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Four General Conference Talks I Would Give
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 พ.ค. 2024
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Connor shares a few topics he thinks the Saints need to hear more regularly and powerfully over the pulpit during general conference.
My sentiments exactly! What a greater world we would be living in if we were encouraged to listen to talks given by prophets such as Ezra Taft Benson!
Could be the Samuel Principle. Previous generations were warned, and headed not the words, so they no longer speak about it. Look how many members vote for out of control Government t get what THEY want, the OPPOSITE to President Benson's Proper Role of Government talk that he shared numerous times.
Unlike classic cars or comic books, words from past prophets don't age well.
@@edtalbott564 First if all, you didn't even quote the dumb quote correctly. Second, why do we have the scriptures, if words of past prophets don't age well? Elder Haney's talk was the worst talk I've heard in my 22 years of being a member.
@@edtalbott564Apparently, words of current prophets don’t either.
Connor, I think this needs to be what you do twice a year on General Conference Sunday. Give a "conference talk" as your musing that week!! A podium and all. 😄 For real.
Yes, but I feel called to do the same. I should challenge myself in this way. Connor, thanks for the question at the beginning, making me ponder. I need to give a youtube talk I would give as a message to the world after pondering, praying, studying, and preparing. What would I say? Such a great thing to ponder and prepare!
"I have tried for a number of years to get the minds of the Saints prepared to receive the things of God; but we frequently see some of them, after suffering all they have for the work of God, will fly to pieces like glass as soon as anything comes that is contrary to their traditions." - Joseph Smith
100% it has to be Secret Combinations. They're so prevalent and we think by being on team blue or red we're fighting the combinations.
under the red and blue jerseys, the majority are wearing the robes of Satan's false priesthood.
the church is involved in secret combinations and nelson is a gadianton
Amem!! To many lds members are ignorant of these most important things. Our duties go beyond voting at the polls. In fact i will say voting is niw usekess, we shoukd be living by the gospel which includes living by and enforcing our great Constitutiin, bill of rights and declaration of independence and also the federslist papers and cato's letters. Then we coukd be much better Christ pleasing lds
@@Hpencer me rolling my eyes.
@@kissinkatebarlow it's quite verifiably true. Whether you can accept the evidence or not is up to you.
We have a situation here. We have been commanded to be aware of secret combinations and yet have not been aware of the secret government’s involvement in 9/11. To our condemnation. I will be very interested in the 1941 church statement and subsequent musing.
I'd love to hear a secret combinations talk!! It appears no one wants to touch that topic with a 10 ft pole, in GC or SS!
Noone is allowed
I do.
Excellent treatment of the topics. Totally agree. In 1916, Sir Ernest Shackleton photographed his expedition encampment on Elephant Island just off Antarctica as he reached the ice clad island with his bedraggled crew. In 2012, I visited Elephant Island and photographed the exact same rocky beach and glacial ice. The two photographs from 1916 and 2012 are near identical. No sea level change or change in glacial ice thickness. In other words, no environmental change.
Yet, in 2017, President Oaks mentioned sea level changes as a serious thing in his BYU Hawaii commencement address. A couple of years ago, Elder Christofferson, extolled the 2030 Agenda as a positive. The church has an ever increasing financial partnership with the UN. All of these comments or associations are related to the Lord not providing enough abundance for all. How neglectful of Him. 🤔🙄
Where can we see your photos? I’d love to see them compared to Shackleton.
I miss the voice intonation that the prophets had in the 70’ through the 90’s. Today, the speaking style just seems milquetoast librarian.
Milquetoast
I have often been drawn back to the first chapter of the Book of Mormon, where Mormon is given the plates and told that he is the prophet. Then, we get to verse 17:
But I did remain among them, but I was forbidden to preach unto them, because of the hardness of their hearts; and because of the hardness of their hearts the land was cursed for their sake.
I think that there are many topics that we have hit this point on. The land has been cursed (economically, social contentions, politically) for the sake of the people. Hopefully after we physically see the trouble that comes with this path we have chosen, we can see spiritually again.
I pray we do or we will persih and our reward will not be good!
This was the most hopeful musing. I appreciate the perspective about abundance in the earth. A good way to start my week.
