death, and Christ’s victory over all that might prevent us from gaining peace and returning to our heavenly home. Whether we shed tears of sorrow or tears of gratitude during the sacrament, let it be in awesome wonder at the good news of the Father’s gift of His Son!” What is one thing you can do to enhance your worship and find joy in the gospel? If you’d like to be part of the conversation: Email: genconfconvos@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/generalconferenceconversations Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/generalconferenceconversations/ You can also watch this podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@generalconferenceconversations

    30 min

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Welcome to General Conference Convos, the podcast where we...have conversations about general conference! Pretty straight forward. I'm your host, Kayelynn, and I'm super excited to be here with you, studying the words of our living prophets, apostles, and chosen leaders.