We just finished another wonderful General Conference.
Every six months, the Church holds a General Conference, where the prophet and apostles give counsel, direction and warnings pertinent to our lives. One theme of this conference was being aware of and avoiding moral relativism, or the idea that there isn't really a right and wrong. Throughout the world, morals that were once largely accepted as right and wrong are now being set aside as people feel that they should do whatever they want.
Conference archives are here: http://lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2011/10?lang=eng
The video is up now, the text will be up later this week.
Some talks that I thought were particularly interesting for friends not of our faith are these:
1. President Monson, prophet and president of the Church, speaks about moral relativism in the Sunday Morning Session
2. Apostle Dallin H. Oaks discussed a number of scriptures about Jesus Christ in the Bible and how the Book of Mormon is a second witness that clarifies the many interpretations of the Bible.
3. Elder Tad R. Callister discussed the Book of Mormon and how we can know of its truthfulness
4. Elder L. Whitney Clayton talked about the phenomenal growth of the Church and how it fulfills prophecy in the Old Testament (King Nebuchadnezzar's dream about the stone cut out of the mountain without hands) and other places.
The last one, the growth of the church, something I have been thinking a lot about. I can remember when the Church reached 10 million members when I was in high school. Less than 15 years later, it's now over 14 million. That's a 50% increase.
I love General Conference. I always feel the spirit powerfully and feel greater peace, hope and direction.
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