President D. Todd Christofferson, “The Character of Christ”
2 Peter 3:3–4
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
2 Peter 3:9
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:10
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
“As I have pondered Peter’s question, ‘What manner of persons ought ye to be?’ I have decided to speak today about the character of Jesus Christ. It is in emulating the character of Christ that we become the ‘manner of persons’ we ought to be. Acquiring the character of Christ is one of the most important ways we take His name upon us.”
Mosiah 5:7
7 And now, because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters.
“In the case of King Benjamin’s people, and some others, this spiritual rebirth with a changed heart was almost instantaneous. For most of us, our mighty change of heart occurs incrementally over time. In either case, the outcome is the same and equally valid. And in all cases, it requires faith in Christ, repentance, a baptismal covenant of obedience, and the grace of Jesus Christ through the Holy Ghost.”
“The good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that we, each of us, can call on the grace of Jesus Christ to help us.”
“Character is revealed … in the power to discern the suffering of other people when we ourselves are suffering; in the ability to detect the hunger of others when we are hungry; and in the power to reach out and extend compassion for the spiritual agony of others when we are in the midst of our own spiritual distress.” (Elder David A. Bednar, “The Character of Christ” (Brigham Young University–Idaho religious symposium, Jan. 25, 2003), byui.edu.)
Mark 10:43, 45
43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew 11:29
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
“Brothers and sisters, as the world grows more wicked, we need to grow increasingly pure. Our thoughts, words, and actions need to be unfailingly virtuous and filled with the pure love of Jesus Christ towards all men. The great opportunity before us is to become the people God needs us to be.” (President Russell M. Nelson, “Confidence in the Presence of God,” Liahona, May 2025, 128.)
“In summary, Jesus thinks and acts out of pure love; He yearns to bless and lift others; and He delights to do the will of God. With faith in Christ, we can pray that the Holy Spirit will effect a mighty change in us to instill these same divine motivations in our heart and help us practice the attributes of a Christlike character.”
Helaman 15:7
7 And behold, ye do know of yourselves, for ye have witnessed it, that as many of them as are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know of the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, and are led to believe the holy scriptures, yea, the prophecies of the holy prophets, which are written, which leadeth them to faith on the Lord, and unto repentance, which faith and repentance bringeth a change of heart unto them—
“I return to the matter of Jesus Christ’s Second Coming. Adopting the character of Christ is not only a question of our personal preparation but a primary element of preparing the world for the Lord’s return and His glorious millennial reign.”
“We tend to underestimate the influence of Christlike individuals in the world, but working one by one has always been Jesus’s approach to changing society and establishing His kingdom. It is the aggregation of individual choices over time that forms and changes societies for good or ill. No one of us alone can change the world, but each of us can have an influence in the world.”
Moroni 7:48
48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.
1 John 3:2–3
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong, “Remember, Remember”
“There are five ‘remember, remember’ verses in the Book of Mormon.”
Mosiah 2:41
41 And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
Alma 37:13
13 O remember, remember, my son Helaman, how strict are the commandments of God. And he said: If ye will keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land—but if ye keep not his commandments ye shall be cut off from his presence.
“The commandments of God provide the guiding and steadying force in our lives. Our experiences in mortality are like the little boy and his father flying a kite on a windy day. As the kite rose higher, the winds caused it to tug on the connecting string in the little boy’s hand. Inexperienced with the force of mortal winds, he proposed to cut the string so the kite could rise higher. His wise father counseled no, explaining that the string is what holds the kite in place against mortal winds. If we lose our hold on the string, the kite will not rise higher. It will be carried about by these winds and inevitably crash to the earth.” (President Dallin H. Oaks, “Following Christ,” Liahona, Nov. 2024, 24.)
“We need to return to our Heavenly Father through coming unto Jesus Christ. That was the plan that we agreed to and caused us to [shout] for joy (Job 38:7).”
Job 38:7
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Helaman 5:9
9 O remember, remember, my sons, the words which king Benjamin spake unto his people; yea, remember that there is no other way nor means whereby man can be saved, only through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ, who shall come; yea, remember that he cometh to redeem the world.
Helaman 5:12
12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
“In a similar way, the foundation of our lives must be connected to the rock of Christ if we are to remain firm and steadfast. The sacred covenants and ordinances of the Savior’s restored gospel can be compared to the anchor pins and steel rods used to connect a building to bedrock. Every time we faithfully receive, review, remember, and renew sacred covenants, our spiritual anchors are secured ever more firmly and steadfastly to the ‘rock’ of Jesus Christ.” (Elder David A. Bednar, “Be Still, and Know That I Am God,” Liahona, May 2024, 29–30.)
