July 2025 General Conference+

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Last updated on August 24th, 2025 at 10:44 am

General Conference Applied

S5 E39 – Sunday, August 17, 2025 | July 2025 General Conference+

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External Resources Referenced In This Episode

  1. June 2025 GC+ episodes parts one and two
  2. Elder S. Mark Palmer April 2025 address and GCA episode
  3. Preach My Gospel
  4. Way of the Warrior Kid Jocko Willink
  5. Elder Stevenson April 2021 BYU-Idaho devotional
  6. Coursera “Learning How to Learn”
  7. Dr. Barbara Oakley and two books
  8. Dr. Ray Smith BYU devotional
  9. Saints volume 1
  10. Shel Silverstein “The Giving Tree”
  11. President Nelson October 2024 General Conference address
  12. Elder Cook April 2025 General Conference address
  13. Elder Kearon April 2025 address and GCA episode
  14. President Eyring October 2007 General Conference address
  15. Brad Wilcox BYU devotional
  16. Sheri Dew “Amazed by Grace”
  17. Robert L. Millet “The Atoning One”
  18. Elder Boom address and episode
  19. Pageants: Nauvoo, Hill Cumorah, Manti, and Mesa
  20. Doctrine and Covenants 78:17-19
  21. President Eyring April 2025 address
  22. Principles for Church Use of Artificial Intelligence
  23. Things as they really are 2.0 (Elder Bednar)
  24. Elder Kearon Church of Joy
  25. F. Enzio Busche
  26. Bluey: born yesterday

Return and Report

Clay

  • Study Elder Gary E. Stevenson’s April 8, 2021 BYU-Idaho commencement address, “Fear and Uncertainty vs. Faith and Hope”
    • Struggled greatly in the MTC to learn Japanese. Began studying from 4-6:00 a.m. before the other missionaries were awake. It wasn’t until he shifted his prayers to be less focused on himself and he included more study of the Book of Mormon, not just Japanese, in that 2-hr block that he saw improvement with the language.
      • “Let me go back to my time at the MTC in Hawaii. What was done to overcome the paralyzing fear of not being able to succeed on my mission because I would not be able to learn Japanese? I’m not exactly sure how it happened. It was a process. I recall after completing nearly half my time at the MTC, something changed. I remember adjusting the 4 to 6 a.m. study time each morning to include more time reading and studying the Book of Mormon rather than only studying Japanese. Perhaps adjusting my prayers so to be not so focused solely upon myself. I knew my mission assignment was from the Lord, and so I determined that I would do my best and put myself in the hands of the Lord. I quit worrying about how well others were doing. I set goals for myself, and I started achieving them. Fear and uncertainty subsided. Faith and hope filled its place. This resulted in the study of Japanese developing into a passion with great enjoyment. Ultimately, I have spent nine years of my life in Japan, for which I am so deeply grateful. Well, finally, let me speak for a moment on the realities of mortality. As we work to move forward with faith and hope, there will be failures. You are going to take a few scrapes and bruises. There will be dark patches on the road ahead. But you are sons and daughters of God. As such, you have an inexhaustible divine source of strength burning inside of you. ‘For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of a sound mind. Wherefore, be of good cheer and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you and will stand by you.’ The Lord’s promise to us is certain. ‘He that endureth in faith and doeth my will, the same shall overcome.’ There is always hope. Let the knowledge of who you truly are and who is on your side extinguish all of your fears. I pray and offer my testimony and witness of Jesus Christ as our Savior and Redeemer. And I do so in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.”
    • Discussing failure, Elder Stevenson quoted President Thomas S. Monson‘s 2003 BYU commencement address, “Doubt Not, Fear Not” where he listed several prominent people who “rejected rejection” in their early pursuits: poet Robert Frost, physicist Albert Einstein, and statesman Winston Churchill.
    • Elder Stevenson developing a passion for something that had once been a frustrating weakness reminds me of Dr. Barbara Oakley. She was terrible at quantitative subjects but eventually found a way to understand them that worked for her. She became a math professor and is best known for her free Coursera class “Learning How to Learn” which today has over 4,000,000 people enrolled. She’s also written multiple books, including, A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel At Math And Science (Even if You Flunked Algebra) and Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential
    • Elder Stevenson finding success from putting the gospel first reminded me of Dr. Ray Smith, former director of BYU’s Synthesis Jazz Band. In His 2009 BYU devotional, “Depending on the Lord: Gospel Insights from a Musician” he talked about how he made the scary decision as a music student to not practice his instrument on Sundays. It ended up making all the difference and he improved much quicker.
  • Study the Book of Mormon daily
  • Study Preach My Gospel (especially chapters 4, 6, 8)
  • Set goals and make plans similar to how I did as a missionary

