“Summary for the 179th Semiannual General Conference,” Liahona, Nov. 2009, 2–3
Summary for the 179th Semiannual General Conference
Saturday Morning, October 3, 2009, General Session
Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Conducting: President Henry B. Eyring. Invocation: Elder John M. Madsen. Benediction: Elder Clate W. Mask Jr. Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Clay Christiansen and Richard Elliott, organists: “Glory to God on High,” Hymns, no. 67; “Rejoice, the Lord Is King!” Hymns, no. 66; “Choose the Right,” Hymns, no. 239, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet,” Hymns, no. 19; “My Heavenly Father Loves Me,” Children’s Songbook, 228–29, arr. Hofheins, unpublished; “Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee,” Hymns, no. 123; “Come, Come, Ye Saints,” Hymns, no. 30, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.
Saturday Afternoon, October 3, 2009, General Session
Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Conducting: President Henry B. Eyring. Invocation: Elder Carlos H. Amado. Benediction: Elder Robert S. Wood. Music by a combined ward choir from stakes in Bountiful and Farmington, Utah; Michael Huff, director; Linda Margetts, organist: “Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise,” Hymns, no. 41; “Know This, That Every Soul Is Free,” Hymns, no. 240, arr. Huff, unpublished; “Come, Ye Children of the Lord,” Hymns, no. 58; “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” Hymns, no. 136, arr. Huff, unpublished.
Saturday Evening, October 3, 2009, Priesthood Session
Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Conducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Invocation: Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander. Benediction: Elder Lance B. Wickman. Music by an Aaronic Priesthood choir from stakes in West Jordan, Utah; Neil Hendriksen, director; Andrew Unsworth, organist: “High on the Mountain Top,” Hymns, no. 333; “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” Hymns, no. 142, arr. de Azevedo, pub. Embryo; “Praise to the Man,” Hymns, no. 27; “Rise Up, O Men of God,” Hymns, no. 324, arr. Staheli, pub. Jackman.
Sunday Morning, October 4, 2009, General Session
Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Conducting: President Thomas S. Monson. Invocation: Elder Glenn L. Pace. Benediction: Elder Enrique R. Falabella. Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Richard Elliott and Andrew Unsworth, organists: “Sing Praise to Him,” Hymns, no. 70; “I Need Thee Every Hour,” Hymns, no. 98; “Beautiful Zion, Built Above,” Hymns, no. 44, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85; “Love Is Spoken Here,” Children’s Songbook, 190–91, arr. Cardon, unpublished; “Have I Done Any Good?” Hymns, no. 223, arr. Zabriskie, pub. Plum.
Sunday Afternoon, October 4, 2009, General Session
Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Conducting: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Invocation: Elder Marlin K. Jensen. Benediction: Elder W. Douglas Shumway. Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts, organists: “In Hymns of Praise,” Hymns, no. 75, arr. Murphy, unpublished; “O Divine Redeemer,” Gounod, pub. IRI; “Hope of Israel,” Hymns, no. 259; “Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing,” Hymns, no. 163, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.
Saturday Evening, September 26, 2009, General Relief Society Meeting
Presiding: President Thomas S. Monson. Conducting: Julie B. Beck. Invocation: Martha Johnson. Benediction: Carole M. Stephens. Music by a Relief Society choir from stakes in West Point, Clearfield, Clinton, Sunset, and Syracuse, Utah; Cathy Jolley, director; Bonnie Goodliffe, organist: “There Is Sunshine in My Soul,” Hymns, no. 227; “As Sisters in Zion,” Hymns, no. 309, arr. Boothe, unpublished (flutes: Nancy Toone and Cory Maxfield); “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85, descant arr. Webb, unpublished; “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah,” Hymns, no. 83, arr. Wilberg, pub. IRI.
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Home and Visiting Teaching Messages
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On the Cover
King Benjamin’s Address, by Jeremy C. Winborg, may not be copied.
