Dallin H. Oaks · President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1The Tabernacle Choir has just sung a musical prayer, “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus.” What a suitable summary of the messages of these last two days. Soon, we will close the conference with “Redeemer of Israel.” Both hymns continue the focus of the two days of this conference.
2The Spirit of the Lord has inspired all of us to concentrate our worship, focus our learning, and unite our testimonies on the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Father’s plan for our eternal increase and joy.
3Truly, Jesus Christ is the way to peace in this world and eternal life in the world to come. He knows and loves each of us perfectly and invites us to walk with Him, abide in Him, and follow His example of ministering to others one by one in charity and love. We have been reminded of the central role of marriage and families in our Heavenly Father’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children. May we all demonstrate the pure love of Christ in our families, in our communities, and in all of our interactions with God’s children.
4As the messages from this conference are published, we invite all to study and ponder them prayerfully and to act in faith on the principles they explain. The Lord has promised, “Unto him that receiveth I will give more.” As we treasure up and act upon the teachings of this conference, the Lord will continue to teach and inspire us with personal revelation and guidance.
5I promise this to each of us as we follow the directions of the servants of the Lord and “look to God and live.” In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.