Mitch

What is the speaker inviting me to do, and how might I consider taking action?

President Russell M. Nelson

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President Dallin H. Oaks

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  • July 23, 2025
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    • Invitation: (Implied) sustain Joseph Smith as the prophet he truly was. He couldn’t have done all that he did at such a young age without divine help.

Other

Press Releases
  • “President Dallin H. Oaks Encourages Members in Europe to Follow Christ and Seek Unity”
    • Invitation: “The only permanent solution to the differences that divide us is for all of us to follow our Savior’s teachings and to gradually become even as He is. Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice, but a continuous commitment and way of life that applies to all persons at all times and in all places.”
      • Application Idea: Continually study the words of Jesus. Make it routine, but not shallow.
    • Invitation: Develop Christlike attributes such as humility, obedience, repentance, and love.
      • Application Idea: study Preach My Gospel chapter 6.
    • Invitation: frequently attend the temple and keep our temple covenants to “gain greater access to the Lord’s strengthening power. In the temple, we receive protection from the buffetings of the world.”
      • Application Idea: Schedule your temple worship. Keep your appointments.
    • Invitation: Become true disciples through charitable outward service and inner transformation
      • Application Idea: Set goals and make plans to do both. If you’re feeling like Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree, giving of yourself until there’s nothing left, maybe you are imbalanced and need to let others help while you allow yourself more time for study and devotion and prayer. If you’re constantly in the books, have good prayers, and often make it to the temple, but haven’t done service for the living recently, make an adjustment.

President Henry B. Eyring

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  • July 6, 2025
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    • Invitation: “‘If you want to get revelation, do your homework.’ Those were the wise and loving words President Harold B. Lee once shared with me when I was earnestly seeking to understand how to receive answers to my prayers. … When I seek guidance from the Lord, I often begin by asking in prayer, ‘Heavenly Father, is this what the Lord would have me do?’ And then, I will wait upon Him until I know. Then I might say, ‘Please, while I am working at it, can I remember that I am doing it for the Lord?’ I promise you that if you will be patient and diligent, you will have a blessing come to you that you will know that you are doing what the Lord would have you do. He will answer your prayers for help beyond your human understanding.”
      • Application Idea: Follow President Eyring’s pattern. Identify a question for which you need divine guidance. Kneel down and ask your Heavenly Father in prayer. Wait until an answer comes. Write down what He tells you to do. Throughout the process, make sure to focus on Jesus Christ.
  • July 27, 2025
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    • Invitation: “[Jesus Christ] experienced all the sorrows, the pains, and the effects of our sins so that He could comfort and strengthen us through every test in life. As this truth sinks deep into your heart, may your faith in Him increase, may you feel more hope and optimism, and may you feel the pure love of Christ for others and for yourself.”

Church Magazines

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  • “From the First Presidency: My Great-Grandmother’s Example”
    • Invitation: “[My great-grandmother] Mary [Bommeli] spoke of the Book of Mormon and Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ’s visit to Joseph Smith. She taught about the Resurrection. She testified that families can be together forever. Teaching Heavenly Father’s children about Jesus Christ is a sacred work. As we teach these principles to those we love, the Holy Ghost will help us to know the truth.”

