Sunday, October 03, 2021
PURE TRUTH AND PURE DOCTRINE AND PURE REVELATION:191st Semi-Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
A day of pure doctrine to build faith that heals the world
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‘One of the plagues of our day is that too few people know where to turn for truth. I can assure you that what you will hear today and tomorrow constitutes pure truth,’ said President Russell M. Nelson
"Jesus Christ’s pure gospel provides those trying to follow him with healing, security and power against the plagues besetting the world, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told millions Saturday during global broadcasts of the faith’s 191st Semiannual General Conference. A day after COVID-19 deaths surpassed 700,000 in the United States and 5 million worldwide, the biannual gathering’s return to the vast Conference Center auditorium in Salt Lake City for the first time since the coronavirus emerged was accompanied by ubiquitous reminders of the pandemic.
But a global pandemic and other natural disasters and plagues leaders described can be met with a global response of faith, church leaders said.
“One of the plagues of our day is that too few people know where to turn for truth,” President Russell M. Nelson said. “I can assure you that what you will hear today and tomorrow constitutes pure truth.”
He declared that the church’s general authorities and officers would focus on messages about Jesus Christ, his mercy and his redeeming power, and each of Saturday’s 24 speakers in three conference sessions urged believers to fully embrace and comprehend God’s profound, perfect love for them, and to put prophetic counsel ahead of the world’s norms.
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President Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, front right, waves to members of the Tabernacle Choir during the 191st Semiannual General Conference of at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News (1 of 28)
“There has never been a time in the history of the world when knowledge of our Savior is more personally vital and relevant to every human soul,” President Nelson said, adding an invitation to listen to the conference for “pure truth, the pure doctrine of Christ and pure revelation.”
“The pure doctrine of Christ is powerful,” he said. “It changes the life of everyone who understands it and seeks to implement it in his or her life.”
Completely understanding and knowing the unfailing love Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have for all of God’s children and loving God and one’s neighbor helps with the plagues of mental illness, division, confusion, complexity and distractions, other leaders said. . .
> Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles told church members they have a divine responsibility to follow Christ and his prophet with wholehearted, unreserved devotion, to be “all in.”
. . .> This weekend’s conference is the fourth since the start of the pandemic but the first time since October 2019 that the international broadcast is originating from the main hall in the Conference Center.
> The 20,000-seat center remained closed to the public because of the spreading delta variant. > Attendance was restricted to the families and guests of the speakers and represented about 2.5% of the center’s capacity.
Saturday marked the return of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, which President Nelson called “a wonderful step forward.”
The choir had not performed in conference since October 2019. Following the group’s new pandemic protocols, half of the choir performed in the morning session. The other half will perform on Sunday. A multicultural choir sang in Saturday’s afternoon session and combined BYU choirs sang in the evening session.
Reference: By Tad Walch@Tad_Walch Updated Oct 2, 2021, 10:31pm MDT
Talking Tabloid Trash in A New Book From Stephanie Grisham (Who Has Roots Here in Arizona Politics)
Use the Search Box on this blog to see an earlier post where she's the subject
26 June 2019
In 2015, Donald Trump boasted that his administration would be filled with only “the best and most serious people … top-of-the-line professionals”.
Meet Stephanie Grisham, Trump’s third press secretary and sixth communications director, Melania Trump’s first spokeswoman and second chief of staff. All that in less than four years.
Before Trump, Grisham reportedly lost one job for padding expense reports and another over plagiarism and was twice cited for driving under the influence. As White House press secretary, she never delivered a formal briefing. Instead, she ladled out interviews to Fox News and OAN.
Grisham even went so far as to issue a statement proclaiming that John Kelly, a retired four-star general and past chief of staff, “was totally unequipped to handle the genius of our great president”. As Grisham recounts, MSNBC said that statement, which she says was dictated by Trump, had “a decidedly North Korean tone”. It had a point.
Finally, on 6 January 2021, Grisham resigned. The insurrectionists who attacked the US Capitol had claimed an unintended scalp. On the page, Grisham lets it be known that the election was not stolen, that she urged the first lady to denounce the storming of the Capitol, and that Melania demurred because she was more concerned with setting up a photo shoot for a rug. That, Grisham writes, was when she decided enough was finally enough.
I’ll Take Your Questions Now review:
Stephanie Grisham’s tawdry Trump tell-all
The press secretary who wouldn’t brief the press wants to talk. Like all else to do with Donald and Melania, truth is a casualty
PURE TRUTH ABOUT THE PANDEMIC PLAGUE: From 96-Year-Old Prophet Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon president thanks members who adhere to COVID guidelines
Why it matters: The Mormon Church, one of the largest Christian denominations in the U.S., has faced internal division among its 16 million members worldwide over pandemic guidelines.
The big picture: Church President Russell M. Nelson said Saturday that the world is "still dealing with the ravages of COVID-19 and its variants.”
- “One of the plagues of our day is that too few people know where to turn for truth," Nelson said, per AP. "I can assure you that what you will hear today and tomorrow constitutes pure truth."
- The church's twice annual conference is taking place without full attendance due to the coronavirus, but several hundred people returned Saturday to watch in person.
- In Utah, where the church is headquartered, roughly 65% of residents ages 12 and older have been fully vaccinated as of Saturday, according to state data.
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First Presidency urges Latter-day Saints to wear masks, be vaccinated
As numbers of COVID-19 cases continue to rise globally, the First Presidency is urging members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to use face masks in public meetings and be vaccinated. We find ourselves fighting a war against the ravages of COVID-19 and its variants, an unrelenting pandemic,” wrote President Russell M. Nelson and his counselors, President Dallin H. Oaks and President Henry B. Eyring, in the message Thursday, Aug. 12, and sent to Latter-day Saints around the world. “We want to do all we can to limit the spread of these viruses. We know that protection from the diseases they cause can only be achieved by immunizing a very high percentage of the population.
“To limit exposure to these viruses, we urge the use of face masks in public meetings whenever social distancing is not possible. To provide personal protection from such severe infections, we urge individuals to be vaccinated. Available vaccines have proven to be both safe and effective.”
The First Presidency expressed “sincere love and great concern for all of God’s children” in the message, sent as confirmed cases across the globe exceeded 204 million, with the United States passing 36 million and some states instituting face-mask mandates.
“We can win this war if everyone will follow the wise and thoughtful recommendations of medical experts and government leaders,” they wrote.
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