Helaman 14:30
30 And now remember, remember, my brethren, that whosoever perisheth, perisheth unto himself; and whosoever doeth iniquity, doeth it unto himself; for behold, ye are free; ye are permitted to act for yourselves; for behold, God hath given unto you a knowledge and he hath made you free.
“Do you still remember the five sets of “remember, remember” verses in the Book of Mormon?
“They are:
“We can dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness if we keep His commandments.
“We will be cut off from God’s presence if we do not keep His commandments.
“We can be saved only through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ.
“We will not fall if we build our foundation upon Jesus Christ.
“We were given knowledge and agency to choose and act wisely.”
Elder Aaron T. Hall, “I Glory in My Jesus”
2 Nephi 33:6
6 I glory in plainness; I glory in truth; I glory in my Jesus, for he hath redeemed my soul from hell.
“In the books of 1 and 2 Nephi, there are over 60 different names for Jesus Christ. Each name reveals something of His majesty, His character, and His mission as the Savior of the world. Yet in this expression of love, Nephi refers to Him in a familiar and endearing way: ‘my Jesus.’”
“Reflecting on his afflictions, temptations, and weakness, Nephi shares why he glories in Jesus Christ. He writes:
“‘My God hath been my support.’
“‘He hath led me through mine afflictions.’
“‘He hath preserved me.’
“‘He hath filled me with his love.’”
Alma 26:16
16 Therefore, let us glory, yea, we will glory in the Lord; yea, we will rejoice, for our joy is full; yea, we will praise our God forever. Behold, who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea, who can say too much of his great power, and of his mercy, and of his long-suffering towards the children of men? Behold, I say unto you, I cannot say the smallest part which I feel.
“Nephi’s and Ammon’s rejoicing fills my soul with gratitude. They inspire me to deepen my relationship with Jesus Christ and to rejoice in the many ways we can glory in Him.”
“I glory in our Good Shepherd. He calls to us, gathers us, rescues us, and fills us with His love. I rejoice that we are His sheep and that He relentlessly works to bring us safely home.”
Doctrine and Covenants 45:5
5 Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life.
“I rejoice that He stands at the head of His restored, true, and living Church and that His laws help us experience heaven on earth.”
“Brothers and sisters, what names of Jesus Christ help you glory in Him?”
“Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice gives each of us the opportunity to repent of our sins and return clean to our heavenly home.”
“our Savior willingly experienced all mortal pains and infirmities that He would know how to strengthen us in our afflictions.”
President Susan H. Porter, “‘Here Am I, Send Me’”
“Heavenly Father loves His children so much that He wants each of us to receive all the blessings He enjoys. Before we came to earth, He shared with us His plan of happiness. As part of His plan, we would need to come to earth, gain a body, and choose to live His loving commandments. Then we could return to live with Him and our families in joy and peace.”
“Heavenly Father knew that when we came to earth, we would make mistakes and would need help to return home to Him. Do you know who Heavenly Father chose to help us? Yes, Jesus! Jesus Christ had so much love for Heavenly Father and for us, He said, ‘Here am I, send me.’”
“Jesus Christ knows you, He understands you, and He loves you. Jesus has done everything to help you.”
“Just as the young boy did not have to figure out how a small amount of bread and fish could feed so many people, you do not need to worry about fixing all the problems around you. Heavenly Father can provide miracles when you simply offer what you have.”
Elder Neil L. Andersen, “Eternal Marriage Is an Eternal Journey”
“At that moment, kneeling across the altar, we have a growing realization of the depth of our commitment to God and to each other. The sacred ordinance binds us together with our eternal companion and with God.”
“Our even greater hope, however, is a desire to refine our very nature, to become more like our Savior, allowing us one day to live with Him.”
“As we increase our love for the Savior, our love for each other grows. Like our own discipleship, our eternal marriage is not a short-term experiment but a journey, an eternal journey of becoming who God desires us to become.”
“We believe in eternal marriage, we teach of eternal marriage, and we seek an eternal marriage.”
said: “The adversary has become so effective at disguising truth that if you don’t have the Holy Ghost, you will be deceived. Many obstacles lie ahead. The distractions will be many.” (President Dallin H. Oaks, “Coming Closer to Jesus Christ” (Brigham Young University devotional, Feb. 10, 2026), 2, speeches.byu.edu.)
“One of the deceptions of the world is to discount the sacred importance and the actual power of the sealing ordinance. Keep your hope in each other and in Jesus Christ. His promises can see us through the obstacles and distractions.”