President Jeffrey R. Holland

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  • July 8, 2025
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    • Invitations: Never run away from who you are—a child of God. Do not minimize the eternal light God put in your soul.
      • “In our present day, tremendously difficult issues face any disciple of Jesus Christ. We might sometimes want to run away from where we are, but we certainly should never run away from who we are—children of the living God who loves us, who is always ready to forgive us, and who will never, ever forsake us. You are His most precious possession. You are His child, to whom He has given prophets and promises, spiritual gifts and revelations, miracles and messages, and angels on both sides of the veil. In a world that so desperately needs all the light it can get, please do not minimize the eternal light God put in your soul before this world was.”
      • Application Idea: If the concern is running from God and minimizing our light, find ways to do the opposite—run toward Him and allow Him to brighten our light by spending time with Him in prayer, studying His words, and frequently visiting the House of the Lord.
  • July 15, 2025
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    • Invitations: Study D&C 64:29, 33-34 with President Holland. Understand that you’re the Lord’s agent on His business which business is the most certain undertaking that exists. Don’t be weary in well-doing. Give the Lord your heart. Give the Lord your mind. Study as much in the scriptures or the words of the prophets as you watch TV or study for school.
      • D&C 64:29, 33-34 “Wherefore, as ye are agents, ye are on the Lord’s errand; and whatever ye do according to the will of the Lord is the Lord’s business. . . . Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great. Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind; and the willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these last days.”
      • “Your mission is sure and it won’t fail. But all things must come to pass in their time…. Be not weary in well-doing…. As little as that may seem to you, do not be weary in doing that. Because you’re laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great. You think you’re small. You think the business is small…. [that] nothing you’re doing matters much…. [that it] doesn’t accomplish much. Well, it does. That’s how every great work has been built. And you’re agents of the Lord’s business, which is the most sure business in the world. It’s the most certain undertaking ever made, really, in this last and greatest of all dispensations. It’s greater than any other dispensation. Now then verse 34, ‘behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind and the willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these last days.’ Love it. Guaranteed success. Give the Lord your heart. Give the Lord your mind. Study as much in the scriptures or the words of the prophets … as you watch TV or … study for school.”
      • Application Idea: Study that scripture passage along with President Holland’s video. Consider what He has asked you to do that you might be tempted to grumble about on occasion. Pray for help to fix your attitude and glimpse His bigger strategic vision.
  • July 24, 2025
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    • Invitations: “The trek Latter-day Saint pioneers made to Utah exemplifies the faith, courage, and determination of those truly devoted disciples of Jesus Christ. We certainly owe it to those pioneers to remember their stories, traditions, values, struggles, testimonies, and contributions. But even more importantly, we must remember the Savior and His Atonement, keeping covenants with God, repenting, and enduring through life’s challenges and hardships. May the pioneers of the past inspire us today to rely on Jesus Christ ‘at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in’ (Mosiah 18:9).”
      • Application Idea: Learn our pioneer ancestors’ conversion stories and any positive moments of them boldly acting in faith in Christ. Use their life experiences to point us and our families to the Savior.

