The following is adapted from a talk given by Carlfred Broderick at BYU Women's Conference, excerpted from The Best of Women's Conference: Selected Talks from 25 years of BYU Women's Conferences.

President Nelson recently announced a second edition of Preach My Gospel, saying, “It contains some of the best instruction I have ever seen to help people accept the Lord’s invitation to come unto Him.”

Before President Russell M. Nelson’s challenge to turn social media into our own gratitude journals, there were dozens of lists online of things to be grateful for in the year 2020. Since his invitation, millions of ideas have been added by those using #GiveThanks. But there are a few spiritual things that I think we have become more grateful for this year, as we have either relied on them more or had to do without them. Everyone’s list will look a little different depending on personal circumstances, but here are a few things that I think many of us have come to appreciate more than ever this year (in no particular order).

A friend mentioned recently that he met his first black Mormon and that he didn't know they existed. Of course they do. I was one. He was shocked and asked, "How could you be a member of a racist church?" I explained the Church's teaching, then turned to my own question about race and religion: why don't we challenge racism in all faiths?

February is black history month. Many white members of The Church will say “who cares?” or “good for them!” or even “aren’t they over that yet?” and move on about their daily tasks. That’s unwise. With the presidential election in full swing, our faith and our history of race relations has come under the spotlight of public scrutiny and the intensity will continue to grow. As that happens, I am hopeful that we as members are educated to move the discussion forward instead of saying things that are harmful to the Church and hurtful to many of our members.

A successful second round of donations for the Adopt-A-Vet program this weekend put Compassionate Houston’s goal of 300 welcome home baskets in 100 days within reach. Compassionate Houston is a coalition of faith-based organizations and private citizens. Their goal is to provide a place to stay, social services and job assistance for chronically homeless veterans in the Houston area. Linda Andrus, project director for Compassionate Houston, organized the basket initiative when told that veterans were receiving much appreciated housing, but lacked the basic household supplies to make it a home. Though told it might take a year to collect the necessities for 300 veterans, “We just knew we could do it in 100 days,” Andrus stated.

Dozens of academics, several states and five religious organizations, including the LDS Church, weighed in on Utah's fight against same-sex marriage with hundreds of pages of arguments filed Monday in a federal appeals court.

Every year in mid-July, Jesus descends from the heavens onto a hillside in bucolic western New York. Should they witness the nighttime scene, evangelical Protestants driving along U.S. Route 21 might worry that they have missed the rapture. Instead, what they have missed is a uniquely American religious festival, concluding its 75th anniversary this weekend. In the Hill Cumorah Pageant, nearly a thousand members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bring to life the sacred history of their faith. The pageant takes place near Palmyra, the small town in which Joseph Smith Jr. published the Book of Mormon in 1830.

Nicole Lologa, is Kiwi-born and proud of her Pacific Island and New Zealand heritage. She and her darling husband of 14 years are current reside in Brisbane, Australia, raising their three beautiful children. Nicole enjoys studying self-development, going to the gym, and spending time with her family. After a 10 year career in Hairdressing, she has recently graduated from BYU Pathways Worldwide and will continue her online studies through BYU Idaho, towards a bachelor's degree in Communications. Nicole spent several years being in and out of activity in the gospel but returned back to Church with her family in 2018. Nicole believes it was the prayers and faith of her children that enabled those miraculous blessings. Nicole and her husband entered the Brisbane Temple of Australia, for their first time and endowment on the 27th of September 2019. The following morning, on the 28th of September, the Lologa family was sealed for all time and eternity. Nicole declared that it was a completely underrated experience saying, "If someone had told me of how great the 'exceedingly great joy' I would feel while in the temple and how close I would feel to my Saviour and Father in heaven, I would have returned sooner! Everyone in my life has underrated the Temple, it is way better multiplied by infinity!"

When you mix Elder Holland's eloquence with his honesty, his wisdom, and his experience, something truly profound takes place. Here are 10 quotes from Elder Holland that just might change the way you approach dating and marriage.