Happy Easter ~ Because of Him

Come to General Conference

Twice a year, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds a great General Conference for all
its members in April and October. Speakers are chosen from the General Authorities and General Auxiliary officers of the Church. As those of you know who visit My LDS Corner, I often share General Authority Gems with you, many of which come from past General Conference sessions.

You don't have to be a member of the LDS Church to "attend conference." Technology now allows people from all over the world to watch General Conference from the comfort of their own homes, often in their own languages.

Elder Robert D. Hales, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has said: "I bear my special witness that the Lord Jesus Christ lives and stands at the head of this Church. This is His general conference. I promise you in His name that if you pray with a sincere desire to hear your Heavenly Father's voice in the messages of this conference, you will discover that He has spoken to you to help you, to strengthen you, and to lead you home into His presence."

Come join us this year! April 5 and 6, 2014, 10 AM and 2 PM Mountain Standard Time. Visit the link below to find out all the viewing options that are available to you.

Watch April 2014 General Conference

Tips for helping someone who's depressed

I just came across this wonderful article and wanted to share it, because I know I'm not the only out there who has been depressed and/or known people who are. Even when I'm "less depressed," I can be guilty of saying the wrong thing to those who are in deeper than I may be at one time or another. I can't share the whole article because it's copyrighted, but I'll share one tip and then give you the link where you can read the rest.

In a service oriented church like The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this is a too-easy piece of advice to fall back on when trying to help someone who is depressed. Yes, the advice is true, but here is how it is best handled.

7. Don’t say: You need to serve someone.

Instead, try: I’m having trouble in my calculus course, and I know you’re good at math. Can you help me with a few problems?

This is along the same lines as “you should take a walk,” but I felt it deserved its own special category because of its frequency. Helping others can do a world of good for YDLO (Your Depressed Loved One), but it can be hard for them to perceive that, making it difficult to find the motivation to serve. Expressing confidence in their ability and presenting them with an immediate and simple way to serve is a great way to reach in and pull them out of their depressed thought patterns.

From Nine Things You Shouldn’t Say to a Depressed Loved One (AndWhat to Say Instead) Check out the article. Please!

General Authority Gems: God's Love

This was my favorite quote from the September 2013 General Relief Society meeting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was something I needed to hear. Maybe it's something you need to hear, too!l

"Your Heavenly Father loves you--each of you. That love never changes. It is not influenced by your appearance, by your possessions, or by the amount of money you have in your bank account. It is not changed by your talents and abilities. It is simply there. It is there for you when you are sad or happy, discouraged or hopeful. God's love is there for you whether or not you feel you deserve love. It is simply always there."

~ Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

From We Never Walk Alone

Preserving Religious Freedom

Mountains to Climb

Easter Promise

From the Bible:

"He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God  will wipe away tears from off all faces." (Isaiah 25:8)

From the Book of Mormon:

"And if Christ had not risen from the dead, or have broken the bands of death that the grave should have no victory, and that death should have no sting, there could have been no resurrection. But there is a resurrection, therefore the grave hath no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ." (Mosiah 16:7-8)

"The spirit and the body will be reunited. We shall see each other in the flesh. We will know each other and enjoy each other’s society throughout the endless ages of eternity, if we keep the law of God. . . . What a glorious thought it is . . . that those from whom we have to part here, we will meet again and see as they are. We will meet the same identical being that we associated with here in the flesh—not some other soul, some other being, or the same being in some other form, but the same identity and the same form and likeness, the same person we knew and were associated with in our mortal existence. . . Deformity will be removed; defects will be eliminated, and men and women shall attain to the perfection of their spirits, to the perfection that God designed in the beginning." (Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith, p 91)