Church Magazines

For the Strength of Youth
  • “Answers from an Apostle: What Does It Mean to Love Others as the Savior Loves Me?”
    • Invitation: “To love as Christ loved—’as I have loved you’—is to love the Father best of all, to obey Him to the end, and therein find the divine motivation to love our neighbors as ourselves.”
      • “‘A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.’ What the Savior, the Master Teacher, did was divide that one great commandment to love into two components. Yes, they were to love one another, but Christ taught that would be possible in the fullest degree only by loving God first. Thus, He could speak of the great commandment as the two great commandments, neither part of which would be complete without the other.”
      • Application Idea: Take a personal inventory of what or whom you love most. Make adjustments as needed.
    • Invitation: While preaching about charity, Joseph Smith taught, “You must enlarge your souls towards each other, if you would do like Jesus. … [You] must bear with each other’s failings, as an indulgent parent bears with the foibles of his children.… Let your hearts expand, let them be enlarged towards others; you must be long-suffering, and bear with the faults and errors of mankind. How precious are the souls of men!”
      • Application Idea: Ponder and apply the golden rule of treating others the way you hope they’ll treat you. Realize you are not perfect and that as much as certain people may get on our nerves, others may feel the same about us. But if we’re following Joseph’s counsel, we’ll all practice enough patience and love that it won’t matter.
    • Invitation: “You may not be asked to lay down your lives as [Joseph and Hyrum Smith] did, but you can love the Savior as they did. Please open your hearts and feel the Lord’s love for you. Let Him whisper to you how to share that love with His children.”
      • Application Idea: Consider what it was about the way Joseph and Hyrum lived their lives that allowed them to develop such love for the Savior. Also, review Elder Kearon’s April 2025 conference talk “Receive His Gift” and our podcast episode covering it.

Other

Press Releases
  • “President Holland Leads Pioneer Day Parade”
    • Invitation: Persevere in the faith to not let our pioneer ancestors down. Come away from Pioneer Day more committed, more proud of our ancestors, and more proud of what the future holds. At least one day per year (though he intimated it should be more frequent), look back and see the pioneers then have that be the lens through which we see the future.
      • “To think, as I have been thinking of those pioneers, they did it with vision and perseverance and love. I’m a little emotional about all of this. We’ll have our own perseverance, if you will, to say we’re not going to let those ancestors down. We’re not going to walk away from what they did. I hope they [parade goers] come away stronger and more committed, more proud, in the appropriate sense. Proud of their ancestors. Proud of what the future holds…. It is little enough for at least one day out of the year to look back and to see them, and then have that be the lens through which we see the future.”
      • Application Idea: Find stories of your ancestors. If they’re not on Family Search Memories yet, ask relatives, do some genealogy yourself, and get them uploaded.

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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  • July 27, 2025
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    • Invitation: “Our Heavenly Father sees us as His children and sees our potential of who we can become. If you trust God and start to become the person God intended you to become, you will see God’s hand in your lives. God will take you as you are at this very moment and help you become your true self, even greater than you ever thought possible. All you need is a willing heart, a desire to believe, and courage to trust the Lord, Jesus Christ.”
      • Application Idea: Study this resource: President Henry B. Eyring, “O Remember, Remember“, October 2007 General Conference.

Elder David A. Bednar

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  • July 9, 2025
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    • Invitations: Realize we’re living in the foretold time when “temples will dot the Earth.” “Think of the day in which we live and the things we can participate in. The Lord is hastening His work and our job is to not get in the way and mess it up. We don’t hasten the work, He does.” The purpose of gathering in every age was so the people could receive their ordinances and be blessed by the covenants. “It’s about Him. It’s His house and through the ordinances and the covenants of the priesthood, we are blessed with the power of godliness.”
      • Application Idea: Have a gratitude prayer for the blessings of living in the latter days.

Elder Quentin L. Cook

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  • July 3, 2025
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    • Invitation: “To assist us in our effort to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, I offer three guiding principles: First, focus on the purpose and doctrine of Jesus Christ. … Second, invite and help people to worship with us and attend sacrament meeting. Third, there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to sharing the gospel. Each person’s conversion journey is unique. But in every case, the Holy Ghost will bear witness to the truth. May each of us follow the Savior’s mandate to share the gospel and rejoice together as our Father in Heaven’s children choose to follow Jesus Christ.”
  • July 14, 2025
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    • (No Invitation) “The spiritual conditions necessary to proceed along the covenant pathway all relate to the heart. The scriptures refer favorably to hearts that are changed, broken, healed, and turned, and hearts full of love, gratitude, joy, and peace.”

