Uplifting quotes from each October 2025 general conference session
To help you remember the spirit you felt, here are quotes from each October 2025 general conference session.
“He is just the gentlest and sweetest person you could ever hope to associate with,” said President Dallin H. Oaks. “And he will always be remembered that way.”
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A memorial broadcast for President Nelson aired on October 1. Public funeral services will be held the week after October general conference.
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During the tribute, speakers shared memories and lessons from serving with President Nelson.
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Do you remember these 10 prophetic invitations?
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President McKay opened his eyes and said, “Brother Nelson, it doesn’t feel good to me. Your place is here in Salt Lake City. ... I don’t think you should go to Chicago.”
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“The focus of the last 40 years in medicine and surgery was changed to devote the rest of my life in full-time service to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
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Did you know President Russell M. Nelson played the bugle in elementary school? Read these 101 facts about his inspiring life.
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“To serve in the temple is a sweet experience,” Therese Steadman said. “To serve with family is like icing on the cake.”
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“I wondered why such bad things happened to the very people restoring the gospel. And then I stepped outside the jail.”
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One thing that immediately becomes apparent as you look at Eva Timothy’s “The Lord Is My Light”collection is that there are hands to lift and feet to wash but very few faces. It is without a doubt an interesting creative decision—so what caused Timothy, a fine art photographer who grew up behind the Iron Curtain, to omit faces in many of her pieces? And after years of photographing more secular collections that have been displayed in places like the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, what has it meant to Timothy to share the light of Christ in her most recent collection?
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In a video on Y Magazine’s YouTube channel, John W. Welch discusses the significance of Bertel Thorvaldsen’s Christus statue in Copenhagen’s Church of Our Lady.
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Another batch of updates was published today, December 18, 2020, to the Church’s General Handbook for leaders and members. Six more chapters have been rewritten, and sections of 11 other chapters were added or revised. The text is available to the public in English online and in the Gospel Library app. Versions in other languages will follow in coming months.
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Note: According to the Church's General Handbook, "Baptisms should be performed in a baptismal font if one is available. If there is not a font, a safe body of water may be used. It should be large enough for both the person performing the ordinance and the person being baptized to stand in. Water is not dedicated for baptisms."
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Editor's note: Our bi-weekly Friday column, “Found in the footnotes,” explores some of the footnotes from remarks given by General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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The reach of devotionals and forums at Brigham Young University extends far beyond the school’s campus and its students. Next semester will be no exception as six Church leaders, including two Apostles, and a New York Times bestselling author will speak as part of the school's Tuesday tradition.
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In this week's episode of This Is the Gospel, Adam thinks he has the safe path for a career as a mechanical engineer planned out—until he discovers digital design. With a lot of work, prayer, and time spent shimmying into a locked computer lab at night, Adam finds not only his dream job but what it means to be a creator.
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“Am I intentionally aligning myself with God’s will for my life?” This is the question Calee Reed invites us to ponder.
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Beginning January 1, 2021, seminary students can expect some changes to their course of study. Changes include the following:
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