As a woman, I would desire the pulpit during a Priesthood meeting so I could encourage, validate, and extend empathy to the men of the Church whilst also sharing why we, the women in your lives, really need you to fulfill your divine roles to provide, preside, and protect - and do so in a way that leads to cooperation & inspiration and *not* shaming. The fact is that men & women need each other, to work cooperatively, in order to accomplish the work of the Lord.
I had several unique opportunities as a YSA Relief Society President to teach the men in Elder’s Quorum. My words as a woman landed differently than the same invitations from the EQ President. Many men in the EQ commented to me privately about how valuable it was for them to hear a woman’s perspective on why they (the men) were needed and how their service mattered (& how it impacted women when they didn’t fulfill their responsibilities, eg in home teaching).
It seems like a missed opportunity that women are not occasionally invited to address EQ or a priesthood leadership meeting.
This is important. Sadly, so many men in the church are so weak... Some of it is their own fault, but some of the fault lies at the feet of the women in the church. Men have been belittled, mocked, and scorned by the women for so long. Many men have forgotten what it means to be a strong leader in their homes.
Trying to speak to the importance of men being willing and capable of protecting their families is like pulling teeth... EQ, these days, doesn't want to speak/hear anything that isn't basic pray-and-be-good.
Love it!
I love all your conference topics… It’s too bad that our church deems those topics too “political“ to talk about them in lessons or sac meetings.
The only topic I would add would be calling out the LGBTQ community and it’s teaching as evil and sinful and of the devil“
Satan is very clever in the way he has defined the philosophies and lifestyles of the LGBTQ community as loving, tolerant, and inclusive.
We have let those false beliefs creep into the church and take a significant hold on the minds and hearts of the members. I have actually heard in a 5th Sunday lesson that being gay is one of the gifts of the spirit.
Members of the church need to be asked a simple question… “How do any of the LGBTQ lifestyles fit into the plan of salvation?“
Yes, we must love everyone and help them come unto Christ… But living or condoning a lifestyle in the LGBTQ community will not help.
Agree 100%
Another topic I'd love to hear would be the correction to the wrong belief that God won't let the prophet lead the church astray. That's not what Joseph or the scriptures said/say and has lulled many lds into a sense of false security.
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To proclaim peace and to be a peacemaker are not anti war per se, and should not be conflated with "Renounce war". To renounce war is anti war. To be a peacemaker and to proclaim peace is to preach the Gospel of reconciliation and repentance.
Crickets once flooded into the valley, now that is all we hear on these topics, the silence is deafening.
I think you hit all the ones I would do. Not enough attention is brought in light of taking a stand. I am big on taking a stand. We don’t do it enough and now we see the result of that. The “ nice” pendulum has swung way too far and we seem to be incapable or unwilling to trust the Lord and stand for what is His command and truth.
I think we've confused "obeying the law of the land" with being hyper-patriotic in all circumstances.
"Read the Book of Mormon as an instruction book."
read it as instruction to receive your own revelations outside of church organization in such a manner that you can stand on your own close to Him. my point; stop quoting- receive your own original content “scripture “.
@@3blendersthere has to be a foundation. "Original scripture" no. Personal revelation? Yes. There is a big difference. The jab? No. Atonement of Christ? Yes
President Nelson said this
Great points. On persecution, D&C 98 has many gems which we do not fully appreciate. For example, verse 24 should really scare us: "if ye bear it not patiently, it shall be accounted unto you as being meted out as a just measure unto you."
Connor, your last two points were extremely good and I rejoice your communication so clearly! Thank-you.
"zero population is the answer my friend, without it the rest of us are through!" Song lyrics from Saturday's Warrior.
Jimmy, oh Jimmy please don't turn us away....lol
@@edtalbott564 I bet we could go on like this for quite a while. I saw some of the first Saturday's Warrior productions when I was a teenager. They helped to bring me back around from straying too far from the Lord.
I like these ideas. Another one would be self reliance, being in the world but not of it to me means not relying on the institutions of the world. And we've really backed off of the message of being prepared in the last generation.
I would love to see talks on unity/becoming a Zion people, the implications of having fallible prophets (but still men called of God), separating tradition from doctrine, and having the humility to accept hard doctrine or doctrine that contradicts our personal opinions.
Maybe because we have failed to hearken the Lord has commanded them to speak less about such things- thus why we are being taught that without the constant companionship of the Holy Spirit we won't be able to survive spiritually. We need, of our own accord, to search out these things and be personally obedient, even if the 5 sleeping virgins are not.