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

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  • July 30, 2025
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    • Invitations: Understand and teach others that we all “rely on the mercy and merits of Jesus to attain the level of personal holiness needed for us to enter into the presence of the Father and enjoy eternal life.”
      • “It is only through Jesus Christ that the Father’s Plan of Happiness can be realized in the life of any person. We all rely on access to the Savior’s atoning grace to forgive our sins and purify our souls, that is, to justify and sanctify us. We rely on Him for resurrection and immortality. We teach what He has commanded us to do, but we also teach that beyond anything and everything we can do, we necessarily rely on the mercy and merits of Jesus to attain the level of personal holiness needed for us to enter into the presence of the Father and enjoy eternal life.”
      • Application Idea: Study grace. Scriptures, Brad Wilcox’s BYU devotional, “His Grace is Sufficient,” or his books or many other good books like Sheri Dew’s Amazed by Grace.

Elder Neil L. Andersen

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  • July 2, 2025
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    • Invitation: “Please join me, Young Men General President Steven J. Lund, and five young men on July 13, 2025, for a broadcast from Harmony, Pennsylvania, as we honor the sacred restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood and reflect on the magnificence of the events that occurred in this sacred place.”
  • July 14, 2025
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    • (No Invitation): “The priesthood is real. It changed the world. Because of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery’s experience receiving the Aaronic Priesthood from the resurrected John the Baptist, now millions across all the continents on the earth have access to it.”

Devotionals

Worldwide Youth Devotional
  • “150th Anniversary of Young Men Organization Event”
    • Invitation: [Elder Neil L. Andersen] “With faith, we move forward, and we believe. But we study, and we pray, and we ask for confirmation of what we believe to be true.”
    • Invitation: [President Steven J. Lund] “Keeping ourselves worthy and taking seriously the ordinances we participate in now will help us to more powerfully and effectively wield the priesthood in days to come.”
    • Invitation: [Elder Andersen] “To all our young men, be patient with yourself. Let yourself grow into the person you are to become. It doesn’t happen in a day for most people. There are some people who are changed in an instant. But for most of us, we grow up in our covenants, in our experience with spiritual things, in our knowledge of the Savior. And that’s what’s awaiting you young men across the world.”
    • Invitation: [President Lund] “Priesthood authority comes through the laying on of hands, and priesthood power comes through righteous living–through keeping our covenants. And so, throughout our lives, we can accrue more and more capacity to bless others by living pure and good lives.”
    • Invitation: [Elder Andersen] “This is part of our responsibility to gather Israel and to prepare for the second coming of the Savior. And it’s all of our responsibilities.”
    • Invitation: [Young Man] “I encourage everyone who is watching this to choose the right path and to never let the adversary get to you, and to keep on the right path.”
    • Invitation: [Elder Andersen] “Remember, you are a chosen generation. … You are here to … prepare the world for … the Second Coming. You are here to bear up the priesthood and to hold up the Kingdom of God. … We must take on our responsibility, our covenants, … and be who we should be.”

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Elder Ronald A. Rasband

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  • July 7, 2025
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    • Invitations: “I express profound gratitude to the Lord for His work and encourage us to ‘live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon [us]’ (Alma 34:38).”
      • Application Idea: Have family prayer at least once a day that begins by asking each person to name something they’re grateful for.
  • July 14, 2025
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    • Invitations: “I hope you will remember that all of us play vital roles in building the Kingdom. We have been given gifts and talents from God to accomplish this work, and I invite you to use them to give each endeavor your best effort.”
      • Visited some family members who were acting in the Nauvoo pageants. “We also spent a few moments with the cast and crew. I can attest to the faith and energy these people put into these inspired performances. I shared with them a message from David O. McKay, who often taught, “What e’er thou art, act well thy part.” Though not every Pageant participant plays a leading role, each one has an important part to play. The efforts of the technical crew members, for example, are just as vital to a successful performance. I hope you will remember that all of us play vital roles in building the Kingdom. We have been given gifts and talents from God to accomplish this work, and I invite you to use them to give each endeavor your best effort.”
      • Application Idea: Consider your talents or those you aspire to obtain. Prayerfully think about how you might use them to accomplish God’s work. I bet if you sincerely promise God that you’ll do so, He’ll help you improve your abilities faster.

