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General Conference Applied
S2 E27 – Sunday, April 7, 2024 | President M. Russell Ballard and Elder Patrick Kearon
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Podcast Episode Outline
REMEMBER THIS
If you remember nothing else from this podcast episode, remember this:
- President M. Russell Ballard’s parting invitation was for each of us to work to develop a firm testimony, and Elder Patrick Kearon has consistently invited us to care for others.
Introduction
In each episode of General Conference Applied, we are attempting to answer two questions:
- What is the speaker inviting me to do?
- How might I consider taking action?
Overview
Bio
President M. Russell Ballard
- “He was born on October 8, 1928, in Utah, USA. He loved playing with his collie dog, Scottie. Scottie even walked with him to and from school! When he was a boy, he helped sweep floors in his father’s car dealership. As an adult, he helped run the company. In college, he was nicknamed ‘the bishop’ because his friends knew he would stay true to his standards. In 1948 he served a mission in England. He served as a counselor in the mission presidency. He met his wife, Barbara Bowen, at a dance. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple. They had 7 children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He served as a mission president in Canada with his family. In 1985 he was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He loved being a missionary. He testified that missionary work brings blessings to both missionaries and the people they serve.”
- “President Ballard shared an experience he had as a young father in which he learned how demanding the role of motherhood could be. ‘I served as a counselor and then as bishop for a period of 10 years. During that time we were blessed with six of our seven children. Barbara was often worn-out by the time I got home Sunday evening. She tried to explain what it was like to sit on the back row in sacrament meeting with our young family. Then the day came that I was released. After sitting on the stand for 10 years, I was now sitting with my family on the back row.
“‘The ward’s singing mothers’ chorus was providing the music, and I found myself sitting alone with our six children. I have never been so busy in my whole life. I had the hand puppets going on both hands, and that wasn’t working too well. The [snacks] got away from me, and that was embarrassing. The coloring books didn’t seem to entertain as well as they should.
“‘As I struggled with the children through the meeting, I looked up at Barbara, and she was watching me and smiling. I learned for myself to more fully appreciate what all … dear mothers do so well and so faithfully!'” - “In 1980 he authorized the first chapel to be built in Nigeria. Four years later he returned to Africa, traveling to Ethiopia following a famine to decide how to distribute funds raised from a special Churchwide fast. Accompanied by Glenn L. Pace, then the managing director of the Church’s Welfare Services Department, the two met with the only member of the Church in Ethiopia at the time, a Melchizedek Priesthood holder. During that meeting President Ballard offered a prayer and a blessing on Ethiopia, where he, as Brother Pace recalled, ‘called upon the power and authority of the holy Melchizedek Priesthood and commanded the elements to gather together to bring rain upon the land, thus to begin to relieve those who had been suffering for so many years. It hadn’t rained in a year, and the prayer was offered on a clear and sunny Sunday morning.’ Later that day, Brother Pace noted, ‘I was sitting at a little desk writing in my journal when I heard a clap of thunder. I went to the patio just in time to see the beginning of a torrential downpour. … I went down the hall and knocked on Elder Ballard’s door. When he came to the door, I could tell he had been overwhelmed [as I had been]. We said a prayer of thanksgiving and returned to the privacy of our own rooms and thoughts. From that day forward, wherever we traveled, it rained.’ For President Ballard, it was a life-changing experience.”
Elder Patrick Kearon
“Elder Patrick Kearon was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints on December 7, 2023. At the time of his call, he was serving as Senior President of the Seventy.
“He served as a member of the Presidency of the Seventy beginning in 2017, following five years in Germany where he served in the Europe Area Presidency and as Area President. During his time as Senior President, he had supervisory responsibility for the Middle East/Africa North Area and the Utah Area.
“After joining the Church on Christmas Eve of 1987, Elder Kearon served in numerous Church callings, including ward Young Men president, counselor in a bishopric, branch president, stake president, and Area Seventy.
“Elder Kearon has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and the United States in a range of industries and ran his own communications consultancy. His civic and community involvement has included service on the boards of charities, a school, an enterprise agency, and a college.
