To help you prepare for the April 2023 general conference, the team at LDS Living has gathered one quote from each talk from October 2022 general conference as a reminder of the promises, blessings, and messages given by our inspired Church leaders.

Here is today’s October 2022 general conference quote to ponder:

March 4: “Let me be perfectly clear: any kind of abuse of women, children, or anyone is an abomination to the Lord.” —President Russell M. Nelson

You can read President Nelson’s full message on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

For more resources on this important topic, here are a few other helpful articles and perspectives:

Latter-day Saint Life

How can Latter-day Saints better prevent child sexual abuse?

While abuse is a problem that extends far beyond the Latter-day Saint community, Church members who have worked within this space say Latter-day Saints can better engage in prevention.

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Latter-day Saint Life

Latter-day Saint mom: What the Church’s child abuse training taught me about protecting children

The training allowed me to understand the topic of abuse with a gospel lens, and I was able to apply it when an incident occurred in Primary.

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From the Church

‘Friend’ magazine addresses consent and provides easy-to-teach lesson for families

“How do you teach the concept of consent to your children? That ‘no’ means ‘no,’ that our bodies are sacred and private, and that a child’s comfort and discomfort are important?”

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You can read all the October 2022 general conference talks here. And if you feel inspired by this quote, take a screenshot and send it to a friend, or share today’s quote from our LDS Living Instagram account.

Missed a day? Or want to skip ahead in your conference prep? To see the full list of Countdown to Conference quotes and resources, visit ldsliving.com/countdownquotes.