It think that's part of it. As he said, we've HAD talks about these things. We've HAD lesson curiculum about these past Prophets and teachings, but it's been decades ago. It very well could be the Samuel principle.
"I have tried for a number of years to get the minds of the Saints prepared to receive the things of God; but we frequently see some of them, after suffering all they have for the work of God, will fly to pieces like glass as soon as anything comes that is contrary to their traditions." - Joseph Smith
If I was asked to give a talk in general conference, and I had any subject, I would choose family, history, searching out our dad and Temple work, completing the ordinances for those who have passed away, and who did not have the opportunity to do them for themselves
Sure wish We’d have you speaking. If not over the pulpit, bravo to have you here on CensorUTube.
Posting Ad Hoc before listening:
-Secret Combinations /Modern Gadianton Robbers
-The seriousness of Covenant Breaking
-Exaltation
- Listening to old conference talks when they weren't worried about gow fragile everyone is
Bonus Points: Why we are not worthy of the Patriarchy or new Revelation,.
Look forward to hearing your ideas.
there is one more purpose to the book of mormon: In the Journal of the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Prophet said he had no more revelations than when translating the Book of Mormon. I propose, the BoM is a key instruction book and tool to revelation. If you therefore want - and we all should- to have your revelations and Visitations, study the book of Mormon.
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This thumb nail is fantastic 😂😂
Yeah, right! What a cool thing it would actually be!
"Flee to doctrine, depart from church culture."
Great quote. What is the source?
@@csmusixMe, I was stating the title of the talk I would give.
I used to bristle when I saw people talk about "church culture" online. It was usually in relation to them telling why they had left the church, or why they didn't like a doctrine they didn't want to live. BUT, after watching these videos and listening to these as podcasts over and over again, I can see what "church culture" actually is, and that it IS a bad thing. Members saying sexual sin is bad, and that males and females DO have different roles, isn't a "bad" "church culture". Or not embracing the great and abominable church. Continuing dumb things because that's what people you know have always done, is. Praying for donuts and pop to nurish and strengthen our bodies is a very low hanging fruit of church culture that really annoys me now. That's maybe the slippery slope of dumb things members do.
I love this video almost as much as I love the thumbnail, lol. Excellent points. If I had the chance to give one GC talk, it would be about awakening to our awful situation as urged by Moroni, recognizing that we're at war and correctly identifying the enemy (as you proposed for one of your own four talks).
Abortion talk is definitely number ONE of importance. many people are against it but don’t know how to speak out and actually are afraid to do so because they worry it creates am uncomfortable spotlight. And then many don’t worry about abortion and infertility because in their non-charitable hearts and egocentric life focus they just look upon their own litter. abomination! We have experienced infertility and fought against abortion and for funding fertility treatment in the 1990’s (1998-2003), and had to endure persecution even from church members and leaders for that “the will of the lord”.
The comment of the talk earlier mentioned that “god will fight our battles…” is very often abused misused disgracefully abominably by many members and leaders as …”do nothing for nothing…” because God will fix it…
I am still so upset about this abomination in the church. I had to give up my non-profit organization then “politics has no place in the church…” they say. Now I am regurgitating.
3 Nephi 12:11-12 Thanks for being a light in this world. It is sorely needed.
That’s a sweet cassette tape hoodie.
Right on, Brother Conner.
I had to go to the catholics to get clarity on abortion. The LDS church is SUPER soft on this issue and it's disgusting.
Thank you my friend for your courage and love. Why don't I feel our leaders speak up with the courage you do? Are they avoiding many subjects to be poplular?
"Stop explaining away the last days events you are seeing."
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@@l7846This is the title of a talk I would give.
Good one.
These are all top tier topics!
2nd tier could include reading literature and philosophy vs reading for volume, and the need to prepare children with truth so they can be bold.
Yes! Prepare children!
Thank you for your boldness and bravery in strengthening our testimony of the scriptures and encouraging us to study.
We can see the deception everywhere, just as it was when Christ lived.
I wonder how many will recognize Christ when He returns because they are students of His teachings. Or will they try and crucify Him again because they don’t recognize who they profess to serve.
If you go back and listen to talks from prophets like Harold b Lee, David o McKay , and Ezra Taft benson ; you will discover many members of the church today would be most offended. Especially when they speak against abortion and against relations outside of marriage. Jesus would definitely be rejected by many today.