Church Magazines

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  • “Answers from an Apostle: Your Words Matter”
    • Invitation: “Our words matter. So be careful what you say and how you say it. Here are three simple phrases that we can use to lift others up: ‘Thank you,’ ‘I am sorry,’ and ‘I love you.'”
      • Application Idea: Think of three different people, one who needs to hear you say ‘thank you,’ one to whom you should say, ‘I am sorry,’ and one who would benefit from hearing ‘I love you,’ then go do it.

Elder Gary E. Stevenson

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  • July 2, 2025
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    • (No Invitation): “While in Chile, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the dedication of South America for the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Following Jesus Christ brings a feeling of purpose and joy to our lives. This was clearly evident in the lives of the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with whom we celebrated.”
  • July 16, 2025
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    • Invitation: “I invite you to partake of the fruits of the gospel and feel more joy in this life on your own journey toward eternal life.”

Church Magazines

For the Strength of Youth
  • “The Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Cheering Sound”
    • Invitation: “We know we are here to love and serve and that the Savior has called us to overcome the world and to help others do the same.”
    • Invitation: “Obedience to God’s commandments should come from our devotion and love for Him. The Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed, ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments’ (John 14:15). The ultimate outcome of showing our love for the Lord by keeping His commandments is blessings that bring happiness and joy (see Doctrine and Covenants 130:20–21).”
    • Invitation: “I invite you to partake of the fruits of the gospel and to feel more joy on your journey toward eternal life.”
Insights from the Apostles
  • “I Will Lead You Along”
    • Invitation: “We can liken our lives and experiences with these early Latter-day Saints who received these revelations.”
    • Invitation: Doctrine and Covenants 78:17-19 – “[B]e of good cheer, for I will lead you along. … [H]e who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious.”
Liahona
  • “Find Joy in Your Gospel Journey”
    • Invitation: “We know we are on earth to love and serve. And we know that the Savior has called us to overcome the world and to help others do likewise.”
    • Invitation: “As we focus on [Jesus Christ], what Joseph Smith called ‘the cheering sound of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ’ will strengthen us during difficult days and bring meaning and purpose to our lives and to the lives of others.”
    • Invitation: “Obedience to God’s commandments should come from our devotion to and love for Him. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself proclaimed that to love God ‘is the first and great commandment’ (see Matthew 22:37–38). He gave further insight when He proclaimed, ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments’ (John 14:15).”
    • Invitation: “Looking at life through the lens of the restored gospel and modern revelation gives us clarity.”
    • Invitation: “I invite you to partake of the fruits of the gospel and to feel more joy in this life on your journey toward eternal life.”

Elder Dale G. Renlund

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  • July 20, 2025
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    • Invitations: Focus on the Savior’s purposes, keep His commandments, and love one another to make His work our work. Be committed and willing.
      • “When we take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ at baptism, we join Him in His work. To make the Savior’s work our work, we focus on His purposes, keep His commandments, and love one another. Doing our part is simpler than we might imagine because we need not bring extraordinary talents or abilities to the Lord’s work. His requirement is simply commitment and willingness. The Lord can make the willing able, but He cannot or will not make the able willing. In other words, if we are committed and willing, He can use us.”
      • Application Idea: Express our willingness in prayer to make the Lord’s work our work and ask what Heavenly Father desires us to do.