“‘Are there situations where divorce should be considered?’ The answer is yes, there are, but the cautions are significant.”
Isaiah 40:28–29, 31
28 ¶ Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Elder Quentin L. Cook, “Keys, Covenants, and Easter”
“This Easter Sunday also coincides with the magnificent vision of the Savior that occurred in the Kirtland Temple on Easter Sunday of 1836—190 years ago—just one week after the Kirtland Temple was dedicated. That day, like today, was one of those times when Easter and the Passover season overlap.”
Doctrine and Covenants 2:1–3
1 Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
2 And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers.
3 If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.
Malachi 4:5–6
5 ¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Doctrine and Covenants 27:9
9 And also Elijah, unto whom I have committed the keys of the power of turning the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the fathers, that the whole earth may not be smitten with a curse;
Doctrine and Covenants 110:13–16
13 After this vision had closed, another great and glorious vision burst upon us; for Elijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting death, stood before us, and said:
14 Behold, the time has fully come, which was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi—testifying that he [Elijah] should be sent, before the great and dreadful day of the Lord come—
15 To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse—
16 Therefore, the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands; and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful day of the Lord is near, even at the doors.
“The Jews have been waiting for Elijah’s return for over 2,900 years as a forerunner to the coming of the Messiah.”
“It is noteworthy to me that Elijah also appeared, with Moses, at the time of the transfiguration of Christ. Elijah conferred priesthood keys of the sealing power upon Peter, James, and John.”
1 Kings 7:25
25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
“Can you imagine how it felt for two former missionary companions, then serving as Apostles, and our sweet wives, having the opportunity to walk where Jesus walked, to read from sacred scriptures of the last days of His mortal ministry, and to feel the spirit of these miraculous events?”
“As an Apostle, I bear my sure and certain witness of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, who leads His Church.”
Elder Taniela B. Wakolo, “Come unto Christ—Together”
“In the book of Moses, we read of a sacred experience. Moses beheld the earth and many lands—“yea, even all of it.” He saw its inhabitants, ‘and their numbers were great, even numberless as the sand upon the sea shore.’”
Moses 1:31–33, 39
31 And behold, the glory of the Lord was upon Moses, so that Moses stood in the presence of God, and talked with him face to face. And the Lord God said unto Moses: For mine own purpose have I made these things. Here is wisdom and it remaineth in me.
32 And by the word of my power, have I created them, which is mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth.
33 And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose; and by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten.
39 For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
2 Nephi 26:33
33 For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.
“The doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints centers on the family. Essential to our doctrine on the family is the temple. The ordinances received there enable us to return as eternal families to the presence of our Heavenly Father.
“The Church of Jesus Christ is sometimes known as a family-centered church. It is! Our relationship to God and the purpose of our mortal life are explained in terms of the family. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the plan of our Heavenly Father for the benefit of His spirit children. We can truly say that the gospel plan was first taught to us in the council of an eternal family, it is implemented through our mortal families, and its intended destiny is to exalt the children of God in eternal families.”
“...conversion is personal. Timing is individual. Agency is sacred.”
“To all members of the Church—let’s continue to minister one by one and ensure that ‘no one sits alone.’”
“The Savior never forces. He invites. He blesses. He fulfills promises according to faith and faithfulness.”
Elder Gerrit W. Gong, “’Tis Eastertide: No One Walks Alone”
“Jesus ‘appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat.’ ‘Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith[,] … Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.’ To show He was not a spirit, Jesus ate ‘a piece of … broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.’”
“Jesus Christ walking with His disciples on the road to Emmaus reveals a covenant pattern. Sometimes on our dusty roads to Emmaus, we feel alone, misunderstood, burdened, unseen. But as He ‘talk[s] with us by the way,’ His words in scripture can cause our hearts to burn.”
“As we walk by faith with Him, abiding in Him, and He in us, we come to know He lives. His Easter promises are real.”
“In the Gospel of John, chapters 14 and 15, Jesus teaches His disciples and us how He can remain, belong, walk with us. His faithfulness is stronger than the cords of death.”
John 14:26
26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 14:23
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
1 John 3:24
24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Revelation 3:20
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Doctrine and Covenants 88:3
3 Wherefore, I now send upon you another Comforter, even upon you my friends, that it may abide in your hearts, even the Holy Spirit of promise; which other Comforter is the same that I promised unto my disciples, as is recorded in the testimony of John.
“Solemn assemblies mark significant Church milestones or events, such as the sustaining of a new Church President.”
“This is my Easter witness:”
President Dallin H. Oaks, “Closing Remarks”
“The 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.”
“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.”
“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.”
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