I always assumed that when the BofM warns us about secret societies coming among us it was our government leaders, but since president Nelson has admitted to being a member of a secret society (scull and bones)in his book ( Heart to Heart) maybe we should include our religious leaders too.
I don't agree with all of your positions but I'm thoroughly enjoying the analysis you bring to all these matters in your podcast Connor. Keep it up!
Taking Ukraine and probably soon Taiwan as specific examples, do we not have a moral obligation to militarily support other people in their wars to protect themselves from evil ungodly dictatorships and enslavement invading and colonising them? Being in a position to do that means having a large standing army and up-to-date sufficient weaponry. And international alliances. You cannot conjure up a militia out of thin air if Russia invades. So I am interested to know more about where you draw those lines in your version of 'just war theory'
I totally agree with you regarding not initiating war and exhausting peaceful means first, but if those methods don't fail you have to be ready to go with a highly motivated and equipped military. Speak softly and carry a big stick. Having that motivated military involves to a significant extent glorifying war when it is justified.
“We do not fear the phony population explosion…,” is a memory of a Benson quote from late 1960’s or early 70’s.
Very good topics, they don’t speak truth like this anymore
Excellent.
Elder Boyack. Well said, as usual. You are such an excellent communicator. I would only add a few more talks of things you yourelf have spoken of.
I would love to see you as a general authority, speaking in GC. Better yet, as an actual apostle. But we know that would never happen, unless you lose the beard. Ha! Speaking as a beardo myself.
Connor, when you become a GA, the Church will have to have a closed door satellite broadcast General Conference session so you can give your anti-globalist talks!
I think you have made a lot of good points. Thank you for this video! …The only one I’m not so sure about is the last one about birth control. The quotes you shared about it being an evil practice are strong words. If it is a sin, I would see it as a sin of omission- and the only way I could see birth control as a sin is if it kept you from obeying the commandment to multiply and replenish the earth. God has not given us a number on how many children we must have to fulfill this commandment. I think there needs to be room for conversation on this point. Is it possible to use birth control and also keep the Lord’s commandment to multiply and replenish the earth? I believe so. Even for a woman who has many children, birth control may be used during postpartum to allow for necessary time for the body to heal and milk supply to be established to provide for the baby already born. Birth control may be used to prevent conception due to health issues. I don’t think that prevention is inherently evil- even if those who take credit for inventing birth control have evil intentions. We have to look at the principle- the commandment is to multiple and replenish the earth and I believe that it is within the rights of the parents to decide how they might fulfill that commandment for the Lord. Women especially as pregnant mothers must not be shamed into this idea that taking breaks between children is evil and that any measure to prevent pregnancy in their family is wrong. Rather then saying birth control is evil (which God has not said) I would say He has given us two commandments on the issue- to not kill or do anything like it, and to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth.
Connor this was so good! I agree with everything. Abortion is the saddest 😢!
how about just reading the family proclamation please?
Sorry Connor. Most topics I can agree with you on except the idea of what is a peacemaker. Our Church history, the purpose of the Mormon battalion, Brigham Young's teachings as that if we give up our guns for peace to the Indians, the Lord would not protect them, but rather they had to prepare in many ways of self defence, and Brigham said they would then be protected,-Journal of Discourse, and the story of Lemhis people being slaughtered until they sought weapons and stood to fight, then the Lord protected them and they had a great victory. Not to mention that nearly 1/3 of the Book of Mormon is about self preservation, so that the Nephites could retain their religious rights and their properties. Chief Capitan Moroni is the perfect example, and the only one ever mentioned in scripture, that if we would be like Capitan Moroni, Satan's power would be bound. Joseph and Hyrum both had pistols on them and used them at their attackers in Carthage... Just to sight a few examples, that a peacemaker is more than being a pacifist and not standing for truth, freedom and even the shedding of blood, if called upon. Nephi was a peacemaker, yet always prepared for war, at war and very self sufficient. That being said, we do not desire war or confrontation and work to get past that stage in the most peaceful and less destructive way possible...
go read D&C 98. Also, the people of Ammon were the happiest people ever created by the hand of God, and they buried their weapons and died as they prayed while being attacked and slaughtered.
We JUST studied this, this week! What did the people do under Amulon?