Conference Photography
Scenes of general conference in Salt Lake City were taken by Craig Dimond, Welden C. Andersen, John Luke, Matthew Reier, Christina Smith, Les Nilsson, Scott Davis, Lindsay Briggs, Rod Boam, Alpha Smoot, Cody Bell, Mark Weinberg, Weston Colton, Ashton Rodgers, and Shannon Norton; in Brazil by Laureni Ademar Fochetto; in Germany by Ruth Sipus; in Minnesota, USA, by Nell Hegdahl; in Namibia by Matthew Haugen; in Norway by Arne H. M. Fagertun; in Nova Scotia, Canada, by Ronald Smith; and in Peru by Juan Pablo Aragón Armas.
Speakers in Alphabetical Order
Allred, Silvia H., 115
Andersen, Neil L., 40
Ballard, M. Russell, 47
Beck, Julie B., 110
Bednar, David A., 17
Burton, H. David, 76
Callister, Tad R., 35
Choi, Yoon Hwan, 53
Christofferson, D. Todd, 105
Clayton, L. Whitney, 12
Cook, Quentin L., 91
Dibb, Ann M., 79
Eyring, Henry B., 25, 59, 70, 121
González, Walter F., 50
Hales, Robert D., 29
Holland, Jeffrey R., 88
Matsumori, Vicki F., 10
Monson, Thomas S., 4, 62, 84, 109
Nelson, Russell M., 81
Nielson, Brent H., 95
Oaks, Dallin H., 26
Osguthorpe, Russell T., 15
Packer, Boyd K., 43
Perry, L. Tom, 73
Renlund, Dale G., 97
Ringwood, Michael T., 100
Scott, Richard G., 6
Sitati, Joseph W., 103
Thompson, Barbara, 118
Uchtdorf, Dieter F., 21, 55
Watson, Kent D., 38
Zeballos, Jorge F., 33
Topic Index
Aaronic Priesthood, 59
Accountability, 91
Agency, 105
Anger, 62
Atonement, 12, 33, 40
Book of Mormon, 50, 88
Burdens, 12
Chastity, 91, 105
Commandments, 26
Communication, 47
Compassion, 84
Confidence, 59
Conversion, 97, 100
Covenants, 103
Discernment, 81
Discipleship, 21
Divine nature, 118
Endurance, 55, 88, 97
Eternal life, 33
Example, 53, 76
Faith, 59, 97, 110
Family, 17, 26, 70, 91
Fathers, 47
Forgiveness, 40
Godhead, 35
God’s love, 21, 26
Heavenly Father, 29
Holy Ghost, 6, 10, 29, 43
Home, 17
Hope, 21, 88
Humility, 100
Inspiration, 6, 10, 15, 43, 81
Integrity, 76, 105
Jesus Christ, 29, 38, 70, 109
Leadership, 53
Learning, 15, 55
Love, 17, 21, 26, 53, 70, 84
Missionary work, 4, 50, 73, 95, 103
Moral discipline, 105
Obedience, 21, 79, 100, 109
Perfection, 33
Pioneers, 73
Pornography, 6
Power, 6
Prayer, 43, 81
Preparation, 59
Priesthood, 50, 62
Prophecy, 95
Prophets, 29
Provident living, 38
Purity, 91
Regret, 62
Relief Society, 110, 115, 118, 121
Repentance, 12, 40
Restoration, 35, 103
Rising generation, 95
Safety, 79
Scriptures, 79
Self-mastery, 62
Service, 84, 91, 110, 115, 121
Sin, 12
Smith, Joseph, 35
Stewardship, 91
Teaching, 15
Temperance, 38
Temples, 4, 73
Testimony, 10, 17, 29, 109, 118
Trust, 47
Virtues, 76
Visiting teaching, 110, 121
Women, 115
Work, 55
Worthiness, 95
Young Men, 47, 53
Young Women, 118