Elder Gerrit W. Gong

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  • July 13, 2025
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    • Invitation: “Some of God’s greatest lessons for us come from situations we would never choose. Your life today may look different from what you once expected or even hoped. You may find yourself in circumstances you did not choose. Yet, as you live with faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, you will come to see that God, in His infinite love and wisdom, will bless you in ways never imagined.”
  • July 29, 2025
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    • Invitation: “I spoke about [artificial intelligence] issues today at the Religions for Peace World Council Meeting held in Istanbul, Türkiye. I called for religious actors to action in three AI-centered areas which affect faith, ethics, and human dignity. First, be clear, and help society understand, AI is not and cannot be God. No set of utilitarian AI algorithms should determine or speak for our most treasured human values and spiritual experiences. Second, help chart a future where AI genuinely contributes to the common good, including human thriving and common prosperity, for people everywhere. Third, commit together to ensure AI’s moral compass is not dictated solely by technology or the small group developing the technology. All those committed to faith-based morals, ethics, and values are needed in this conversation.”
      • Application Idea: Study the following two resources: 1) “Principles for Church Use of Artificial Intelligence”; 2) Elder David A. Bednar, “Things as They Really Are 2.0“, Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults, November 3, 2024.
    • Invitation: “Our most precious truth, comfort, revelation, guidance come when we personally commune with the Divine. Spiritual truth and light come from understanding who God is in creation and the universe. For children of God, platforms and technologies cannot substitute for authentic Divine connection and relationship.”

Other

Press Releases
  • “Elder Gong Calls for Faith Communities to Help Safe, Ethical, Trustworthy AI”
    • Invitation: “[Elder Gong] shared three points surrounding AI, each with a call to action for the faith leaders. First, help society understand AI is not and cannot be God. … Second, consciously choose and intentionally use AI as a tool for good. … Third, champion ethical, safe, and trusted AI.”
    • Invitation: “In the Christian tradition, Jesus Christ declares, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.’ In coming days, let us unite our best efforts to identify ways and truths that help us live our best lives with faith, ethics, and human dignity in an age of artificial intelligence.”

Elder Ulisses Soares

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  • July 10, 2025
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    • Invitations: “Keep the commandments and follow the guidance of the Lord as revealed through our living prophet” so the Spirit can work in our lives and be our constant companion. “In a world of shifting values and constant noise, learning to trust and follow the still, small voice of the Spirit will be one of the greatest blessings in your life.”

Elder Patrick Kearon

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  • July 20, 2025
    • YouTube
    • Invitation: “Don’t think that you have done something that is beyond the infinite atoning gift of our beloved Jesus Christ.”
    • Invitation: “To become as a little child is to let the complexity go and see the world, perhaps, as our Savior sees it, full of its beauty.”

Other

Press Releases
  • “Elder Patrick Kearon Concludes His Ministry to the Philippines”
    • Invitation: “We’ve really moved from a position, I think, years ago, of thinking about our differences first … to this wonderful time now where we don’t look for our differences. In a moment like this, I celebrate the fact that we’re here as people of faith. [God] loves us all equally. He includes every single one of us equally. We celebrate you, and we celebrate your faith and we celebrate your leadership in the community … and we’re so grateful to be with you and to share this experience with you in this beautiful land.”
    • Invitation: “You are going to be the message. … [L]ook like your message. … [L]ook like messengers of joy.”
      • Application Idea: Study this resource: Elder Richard G. Scott, “Finding Joy in Life“, April 1996 General Conference.

Applications

Clay

  • Act on Elder Rasband’s and Elder Renlund’s messages about using our talents. Consider my talents and those I aspire to obtain. Prayerfully think about how I might use them to accomplish God’s work. Sincerely promise God that I’ll do so, make goals and plans for how I’ll do so, and then observe whether He helps me improve my abilities faster than on my own.

Mitch

  • I will follow President Eyring’s pattern. I will identify a question for which I need divine guidance. I will kneel down and ask my Heavenly Father in prayer, wait until an answer comes, and write down what He tells me to do. Throughout the process, I will make sure to focus on Jesus Christ.

Take Action

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Conclusion

The focus of our next podcast episode will be the April 2025 General Conference address that was delivered by Elder Steven D. Shumway and was entitled “Participate To Prepare for Christ’s Return.”

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