Mosiah 24
12 And Alma and his people did not raise their voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts.
13 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.
14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.
15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.
16 And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage.
if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.
This isn't because he was a great soldier and good at "dispatching" enemies out of this world, it was in SPITE of that. There are 10 verses before the one you mentioned, that describe his actions and attributes.
It is disgusting to hear how desperate people are to justify their attempts at exempting themselves from the responsibility to protect their families.
Men who are unwilling to do all within their power to protect their wives and children, do not deserve their families.
@@RamathRS How so?
Importance of garments, Sabbath Day Observance, and the benefits of not procrastinating having children.
That thumbnail is iconic.
Seems a little self-aggrandizing to me.
"Remould the earth nearer to the hearts desire" The goal of the Fabian (and the financial international). Global problems/crises have to be designed and promoted.
Talk #1 is your Saturdays Warriors talk haha
I would choose the topic of The church as a governing/government structure and what that means.
"Keep your covenants and wear your garments if you want him to recognize you when he comes."
Yes! Nobody wears their garments anymore. It’s sad
I always wear mine, that being said, this is a check-box mentality answer. You should definitely do both, but it is necessary but insufficient.
How about helping the church to change course and live the lessons contained in the scriptures, particularly the Book of Mormon?
@@Veevslav1 they do. Did you not attend church today. This weeks lesson was full of that
@@ja-kaz What? "No one"??? Everyone I know does.
How about a talk on the basic doctrines of the church! The members are so clueless that a half hour was added to the endowment ceremony in the Temple to teach them!!!
I’m curious to know if all righteous people of the Book of Mormon only had war when in defense? There are times when they were the offense and pursued the enemy under Captain Moroni.
Serious question: what about the killing of animals (hunting), bugs and pests and not “just because”? Is that separate?
I'd just want to say whatever God wanted. But I'd expect that He would want to draw from my unique mix of experience and understanding in doing so.
Yes. I agree. Love your comment!
Connor why do you believe the LDS Church doesn't control the messaging coming out of DN & KSL?
The seemingly "mixed messages" consistently spewed by each organization is not an oversight or poor management. They are purposeful & decimated with the full approval & support of the Q15.
A serious missreading of section 104:17. This is not a call to disregard high population growth among LDCs that could exacerbate poverty and famine. Rather, this passage is a call for the wealthy in society to develop a pattern to help the poor and needy (see verse 18).
Perhaps, but Connor’s point - that the curtailment of birth is contrary to the will of God - is absolutely valid. Sharing of wealth with lesser developed countries would eradicate famine and poverty. These two views are entirely consistent with each other and originate with God (who doesn’t contradict himself). “Serious misreading “ - No.
After 9/11, as a Navy retiree I understood why there would be an desire for retaliation, but I also understood that we were going about things the wrong way - and the continuation of that wrong direction may be why things only got worse. The Global War on Terror (Stupid name for something; terror is a tactic, nothing more.) became the pineapple of the day, an easy thing for people in power to use in diverting us from their own activities (the Secret Combinations talk). Prevent further loss of American life? Yes. Go down all of the wrong paths previously trod by the British empire? Not a good idea.
Plus 9/11 was an inside job. Check out WTC building 7. It was a controlled demolition.
This talk given to BYU in 94 pretty much covers what you just said and from a known Democrat Apostle… I can’t even imagine Elder Uchdorf giving this talk today unfortunately. Plus I see the church doing the exact opposite by allying with the likes of the UN etc. I just don’t get it
Take a listen… such a great talk and would make so many members heads explode if it were given today
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Judging by the content of this 1994 address, it’s very difficult to imagine that in 1994 President James E Faust was still a Democratic Party supporter at this point in his life. After the powerful, clear and unambiguous condemnation of abortion that President Faust voiced in this speech, why in the world would he want to be aligned with Democrat Party purveyors of legalized mass slaughter? If he had attempted to make a speech like this at the 1996 Democratic Party Convention, he would have gotten booed and harassed off the stage.
@@junebelcourt-suhaka1434 In his defense, democrats once upon a time were more middle ground. Now they are just far left.
@Connor Boyack, i am going to double triple dog dare you to put a suit on, find a green screen and give these talks as if you are in the conference center. Shouldn't be too difficult with current technology.