“Patrick Kearon was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, on July 18, 1961. He married Jennifer Carole Hulme in January 1991. They are the parents of four children.”
Get to know Elder Patrick Kearon:
“Elder Patrick Kearon: Finding joy through service“, May 8, 2010:
- “When he was 19, tragedy struck. His father and his sister’s husband were killed in an auto accident. In the aftermath, Elder Kearon ended his educational aspirations and began what became a successful career, working first for a member of Parliament. A series of positions first with the Nestle food company took him to the Middle East, where he worked four years in Saudi Arabia, then to England and eventually to the United States. ‘And it was during that time that I lived with an extraordinary family of faithful members of the Church, who lived a joyful existence founded on service,’ he recounted.”
- “Many of you here are in your early twenties, and I am particularly aware that by that time in my life I had lost my father, who died in a car accident in Arabia when I was nineteen. My sister also lost her husband that day in the same accident, leaving her to raise their two young children. In the aftermath of that devastating trauma, I experienced unspeakable grief, desperate loneliness, and an emptiness that felt like it would never leave. Thankfully, my big brother stepped in to take care of all the practical issues that follow such a loss. He and my sisters led out in watching over our extraordinary mother. In the midst of it all, there were many who extended warm friendship and generous mentoring. Somehow life had to go on for the rest of us, and the love and care of others helped enormously.” (“A More Wonderful World“, BYU Commencement, April 25, 2019)
- Their eldest son, Sean, [died] from a heart condition at 3 weeks old. ‘Numerous things happened along that most tender of journeys, that when we lost him, we knew we had left no stone unturned and no path unexplored in terms of trying to preserve his life, which meant we had no regret,’ Elder Kearon said. Sister Kearon added: ‘Every step of the way in that process, we absolutely knew the Lord was watching over us and providing every tender mercy He possibly could to make that terrible loss as bearable as it could be.’ The Kearons would find happiness later with what he describes as ‘three extraordinarily wonderful girls, Lizzie, Susie and Emma, who brighten our lives in every conceivable way and bring joy to each day.'”
“Elder Patrick Kearon called and ordained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles“, December 8, 2023:
- “Before his call to general Church leadership, Elder Kearon lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United States in a range of industries and ran his own communications consultancy.”
“Messages of Love“, BYU Devotional, February 14, 2012:
- “My parents loved me dearly—of that I had no doubt. But when I was ten years old, I had to attend boarding school in England while my parents continued to live thousands of miles away in Saudi Arabia. The separation was an enormous wrench for me.
“On the long flight to England, I remember feeling queasy in the pit of my stomach as I left behind the heat and sunshine of Arabia, flew across the miles, and descended through multiple layers of cloud into the cold, gray scene of London’s Heathrow Airport. The rain droplets on the airplane window shot past, and I felt so very, very far from home.
“I arrived at the school in my uniform of gray shorts, sweater, tie, and cap, pulling my great, green trunk of belongings behind me. The loneliness was overwhelming.
“I slept in a dormitory with about fifteen other boys. It was a very foreign experience, complete with rickety, metal-framed beds and the occasional pillow fight. Every morning after making our beds, we boys would stand aside while our bed-making skills and ‘hospital corners’ were graded. There were unfamiliar smells, unfamiliar foods, and very unfamiliar teachers. My Latin master would walk around the room and peck our heads with the tip of his ballpoint pen if we didn’t know an answer. And I was very well pecked.
“Out on the fields during our sports time, on a rare clear day, if a plane was flying high overhead, leaving a vapor trail, I would study its course to see if that plane might be heading back to Arabia—feeling a deep pang if it was. I longed, somehow, to jump aboard and go back home to my parents.
“The brightest spot in any week came during breakfast time when mail was delivered. I would look anxiously for the telltale blue airmail letter that my mother sent faithfully every week. As the teachers came around the tables with letters to hand out, I would literally be on the edge of my bench waiting to see if one was for me. In so many senses this was Hogwarts, but without the owls and with none of the magic.