How many of us are on government Aid or think that government benefits are a good thing? Church leaders used to warn about the evils of the dole, now we embrace it.
I really have a hard time with the over emphasis on kindness. Yes, Christ was kind, but that wasn't his only atteibute! He was tough, and he was brilliant. He understood truth to the point that he was called the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Love this!
However, I believe God leads and guides his people according to their faithfulness in keeping his commandments!
Example! If the members stood more against abortions in their personal life and in their prayers, I believe God’s prophets would lead in that direction. They would begin speaking more about these important subjects and giving us guidance.
We need to repent!!!
Where much is given much is required.
We want an easy soft preaching and that’s what we are getting.
37:00 Look forward to this musing
Scripture doctrine rules
Pulpit narrative underwhelms
These would be great talks
Are our watchman asleep or
have they been told to stand down?
Excellent! Way to be a Samuel the lamanite or Abinidai or Lehi!
Super Abundance is a book you may enjoy. James Corbett recommended it recently to counter to anti-human agenda.
I agree we do well in teaching the testimony of Christ, but we largely ignore the plainness within the Book of Mormon’s purpose in exposing the enemies of Christ and likening this aspects and warnings to us. This is a definitive reason that so many are deceived, blinded, and mislead out of The Church.
I don't love the way gadianton robbers or secret combinations are talked about. Most individuals talk about the culmination of actions of secret oaths and killing. I think it's important to look at the ideas and principles of a movement and not the name. The principles are always the same the name just changes.
6 Therefore I write unto you, desiring that ye would yield up unto this my people, your cities, your lands, and your possessions, rather than that they should visit you with the sword and that destruction should come upon you. 7 Or in other words, yield yourselves up unto us, and unite with us and become acquainted with our secret works, and become our brethren that ye may be like unto us-not our slaves, but our brethren and partners of all our substance.
These principles are the same as socialism which is just the patient version of communism. The government satan wanted was communism and he convinces people of that same government and how good and moral it is. Gadianton robbers/ secret combinations = socialism/ communism.
Or in Mosiah where King Noah threatens to put Abinadi to death due to his ideas about the condescension of God...but offers to let him live if he publicly retracts all the hurtful things he said about King Noah. Secret combination still in it's infancy.
What a pretentious title! I have made this exact list. With different topics of course that pertain to my interests and studies and "pet doctrine".
I do hope that someday you will be able to share this with a broader Church audience.
There is so much history that is never taught to us in school, such as what Connor mentioned about the US govt overthrowing other governments for economic reasons. Makes me wonder what the real reason for the US supporting the Ukraine war might be. Abortion is a nightmare. I don't understand how anyone can condone it. And I have to say that I'm very grateful for birth control. Getting pregnant and having a baby every 18 months would have been too much for me personally: physically, mentally and emotionally although others looking at me may not see anything wrong with me or understand why. Truly, not every woman is built physically or emotionally to handle giving birth to and raising 10+ kids. I am perfectly content to leave the number of children a woman should have between herself, her husband and the Lord and not judge no matter how few or how many children she chooses to have. I'll be honest, I've had a hard time in the past with being pretty judgemental about that sort of thing, but I've seen women in both circumstances... those that can have no children, or struggle to have more than one, and I've seen those who have so many children that they seriously struggle financially, and even finding a place to live is tough. You try finding a place that will rent you an apartment when you have a bunch of children. Landlords here in Utah, at least, can be about as picky as they want to be as there are usually plenty of applicants for a rental unit. They'll rent to the couple with no kids, or just two or three kids instead. There are challenges and trials on either side, and we should be supportive since we usually don't know everything they're going through.
That is why i can not support the Church anymore Nephi Moroni and Christ himself said that we the Gentiles would sin against his Gospel and he would take it from us we have rejected the plainness of his Gospel and have added Doctrine and claim it as Christs once you see it you cant go back how blessed we are to have the Book of Mormon IF WE WOULD INLY READ IT
Where does it say in the scriptures that Christ will take his gospel from us in the last days due to us rejecting the plainness and adding doctrine that we claim is Christ’s?
@@kissinkatebarlow 3rd Nephi
You are only half correct on the war point. It depends on every circumstance individually. Jehovah is the God of war. And he's also the prince of peace. Lord of hosts means God of armies. Yes we must trust the lord to fight our battles but all of these are true and scriptural:
Sometimes God commands or requires his people to lay down arms and surrender and be killed by their enemies. Sometimes God has the righteous sneak off in the dead of night to a new place under the cover of darkness. Sometimes the enemies of God's people turn on themselves and kill each other. Sometimes God requires his people to make major defenses and preparations for battle. Sometimes God makes the righteous extremely powerful and prosperous so that their enemies are afraid to come against them in war.
Sometimes God has his king or priest slaughter entire armies (David slew tens of thousands and was not condemned by God for this) sometimes God commands his people to completely wipe out their enemies and leave nothing alive.
"The Lord is a man of war. The Lord is his name." Leviticus 15:3
And D&C tells us 101:80 that the American revolution had to happen and was blessed by the lord through wise men raised up for that very purpose and the land was redeemed through the shedding of blood.
See Connor, it does no good to cherry pick. You have to take every situation as it's own new situation.
Study up D&C 98.
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That's actually the one I was also going to quote.
I would talk about to get your own original content from God, being the prophet and seer you are. Scripture from past and dead prophets helps guide and instruct us to be that which we actually should not worship- men. An agent unto yourself! The only difference between the prophet and me is keys.
I dont get it. There were lots of walls..fortificatios and wars in the Book ofMormon and the Bible.
A suggestion for a conference talk. ..
Title: he whom ignorantly worship, declare unto you.
Subject: Mormon mommy bloggers, and self-described influencers
Preach! I have a niece in her 20s that is trying to be an influencer. Ridiculous photos of her posing in bikinis and at the gym with the camera focused on her butt. It’s so freaking pathetic. I’m actually embarrassed for her. She has changed who she is so that the world will love and “worship” her.
Ron Paul was right politically
IS right.
Do you want to be a general authority
Do you feel they are leading us astray namely the Prophet?
Skull and Bones
Why does he need to want to be a GA? I’m sure everyone has topics they feel should be addressed. I always have these speeches in my head that POTUS should give to turn us in the right direction, but I have ZERO desire to be pres. Sometimes when ppl are pushed and don’t see anyone saying what needs to be said, or doing what needs to be done, the come up with things like this.
The Book of Jacob teaches that many wives is a condemnation.
Thank you for calling out the church's silence on abortion. It's pathetic.
four general conference talks I would give UP!
I feel like CB and I think a lot alike on so much and really like his thoughts but I really wish he would step away from the Michelle Stone, Jacob Isbell trap. However , I agree that the church has become almost evangelical soft and the members weaker. I am constantly stunned at how few members understand the scriptures. I am single so bounce around to lots of different wards. Always searching for a ward that hits harder like they did years ago.
Explain what you mean by the MS and JI trap?
@MostBoringNameEver He means believing the false revisionist history that Joseph never taught or practiced plural marriage.
@@MostBoringNameEver the trap is that MS and JI are not just teaching that JS didnt practice polygamy but by default are teaching that the church has been dead for the past 180 years which has extremely far reaching effects; rendering all temple work and all prophets since 1844 as invalid. It's not a slippery slope. It's a cliff.
Doom and Gloom message. Second coming, days of tribulation. Mormonism along with Christianity in it's is doom and gloom. Fear driven nigh at the door. Armageddon, apocalyptic destruction. Heaven and Hell. Contradictions ??? You can't have it both ways.
I converted 4 years ago. I thought the Lord would guide the leaders, not the leaders decide on their own what is important. Guess it's guided like all Christian churches.
The lord does guide the leaders. Connor is not claiming to be a prophet. He’s not claiming the 12 aren’t inspired. I’m grateful for Connor - he reminds me of things I already know….and he validates what the spirit has told me. Wish I could research the way he does, but I’ll continue to listen to his videos & the spirit will tell me if his research is good.
I’m even more grateful for General Conference - there I learn how to keep the Lord in my heart and keep my temple covenants
You are in a cult
@@sadiegirl1243 Have you spoken to the Lord to know this? I haven't witnessed Him leading them.
Beginning 30 AD, Jesus began grooming His deciples to spread His message of the Higher Law (Moses taught the Lower Law). Unfortunately (but predicted by prophecy) Jesus' Apostles were each murdered, so the Higher Law degraded into apostasy.