“The blue airmail letters were often the highlight of my week, particularly in those early days when my loneliness was most acute. I would receive letters from home with such happiness and relief. I would wait until I could be alone to carefully unseal them and then eagerly read the messages of love, reassurance, and advice from my parents. I savored every line and felt, for those moments, closer to home and closer to my parents’ love, and I received the courage I needed to continue on for another week.”
Connection
President M. Russell Ballard delivered 88 general conference addresses and 23 BYU devotional addresses. We will discuss invitations and insights from a Church magazines insert entitled In Memoriam: President M. Russell Ballard during this podcast episode.
Elder Patrick Kearon has delivered three general conference addresses, two BYU devotional addresses, and one BYU-Hawaii devotional address. We will discuss the invitations from each of these addresses, as well as various stories from these addresses so we can better know Elder Kearon, during this podcast episode.
What is the speaker inviting me to do and how might I consider taking action?
Invitations – President M. Russell Ballard
1: “Every family should have a plan for work that touches the lives of each family member so that this eternal principle will be ingrained in their lives.” (“Providing for Our Needs“, April 1981 General Conference)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Develop a family work plan.
- Action: 2 Nephi 5:10-11, 13, 15-17, 27: “And we did observe to keep the judgments, and the statutes, and the commandments of the Lord in all things, according to the law of Moses. And the Lord was with us; and we did prosper exceedingly; for we did sow seed, and we did reap again in abundance. And we began to raise flocks, and herds, and animals of every kind. … And it came to pass that we began to prosper exceedingly, and to multiply in the land. … And I did teach my people to build buildings, and to work in all manner of wood, and of iron, and of copper, and of brass, and of steel, and of gold, and of silver, and of precious ores, which were in great abundance. And I, Nephi, did build a temple; and I did construct it after the manner of the temple of Solomon save it were not built of so many precious things; for they were not to be found upon the land, wherefore, it could not be built like unto Solomon’s temple. But the manner of the construction was like unto the temple of Solomon; and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine. And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cause my people to be industrious, and to labor with their hands. … And it came to pass that we lived after the manner of happiness.”
2: “Leaders should provide adequate time for council meetings and should remember that councils are for leaders to listen at least as much as they speak.” (“Strength in Counsel“, April 1993 General Conference)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Leaders – listen as much as speaking.
- Action: “Inside Church Headquarters: 8 Principles to Help Stake, Ward and Family Councils Be More Effective“, July 30, 2021: “While inviting every voice to contribute, council members should ‘listen to learn’ rather than simply waiting for a turn to speak, said President [Jean B.] Bingham. A wise council leader often waits to be the last person to share his or her thoughts to avoid unintentionally cutting off discussion.
“President [Bonnie H.] Cordon said she has learned a similar principle from Elder Cook and other members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. As they share their thoughts and ideas, ‘they say it in such a way that it continues to open suggestions, comments and insights from others. It doesn’t close down the conversation.’
“By setting aside one’s own ideas and actively listening to learn — from others and from the Lord — ‘the Spirit increases our insights and understanding,’ President Cordon said.
“‘That’s true of the leader and every member of the council,’ President Eyring said, ‘to listen and be open to the possibility that through someone’s experience and point of view, the Lord might reveal His work more clearly to you.’
“In the Council of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, for example, no one tries to impose a particular point of view, Elder Bednar said. ‘Inspired conclusions are reached as we are modest, meek and guided by the power of the Holy Ghost.'”
3: “Every night as I review my day in prayer with my Father in Heaven, I ask to be forgiven if I did anything wrong and promise to try to be better tomorrow. I believe this regular daily repentance helps my spirit remind my body who is in charge of me.” (“Giving Our Spirits Control over Our Bodies“, October 2019 General Conference)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Adopt the practice of daily repentance.
- Action: “Increase in Learning: Spiritual Patterns for Obtaining Your Own Answers“, Elder David A. Bednar: “Meaningful morning and evening prayers are linked to and are a continuation of each other.
“Consider this example. There may be things in our character, in our behavior, or concerning our spiritual growth about which we need to counsel with Heavenly Father in morning prayer. After expressing appropriate thanks for blessings received, we plead for understanding, direction, and help to do the things we cannot do in our own strength alone…
“During the course of the day, we keep a prayer in our heart for continued assistance and guidance…
“At the end of our day, we kneel again and report back to our Father. We review the events of the day and express heartfelt thanks for the blessings and the help we received. We repent and, with the assistance of the Spirit of the Lord, identify ways we can do and become better tomorrow. Thus our evening prayer builds upon and is a continuation of our morning prayer. And our evening prayer also is a preparation for meaningful morning prayer.
“Morning and evening prayers – and all of the prayers in between – are not unrelated, discrete events; rather, they are linked together each day and across days, weeks, months, and even years.”
4: “Waiting upon the Lord does not imply biding one’s time. You should never feel like you are in a waiting room. Waiting upon the Lord implies action. I have learned over the years that our hope in Christ increases when we serve others.” (“Hope in Christ“, April 2021 General Conference)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Don’t wait; instead, act and serve.
- Action: Mark 10:43-45: “Whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
5: “One of the most glorious and wonderful things that anybody in this world can know [is] that our Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ have revealed Themselves in this latter day and that Joseph [Smith] has been raised up to restore the fulness of the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ.” (“Praise to the Man“, October 2023 General Conference)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Work to develop a firm testimony.
- My friend from high school is President Ballard’s granddaughter. Her dad (President Ballard’s son-in-law) was the visiting authority (Area Seventy) at our recent Stake Conference. My friend’s mom (President Ballard’s daughter) was in the congregation, and I had the opportunity to visit with her before and after the adult session of Stake Conference. I almost asked her – “if your dad had any parting words for the Church, what would they be?” – but I didn’t. I realized that this invitation from President Ballard’s final address was his invitation to the Church: KNOW that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith. What a powerful realization!
- Action: “Overcome the World and Find Rest“, October 2022 General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson: “I extend to members of the entire Church the same charge I gave to our young adults last May. I urged them then—and I plead with you now—to take charge of your own testimony of Jesus Christ and His gospel. Work for it. Nurture it so that it will grow. Feed it truth. Don’t pollute it with false philosophies of unbelieving men and women. As you make the continual strengthening of your testimony of Jesus Christ your highest priority, watch for miracles to happen in your life.”
Invitations – Elder Patrick Kearon
1: “If we have strayed from the track, we can change, we can return, and we can recapture our joy and our inner peace.” (“‘Come unto Me with Full Purpose of Heart, and I Shall Heal You’“, October 2010 General Conference)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Change, return, and experience inner peace.
- Action: “When it comes to how we live the gospel, we must not respond with laziness or rebelliousness.”
- “As a seven-year-old boy living in the Arabian Peninsula, I was consistently told by my parents to always wear my shoes, and I understood why. I knew that shoes would protect my feet against the many threats to be found in the desert, such as snakes, scorpions, and thorns. One morning after a night’s camping in the desert, I wanted to go exploring, but I did not want to bother with putting on my shoes. I rationalized that I was only going for a little wander and I would stay close by the camp. So instead of shoes, I wore flip-flops. I told myself that flip-flops were shoes—of a sort. And anyway, what could possibly happen?
“As I walked along the cool sand—in my flip-flops—I felt something like a thorn going into the arch of my foot. I looked down and saw not a thorn but a scorpion. As my mind registered the scorpion and I realized what had just happened, the pain of the sting began to rise from my foot and up my leg. I grabbed the top of my leg to try and stop the searing pain from moving farther, and I cried out for help. My parents came running from the camp.
“As my father battered the scorpion with a shovel, an adult friend who was camping with us heroically tried to suck the venom from my foot. At this moment I thought that I was going to die. I sobbed while my parents loaded me into a car and set off across the desert at high speed toward the nearest hospital, which was over two hours away. The pain all through my leg was excruciating, and for that entire journey, I assumed that I was dying.
“When we finally reached the hospital, however, the doctor was able to assure us that only small infants and the severely malnourished are threatened by the sting of that type of scorpion. He administered an anesthetic, which numbed my leg and took away any sensation of pain. Within 24 hours I no longer had any effects from the sting of the scorpion. But I had learned a powerful lesson. …
“That morning in the desert, I disregarded what I knew to be right. I ignored what my parents had repeatedly taught me. I had been both lazy and a little rebellious, and I paid a price for it.”