Beginning 1820 AD, Jesus again began grooming His deciples to spread His message of the Higher Law. Fortunately (as predicted by prophecy) the current era of the Higher Law (read that as Temple Endowment) will usher the Second Coming of the King of Kings Messiah. Meantime, the current deciples are empowered to "act in the name of the Lord" to their best ability ... just as you are to "act in the name of the Lord" to your best ability. God does not tell you everything to do ... despite your wish that He would.
@@kevinparkin3322 I'm supposed to take your word for it? Where's Zion? Are there any poor among you?
Very good as usual, some of your interpretation of events in the Middle East since the 70’s into the early 2000’s in my humble opinion are a bit off, maybe your political ideology ought to be a little more clear so we the listeners have prospective of your Bias. 🤷♂️
His ideology is as clear can be. If you don't know that he is libertarian, then you either are very new or haven't looked enough.
What is correct, then?
Wow red flags
Would you really give those talks? Think about this. Why isn't Nelson giving them? You believe he's a prophet right? He "has the keys"? He's a watchman, right? Yet, he isn't being a watchman, at all. Yet, you would do a better watching job than him. So why do you need him as your prophet or his keys? Seriously. I hope this video helps you realize the emperor has no clothes here. Why can thousands of members of the church literally be a better watchman than him? So if you were the president and prophet of the church you would give those talks? Okay, then you need to really see the implications of why you would and Nelson isn't and is in fact doing the complete OPPOSITE.
.....are you suggesting the prophet is infallible and all decisions are inspired?
@@stephaniewilliamson4611 no. What's your point?
I admit my thinking on this subject needed revision. Your pattern of thinking on this subject is closer to God than mine. I was wrong, I repent.
I believe Israel has met the Lord's qualifications to do everything necessary to completely eliminate Hamas. The Nation of Jordon was created to be the Palestinian state. Most Palestinians in Israel chose not to take advantage of free land in Jordan when it was created.
Just like the immigration issue in the US may very well be God's way of accomplishing His purpose without imagrants being required to kiss Caesar's ring, the current conflict in Israel may be God's way of giviing Israel the freedom to build the third temple.
Elijah chastised king Jehocham (sp?) that he should have stuck the ground with the staff 5 or more things instead of only 3 times, so the enemies of Israel will be completely defeated. If Israel went, for example, into Italy, and took control of Italy by military force, they would not be justified. They, however, have been occupied for several hundreds of years. God gave them all the land they are fighting in.
In the upcoming Civil war in the US that Joseph Smith saw, the Saints will not get involved until another country invades us to take the US. The civil war between the Democrats and Republicans, and people in general because of the collapse of the US dollar, is off limits to us.
The Natzi regime was killing people for the sole purpose of ethnic cleansing, and that included more than the Jews. No greater love is there than when a person gives their life for their friends, Jesus said.
I was for the second Iraq war until I saw Sadam Hussain comply with everything the US required, even destroying missiles that did not violate the treaty made after the first Iraq war, then I no longer supported it. I should have not supported it at all, which I realize after your musing. I am too prone to being war like, and I did not look at false defense. I think general authorities get things wrong sometimes. I think the world should have acted sooner to eliminate the Natzis than they did.
The Catholic church teachers that the pope is infallible, the membership does not believe them. The Church of Jesus Christ teaches the brethren are mortal and make mistakes... The membership does not believe them. You better not be too bold in stating that you realize General Authorities are mortal and make mistakes... You might get reprimanded for it.
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I am interested in seeing the 1941 talk by the general authority Connor spoke about, because I want to know of the context. I have considered he might have been speaking on the mass carpet bombing of Germany, and going into Germany, Because Germany was not fighting in their own country, there cannot be a false defense claim. However, there might be a false defense claim as far as destroying Germany during WW2
Just a matter of time before he started thinking he's a GA. What are the odds that he has red chairs at home?
That's YOUR thought. People other than General Authorities give talks at Conference.
@@littled6698 And are called on to speak at at least 4 conferences? Riiight. I do like his ego pumping photoshop laying down the law of the Lord, though. 😅
@@paulblack1799 What are you on about? He didn't say he's giving 4 talks. He said these are among 4 topics he thinks we should hear more about.
@@littled6698 4 talks he thinks he should give. 😂
@@paulblack1799 Ok? If nobody else is, maybe HE should? Do you disagree? It sounds like you are against these doctrines. What do you think the whole premise of Sunday Musings IS? What is your angle here?