- “As a seven-year-old boy living in the Arabian Peninsula, I was consistently told by my parents to always wear my shoes, and I understood why. I knew that shoes would protect my feet against the many threats to be found in the desert, such as snakes, scorpions, and thorns. One morning after a night’s camping in the desert, I wanted to go exploring, but I did not want to bother with putting on my shoes. I rationalized that I was only going for a little wander and I would stay close by the camp. So instead of shoes, I wore flip-flops. I told myself that flip-flops were shoes—of a sort. And anyway, what could possibly happen?
- Action: “We must lay down our weapons of rebellion (and we each know what they are). We must lay down our sin, vanity, and pride. We must give up our desires to follow the world and to be respected and lauded by the world. We must cease fighting against God and instead give our whole hearts to Him, holding nothing back.”
2: “We must be careful that news of the refugees’ plight does not somehow become commonplace when the initial shock wears off and yet the wars continue and the families keep coming. Millions of refugees worldwide, whose stories no longer make the news, are still in desperate need of help.” (“Refuge from the Storm“, April 2016 General Conference)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Consistently consider ways to assist refugees.
- Action: “As youth, men, women, and families, we can join in this great humanitarian endeavor. …
“Begin on your knees in prayer. Then think in terms of doing something close to home, in your own community, where you will find people who need help in adapting to their new circumstances. The ultimate aim is their rehabilitation to an industrious and self-reliant life.
“The possibilities for us to lend a hand and be a friend are endless. You might help resettled refugees learn their host country language, update their work skills, or practice job interviewing. You could offer to mentor a family or a single mother as they transition to an unfamiliar culture, even with something as simple as accompanying them to the grocery store or the school. Some wards and stakes have existing trusted organizations to partner with. And, according to your circumstances, you can give to the Church’s extraordinary humanitarian effort.
“Additionally, each one of us can increase our awareness of the world events that drive these families from their homes. We must take a stand against intolerance and advocate respect and understanding across cultures and traditions.”
3: “There is no place for any kind of abuse—physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal—in any home, any country, or any culture.” (“He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings: We Can Be More Than Conquerors“, April 2022 General Conference)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Abandon all forms of abuse.
- Action: “Jesus has overcome the abuses of this world to give you power to not only survive but one day, through Him, to overcome and even conquer—to completely rise above the pain, the misery, the anguish, and see them replaced by peace. …
“Abusers—including those who were once abused themselves—who confess, forsake their sin, and do all in their power to make recompense and restitution, have access to forgiveness through the miracle of the Atonement of Christ. …
“With arms outstretched, the Savior offers the gift of healing to you. With courage, patience, and faithful focus on Him, before too long you can come to fully accept this gift. You can let go of your pain and leave it at His feet. …
“Jesus specializes in the seemingly impossible. He came here to make the impossible possible, the irredeemable redeemable, to heal the unhealable, to right the unrightable, to promise the unpromisable. And He’s really good at it. In fact, He’s perfect at it.”
4: “Spending too much of our time with social media, celebrity or entertainment news, games, and the pursuit of online, time-hungry activities constitutes a poor digital diet. When we choose to consume the attitudes and opinions of the mass media, we will find our own values and viewpoints following suit, and most of the time we don’t even realize it is happening.” (“Messages of Love“, BYU Devotional, February 14, 2012)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Don’t consume a poor digital diet.
- Action: “Elder David A. Bednar posed these questions:
“‘Does the use of various technologies and media invite or impede the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost in your life?
“‘Does the time you spend using various technologies and media enlarge or restrict your capacity to live, to love, and to serve in meaningful ways?’ [“Things as They Really Are,” Ensign, June 2010, 23]”
5: “As you set goals and make plans for your life, working to relieve the suffering and lift the burdens of others should be present in your endeavors.” (“A More Wonderful World“, BYU Commencement, April 25, 2019)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Relieve suffering and lift others’ burdens.
- Action: “These don’t have to be grand acts. You may not be in a position to make a global impact—though some of you will—but all of you will be able to do your part in spreading light, hope, peace, joy, and love in your circles of influence, helping to make this a more wonderful world for more of God’s children.
“There is a clear need for you to engage in public service. You can serve on school boards, in charities, and in local and national governments. Build individuals and communities. Where appropriate, involve yourself in politics. Avoid the political tribalism and contempt that has become so destructive across countries and continents. You can become an advocate for fairness in all corners of society.”
6: “My friends, if we strive to be led purely by the Hand of God, and not by any other influence, we will be empowered to face the unknowns of our future with sustaining faith and abiding trust.” (“Give Me a Light That I May Tread Safely Into the Unknown“, BYU-Hawaii Commencement, December 8, 2023)
- What This Means (in 6 words or less): Choose Heavenly Father before other influencers.
- Action: “More Than a Hero“, October 2023 General Conference, Bishop W. Christopher Waddell: “When our family arrived in Spain to begin our service as mission leaders, we found a framed quote shared by Elder Neal A. Maxwell that has relevance to the heroes we choose to follow. He stated, ‘If you have not chosen the kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead.’ Brothers and sisters, it is by choosing Jesus Christ, the King of kings, that we choose the kingdom of God. Any other choice is the equivalent of choosing the arm of flesh, or a golden calf, and will ultimately fail us.”
Report on Prior Week’s Action Item
Last week I committed to getting to know Jesus Christ better by embarking on a quest to study the 2,249 citations of Jesus Christ in the standard works over the next 6 weeks (i.e., 53.5 citations per day for 42 days). I have made significant progress. Here is my process:
- Start in the Topical Guide under the heading ‘Jesus Christ‘
- Using my phone, navigate to each scripture passage, read the passage, and mark the passage with a red underline
- Return to the Topical Guide, navigate to the next scripture passage, and complete the process again
- Each day, find at least one scripture passage from that day, or an idea from multiple scripture passages from that day, to write about in my journal, noting in my journal that I am writing about “Getting to Know Jesus Christ”
- 4/4/2024 journal entry: “Today I read through all the verses in the ‘Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal‘ section in the Topical Guide, and it struck me how many people have seen the resurrected Savior. There are many accounts anciently (New Testament, Book of Mormon) and in modern times (Doctrine and Covenants, Joseph Smith – History). Heavenly Father has provided ample evidence of the reality of Jesus Christ’s Resurrection. What a blessing! We don’t have to wonder if there’s life after death. Now is the time to prepare to meet God.”
- The goal is 54 scripture passages each day
- Upon reading and marking all scripture passages under the heading ‘Jesus Christ’, move on to the first of the 57 subheadings (in this case, ‘Jesus Christ, Advocate‘), and continue the process as explained above, working my way systematically through all 57 of the subheadings
- Finally, see my April 7, 2024, What? Eye. Read. Newsletter to see how I plan to incorporate Getting to Know Jesus Christ into my observance of Lent (March 5 – April 19, 2025) each year in the weeks leading up to Easter
This Week’s Action Item
“That which is measured improves. That which is measured and reported improves exponentially.”
Karl Pearson, an early 20th-century British mathematician
“Those who measure their progress improve. Those who measure and report their progress improve exponentially.”
Dan Sullivan, founder and president of The Strategic Coach Inc.
“Do something, do anything! But to start, just do ONE thing.”
Mitch Peterson
This week I will speak with my wife, Morgan, and discuss ways that we can assist refugees. In particular, I feel that we should prioritize periodically donating to the Church’s humanitarian fund.
Let Me Know
How will you take action on this General Conference address? Let me know on social media or email me.
REMEMBER THIS
If you remember nothing else from this podcast episode, remember this:
- President Ballard’s parting invitation was for each of us to work to develop a firm testimony, and Elder Kearon has consistently invited us to care for others.
Tags
“‘Come unto Me with Full Purpose of Heart, and I Shall Heal You'”
Healing | Obedience | Repentance
“Refuge from the Storm”
Charity | Compassion | Love | Service
“He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings: We Can Be More Than Conquerors”
Abuse | Healing | Jesus Christ